PRACTICE AREA
Crimes against the Public Administration
Offences in Industry and Trade
Public safety offences
Environmental crimes
Property crime
Financial crimes
Corporate crime
Prevention measures
European arrest warrants, extradition and international letters rogatory
Skills
Criminal lawyer at the Court of Milan. Licensed to practice before the Court of Cassation. Founder of the Fabio De Matteis Law Firm, Fabio is specialised in economic criminal law, crimes against the public administration, property offences, environmental crimes, criminal libel, administrative liability of legal persons and judicial relations with foreign authorities. Throughout the last twenty years, he has assisted in the most important trials in such matters in the interest of business owners, Italian and multinational companies, banks, managers and directors. Consultant in risk assessment and criminal due diligence in the context of acquisitions, mergers and financing operations for companies and credit institutions. Author of publications and case commentaries, speaker at seminars and training courses for professionals in the field of economic criminal law. Member of the teaching board for the preparatory course for public defenders established by the Milan Criminal Chamber on Offences Against the Public Administration and Public Trust.».
Professional Qualifications
2003: Registration with the Milan Bar Association
2015: Listing in the Register of Barristers and Lawyers
Training
2001–2003: Assistant Professor of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.
2000–2006: Member of the Criminology Research Group at the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, directed by Prof. Gabrio Forti.
2002–2006: Editor of the case law review of the “Rivista Italiana di Medicina Legale”.
2003–2006: Research Doctorate in Italian and comparative criminal law at the University of Pavia with a thesis titled “The Agency Relationship: criminal and comparative law profiles – the example of private corruption” (Coordinator: Prof. Cristina De Maglie).
2007–2008: Specialisation Course on Corporate Criminal Law.
Publications
“The ‘other fraudulent acts’ and the suitability (in concrete terms) of rendering the compulsory collection procedure in tax collection fraud: the case of the constitution of the equity fund.” Published in 2016 – Ed. Il Quotidiano Giuridico.
“Money laundering offences cannot precede a bankruptcy ruling”, Published in 2015 – Ed. Il Quotidiano Giuridico.
“Environmental crimes. The reform of environmental criminal law introduced by Law no. 68 dated 22.05.2015.” Published in 2015 – Ed. Altalex.
“Transposition Laws on the European arrest warrant by the 26 EU countries” – co-authored with Prof. Gaetano Pecorella. Published in 2008 – Ed. Giuffrè.
“Medical professional liability: therapeutic purposes and patient consent.” Rivista Italiana di Medicina Legale. 2002, Dossier II – Ed. Giuffrè.
Prior Professional Experience
2000–2011: Associate of Lawyer Prof. Gaetano Pecorella
2011–2019: Associate of Prof. Lawyer Paola Severino
Languages
- Italian
- English
