Global law firm Dentons has announced the recruitment of criminal lawyer Pasquale Annicchiarico as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. In his new role, he will lead and strengthen the White Collar Crime team.

He joins Dentons along with senior associates Daniele Convertino and Carmine Urso after 15 years of private practice with his own boutique criminal law firm, Studio Legale Annicchiarico, which operated out of Milan and his hometown of Taranto.

Pasquale Annicchiarico focuses on corporate criminal law and has significant experience in the public administration sector. He has represented the Municipality of Taranto in over 40 important criminal trials and has assisted the top management of major public and private companies in the region. His clients include the Riva Group, which he has been representing since 2014 in several trials for environmental crimes, including the notorious Ilva case. He also represented the client in corporate criminal trials before the Milan Court, including the “ILVA and RIVA Fire” bankruptcy trial, in which he was successful in obtaining a full acquittal.

Federico Sutti, Italy Managing Partner, commented: “With the recruitment of a lawyer of such seniority and reputation as Pasquale, we are strengthening Dentons’ position in the corporate criminal law segment, which is experiencing significant growth within Italy.”

Sara Biglieri, Head of the Litigation and Arbitration practice in Italy and Head of the Europe Litigation group, added, “We are delighted to welcome a new partner of the caliber of Pasquale Annicchiarico to join forces with our existing partner Matteo Vizzardi to enhance our criminal law offering. Dentons’ White Collar Crime group combines the quality of a boutique law firm with the efficiency of a multidisciplinary team.”

Pasquale Annicchiarico commented, “Joining Dentons represents an important opportunity for me. Top tier clients increasingly prefer full-service law firms, which offer advantages related to time efficiency, knowledge sharing, and the immediate multidisciplinary evaluation of a case. I am happy to join a team that has already produced excellent results, and look forward to working with them to develop an innovative practice that will certainly have a significant impact on the market.""

With these new hires, Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in Italy now counts 21 professionals, of which five are dedicated to White Collar Crime.