Stefano
Putinati

Partner – Head of Criminal Law 

His activity includes a specific focus on economic criminal law. Alongside his professional work, he is also involved in academia.

Stefano is an Associate Professor of Criminal Law at Università di Parma and he has been a lecturer for over 15 years at the Academy of the Guardia di Finanza in Bergamo. 

He secialises in the legal defence of administrators and executives of leading national and multinational companies in the industrial, commercial, financial, pharmaceutical, organized retail, fashion, banking and insurance sectors in relation to many types of crimes that may involve the enterprise, such as corporate, tax, financial and bankruptcy offences. 

In recent years he has frequently defended companies involved in legal proceedings for liability for offences under Legislative Decree no. 231/01.

Furthermore, Stefano has a significant experience in offences related to workplace safety and environmental criminal law. 

Before joining WST (formerly Fieldfisher Italy), he had an extensive professional career and was the owner of a law firm for over ten years. 

As an expert in corporate criminal law issues, he also serves as chairman on several supervisory bodies under Legislative Decree no. 231/01. 

Stefano is the author of many publications on corporate criminal law and the “criminal” liability of companies, and he has been a speaker at many conferences, masterclasses and training schools on these topics. 

He is a Supreme Court lawyer registered with the Milan Bar Association. 

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