When a workplace accident or environmental harm escalates into criminal proceedings, the consequences extend to human lives, businesses, and entire communities. Whether you are a worker who has suffered harm, a company called to account, or an organization committed to environmental protection, we understand the emotional, technical, and legal complexity inherent in these cases. We combine legal training with a solid scientific background, together with extensive experience in proceedings involving labour and environmental criminal law. This interdisciplinary expertise allows us to translate scientific evidence into legally sound and verifiable arguments—whether arising from toxicological analyses, industrial safety assessments, or highly complex environmental expert reports. We defend what truly matters: people, work, and the environment. Our commitment goes beyond the individual case. We believe that social justice and environmental protection are foundational values of the legal profession. For this reason, we also represent NGOs and humanitarian organizations engaged in the defense of the common good, including in landmark cases such as the well-known thallium pollution litigation in Versilia.
Legal assistance for workers, companies, and organizations
We provide legal assistance to workers, acting as injured parties; to entrepreneurs, directors, and managers facing criminal liability; to companies involved in proceedings for administrative liability under Legislative Decree 231/2001; and to non-governmental organizations committed to the protection of labour and the environment.
Our practice covers criminal offenses relating to workplace health and safety, occupational diseases, environmental crimes (ecocrimes), and offenses against public health, with particular focus on cases requiring advanced technical and scientific expertise.
Evidence-based criminal defense
Our direct scientific training enables us to immediately understand the most complex technical issues, including chemical and physical analyses of hazardous materials, epidemiological assessments, engineering reports on safety systems, and advanced environmental investigations.
We work alongside a well-established network of highly qualified technical experts, including occupational physicians, safety engineers, environmental chemists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, and industrial hygiene specialists. This synergy allows us to build technically robust and methodologically rigorous defenses, even in the most complex proceedings.
Multidisciplinary approach and strategic coordination
Labour and environmental criminal proceedings often require complex coordination across criminal, civil, administrative, and technical domains. We work systematically with law firms specializing in labour law, tax law, and administrative law to ensure coherent and comprehensive defense strategies.
This integrated approach is particularly effective in cases involving multiple forms of liability, widespread environmental damage, or proceedings with numerous injured parties, where strategic coordination can decisively influence the outcome of the case.
Compliance models under Legislative Decree 231/2001
We also assist companies in the design, implementation, and review of organization, management, and control models pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001. These compliance models are essential to prevent corporate criminal liability and to ensure alignment with applicable labour and environmental regulations.
Specific areas of practice
We regularly provide legal assistance and defense in the following areas:
Workplace health and safety
- Negligent homicide and negligent bodily injury resulting from violations of workplace health and safety regulations;
- Intentional removal or omission of safety measures;
- Negligent failure to adopt safeguards against workplace accidents or disasters;
- Occupational diseases caused by exposure to hazardous substances or harmful working conditions;
- Health damage arising from the use of chemical substances in production processes and/or exposure to asbestos;
- Violations of Legislative Decree No. 81/2008;
- Liability of employers, directors, supervisors, and designers.
Environmental crimes (ecocrimes)
- Environmental pollution and environmental disaster;
- Illicit trafficking and management of hazardous and special waste;
- Unlawful transportation of waste;
- Failure to remediate contaminated sites;
- Ostruction of inspections;
- Forest fires, landslides, avalanches, or floods;
- Unauthorized water discharges and unlawful atmospheric emissions;
- Environmental crimes connected to industrial and commercial activities.
Administrative liability of entities and labour–environmental compliance
- Analysis and implementation of organization, management, and control models under Legislative Decree 231/2001 tailored to labour and environmental risks;
- Integrated environment–health–and–safety management systems;
- Internal auditing;
- Court defense of companies charged under Legislative Decree 231/2001;
- Assistance to supervisory bodies (Organismi di Vigilanza – ODV).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I obtain compensation for a workplace accident?
Yes. We assist workers in bringing civil claims within criminal proceedings (costituzione di parte civile) to obtain fair compensation, coordinating also with INAIL and insurance-related aspects.
How can a company protect itself from liability arising from workplace accidents?
We develop integrated defense strategies designed to protect the company’s criminal position while safeguarding operational continuity, with a strong focus on preventive compliance.
Do you work with environmental associations?
Yes. We regularly assist NGOs and environmental organizations in proceedings aimed at protecting land, health, and the environment, combining technical expertise with civic commitment.
How are cases involving multiple forms of liability handled?
We coordinate complex defenses involving multiple parties, developing differentiated yet strategically aligned approaches for each position involved.
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