Paolo Di Fresco is Of Counsel at LEXIA and a criminal lawyer (admitted to practice before the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation) with extensive experience in economic criminal law and white-collar crimes. He provides both judicial and extrajudicial legal advice, assisting private companies and publicly owned corporations in the management of complex criminal matters. His practice focuses on high-stakes proceedings requiring a strategic and multidisciplinary approach.
Paolo has developed significant expertise in corporate, bankruptcy, financial, and tax criminal law, as well as in offences against the Public Administration. In these areas, he advises clients throughout all stages of criminal proceedings, from preventive risk assessment and compliance strategies to defence in court. He also has in-depth experience in corporate criminal liability under Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, assisting entities in the design and implementation of compliance programmes aimed at preventing liability.
He is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences on criminal and business law and is the author of numerous publications, contributing to both academic research and professional legal debate. His academic background includes a PhD in Criminal Law from the University of Macerata and a research fellowship at the University of Palermo, where his work focused on criminal infiltration in business activities in Northern Italy.
