Francesca Petronio
Partner
Milano

Francesca Petronio
Partner
Milano
Francesca rappresenta da oltre 20 anni clienti in contenziosi ed arbitrati, con particolare riferimento a controversie commerciali, legate ad operazioni di M&A, nonchè in ambito fallimentare e di ristrutturazione aziendale.
Ha una vasta esperienza in white collar crime, indagini interne, responsabilità amministrativa ai sensi del D. Lgs. 231/2001 e su temi legati alla gestione dei rischi legali e di non conformità e privacy.
"Francesca Petronio masters the art of the litigation, providing clients with the right advice during the whole process." Chambers Europe 2022 (Dispute Resolution: Italy)
"Francesca is a good lawyer, and it is a pleasure to work with her because she has the ability to analyse deeply each element of the claim." Chambers Europe 2022 (Dispute Resolution: Italy)
"Francesca Petronio is fantastic. She is very good at bridging Italian law with foreign clients.” Chambers Europe 2022 (Dispute Resolution: Italy)
“Francesca Petronio is a prominent lawyer who advises on anti-bribery international programmes.” Chambers 2022 (Compliance: Italy)
Competenze
Practices
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Investigations, Enforcement and Business Crime
Sectors
Qualifiche
Titoli professionali
Ammissione all'Albo, Ordine di Milano, 1997
Ammissione all'Albo Cassazionisti, 2010
Titoli accademici

Competenze
Practices
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Investigations, Enforcement and Business Crime
Sectors
Qualifiche
Titoli professionali
Ammissione all'Albo, Ordine di Milano, 1997
Ammissione all'Albo Cassazionisti, 2010
Titoli accademici
Riconoscimenti
Francesca Petronio is an adept lawyer who is well placed to act on a variety of cases, including domestic and international arbitration. She further assists with insolvency proceedings and shareholder disputes.
Chambers, 2022 (Dispute Resolution - Italy)
Francesca Petronio is a prominent lawyer who advises on anti-bribery international programmes.
Chambers, 2022 (Compliance - Italy)
Competence and preparation. Unique mastery of the law, combined with technical understanding of a particular industry sector.
Legal 500, 2021 (Dispute Resolution - Italy)
Clients value Francesca Petronio’s ability to ‘find a simple, straightforward, business-oriented solution.’
Chambers Europe, 2020 (Compliance –Italy)
Awards & accolades
Finalista nella categoria “Most important Court Case of the Year” per l’assistenza prestata a Royal Dutch Shell nel procedimento penale OPL-245 in Italia
Global Investigation Reviews Award, 2022
Selezionata come “Best in White Collar Crime”
nel 2019 da IFLR per il premio Women in Business Law Awards
Finalista al nelle categorie “Compliance Lawyer of the Year” e “The Mentor Award of the Year for Advancement of Women in Compliance”
C5 Women in Compliance Awards 2019
Pubblicazioni
- Co-autrice del capitolo “Anti-corruption Measures in Italy” pubblicato in The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia on Corruption Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.
- Co-autrice di “Delegation of powers and consequences for non-executive directors' liability under Italian law”, Lexology (2022).
- Petronio, F. (2022) “Data protection considerations in internal investigations (recent developments)”in IBANET, International Bar Association.
- Co-autrice del capitolo “A Brief Overview of the Recent History of Italian International Anticorruption Laws” pubblicato in The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Compliance, Investigations and Enforcement, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory, U.S., agosto 2022.
- Co-autrice del libro “La segreteria societaria” pubblicato da Giuffrè Editore in collaborazione con AIGI, febbraio 2018.
- Petronio, F (2018) “New Law on Whistleblowing in Italy” pubblicato in Ethic Intelligence.