Rome, December 1st, 2025 - International law firm Gianni & Origoni is pleased to announce that Ciro Pellegrino and his boutique firm — a leading name in white-collar crime — are joining the firm. For more than 35 years, Ciro Pellegrino and his team have stood out for their exceptional expertise and track record in corporate criminal law.
The collaboration between Gianni & Origoni and Studio Legale Pellegrino, which began in 2008, now takes its natural next step with the full integration of the two firms. Ciro Pellegrino will join Gianni & Origoni as an Equity Partner. His firm also comprises eight professionals with specialized expertise across multiple areas of corporate criminal law, including offences against public administration, corporate, banking, financial, and tax crimes, as well as bankruptcy, environmental and workplace safety offences, cybercrime and cybersecurity, corporate criminal liability, and sports law protections.
The integration of a prominent criminal-law boutique with a full-service firm like Gianni & Origoni breaks new ground in the Italian legal market. For Gianni & Origoni, it marks a significant step in its growth and consolidation strategy, strengthening the firm’s ability to deliver top-tier expertise in a rapidly growing area: corporate criminal law.
Giuseppe De Simone and
Giuseppe Velluto, Co-Managing Partners of Gianni & Origoni, stated:
“We are proud to welcome Ciro Pellegrino and his team. With white-collar criminal law becoming ever more central to protecting and ensuring the accountability of organizations, this integration positions us to deliver unmatched value to our clients, who will benefit from expertise fully woven into the services we provide.”
Ciro Pellegrino, founder of Studio Legale Pellegrino, added: “The visionary foresight of the founding Partners has established Gianni & Origoni as a leading law firm, and I am delighted to join them. This integration is strategic, built on a strong affinity and a long-standing collaboration. We are excited to begin this new chapter, confident that the synergy created will deliver significant benefits to both our clients and our colleagues.”
