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  • Petronio, F (2022) “Data protection considerations in internal investigations (recent developments)”in IBANET, International Bar Association
  • Co-author (2022) “A Brief Overview of the Recent History of Italian International Anticorruption Laws” in The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Compliance, Investigations and Enforcement, U.S.: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory
  • Co-author (2018) “The Secretary of the Board of Directors” Italy: Giuffrè Editore in collaboration with AIGI
  • Petronio, F (2018) “New Law on Whistleblowing in Italy” in Ethic Intelligence. 

    • Speaking Engagements

    • Speaker, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee Asia Conference, Singapore, November 2024
    • Speaker, EMEA Business Integrity Training, WPP, London, September 2024
    • Speaker, IBA Anti-Corruption Conference in Paris, 06/2018
    • Speaker, OECD – 2nd Annual International Conference on “National anti-corruption guidelines: establishing dialogue between the public and private sectors”, Paris, 11/09/2017
    • Speaker, “Double Jeopardy and Managing Risks in Cross-Border Investigations and Prosecutions”, IBA Anti-Corruption Conference, Paris, 13/06/2017

    Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

    • Co-founder of Arbitrando, an Italian association to promote the use of arbitration.
    • Member of the whistleblowing working group created by AITRA (Italian Association for Transparency and Anti-Corruption)
    • Member of the Steering Committee of AODV231, The Association of Members of the Supervisory Bodies pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 (Associazione dei Componenti degli Organismi di Vigilanza ex D.Lgs. 231/2001)

     

    Recognition

    “Francesca Petronio masters the art of the litigation, providing clients with the right advice during the whole process.”
    Chambers Europe 2023 (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 2023 (Dispute Resolution: Italy)

    Awards

    • Finalist in the category “Most important Court Case of the Year” for her assistance to Royal Dutch Shell in the OPL Criminal Case in Italy, Global Investigation Reviews Award, 2022
    • Shortlisted as “Best in White-Collar Crime” Women in Business Law Awards 2019, IFLR
    • Finalist as “Compliance Lawyer of the Year” and for “The Mentor Award of the Year for Advancement of Women in Compliance”, C5 Women in Compliance Awards 2019
    • “Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year” Le Fonti (Italy), 2018

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