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Protection against financial fraud

Protection against financial fraud

We assist businesses and individuals affected by financial and cyber fraud in recovering their funds and protecting their interests in civil and criminal proceedings: cryptocurrency investment scams, phishing, business email compromise, fraudulent bank transfers, and payment fraud.

We do not handle compliance here: we represent the injured party. Time is critical — in cryptocurrency and fraudulent bank transfer cases, the first few hours can determine whether funds can still be traced and frozen.

We combine three areas of expertise that rarely come together: civil law for asset recovery, white-collar criminal law, and on-chain technical analysis. We work with the Firm’s technology partners to trace fund flows.

What we do

  • Analysis and tracing — reconstruction of fund flows using blockchain forensics and OSINT, identification of conversion and cash-out points.
  • Criminal action — filing of criminal complaints, liaison with the Postal Police and Public Prosecutor’s Office, applications for preventive seizure and freezing orders.
  • Civil recovery — actions against perpetrators, intermediaries, and exchanges; interim measures and cooperation with foreign counterparties.
  • Interaction with platforms — reports to exchanges, VASPs/CASPs, and foreign authorities for the prompt freezing of funds.
  • Intermediary liability — challenging unauthorised transactions and the liability of payment service providers.
  • Crisis management — reputational support and coordination with insurance coverage.
  • Criminal offences. The scope of action: fraud (Art. 640 of the Italian Criminal Code), computer fraud (Art. 640-ter), unlawful access to a computer system (Art. 615-ter), money laundering and self-laundering (Arts. 648-bis and 648-ter.1), and unauthorised financial activities.
  • Unauthorised payment transactions — PSD2. Directive (EU) 2015/2366 governs reimbursement and the allocation of liability between the user and the payment service provider; the PSR will introduce a stricter regime, including for impersonation fraud (“spoofing”).
  • Seizure and confiscation. The precautionary measures provided for under the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure also apply to crypto-assets held with exchanges, provided they are identified in a timely manner.
  • International cooperation. Letters rogatory, European Investigation Orders, and direct channels with foreign authorities and exchanges are often decisive for freezing and repatriating funds.

How we work

In financial fraud cases, the party who acts first and methodically has the advantage. From the outset, we coordinate legal action, criminal proceedings, and technical tracing, because each approach opens doors that the others cannot.

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