Avv. Prof. Mario Casellato

 

Mario Casellato was born in Rome on 18/11/1958 and graduated with honours in Law from the University of the Sapienza of Rome; he specialized in Criminal Law and Criminology at the two year specialization school at the University of the Sapienza of Rome.

He’s a criminal lawyer since 1986, and at the Supreme Court since 1998.

He is professor of “Corporate liability and Oganisational Models” at the University of Tuscia, Department of Economics.

He is professor of “D.Lvo 231/01 e Risk Management Models” at the University of Ferrara, Department of Economics.

He is teacher of “tax crimes and corporate responsability ex D.Lgs. 231/2001” at the University of Florence, post-graduation Criminal Tax Law course.

He was teacher at the Master’s Degree “CFO – Skills, Tools, Operations of the new Administration, Finance and Control Department”, University of Ferrara.

He was teacher at the Master’s Degree “CFO. Administration and Control Department”, University of Pisa.

He founded the Casellato Law Firm of Criminal Attorneys in 1989, located in Rome, piazza Farnese, 101, Italy.

He carries out judicial and extra-judicial professional assistance in favour of natural and juridical persons under both defensive and preventive profiles.

With regards to his judicial activity, he has been and is currently involved in trials of significant relevance and national interest about corporate crimes, libel perpetrated by the media, tax crimes, bankruptcy, urban planning and environmental crimes and crimes against Public Administration, malpractice and computer crimes. He is an expert on penal aspects of the pharmaceutical law.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the AODV 231 Association, the Association of Members of Surveillance Bodies pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001, as well as coordinator of the Roman Chapter (Central-Southern Italy) of the same Association.

He has taken part in drafting the Guidelines for the construction of Organisation, Management and Control Model pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01 issued by Farmindustria - National Association of Pharmaceutical Industries.

He also has taken part in drafting the Guidelines for the development of models of organization, management and control of financial leasing and leasing in general pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01 issued by Assilea - Italian Leasing Association .

He has taken part in reviewing the Guidelines of UNI ISO 37001:2016 for the prevention of corruption, CONFORMA, Milano, giugno 2018.

He contributed to the preparation of the volume Good manufacturing practices Guidelines AFI (Pharmaceutical Industry Association) for the relevant chapter The administrative responsibility of legal entities and companies - guidelines of the jurisprudence on Legislative Decree 231/2001, volume X edition, new techniques , Milan, 2014.

He has been and is currently consultant to several Supervisory Bodies (Decree 231/01), and consultant for the updating and maintenance of the organizational models under Decree 231/2001 towards major multinational and national companies as well as trade associations.

Mario Casellato is President or member of the Supervisory Bodies (Decree 231/01) of towards major multinational and national companies.

He is author of academic and professional publications and he is a frequent presenter at conferences on criminal law and Decree 231/2001:

  • “Corporate Responsibility and Safety at Work. Presentation of the new in-depth document on AODV231", promoted by AODV231 and the Roma Tre University, 3 March 2023;
  • “The prevention of corruption risks in companies: Legislative Decree 231/01 and the adoption of organizational models for the prevention of crimes", as part of the conference: "The first ten years of the corruption prevention system in Italy: balance sheets and prospects”, promoted by AITRA (Italian Transparency and Corruption Association), 15 December 2022;
  • “The new Guidelines of Confindustria: corporate and procedural opportunities", webinar sponsored by Aodv 231, 16 February 2022;
  • “The main changes in the area of Legislative Decree 231/01 during 2021" Farmindustria, Compliance Group Meeting, 16 December 2021;
  • “Crime prevention, Organisational Model 231 and ISO 37001: from the 2016 publication to today", as part of the webinar: "The Organisational Model 231 and the corruption risk management system according to the ISO 37001 Standard four years after publication", promoted by Farmindustria, 21 April 2021;
  • “Corporate Responsibility and Organizational Models: the 20 years of Legislative Decree 231/01" within the webinar promoted by Guglielmo Marconi University "Margin Notes on the Crisis of Justice", March 10, 2021;
  • “Covid-19: update on corporate protocols and procedures and impacts on the 231 Model" and "Crimes introduced into Legislative Decree 231/2001 by Legislative Decree 75/2020 - Implementation of the PIF Directive: new crimes against the PA, new tax crimes and smuggling crimes referred to in the Unified Text on customs matters", Farmindustria, Compliance Group Meeting, Milan, November 17, 2020;
  • “Specific duties and areas of activation of the SB related to the pandemic" - The impact of covid-19 on the administrative liability of entities pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 - webinar promoted by Aodv 231 and Confidustria, 14 July 2020
  • “The introduction of tax offences into Legislative Decree 231/01", Farmindustria, Compliance Group Meeting, Milan, May 12, 2020;
  • “The assessment of the liability of the organization for negligence in the organization. In particular: Organizational Model 231 suitable to exclude liability” within the course “Negligent liability models of persons and entities”, High school of the Judiciary, 17-19 giugno 2019, Scandicci (FI)
  • "Information flows to and from the Supervisory Body” - Composition and activities of the Supervisory Body - promoted by Aodv 231, Rome, 16 April 2019
  • "Influence peddling and Model 231", Farmindustria, Meeting group 231 Supervisory Body, Milan, 11 April 2019
  • “Criminal and procedural aspects of Legislative Decree 231/2001. The main provisions of reference" - Farmindustria training school for the pharmaceutical sector, Rome, 7 November 2018.
  • "Model 231 and management systems for health and safety at work and for the environment " - Management Systems: how to integrate Safety, Quality and Environment in the light of the new UNI ISO 45001: 2018 Safety Expo, Bergamo, 20/09/2018
  • “ISO 37001 and Organizational Model 231 ”- The new UNI ISO 37001: 2016 standard for the prevention of corruption, the Application Guideline Conforma - promoted by CONFORMA Milan, 20 June 2018.
  • “Prevention of offenses: organizational model 231 and ISO 37001”, promoted by Farmindustria, 22/3/2017, Rome
  • “The profession of magistrate: the word to the defense”, within the course “The exercise of honorary functions in the criminal jurisdiction: organizational problems and legal issues of frequent relevance”, High school of the Judiciary, 20/01/2017, Scandicci (FI)
  • “The activity of the Supervisory Body for the effective implementation of the Organizational Model - The effective implementation and suitability of the Organizational Model - the Report and Integration with the other Control and Management Systems”, organized by the Order of Accountants and of the Accounting Experts of Rome, Rome, 16/12/2013
  • “The legal profiles of the new "Anti-corruption Law” - Legislative Decree 231/2001: the new types of offenses introduced with the Anti-corruption Law, Farmindustria, Rome, 10/4/2013
  • “Legislative decree 231/2001: environmental crimes and safety at work, new legislation and first jurisprudential rulings ”- Special pharmaceutical industry - Safety and environmental management systems in the light of Legislative Decree 231/2001, organized by Certiquality, Latina, 23/02/2012.
  • “The responsibility of the top management: guidelines of the jurisprudence” - Workplace safety and health seminar - Guidelines for the intermediate pharmaceutical distribution, organized by the Pharmaceutical Distributors and Certiquality Association, Rome, 16/11/2011
  • “D.Lgs 231/2001: environmental crimes and safety at work, legislative innovations and first jurisprudential rulings ” - The Organizational Model ex. Legislative Decree 231/2001 on environment and safety, organized by Business International, Milan, 22/09/2011 and Rome, 27/09/2011
  • “The sanctioning system of Legislative Decree 231/2001 and the first sentences” - The organizational models 231: from the norm to the corporate systems the sentences, experiences and incentives of INAIL, Bologna, 3/05/2011
  • “Legislative Decree 231/2001: corporate responsibility and organizational models”, Istituto Studi Giuridici Jemolex, Rome, 05/05/2011
  • “Corporate Responsibility and Organizational Models” Training Lessons in Criminal Law, Council of Lawyers of Viterbo, Viterbo 11/03/2011
  • “Adoption of organization and management models. Relationship between the Consolidated Law on Security and the administrative liability of entities pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01”- Legislative Decree 81/2008: security in Leasing, organized by Assilea, Milan, 05/05/2010
  • “The legal aspects, delegation of functions and mechanisms and exits” - Safety management systems in the workplace, Legislative Decree 81/2008, the BS OHSAS 18001: 2007 standard and the Legislative Decree 231/01, organized by Confindustria Latina and Certiquality, Latina, 30/04/2010
  • “Organizational quality and corporate responsibility: model 231 and certification of the occupational health and safety management system” - Application of the control models pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01: legal framework, organizational aspects and operational mechanisms, organized by Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, 11/27/2009
  • “The process against the institution: the role of the entity in the criminal process for the illegal act and the attributions of the criminal judge in matters of responsibility of the bodies” in the training program for members of the Supervisory Bodies Legislative Decree 231/01 and other subjects involved in surveillance activities, organized by AIIA and AODV, Milan, 20/11/2009
  • “Organizational quality and corporate responsibility: Organization, Management and Control Model and Supervisory Body”, Corporate Responsibility (Legislative Decree 231/01), organized by the Council of the Bar Association of Rome, Rome, 11/17/2009.
  • “The legal aspects, the delegation of responsibilities, the exempt mechanism” - The management of safety and health at work in the chemical-pharmaceutical sector and in the supply chain of the drug, organized by AFI and Certiquality, Milan, 27/10/2009
  • “Legislative Decree 81/2008: roles and responsibilities in the field of occupational safety ” in the training sessions for the company safety management system, organized by Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma, 25/09 and 23/10/2009
  • “Business ethics and Supervisory Body ” Business ethics. Responsibility and organizational management. The new functions of the chartered accountant in light of Legislative Decree 231/01 and in particular of the Calabria Region Law n. 15/2008, 03/07/2009, Reggio Calabria
  • “The responsibility of the company in organizational management ” ; Security and Certification: from legal obligation to management excellence; Certiquality and Assolombarda, Milan, 26/05/2009
  • “Business ethics. Models of Organization, Management and Control ” , Companies, banks, finance, interests, protections and opportunities also in the light of today's recessionary phase; Association of Accountants and Accounting Experts, Brescia, 22/05/2009
  • “Legislative Decree 231/01: the responsibility of legal persons and models of organization and management and control; Legal entities and Code of Ethics: the convergence of values spent opposed in Legislative Decree 231/01”; Council of the Bar Association of Rome, , Rome, 11/03/2009
  • “The predicate offenses relating to safety at work and organizational and management models”; Legislative Decree 231/01 and Safety at work in the pharmaceutical companies, Farmindustria, 12/02/2009, Rome
  • “The administrative responsibility of institutions and businesses: regulatory developments and adjustment paths”; University of Ferrara - ANDAF, Ferrara, 11/28/2008
  • “Implementation and Maintenance of an Organization, Management and Control Model”; Seven years of law enforcement 231/01: rules and opportunities”; Association of accountants and accounting experts, unitary union of the Province of Brescia, Brescia, 27/06/2008
  • “Legislative Decree 231/01: the new types of offenses relating to occupational safety, anti-money laundering and computer crimes”; Compliance, changes in anti-money laundering regulations and Legislative Decree 231/01, ANDAF, Rome, 16/06/2008.
  • “The administrative liability of institutions and recycling - the criminal aspects”; Anti-money laundering: the changes in Legislative Decree 231/01 and the impact on leasing operations; Assilea Rome, 10/06/2008
  • “The criminal liability of legal entities pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01 in judicial experience”; The Assilea guidelines, , Milan, 31/01/2008
  • “New technologies and new criminal forms: computer crimes and responsibilities of bodies pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01” XXX ANDAF National Congress, 23-30 / 09/2007
  • “Legislative Decree 231/2001: “The criminal responsibility of companies, practical application of the Model and centrality of maintenance”; Legislative changes and jurisprudential intervention Round table ANDAF-Central-South section, Rome, 27/02/2007
  • “Banks and the application of Legislative Decree 231/2001 on the liability of legal entities: comparing experiences” organized by the Faculty of Banking Financial and Insurance Sciences of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in agreement with the Association for the Development of Bank and Stock Exchange Studies, Milan, 16-17 / 03/2006
  • “How to set up the organizational and internal control models to prevent crimes in light of Legislative Decree no. 231/2001” organized by the International Research Institute, Milan, 8-10 / 06/2004
  • “How to set up the organizational, management and internal control models to prevent offenses in the light of Legislative Decree no. 231/2001”, organized by the Istituto di Ricerca Internazionale, , Milan, 25-26 / 02/2003
  • “Responsibility of entities for administrative offenses due to offenses in the pharmaceutical sector”, organized by Farmindustria, Rome, 12/12/2002