Studio Legale Lupária – Studio Legale Lupária

An independent boutique law firm focused on criminal law, with a strong international outlook.

A dynamic practice built on the academic distinction and professional standing of its founder.

A firm recognised for its strategic expertise in the most complex judicial proceedings.

A leading presence in the field of corporate criminal law and criminal compliance.

An approach focused on excellence, intellectual rigour and professional integrity.

An identity built on a profound commitment to defence advocacy.

A cohesive team of lawyers and university professors.

Professor Luca Lupária Donati,

Professor

Luca Lupária Donati

Luca Lupária Donati, an avvocato cassazionista (a lawyer authorised to practice before the Higher Courts), is Full Professor of Criminal Procedure at the University of Milan and previously held the position of Full Professor at the Roma Tre University in Rome.

In addition to Criminal Procedure, he has taught Comparative Criminal Procedure, Penitentiary Law, Corporate Criminal Law and Procedure, and Corporate Prosecution and Control Governance. He is a Visiting Professor and an Honorary Professor at several American and European universities. He has a degree in Law from the University of Milan (magna cum laude) and a doctorate (PhD) in Criminal Procedure from the University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum.

He has represented clients in judicial proceedings at the national and international level. His clients include some of the major Big Tech companies, multinational logistics groups, state-controlled companies, financial institutions, senior public officials, and directors and statutory auditors of leading enterprises. He has defended clients in high-profile proceedings relating to serious negligent crimes. He has gained extensive experience in cases relating to the victims of crime or breaches of fundamental rights.

Lupária Law Firm was founded by Professor Luca Lupária Donati and is headquartered in Milan, with offices also in Rome, Genoa and Paris.
It is highly specialised in general criminal law and has extensive expertise in the field of corporate criminal law. For over twenty years, the firm has provided legal defence and advisory services to senior executives, professionals, multinational corporations, and public authorities.

A close-knit team of lawyers and university professors. Team members serve as president or member of supervisory boards in leading companies, including listed or publicly held companies.

July 2026

On 17 July 2026, the Criminal Court of Genoa, in the proceedings concerning the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, acquitted the client represented by the Firm of all charges. The client had served as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Autostrade from 1995 to 2000. The defence was led by Professor Luca Lupária Donati and Professor Mitja Gialuz. The proceedings, among the most significant and complex in recent Italian judicial history, lasted four years and involved 284 court hearings.

July 2026

On 11 July 2026, the Italy Innocence Project team participated, at the invitation of Innocence Project Deutschland, in the international conference “When Should a Procedural Error Justify Reopening a Final Criminal Conviction?”, held at Humboldt University in Berlin. The conference brought together scholars, lawyers, and representatives of leading Innocence Projects from around the world to discuss the role of procedural errors in reopening final criminal convictions, comparing different national models of post-conviction review and the institutional mechanisms for correcting miscarriages of justice. Italy was represented by Martina Cagossi, co-founder and Program Manager of the Italy Innocence Project.

June 2026

From 22 to 26 June 2026, the Italy Innocence Project team took part in the international conference organised by the Innocence Network near Helmond, in the Netherlands. The meeting brought together representatives of the leading Innocence Projects from every continent, providing an important opportunity for discussion on the most recent developments in the fight against wrongful convictions, on international cooperation, and on future initiatives of the innocence movement.

June 2026

On 8 June 2026, Professor Lupária Donati took part in the conference “L’errore giudiziario. Il caso Beniamino Zuncheddu” organised by the Criminal Law Commission of the Rome Bar Association, in collaboration with AIGA Roma and Legance. The event, devoted to one of the most significant cases of judicial error in Italian history, provided an important opportunity for discussion on wrongful convictions, procedural safeguards, and the mechanisms for reviewing final judgments.

May 2026

On 22 May, Professor Lupária Donati also took part in the fourth edition of the Printemps du droit, dedicated to the theme “Justice in the Era of Post-Truth. Between the Relative and the Universal”, held at the University of Tuscia in Viterbo, contributing to the discussion on the transformation of justice in the age of post-truth.

May 2026

On 21 and 22 May, the international conference organised within the framework of the PhD programme in “Law and Business” of the Department of Legal and Economic Sciences of Sapienza University of Rome was held on the topic “The Reform of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 in the International Dimension”. During the third session, devoted to practical, procedural and substantive criminal law issues, Professor Lupária Donati delivered a presentation on the procedural aspects of corporate criminal liability.