Agri-food and Viticultural Criminal Law

DAlex Law Firm provides legal advice and litigation services in the viticultural and agri-food sector, in particular crimes related to environment and public health, agro-piracy, counterfeiting or adulteration of agricultural products, wine and food fraud, trade fraud, crimes related to illegal competition and protection of origin denomination and trademarks.

Criminal offences specific to the food and wine sector involve protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications, guaranteed traditional specialties and organic products, as well as breaching the regulations on labelling, including “Made in Italy”, and traceability.

The law firm assists and represents company, farms, cooperatives, producers and farmers associations also in business crimes and criminal tax law proceedings.

Special attention is dedicated to proceedings prompted by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding bribery, counterfeiting, vat fraud, agricultural funding fraud and the subsequent seizure and confiscation measures deriving from the misuse of European funds.

Defence activities are provided also to victims of the above-mentioned crimes.