Instructing an Italian criminal lawyer as foreign counsel
Instructing an Italian criminal lawyer as foreign counsel is decided by the provision below, by how the facts are qualified, and by what is done in the first weeks. Sentence, criminal record and right of residence follow from that. We answer on your own facts, at any hour, and you need not be in Italy.
Provision: Art. 96 c.p.p.; procura speciale; Reg. UE 2020/1784 (notifiche)
Checked 18/08/2026.
What this page covers
Whether Instructing an Italian criminal lawyer as foreign counsel ends in a conviction, and with what sentence, depends on how the facts are qualified and on decisions taken in the first weeks — long before any trial.
Governing provision: Art. 96 c.p.p.; procura speciale; Reg. UE 2020/1784 (notifiche)
The questions that decide the outcome
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- What is actually happening
We answer on the facts of your own case, not in the abstract. Call +39 335 669 3954 or write on WhatsApp. The first contact is free and confidential, we answer at any hour, and you do not need to be in Italy.