Administrative law · Public procurement · Artificial intelligence
Advice and litigation in public procurement and government contracts, before Italy's Regional Administrative Courts (TAR), the Council of State, the Sicilian Council of Administrative Justice (CGA) and the Supreme Court of Cassation, and in the law of artificial intelligence. The firm combines academic research on the AI Act with the practice of administrative law.
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Decision of the week · C.G.A.R.S., 13 July 2026
C.G.A., judicial division, judgment No 478/2026: the derogation in Article 21-nonies(2-bis) of Law No 241/1990 applies only where the falsehood has been established by a final criminal judgment. With the contrary authorities and the consequences for purchasers.
Read the article →From the press · SudPress · 12 August 2026
With Dario Riccioli, in SudPress: for Catania airport, Etna's eruptions are no longer an exceptional and unforeseeable event but an ordinary risk of the site. What matters, in law, is the organisation put in place to face it. Full article in Italian.
Read on SudPress →Decision of the week · TAR Catania, 11 August 2026
TAR Catania, judgment No 2353/2026: revocation for a fresh assessment of the public interest upheld, but once the tender is launched reliance is qualified and the promoter is entitled to an indemnity for actual loss under Article 21-quinquies of Law No 241/1990.
Read the article →The column · L'algoritmo e il provvedimento
Transparency on chatbots and deepfakes, ACN supervision and fines of up to 7% of turnover from today; high risk postponed to 2 December 2027 by the Digital Omnibus. The map for businesses, professionals and individuals.
Read the article →Practice areas
The firm advises and represents businesses and individuals, as well as public administrations and public bodies.
Assistance to Italian and foreign companies at every stage: tenders, bids, exclusions and awards, contract performance, claims and litigation under the Italian Public Contracts Code (Legislative Decree 36/2023) and EU directives.
Read more →The EU AI Act and Italian Law no. 132/2025, algorithmic decision-making by public authorities, procurement of AI systems and the protection of fundamental rights against digital power.
Read more →Challenges to administrative decisions before the TAR, the Council of State and the Sicilian CGA: annulment, damages, failure to act, access to documents, enforcement of judgments.
Read more →Protection of candidates and public employees: exclusions from competitive examinations, rankings, evaluations, careers and disciplinary proceedings.
Read more →Building permits, unauthorised works, zoning, landscape and cultural constraints, expropriation and administrative fines: assistance to individuals and businesses.
Read more →Defence of public officials, managers and accounting officers in liability proceedings before the Italian Court of Auditors: loss to the public purse, pre-trial notices, account proceedings and appeals.
Read more →Beach establishments, marinas and moorings: awards and comparative procedures, extensions, forfeitures, fees and litigation before the TAR and the Sicilian CGA.
Read more →NHS competitions and notices, selection procedures, specialisation schools and accreditation: the disputes before the administrative courts.
Read more →Prefectural interdiction measures, procedural hearings, white lists and judicial control under Article 34-bis: defending the business on two coordinated tracks.
Read more →The founder
Administrative lawyer admitted before the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation and the higher courts, and adjunct professor of constitutional and public law at the University of Catania. He combines the daily practice of administrative litigation with academic research and teaching in Italian and European public law.
Full profileWhy the firm
A single field. The firm practises mainly administrative law: a highly technical, complex and vast field that leaves no room for improvisation.
Every level of jurisdiction. From the TAR to the Council of State and the Sicilian CGA, up to the Supreme Court of Cassation and the other superior administrative and accounting courts.
Academic method. Every matter is handled with the same rigour devoted to a scholarly publication.
The AI frontier. A cycle of essays on the constitutional law of artificial intelligence makes the firm a reference point on the field now transforming public bodies, businesses and civil society.
Work with us
The firm welcomes applications from trainee lawyers and junior lawyers with an interest in administrative law and in the law of artificial intelligence. Applications, with a curriculum vitae, may be sent to info@toscanostudiolegale.it. Personal data are processed solely for recruitment purposes, in accordance with the privacy notice.