Letizia Vezzoni

Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public

Letizia Vezzoni joined the firm in July 2023 as an associate. She is an expert in criminal proceedings and advises individuals and legal entities in the fields of offences against individuals and financial crimes, with particular attention to providing assistance to the victims of crimes. Her services also extend to providing consultancy in criminal matters of a more international nature. In addition, Letizia Vezzoni is also a public notary in corporate and commercial real estate, inheritance and matrimonial matters.

Areas of Expertise

Education and Legal Experience

  • 2023: Associate at Studio legale Gaggini & Partners

  • 2022: External Speaker at the SUPSI Applied Psychology Unit, for the Research and Training Project on "Victims of Domestic Violence: How to Recognize them in the Emergency Room"

  • 2019-2023: Owner of Studio legale e notarile avv. Letizia Vezzoni, Lugano

  • 2018-2019 and 2021-2022: External Speaker on the theme of Corruption of Individuals in CAS Swiss Economic Criminal Law, sponsored by SUPSI

  • 2018: Master of Advanced Studies in Economic and Business Criminal Law, SUPSI

  • 2017-2018: Vice chancellor  at the Cantonal Criminal Court , Lugano

  • 2015-2017: Course on Interdisciplinarity and the Perspectives of Victims and Perpetrators, The Approaches and Practices of  Intervention, SUPSI

  • 2014-2017: Notary at Studio legale e notarile Marcellini – Galliani, Lugano

  • 2014: Qualified to Practice as a Notary

  • 2011-2017: Lawyer at Studio legale e notarile Marcellini – Galliani, Lugano

  • 2011: Qualified to Practice Law in the Swiss Courts

  • 2010-2011: Legal and Notary Practitioner at Studio Felder Riva Soldati Marcellini Generali, Lugano

  • 2009: Master in Law and Criminal Sciences at the University of Lausanne

  • 2008-2009: Jurist at the Federal Magistrate's Office, Bern

  • 2006-2007: Consultant on the Legal Council at the University of Lausanne

  • 2006: Work Experience at the Public Prosecutor's Office for the Canton of Ticino, Lugano

  • 2006: Bachelor of Law at the University of Fribourg

Affiliations

  • Representative for the Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino in the Support Group for Victims of Domestic Violence during the periods 01.07.2020 – 31.12.2023, 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2027

  • External Speaker for the SUPSI Applied Psychology Unit in their Research and Training Project on "Victims of Domestic Violence: How to Recognize them in the Emergency Room"  (2022)

  • External Speaker on the theme of Corruption of Individuals in CAS Swiss Economic Criminal Law, (2018 – 2019; 2021 – 2022) sponsored by SUPSI

  • Member of the Criminal Committee at the Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino

  • Member of the Swiss Bar Association

  • Member of the Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino

  • Member of the Notary Association of the Canton of Ticino

Languages

  • Italian, English, German, French