Alexandro Tirelli

Alexandro Maria Tirelli
Born (1970-07-30) July 30, 1970
Naples, Italy
EducationUniversity of Turin, University Carlo Cattaneo
OccupationLawyer

Alexandro Maria Tirelli (born July 30, 1970) is an Italian lawyer.[1][2][3][4] He is the president of the Criminal Chambers of European and International Law,[5] an Italian association of criminal defense lawyers founded in 2017.[6]

Early life and education

Tirelli was born in Naples on July 30, 1970, and grew up in Castellammare di Stabia in the Naples metropolitan area.[7] He is a member of the Tirelli family.[8] He spent part of his youth in Latin America. He attended the Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio in Turin, then graduated in law from the University of Turin[9] and obtained a master's degree in business and economic law from the University Carlo Cattaneo in Castellanza.[10] He also worked briefly as an executive in the export sector.[11]

He taught international public law as a contract professor at the Sergio Arboleda University in Colombia.[12]

Career

Tirelli has spoken publicly about having lived in Medellín, Colombia, beginning in his youth, and about his personal acquaintance with the family of Pablo Escobar.[13] He was the attorney for the Spadafora family in their legal action against Manuel Noriega over the murder of Hugo Spadafora.[14]

In 2014, Tirelli represented the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro against RAI over the use of the image of Christ the Redeemer in an advertisement.[15]

In 2017, he founded the Criminal Chambers of European and International Law, an association of Italian criminal defense lawyers.[16][17]

In 2019, he represented Andrey Smyshlyaev, a Russian businessman arrested near Lake Como under an international warrant issued by Russia.[18]

In 2024, he was elected president of the Istituto Superiore Stupefacenti, an institute that trains lawyers in national and international narcotics law.

In December 2025, he represented Victor Khoroshavtsev, a 73-year-old Russian oil businessman and former parliamentarian arrested on Christmas Day at a hotel near Malpensa Airport on an Interpol-relayed Russian warrant alleging a €110 million pension-fund fraud. Khoroshavtsev was released the following day by the Milan Court of Appeal.[19]

Bibliography

Source:[20]

  • Il diritto di Estradizione (Extradition Law)
  • Il traffico degli Stupefacenti (Drug Trafficking)
  • Il ruolo dell'avvocato Internazionalista nella gestione delle crisi internazionali (The Role of the International Lawyer in Managing International Crises)
  • Il Processo Penale negli Stati Uniti d'America (The Criminal Process in the United States of America)
  • Extradition Law
  • Le Trafic de Stupéfiants en Droit Italien (Drug Trafficking under Italian Law — French)
  • Drug Trafficking under Italian Law
  • Il Sistema Giuridico di Gibilterra (The Legal System of Gibraltar)
  • The Legal System of Gibraltar
  • The International Lawyer

References

  1. ↑ Araújo, Patrícia (November 19, 2013). "Extradição de Pizzolato 'deixaria governo da Itália sob fortes críticas'". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ Tommasone, Giancarlo (September 1, 2020). "«Lgr, siamo noi l'alternativa liberale e moderata del Paese»". Stylo24 - Ultime Notizie su Napoli e la Campania (in Italian). Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Il tempo più utile è quello speso fuori dal lavoro". www.ilroma.net (in Italian). March 19, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  4. ↑ Povoledo, Elisabetta (July 5, 2023). "Who Knew the Colosseum Was So Old? Tourist Apologizes for Defacement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ Garau, Federico (November 3, 2021). "Camere penali del diritto europeo e internazionale, Tirelli: "Lo Stato paghi le spese a chi è stato assolto"". ilGiornale.it (in Italian). Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ Romano, Luca (August 19, 2025). "L'avv. Tirelli: "Baudo ha plasmato l'identità italiana"". il Giornale. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Da Castellammare di Stabia a Medellín, l'avvocato italiano che viveva con gli Escobar". Fanpage. September 19, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ Giuffrida, Angela (March 8, 2024). "Descendants of King William II's killer want to donate triptych depicting death to UK museum". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  9. ↑ Langella, Chiara (April 4, 2023). "L'avvocato Alexandro Maria Tirelli tra i migliori penalisti d'Italia" (in Italian). Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  10. ↑ Redazione (April 8, 2023). "Alexandro Maria Tirelli: un napoletano tra i migliori penalisti d'Italia". Stylo24 - Ultime Notizie su Napoli e la Campania (in Italian). Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Meloni under investigation, Renzi and Conte arm in arm: "Conspiracy theories and victimhood."". Il Roma. March 19, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  12. ↑ Redazione (September 27, 2023). "Alta Scuola Estradizioni: docenze a Luttwak, Tirelli e Palamara". Stylo24 - Ultime Notizie su Napoli e la Campania (in Italian). Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  13. ↑ Prallini, Edoardo (February 14, 2022). "A difesa della ricerca medica: Hbw e lo studio Ila insieme contro gli attacchi al patrimonio intellettuale". Forbes Italia (in Italian). Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Los Spadafora demandarán a Manuel Noriega en Italia". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). August 15, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  15. ↑ Weber, Katherine (June 10, 2014). "Brazil's Catholic Church Threatens to Sue Italian Broadcaster Over 'Christ the Redeemer' Commercial". The Christian Post. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  16. ↑ "La Russia si affida all'avvocato Tirelli per la revoca delle sanzioni". StopFake (in Italian). March 22, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Alexandro Maria Tirelli, presidente delle Camere penali del diritto europeo alla web tv del Mattino". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). December 21, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  18. ↑ PIOPPI, PAOLA (March 22, 2021). "Il magnate in fuga nelle mani di Putin". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Varese, magnate russo arrestato a Malpensa torna libero". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). December 26, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Bibliografia di Alexandro Maria Tirelli". Camere Penali.
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