Vittoria M. Fariello, a native of Turin, Italy, who has also lived in France, Germany, Canada, and Egypt, is an experienced investigator and litigator who also handles any deals or transactional matters covered by the firm.

Prior to joining Balestriere Lanza, Ms. Fariello worked as an Investigative Attorney in the New York City Buildings Special Investigation Unit (a joint initiative of the City's Departments of Investigation and Buildings). There she worked with investigators and analysts to conduct a variety of investigation into professional misconduct and official corruption matters, and litigated and tried cases based on her investigations. She also worked with local prosecutors, regulators, and other government attorneys in broad investigations and complex litigation matters.

Before working with the Special Investigations Unit, Ms. Fariello worked in a small firm where she handled all kinds of litigation matters and a variety of transactional matters, including residential and commercial real estate deals. During Law School, Ms. Fariello worked for the Chief Prosecutor in Milan, Italy, investigating corruption in the Italian government; for the Immigration Unit of the Legal Aid Society, representing individuals in asylum and other matters before immigration courts; for the ambassador of the Arab League to the United Nations in a series of diplomatic projects; and for an attorney in the international practice of Spector and Feldman, LLP.

Ms. Fariello is a graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School and the University of Wisconsin. She spent semesters abroad at La Cattolica in Milan, Italy, and the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Ms. Fariello is fluent in Italian and highly proficient in French, German, and Arabic. She is an associate of SUNSGLOW (Study of the United Nations and Global Legal Order), a non-governmental organization which trains lawyers and judges in developing countries. Ms. Fariello is admitted to practice before the courts of the state of New York.