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Practice Area Overview
The practice of Criminal Law can broadly be divided in two on the basis of the nature of the offenses that counsel is retained to deal with: on one hand non white-collar crime (e.g. theft, robbery, drug related offenses, hate crimes, assaults, sexual assaults, homicides, etc.) and on the other white-collar crime (e.g. fraud, bribery, embezzlement, insider trading, identity theft, money laundering, etc.). Not all Criminal Law lawyers offer counsel on non white-collar crime matters, usually due to their firm’s policy, particularly in firms with multiple areas of practice. Penalties under Spanish Criminal Law range from a fine to imprisonment and in cases of criminal corporate liability may even result in the judicial dissolution of the legal person.
For these reasons it is essential to obtain expert and specialized counsel from the very moment that criminal proceedings are directed against a suspect or conversely, a person is the victim of a crime. The pre-trial investigation phase is conducted by an examining magistrate who is ultimately responsible for ruling between the dismissal of the proceedings or moving forward to trial. Actions undertaken during this pre-trial investigation phase are of paramount importance to the client as they can be instrumental in the examining magistrate decision and affect the imposition of precautionary measures such as the freezing of assets or preventive detention.
Under Spanish law, trials are held before a single judge (other than the one responsible for the pre-trial investigation) or a panel of several judges, depending on the severity of the penalty faced by the defendant. Jury trials are limited to a set number of specific offenses. Naturally, the need for expert counsel becomes even more important at the trial stage and is also essential in order to conduct possible appeals before higher courts, up to the Supreme Court or the Constitutional Court, which require a high degree of technical thoroughness that only practitioners specialized in this specific field of law can offer.
Finally, it should be pointed out that in recent times the requirements on companies regarding self-regulation have been steadily increasing, creating the need for legal services provided outside the context of criminal proceedings. On top of economic and reputational risks companies have traditionally faced when it came to criminal matters for which they could be civilly liable, companies are now faced with new sets of risks arising from the introduction of direct criminal liability of legal persons (introduced in Spanish Law in 2010). Consequently, law-abiding companies wishing to avoid or mitigate potential criminal responsibility may find it essential to retain the services of a white-collar crime lawyer to design and implement the required corporate compliance programs or to conduct internal investigations.
Practice area: Corporate Crime Adriana joined Pérez-Llorca in 2008 after working for 10 years as a Public Prosecutor. She is partner and head of the Corporate Crime and Investigations area. She advises national and foreign clients regarding Spanish criminal lawsuits for white collar crime. Adriana is also an expert in corporate compliance and corporate internal investigations. She lectures on Corporate Crime at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and Universidad Europea in Madrid.
Lawyer, member of the Madrid Bar Association since 1997 and also of the Ciudad Real Bar Association since 1994. He brings his vast experience in Criminal Law to our firm, especially in the field of economic crimes . He has represented defendants in numerous high-profile trials in the Audiencia Nacional . He is also professor of Criminal Law and Ethics at Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Empresa (IE Law School) and the Madrid Bar Association Studies Center. He joint Mas y Calvet law firm i...
A lo largo de mis más de 30 años de ejercicio profesional trato, tanto ahora como desde el primer día, de abordar cada desafío con entusiasmo, creatividad y un deseo incesante de alcanzar el éxito. Esta pasión me ha abierto el camino para muchas oportunidades, y me ha proporcionado experiencias únicas y relaciones excepcionales, tanto personales como profesionales. Si usted está interesado en saber más sobre mí, contin&uacu...
Daniel G. Mas (Elche, 1987). Intrépido abogado, criminólogo y detective, especializado en derecho penal. Fundó su propio despacho de abogados en 2010 bajo el nombre de DANIGMAS Abogados y posteriormente apostó por el sector de la investigación privada y la consultoría de seguridad con MIRLO BIANCO Intelligence Detectives y Consultores. Ilicitano de nacimiento, se formó en la Universidad de Alicante y la Universidad Miguel Hernández de El...
Licenciado en Derecho por la Universitat Pompeu Fabra y Máster en Derecho Penal y Ciencias Penales por la UB y la UPF. Es profesor asociado de Derecho Penal en el Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Barcelona (ICAB) y en el Instituto Superior de Derecho y Empresa (ISDE). De 2013 a 2019 fue Vocal de la Sección de Derecho Penal del Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Barcelona. Tras más de 14 años de trayectoria profesional en Molins Defensa Penal, en 2019 ...
Cristina Nieto Enríquez developed her professional career at the prestigious Cuatrecasas law firm for 12 years, where she acquired extensive experience in assisting in oral trials before all bodies of the Criminal Jurisdiction, exercising both the defense and private prosecution of individuals and legal entities, as well as in preventive legal advice at national and international levels, and in the development and implementation of crime prevention programs (Corporate Compliance). Afte...
Juan joined Pérez-Llorca in 2008. He advises national and international clients concerning corporate compliance issues, such as anti-corruption and anti-money laundering policies. He also participates in criminal proceedings and investigations concerning white collar crime, extradition and European Arrest Warrants proceedings and other international mutual legal assistance matters. Practice areas: White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
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