About

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Baker McKenzie Spanish Corporate Compliance practice comprises our two offices, Madrid and Barcelona, working in correlation with each to cover a wide range of Compliance matters.

The unique cross-border nature of our firm enables us to carry out complex investigation processes involving multiple jurisdictions.

We have outstanding expertise in the healthcare industry and its compliance specificities.

We have in-depth knowledge about the criminal liability of legal persons and directors. The Compliance department has extensive experience in designing the Compliance function of companies, including the drafting of the compliance bodies and the Board of directors’ committee´s internal regulations, whistleblowing channels and more.

Our Global and EMEA Practice Group effectively allows our attorneys to keep track of trends in leading jurisdictions and our clients to react swiftly to Compliance incidents around the globe.

We regularly organise seminars and roundtables tailored to multinational and listed companies and are highly active in academia and publishing. We are increasingly being asked to provide second opinions or to validate investigations, and investigation processes conducted by others, or to report to supervisory or audit committees, since we are seen as market leaders, especially when it comes to strategic or high risk situations.

Chambers Review

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Corporate Compliance - Spain

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie has a prestigious practice, advising domestic and multinational clients on the design, coordination and implementation of compliance programmes. The law firm further assists clients with internal investigations and represents companies from a range of industries, with notable experience in the healthcare sector. Clients also include the automotive and fashion industries.

Work Highlights

  • Baker McKenzie advised Intas Pharmaceuticals on the review and preparation of its annual compliance reports.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Cecilia Pastor
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Cecilia Pastor
Head of Corporate Compliance
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Band 1

Top-tier partner Cecilia Pastor is the head of the Madrid compliance department. She acts on a broad range of compliance matters, especially for the pharmaceutical sector, assisting clients in reviewing the implementation of their compliance programmes and preparing their annual compliance reports.

Cecilia is a senior lawyer who is always available.

Ester Navas
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Ester Navas
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Band 3

Ester Navas assists clients with regulatory matters, including compliance and investigations, often assisting companies from regulated sectors. She co-ordinates EU-wide corporate compliance programmes.

Ester Navas is very client-focused and knowledgeable.

She offers strategic focus and knowledge of customer needs.

María Massó Moreu
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María Massó Moreu
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Band 4

María Massó Moreu advises clients on a range of compliance matters, from assisting with the review of compliance programmes and conducting risk assessments to coordinating EU-wide programmes.

María Massó Moreu's ability to design defence strategies in highly complex situations is highly valued.

She knows the sector inside and out and is proactive in staying up to date. She also shares this knowledge with clients.

She has an incredible strategic vision. She is eager to help and is honest and trustworthy.

María Massó Moreu has the ability to design the best strategies tailored to the specific characteristics of each case.

She has double-faceted knowledge of compliance and corporate crime and is very clear in her explanations.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate Compliance

Cecilia Pastor
1
Cecilia Pastor
Head of Corporate Compliance
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Band 1
Ester Navas
3
Ester Navas
3
Band 3
María Massó Moreu
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María Massó Moreu
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Band 4

Members

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Cecilia Pastor

Cecilia Pastor

Head of Department

Claudia Grau

Jesús Santos

Maria Masso

Montserrat Llopart

Head of Department

Paul Amberg

Victor Mercedes

Clients

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Apple

Applied

Asociación Provivienda

Isdin

Joe Jeans

Medtronic