About
Provided by Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Thanks to the expertise of our senior lawyers specialized in Criminal Law, as well as our experience in economic crime and technical support from experts in other practice areas such as environment, tax, employment, urban planning and administrative and regulatory, we are leaders in the sector.
In addition, we enjoy the support of a former member of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office as well as a judge on leave from the Provincial Court of Barcelona.
Our team is accessible and generates confidence in our clients, which are two key aspects necessary for a criminal lawyer.
In addition, our Legal Compliance System (SCL) in Spain ensures legal compliance in the various business areas of the company and complements any existing system.
We provide twofold advice:
1. Defence in criminal proceedings for:
• Fraud: fraud, misappropriation, computer crimes
• Corporate crimes
• Insolvency and bankruptcy crimes
• Offences:
- Tax, accounting and money launderingo
- Against worker rights
- Environmental and urban planning
- Public and private corruption
- Intellectual property rights
• Defence of honour, privacy or image
• Representation of foreign citizens before the Spanish and Portuguese courts
• Extradition proceedings
2. Preventive criminal law:
• Criminal allegations prevention programmes (Corporate Legal Compliance)
• Adaptation of the internal control systems to the UK Bribery Act and the US FCPA
