Gabriel Castro

Practice Areas

Head of the Criminal Law Practice Area.

Experienced litigator dedicated to both prosecution and defence in all sorts of national and international criminal proceedings (extradition proceedings), with extensive knowledge and deep expertise on white-collar crimes and the criminal liability of legal entities.

Renowned expert in corporate compliance (criminal compliance programs) and specialist in conducting and assessing on corporate investigations, having worked on most sensitive corporate investigations across a broad range of industry sectors with implications in different jurisdictions (FCPA, DOJ, SEC; UK Bribery Act, FCA), OFAC, SFO).

Career

Gabriel joined the Criminal Law Practice Area of Garrigues in 1998 and later became a partner in 2009. Since 2015, he is the Head of the Criminal Law Practice Area.

Professional Memberships

Madrid Bar Association.

Personal

Degree in Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1993.

Preparation for the national competitive examinations for entry into the judicial profession (1993-1998).

Executive Master’s Degree in Business and Finance for Lawyers, Centro de Estudios Garrigues.

Lecturer in the Master's Degree for Admission to the Bar at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE) and the Executive Master’s Degree on Business Law offered by Centro de Estudios Garrigues in conjunction with Harvard Law School.