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Helena Prieto González

Helena Prieto González

Europe 2026

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Garrigues
 Garrigues

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime

Spain

8 years ranked

Corporate Compliance

Spain

6 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Head of the Corporate Investigations Unit.

Experienced litigator dedicated to both prosecution and defence in all sorts of national and international criminal proceedings with particular knowledge on white-collar crimes and legal entities’ criminal liability.

Renowned expert in corporate compliance 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

Partner of the Criminal Law Practice Area and Head of the Corporate Investigations Unit of Garrigues since 2016.

Helena previously joined the Public Prosecution Service in 2004, serving in 3 different A.G.’s cabinets, being responsible for Spanish A.G.’s Office Memo 1/2016 defining legal entities’ criminal liability regulation in Spain.

Professional Memberships

Madrid Bar Association.

Personal

Degree in Law and Business Administration, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE).

Master’s Degree in Criminal Economic Law, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.

Doctoral studies at Universidad de Barcelona: “Market-based manipulation: when challenging the laws of physics deserves a penalty”.

Lecturer on the Compliance Program at Instituto de Empresa (IE Law School); Corporate Compliance Program at ESADE; Criminal Compliance Expert Postgraduate Course at Universidad de Barcelona; and Compliance Expert Course at Madrid Bar Association.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime - Spain

Band 2
Individual Editorial
Helena Prieto González acts on a broad range of corporate crime matters, assisting clients with cases related to bribery, disclosure of secrets and corruption in business. She has additional expertise in cases relating to allegations of corruption and accounting failures.
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Corporate Compliance - Spain

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Helena Prieto González has a strong reputation for her work on compliance models and internal investigations. In addition to this, she regularly conducts criminal risk analysis assessments.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • She is technically solid and has great strategic ability.

    Dispute Resolution: Corporate CrimeChambers European Guide

  • The service she provides is effective and timely, she can always anticipate needs and provide close guidance.

    Dispute Resolution: Corporate CrimeChambers European Guide

  • Helena is an example to follow. She is always available and provides huge added value.

    Dispute Resolution: Corporate CrimeChambers European Guide

  • She has significant technical knowledge, which she combines with client needs to come to a solution.

    Corporate ComplianceChambers European Guide

  • Helena Prieto González is always available and always provides something constructive. She reflects on different options, strategies and steps to follow.

    Corporate ComplianceChambers European Guide

  • She is very experienced and brings a practical and outcome-driven approach to complex matters.

    Corporate ComplianceChambers European Guide

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