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Ignacio Ayala

Ignacio Ayala

Europe 2026

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About

Provided by Oliva Ayala Abogados

Europe

Practice Areas

His practice covers all branches of Criminal Law, as well as all procedural phases and international jurisdictions.

Career

Ignacio Ayala Gómez, with more than 35 years of professional practice, founded Oliva-Ayala Abogados together with Horacio Oliva, and is now its Managing Partner. As a result of his extensive experience in court and his participation in complex processes of business offences negotiations, both judicial and extrajudicial, he is currently one of the most sought-after criminal lawyers in Spain, especially in the business sector.

Personal

Ignacio Ayala holds a PhD in Law from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where he obtained the highest grade for an innovative work on Tax Crime. He also has a criminology degree from the Instituto Universitario de Criminología and has carried out teaching and research tasks as a professor of Criminal Law at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He has published several scientific works, mainly about Criminal Tax matters.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime - Spain

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Individual Editorial
Stellar practitioner Ignacio Ayala has an impressive practice in which he advises on an array of domestic and international corporate crime mandates. He is a highly regarded figure in the market and is widely considered one of Spain's most experienced criminal lawyers.

Strengths

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  • Ignacio Ayala has exceptional knowledge and experience.

    Dispute Resolution: Corporate CrimeChambers European Guide

Ranked Individuals at Oliva Ayala Abogados (6)

Spain

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    Ignacio Ayala

    Head of Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime

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    Javier Sánchez-Vera

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    Laura Martínez-Sanz

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    Rafael Alcácer Guirao

    Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime

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    Jaime González Gugel

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