VIIIPractice areas
Criminal
Defence and prosecution, with particular dedication to economic and corporate crime.
We act both for the defence and as private prosecutor, with particular dedication to economic and corporate matters: breach of trust in management, punishable insolvency, offences against the public revenue, money laundering. Also personal matters, where the client is already one of the firm's own.
- Corporate and computer crime
- Offences against the public revenue, social security and other public institutions
- Punishable insolvency
- Offences against workers' rights and occupational risk prevention
- Environmental and planning criminal law
- Offences against property: misappropriation, fraud, theft and robbery
- Documentary forgery and the criminal protection of trade secrets
- Offences against intellectual and industrial property and against consumers
- Handling of stolen goods and money laundering
- Offences against public administration: perversion of justice, misappropriation of public funds and bribery
- Road traffic offences and offences against public health
- Criminal law relating to the family and to minors
- Offences against privacy and one's own image, honour, life and physical integrity, and sexual freedom
- Insurance law and jury trials
- Extradition proceedings, pardons and constitutional appeals before the Constitutional Court
What clients usually ask us
I have been summoned as a person under investigation: what does it mean?
That a court is investigating events in which you may have been involved, not that you have been charged with anything. You have the right to know what you are being investigated for, to remain silent and to have a lawyer from the very first moment. Most importantly, do not go to give a statement without first preparing it with your lawyer.
Can a company be criminally liable?
Yes. In Spain, legal entities can be criminally liable for certain offences — including tax fraud, money laundering, fraud and planning offences — committed for their benefit by their managers or by poorly supervised employees. A properly implemented crime prevention (compliance) programme can exempt it from liability or reduce it. We advise the company and defend it when proceedings are opened.
When is not paying tax a crime?
When the evaded tax exceeds €120,000 per tax and year and there is concealment or deceit; below that, it is an administrative offence. Voluntarily regularising before the tax authorities start proceedings can rule out criminal liability. For any inspection that might approach that limit, a criminal lawyer and a tax lawyer should be involved from the start.
Can I act as a private prosecutor in criminal proceedings?
Yes. The victim of a crime can join the proceedings as a private prosecutor (acusación particular): propose evidence, take part in the trial and claim compensation for damages. It is common in cases of fraud, misappropriation or breach of fiduciary duty, where recovering what was lost largely depends on acting early to secure the offender's assets.
Does your case belong here?
Set out your situation briefly and we will tell you how to proceed, with no obligation on your part.