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Specialised Criminal-Law Legal Services

We offer specialised criminal defence across the full spectrum of criminal law, from complex economic crime to the protection of fundamental rights.

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Labor Crimes

Crimes Against Workers

Defense in serious workplace accidents and crimes against safety at work.

Workplace Accidents

Criminal defense in reckless homicide and injuries from workplace accidents.

Inspections & Safety

Legal advice for labor inspections and work safety crimes.

Workplace Accident Criminal Lawyers

Defense and prosecution in workplace accidents resulting in death or serious injury. Occupational health crimes (Arts. 316-318 CP).

Crimes Against Worker Safety

Criminal defence of employers, directors and occupational-risk prevention officers facing the offence of endangering the life and health of workers by failing to provide the safety measures required by occupational risk prevention law.

Illegal Labor Trafficking

Criminal defense against charges of illegal labor trafficking, deceptive recruitment and the employment of foreign nationals without a work permit, conduct punishable with two to five years' imprisonment under Article 312 of the Spanish Criminal Code.

Imposition of Illegal Working Conditions

Criminal defence for offences against workers' rights: imposition of illegal working conditions and large-scale employment without Social Security registration.

Workplace Discrimination Crime

Specialist criminal defence against the offence of serious discrimination in public or private employment under Article 314 of the Spanish Criminal Code, punishable by six months to two years in prison or a fine.

Criminal Lawyers in Crimes Against Trade Union Freedom and the Right to Strike

Criminal defence for crimes against trade union freedom and the right to strike under Art. 315 CP, following the LO 5/2021 reform that repealed paragraph 3. For both the accused and injured parties.

Compliance & Prevention

Preventive Counsel

Legal consulting to avoid criminal risks before they materialize.

Criminal Compliance

Implementation of crime prevention models to exempt the company from liability.

Admin Criminal Liability

Defense of company directors and administrators facing criminal charges arising from their position.

Corporate Criminal Liability Lawyers

Defense of companies facing criminal charges (Art. 31 bis CP). Liability mitigation through compliance programs.

Whistleblower Channel

Implementation of mandatory internal whistleblowing channels (EU Directive 2019/1937). Advisory for companies with 50+ employees.

Sole Director and Board Member Liability

Specialized defense of sole, joint, several directors and of executive and non-executive board members facing criminal imputation.

Corporate vs Individual Liability (Art. 31 bis CP)

Dual defense strategy when the company and the director are simultaneously imputed.

Internal Corporate Investigations

External direction of internal investigations with guarantor protocol and attorney-client privilege shielding.

Effective Compliance Exemption

Judicial accreditation of an effective compliance program to exempt the legal entity (Art. 31 bis 2 CP).

Defense Against Internal Channel Complaints

Defense of the director or employee reported through the internal channel (Law 2/2023). Guarantees and counter-complaint.

International Sanctions (EU/OFAC)

Criminal defense and compliance for EU, OFAC, UN sanctions. SDN lists, asset freezing and sectoral embargoes.

Criminal Due Diligence in M&A

Target criminal risk assessment, Art. 130.2 CP succession and criminal reps in SPA.

ESG Compliance with Criminal Coverage

CSDDD Directive, supply chain and ESG criminal risks: workers, environment and greenwashing.

Corporate AI Criminal Risk

Algorithmic compliance and criminal defense: EU AI Act, bias, automated decisions and deepfakes.

Corporate Intelligence and Private Forensics

Coordination with detectives, forensic experts and OSINT specialists for lawful evidence.

Theft, Robbery & Property

Illegal Occupation (Okupas)

Defense of owners against illegal occupations and criminal defense in usurpation proceedings.

Receiving Stolen Goods

Criminal defense in accusations of purchasing stolen goods, handling stolen property, and pawn shop issues.

Robbery Offense

Specialized defense in Robbery with Force and Violence. Muggings, home burglary, and safes.

Property Crimes

Defense in robbery, theft, damages, and complex property offenses.

Damage Crimes

Specialized criminal defense in vandalism, computer damages, arson, and property destruction.

Theft Offense

Specialized criminal defense in theft, minor offenses, and property recidivism.

Utility Fraud (Electricity Theft)

Criminal defense in illegal electricity, water, and gas hookups. Utility and telecommunications fraud (Art. 255-256 CP).

Petty Theft / Shoplifting

Urgent defense in fast trials for petty theft. Avoiding criminal records and immigration consequences.

Home Robbery (Inhabited House)

Technical defense against the most severe robbery aggravation. Art. 241 CP. 2-5 years penalty.

Property Squatting

Express eviction for property owners and criminal defense for the accused. Art. 245 CP.

Receiving Stolen Mobile Phones

Buying a stolen second-hand phone (Art. 298 CP): IMEI checks, due diligence and buyer defence.

Human Trafficking

Aiding Illegal Immigration Defense Lawyers

Specialized criminal defense in the offense of aiding illegal immigration under Art. 318 bis of the Spanish Criminal Code.

Prostitution & Sexual Exploitation

Defense in crimes related to prostitution, corruption of minors, and exploitation.

Trafficking & Prostitution

Criminal defense in human trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced prostitution.

Organ Trafficking

Criminal defense in illegal trafficking of human organs, tissues, and cells (Art. 156 bis CP).

Human Trafficking for Labor Exploitation

Criminal defense against charges of human trafficking for the purpose of imposing forced labor or services (Art. 177 bis.1.a CP), carrying 5 to 8 years' imprisonment.

Human Trafficking for Forced Begging or to Commit Crimes

Specialist criminal defence against accusations of human trafficking for forced begging or exploitation to commit criminal activities, under Art. 177 bis.1.a) and c) of the Spanish Criminal Code.

Forced Marriage Lawyer

Specialist criminal defence for the offence of forced marriage (Art. 172 bis CP) and its connection with human trafficking for the purpose of forced marriage (Art. 177 bis.1.e CP).

Human Trafficking Defense Lawyers

Specialist criminal defense in the human trafficking offense under Art. 177 bis of the Penal Code: recruitment, transport and harboring for the purpose of exploitation, punishable by 5 to 8 years' imprisonment.

Life & Physical Integrity

Assault Offenses

Defense and prosecution in physical assaults, tumultuous brawls, and reckless injuries.

Homicide & Murder

Maximum demand criminal defense in crimes against life. Homicide, Murder, and Reckless Homicide.

Medical Negligence

Specialized criminal defense in medical malpractice, diagnostic errors, failed surgeries, and hospital negligence.

Involuntary Manslaughter Lawyers

Criminal defense in negligence-caused deaths: traffic accidents, workplace incidents and medical negligence (Art. 142 CP).

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Lawyers

Criminal defence in inducing and aiding suicide and in euthanasia offences (Art. 143 CP).

Negligent Injury Lawyers

Defense in injuries caused by professional, medical negligence or traffic accidents (Art. 152 CP).

Medical Negligence with Fatal Outcome

Defense and private prosecution in homicide by professional medical negligence (Art. 142 CP).

Healthcare Personnel Criminal Liability

Criminal defense of physicians, MIR, nursing, anesthetists and auxiliaries in professional negligence proceedings.

Healthcare Professional Intrusion

Criminal defense for healthcare professional intrusion (Art. 403 CP): aesthetics, dentistry, physiotherapy.

Defense Against Malpractice Claim

Comprehensive criminal defense of the healthcare professional reported: strategy, insurer and mediation.

Family & Domestic Violence

Vicarious Violence Lawyers

Legal assistance in vicarious violence situations: the instrumentalization of children to harm a woman who is a victim of gender violence.

Gender-Based Violence

Specialized defense and prosecution in proceedings of violence against women.

Family Crimes

Defense in non-payment of child support, child abduction, and family abandonment.

Domestic Violence

Defense in family assaults outside the scope of gender violence (parents, siblings, grandparents).

Illegal Marriages

Legal defense in crimes against civil status: bigamy, marriages of convenience, and illegal authorizations.

Crimes against Family Rights & Duties

Comprehensive assistance in crimes of non-payment of pension, family abandonment, child abduction, and breach of custody duties.

Bigamy & Illegal Marriages

Criminal defense for bigamy, sham marriages, and offenses against civil status (Arts. 217-219 CP).

Child Abduction Lawyers

Defense in parental child abduction, unlawful retention in national and international custody disputes (Art. 225 bis CP).

Failure to Pay Child Support Lawyers

Defense and prosecution in family abandonment through non-payment of alimony or child support for 2+ months (Art. 227 CP).

Family and Child Abandonment Lawyers

Defence and prosecution in family abandonment (Art. 226 CP) and child abandonment (Arts. 229-233 CP).

Crimes Against Liberty

Trespass

Criminal defense in cases of illegal entry into another's dwelling. We distinguish trespass from usurpation.

Stalking Offense

Legal protection against obsessive and repeated harassment (Stalking) that gravely alters daily life.

Threats Offense

Criminal defense against accusations of intimidation and blackmail.

Coercion Offense

Defense against accusations of preventing doing what the law does not prohibit.

Real-Estate Harassment

Criminal defence for real-estate harassment used to force a tenant out: coercion and stalking (Arts. 172 and 172 ter CP).

Conditional Threats and Blackmail

Criminal defence against charges of conditional threats, unconditional threats and blackmail. We analyse the seriousness of the harm announced, the condition demanded and whether the aim was achieved to determine the sentence and the strategy.

Lawyer for the Offence of Coercion

Specialist criminal defence against accusations of coercion under Article 172 of the Spanish Criminal Code, in its basic, aggravated and minor forms.

Stalking and Harassment Defence Lawyer

Specialist criminal defence against stalking and harassment charges under Art. 172 ter of the Criminal Code: surveillance, pursuit and insistent, repeated contact that seriously disrupts everyday life.

Online Threats and Coercion via Social Media

Specialist criminal defence for threats and coercion committed through social media and messaging apps: challenging digital evidence, authorship, dissemination, the overlap with stalking and hate crime, and the aggravating factor for the use of technological means.

Corporate Crimes

Corporate Crimes

Criminal conflicts between partners, falsification of accounts, and unfair administration.

False Accounts

Falsification of annual accounts and corporate documents (Art. 290 CP).

Unfair Administration

Abuse of administrative powers causing patrimonial damage (Art. 252 CP).

Abusive Agreements

Imposition of abusive agreements by majority with intent to profit (Art. 291 CP).

Denial of Rights

Denial of information, participation or voting rights to shareholders (Art. 293 CP).

Harmful Agreements

Imposition of harmful agreements through fictitious majorities (Art. 292 CP).

Inspection Obstruction

Obstruction of inspection and supervisory activities (Art. 294 CP).

Family Business Crimes

Criminal disputes in family businesses: succession, squeeze-out and the kinship exemption (Art. 268 CP).

Corporate Deadlock

Criminal and commercial solutions for deadlocked 50/50 companies.

Double Accounting

Off-the-books 'B' accounting and double ledgers: Art. 290 + Art. 305 CP concurrence.

Corruption in Business

Specialized criminal defense in private corruption crimes, bribery, and sports match-fixing.

Unfair Asset Management Lawyers

Defense in fraudulent management of third-party assets causing economic harm to the owner (Art. 252 CP).

Public Order

Assault on Authority

Criminal defense for assault, resistance, and disobedience to law enforcement officers.

Illegal Weapons Possession

Criminal defense in possession of prohibited weapons, firearms without license, and stun guns.

Unlicensed Firearms

Criminal defense for possession of handguns, shotguns, and war weapons without license.

Prohibited Bladed Weapons

Defense in possession of switchblades, daggers, and knives with blades over 11cm.

Stun Guns & Tasers

Legal status of defense sprays, tasers, and extendable batons in Spain.

Weapons Stockpiling

Defense in serious crimes of accumulating weaponry, ammunition, or explosives.

Public Disorder

Defense against accusations of altering public peace, resistance, and assault on authority.

Crimes Against Public Order

Specialist criminal defence across the whole of Title XXII of the Penal Code: assault and resistance to authority, public disorder, illegal possession of weapons, and criminal organisation and group.

Criminal Organization & Group

Specialist criminal defense in criminal organization (Art. 570 bis CP) and criminal group (Art. 570 ter CP): the difference between stability and structure, penalties by number of members and aims, membership versus collaboration, and dissolution (Art. 570 quáter).

Disobedience to Authority

Criminal defence for serious disobedience and non-violent resistance to authority or its agents acting in the exercise of their functions.

Aggravated Public Disorder

Criminal defence against charges of aggravated public disorder committed in a group with violence or intimidation in the context of demonstrations and riots.

Drug Trafficking

Drug Driving

Defense in saliva test positives. Difference between presence and influence.

Public Health

Highly specialized defense in Public Health offenses, drug trafficking, and criminal organizations.

Drug Trafficking (Art. 368 CP)

Defense in the basic type: cultivation, production, or trafficking. Differentiation between serious and non-serious harm substances.

Counterfeit Medicines and Anabolic Substances (Arts. 359-362 quater CP)

Defence in pharmaceutical offences: harmful substances, unauthorised medicines creating a risk and counterfeiting of medicines.

Criminal Organization

Defense in macro-cases with multiple accused for drug trafficking and criminal organization membership.

International Trafficking

Import/Export of drugs, containers, and National Court jurisdiction.

Cannabis Clubs

Legal defense of cannabis associations. Limits of shared consumption and Supreme Court doctrine.

Sports Doping Crimes

Criminal defense in public health crimes related to sports. Distribution of doping substances (Art. 362 quinquies CP).

Cannabis Cultivation Lawyers

Criminal defense in cannabis cultivation, possession and distribution. Social cannabis clubs and self-cultivation.

Food Safety Crimes Lawyers

Defense in food fraud, product adulteration and food safety offenses (Arts. 363-367 CP).

Public Administration

Public Administration Crimes

Defense of officials and individuals in cases of corruption, prevarication, and bribery.

Administrative Prevarication

Criminal defense for public officials accused of issuing arbitrary resolutions in administrative matters.

Electoral Crimes

Defense in crimes against the electoral process: vote buying, election fraud, and illegal propaganda.

Transnational Bribery

Criminal defense in corruption of foreign public officials and international organizations (Art. 286 ter CP).

Bribery Criminal Lawyers

Criminal defense in active and passive bribery cases. Public official corruption (Arts. 419-427 CP).

Embezzlement Criminal Lawyers

Defense for officials and public servants accused of misuse of public funds (Arts. 432-435 CP).

Influence Peddling Lawyers

Defense against charges of leveraging influence to obtain favorable public decisions (Arts. 428-431 CP).

Prohibited Negotiations Lawyers

Defense for officials accused of personal interest conflicts in matters under their jurisdiction (Arts. 439-441 CP).

Crimes by Public Officials Lawyers

Comprehensive defense for public officials accused of bribery, embezzlement, prevarication and abuse of authority.

Public Officer Fraud Defence Lawyer

Specialised criminal defence against charges of public officer fraud under Article 436 of the Spanish Criminal Code: colluding with interested parties to defraud a public entity in contracts, supplies or settlements.

Crime of Illegal Exactions

Criminal defence of authorities and public officials investigated for demanding fees, tariffs or charges that are not due or exceed the legal amount.

Breach of Document Custody

Criminal defence for the official or authority accused of removing, destroying, rendering useless or concealing documents in their custody (art. 413 CP) and of disclosure of secrets (art. 417 CP).

Criminal Procedure

Extraditions and EAW

Defense in passive extradition proceedings and European Arrest Warrants.

General Criminal Defense

Expert representation in crimes against persons, freedom, and property.

Record Expungement

Clearing criminal and police records to restore your legal standing.

Juvenile Justice

Specialized defense under the Organic Law on Criminal Liability of Minors (LORPM).

Breach of Sentence

Criminal defense against accusations of non-compliance with precautionary measures and restraining orders.

Jury Trial Defense

Experts in Jury Law. Forensic oratory techniques, jury selection, and testimony psychology.

Fast Trials

Urgent assistance at police stations and courts. Strategic defense for fast-track trials.

Plea Agreement Lawyers

Strategic negotiation of plea agreements to reduce sentences. Rewarded conformity and procedural benefits.

Criminal Appeal (Cassation) Lawyers

Filing cassation appeals before the Supreme Court for violations of law or procedural defects.

Constitutional Appeal Lawyers

Defense of fundamental rights before the Constitutional Court. Amparo appeals against final criminal judgments.

Pardon Application Lawyers

Processing total or partial pardon applications before the Council of Ministers. Favorable reports and strategy.

Consular Assistance and Embassies

Criminal assistance coordinated with consulates and embassies for detained foreigners. Multilingual attention.

Transnational Criminal Proceedings

EAW, letters rogatory, international asset recovery and jurisdictional conflicts.

Habeas Corpus

Urgent procedure (LO 6/1984) to challenge unlawful detentions. 24-hour resolution.

Compensation for Wrongful Pre-Trial Detention

Claim for pre-trial detention suffered where the proceedings end in acquittal or final dismissal (Art. 294 LOPJ).

Professional Private Prosecution

Active victim defense as party: investigation impulse, qualification and civil liability.

Comprehensive Sexual Violence Victim Support

Protocol coordinated with forensic doctors, psychologists and private prosecution. Reinforced confidentiality.

Victim Asset Recovery

Precautionary measures, forfeiture, ex delicto execution and international cooperation for assets.

Interpol Red Notice

Defense against Interpol red notices and diffusions: provisional arrest, extradition and removal before the CCF.

European Arrest Warrant

Defence against European Arrest Warrants before the Audiencia Nacional: grounds for refusal and surrender of nationals.

Bail & Pre-Trial Detention

How pre-trial release works: provisional detention, bail, passport surrender and court check-ins.

National Court (Audiencia Nacional) Lawyer

Defence before the Audiencia Nacional and Central Courts: extradition, European Arrest Warrant, international drug trafficking and complex economic crime.

Military Jurisdiction

Military Crimes

Specialized defense before military jurisdiction and the Central Military Tribunal.

Prison Law

Penitentiary Law

Legal assistance in sentence execution. Grade progression, permits, and parole.

Initial Prison Classification

Defense in initial classification: first, second or third degree. PSJ appeal.

Ordinary Prison Furloughs

Up to 36 days/year second degree, 48 third. Request, defense and PSJ appeal.

Extraordinary Prison Furloughs

Urgent furloughs for death, serious illness or birth (Art. 47.1 LOGP).

Third Degree & Open Prison Regime

Third degree progression, Art. 100.2 RP and telematic third degree with bracelet.

Conditional Release

Ordinary, anticipated and serious illness (Arts. 90-92 CP). Defense and appeal.

Suspended Sentence

Ordinary, exceptional and drug-dependence routes (Arts. 80-87 CP). Conditions, revocation and remission.

Sentence Consolidation

Art. 193.2 RP: single computation for anticipated furlough, third degree and conditional release access.

Full-Term Sentence (Art. 78 CP)

Defense against full serving: benefits on effective sentence or on imposed sum.

Accumulation of Sentences (Art. 988 LECrim)

Application of Art. 76 CP limits: triple of most serious sentence or absolute maximums 20-40 years.

Substitutive Expulsion (Art. 89 CP)

Sentence substitution by foreigner expulsion. Family roots exceptions.

Sentence Review under LO 1/2026

Review request by more favorable criminal norm (Art. 9.3 SC) after reform.

Cybercrime

Cybercrime and Technological Criminal Law

Highly specialized defense in computer crimes: Hacking, Ransomware, Phishing, Crypto-assets, and Secret Revelation. Forensic computer expertise.

Illegal Data Access

Criminal defense for unauthorized access to computer systems and interception of telecommunications (Art. 197 bis-ter CP).

Online Fraud & Phishing Lawyers

Criminal defense in online scams, phishing, smishing, spoofing and cryptocurrency fraud.

Cyberbullying Criminal Lawyers

Defense and prosecution in cyberbullying, sextortion and digital harassment through social media and messaging.

Hacking & Intrusion Lawyers

Criminal defense in unauthorized access to systems, communications interception and cyber-espionage (Art. 197 bis CP).

SIM Swapping & Carding

Criminal defense and bank claims for fraudulent SIM duplicates, account draining and card fraud (Art. 248 CP).

Deepfakes & AI Crimes

Criminal defense in deepfakes, AI voice cloning, non-consensual pornography and EU AI Act compliance.

Online Identity Theft

Defense and private prosecution in digital identity theft, catfishing, fake profiles and account hacking (Art. 401 CP).

Money Mule Defence in Spain

Criminal defence for those who received and forwarded scam proceeds through their bank account: lack of intent and reckless money laundering (Art. 301.3 CP).

Generative AI Fraud

Macro landing: deepfakes, voice cloning vishing, CEO fraud, impersonation and evidence manipulation.

AI & Digital Evidence

AI and Digital Evidence in Criminal Process

Defense against digital evidence generated or manipulated by AI: deepfakes, synthetic voice and algorithmic expert evidence.

Deepfakes: Detection and Challenge

Expert challenge of deepfakes submitted as evidence and criminal action for sextortion or impersonation.

AI Vishing and Voice Cloning

Defense and prosecution in AI voice cloning scams: CEO fraud and acoustic expert evidence.

Algorithmic Expert Evidence

Audit and challenge of algorithm-based expert evidence: facial recognition and predictive models.

Bias in Predictive Models

Defense against criminal investigations based on biased predictive models and algorithmic profiling.

Crypto Scams

Cryptocurrency Fraud

Criminal defense in Bitcoin scams, NFTs, fake ICOs and crypto laundering. Forensic blockchain traceability (Arts. 248, 301 CP).

Crypto and Digital Assets Criminal Defense

Criminal defense in crypto offenses: fraud, money laundering, MiCA framework, on-chain tracing and seizure.

Crypto Fraud and On-Chain Tracing

Defense and prosecution in cryptocurrency scams through blockchain expert evidence and forensic tracing.

Crypto Tax Fraud

Criminal defense in tax fraud with Bitcoin, Ethereum and crypto assets: personal income tax, VAT, Form 721 and regularization (Art. 305 CP).

Crypto Money Laundering

Criminal defense in money laundering through Bitcoin, Ethereum, mixers, decentralized exchanges and DeFi (Art. 301 CP).

MiCA Regulation, CASP and Traceability

Criminal advice for CASPs under the MiCA Regulation (EU 2023/1114): KYC, traceability and director exposure.

DeFi Scams: Rug Pulls and Bridges

Defense in DeFi token rug pulls, bridge exploits and stablecoin collapses with technical expert evidence.

Crypto Asset Seizure and Freezing

Seizure and freezing procedure for cryptocurrencies in criminal proceedings with specialized holder defense.

DAO Criminal Liability

Criminal defense of DAO members and developers imputed for fraud, money laundering or corporate offenses.

Crypto-Asset Criminal Offenses

Macro landing: crypto fraud, rug pulls, MiCA, wallet forfeiture and DAO liability.

Sports Criminal Law

Sports Criminal Law

Criminal defense in sports corruption, doping, stadium violence and hate crimes in sport.

Match-Fixing and Sports Corruption

Criminal defense in match-fixing, sports corruption (Art. 286 bis CP) and result manipulation.

Doping and Public Health in Sport

Criminal defense in sports doping (Art. 362 quinquies CP): supply, prescription and administration.

Online Abuse of Athletes

Private prosecution and defense in insults to athletes: hate crimes, libel and threats.

Stadium Violence

Criminal defense in violence at sports events: aggressions, damage and Law 19/2007 regime.

Sports Betting Fraud and Match-Fixing

Specialized criminal defense in fraud linked to sports betting, fixing of results to profit in the betting market and related fraud (Arts. 286 bis and 248-249 CP), including the connection with criminal organizations.

Criminal Liability of Sports Clubs and Entities

Criminal defence of clubs, public limited sports companies, federations and sports entities for offences committed by their directors or employees, and design of prevention models (criminal compliance) under Art. 31 bis CP.

Assaults on Referees and Athletes

Specialised criminal defence for assaults committed in the sporting context against referees, competition judges, athletes, coaches and spectators, with a precise analysis of the distinction between bodily harm under Articles 147 and 148 CP, the assault-on-authority offence of Article 550 CP and the public disorder offence of Article 557 CP.

Do you need specialised legal assistance?

The judicial system is complex. We have the criminal-law specialisation and technical resources required to take on the defence.

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