Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
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Provided by Uría Menéndez
Risk management is a core part of conducting business. Companies must take a pre-emptive approach to understanding and dealing with the ramifications of corporate criminal liability for themselves and their management teams.
The combination of our team’s substantial experience in corporate crime and the resources of a major Ibero-American firm form the basis of our leading practice.
We specialise in economic criminal litigation and pursue the interests of large corporations and management teams in the main economic sectors, assisting them to develop well-informed risk-management strategies that encompass effective corporate governance and robust anti-corruption frameworks.
This includes conducting internal investigations and implementing and reviewing compliance programmes that respond to legal obligations and reputational considerations, all while providing comprehensive solutions that protect business interests.
Our advice addresses all of a client’s possible needs:
Litigation concerning financial crimes: tax, environmental and corporate offences, money laundering, corruption, fraud and forgery
Litigation concerning information technology offences: privacy, intellectual property and copyright, computer fraud and sabotage
Conducting internal investigations and crisis management
Chambers Review
Uría Menéndez has a highly respected department of renowned professionals with significant experience defending large corporations, including multinationals, against allegations of corruption, fraud and money laundering. The team is able to cover all stages of proceedings from compliance and pre-litigation advice through to investigations and appeals up to the Supreme and Constitutional Courts. The firm is also recommended for sensitive cases involving espionage, accounting issues and alleged environmental crimes. It typically assists clients hailing from the mining, banking and IT sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has a lot of experience in this area. Its lawyers are also very practical and can explain the topics very well."
"Uría Menéndez is always available and fast in responding."
"It is a team with a very technical knowledge of the subject that makes it possible to handle very complex criminal matters."
"The team has a lot of experience in this area. Its lawyers are also very practical and can explain the topics very well."
"Uría Menéndez is always available and fast in responding."
"It is a team with a very technical knowledge of the subject that makes it possible to handle very complex criminal matters."
Notable Practitioners
Ismael Clemente Casas advises on several areas of criminal law, including espionage, tax fraud, corruption and bribery. His clientele comes largely from the real estate and financial sectors.
"He is very smart and offers very good communication in complex matters. He has strong knowledge and availability and is supportive in difficult moments."
"Ismael Clemente Casas is an excellent lawyer who always provides a very pragmatic approach."
Jaime Alonso acts on a broad range of corruption cases and matters concerning allegations of tax fraud and espionage. He is well known in the market and co-heads the corporate crime and internal investigations department.
"He has a very technical level of knowledge of the subject."
"Jaime is a smart and hard-working lawyer."
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Uría Menéndez
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