White-collar criminal law
& corporate conflicts
We represent businesses facing financial crimes, major contractual breaches, and unfair practices that jeopardize corporate assets. We scrutinize the facts and evidence to structure the right legal strategy: negotiation, commercial litigation, or criminal action when crime indicators arise.
Common cases
Scenarios requiring careful technical assessment before taking any action:
Each situation requires a prior technical assessment to determine the appropriate course of action.
Corporate Practice Areas
A focused practice centered on delicate corporate disputes, anchored in specialized white-collar criminal defense.
Corporate & white-collar criminal law
We provide defense for executives and entities facing criminal proceedings, as well as private prosecution for financial fraud, emphasizing accounting evidence and asset protection.
Criminal offenses handled:
Commercial fraud & deceptive trade (arts. 248-251 bis CP)
Defense and prosecution for commercial fraud, contractual deception, and computer scams.
Read legal guideMisappropriation (art. 253 CP)
Diversion of company assets or funds held under escrow and custody obligations.
Read legal guidePrecautionary measures & corporate assets
In corporate criminal proceedings, bank account freezes, asset attachments, or excessive bail bonds can disrupt business operations as severely as a final conviction. We challenge these measures from the outset and establish the solvency needed to keep operations running.
Contractual breaches and commercial claims
Strategic representation in substantial contractual disputes carrying material financial implications. We focus on disputes where contract termination, asset recovery, and damage compensation demand sophisticated legal negotiation or litigation.
Essential default by suppliers or contractors
Termination of partnership agreements and halt of critical supplies with enforcement of compliance or rescission.
Defective performance or total failure to deliver
Defense against defective project execution with assessment of financial harm to the business.
Fund recovery and damage compensation
Actions to recover advance payments and claim compensation for damages and financial losses.
Contract rescission and pre-litigation settlement
Formal contract termination and pre-litigation settlement negotiations to secure compensation without unnecessary delays.
Unfair competition
Legal response to unfair market conduct harming business operations. Free competition permits soliciting clients and creating competing companies; misconduct arises only when unfair, deceptive, or bad-faith means are deployed.
Unfair client poaching
Unlawful exploitation of third-party efforts, fraudulent client diversion, or breach of non-compete covenants.
Commercial disparagement and false claims
Commercial disparagement claims and defense against inaccurate statements intended to damage business reputation.
Commercial confusion and passing off
Systematic imitation of business initiatives or trademarks causing market confusion over commercial origin.
Inducing breach of contract
Third-party maneuvers aimed at inducing key managers, staff, or tied suppliers to breach their contracts.
Trade secrets and confidential information
Disputes involving unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of protected business information: databases, technical know-how, and commercial data. Statutory trade secret protection requires proven commercial value and documented security measures.
Documentary analysis and forensic evidence preservation
Urgent digital securing of computer logs, corporate emails, and download records through forensic analysis.
Urgent court injunctions to halt disclosure
Urgent court injunctions to freeze and prohibit the use of confidential data, preventing customer or business diversion.
Damages claim and unjust enrichment
Forensic quantification and recovery of unjust enrichment gained by the infringer or financial losses suffered by the firm.
Criminal assessment for trade secret theft
When indicators point to trade secret theft or unlawful disclosure by individuals bound by confidentiality duties (arts. 278 and 279 CP), we assess and, where appropriate, lodge the corresponding criminal complaint.
Frequently asked questions on corporate disputes
Practical guidance regarding legal qualification and remedies based on specific facts and evidence:
Only exceptionally. Failing to perform or pay a debt is, in principle, a civil or commercial breach. For criminal fraud (art. 248 CP) to exist, there must be prior and decisive deception: one party entered into the contract knowing in advance they would not comply, falsely simulating solvency or intent. Analyzing documents and initial communications establishes whether criminal elements exist. Criminal proceedings depend strictly on these indicators and are not used as an improper leverage tool to collect debts.
Articles and legal insights on corporate matters
Explore our technical analyses on corporate fraud, fiduciary duties, trade secrets, fraudulent insolvency, and compliance.
Facing a critical corporate conflict?
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