Specialized defense in the most complex criminal matters.
Defense can begin before an arrest or an indictment and continue through every stage of the process, including ordinary and extraordinary appeals. The practice covers representation of individuals, executives, companies and victims in criminal matters of varied nature, with in-person and virtual attention across the entire country.
Criminal Law
Defense of persons under investigation, arrested, indicted, charged or prosecuted, as well as representation of victims, from the earliest inquiries through indictment, trial, appeal and cassation. The practice covers criminal matters of varied nature, including offenses against public administration, drug trafficking and organized crime, money laundering, and economic, corporate and financial crime, without this list limiting the scope of defense. Representation is provided nationwide, in person or via virtual hearings.
Economic Criminal Law
Representation in investigations and proceedings tied to economic and financial crime, where technical understanding of the corporate environment is decisive to the defense.
Cassation and Extraordinary Appeals
Review of second-instance judgments, identification of legal errors and due process violations with cassation relevance. Cassation is not a third instance.
Asset Forfeiture and Wealth Protection
Representation in asset forfeiture proceedings, precautionary measures and seizures affecting real estate, companies, accounts and other assets.
International Criminal Law
Matters with a transnational dimension, international judicial cooperation and coordination with foreign jurisdictions, supported by fully bilingual Spanish-English handling.
Compliance
Design, review and defense of corporate regulatory compliance programs, and preventive advice aimed at reducing the organization’s criminal exposure.
Additional studies that allow every criminal matter to be approached with a comprehensive view of its legal, institutional and economic implications.
The engagement adapts to the nature of the matter and the stage it is in. The following services correspond to specific actions within the practice areas and do not limit the general scope of representation.
The services described are illustrative and do not limit the scope of the professional practice. The practice covers matters of varied nature.
Early Intervention and Protection of Liberty
Early intervention makes it possible to anticipate risks, preserve evidence, and prepare a response before procedural decisions produce effects that are difficult to reverse.
Preventive criminal defense
Risk assessment before an arrest, indictment or formal charge, aimed at preserving evidence, anticipating scenarios and preparing a timely legal response.
Consult this serviceArrests and urgent actions
Assistance with arrests, raids, searches, seizures, interrogations and preliminary hearings, subject to professional availability.
Consult this servicePre-trial detention and release
Defense against requests for pre-trial detention, substitution or revocation of measures, release due to expired deadlines, and related actions.
Consult this serviceAssistance during interviews and questioning
Preparation and legal assistance in questioning, interviews and statements with possible criminal relevance, with prior assessment of risks and guarantees.
Consult this assistancePlea agreements and early resolution mechanisms
Assessment and negotiation of plea agreements, opportunity principles and other early resolution mechanisms when legally convenient. Not promoted automatically.
Consult this serviceAppeals and Judicial Review
Reviewing a decision requires precisely identifying the legal, evidentiary or procedural error and using the appropriate mechanism within the corresponding deadline.
Appeals and second instance
Preparation, argument and opposition of appeals against judgments and other decisions affecting liberty, evidence or the progress of the case.
Consult this serviceCriminal cassation
Review of second-instance judgments, assessment of viability, selection of the applicable ground, structuring of grounds, and filing of cassation petitions before the Supreme Court of Justice.
Consult this serviceAction for review
Assessment and filing of actions for review against final judgments when one of the extraordinary grounds provided by law is met.
Consult this serviceConstitutional protection (tutela) in criminal matters
Protection of fundamental rights affected within criminal investigations and proceedings, including actions against judicial rulings when the exceptional requirements are met.
Consult this serviceCassation, the action for review, and the writ of protection (tutela) are not new instances. Their viability depends on meeting specific legal and technical requirements.
Specialized Legal Assessments
Some matters require prior, independent technical analysis before defining a strategy, filing an appeal, or taking on representation. These assessments have their own scope, methodology and fees, and are quoted separately from the initial legal consultation.
Specialized Legal Assessments
Documentary and strategic evaluations aimed at establishing risks, legal viability and possible courses of action before taking on a matter or representation.
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Criminal representation also covers the protection of victims' rights and the defense of assets affected by precautionary measures or asset forfeiture proceedings.
Victim representation
Representation of victims during the investigation and criminal proceeding, with participation in hearings, evidentiary requests, protection of rights and comprehensive reparation.
Consult this serviceAsset forfeiture
Defense of owners, companies and good-faith third parties in asset forfeiture proceedings, precautionary measures and seizures affecting real estate, companies, accounts and other assets.
Consult this serviceInternational Matters
Representation in criminal matters with a transnational dimension, cooperation requests, and risks arising from proceedings initiated in other jurisdictions.
Extradition and international judicial cooperation
Advice and representation in extradition requests, international legal assistance, transnational arrest warrants, and coordination with lawyers in other jurisdictions.
Consult this serviceINTERPOL red notices and alerts
Legal assessment of red notices, international alerts, and detention risks arising from international criminal cooperation mechanisms.
Consult this serviceCompanies, Executives and Criminal Crisis
Corporate defense requires simultaneously understanding the criminal proceeding, the corporate operation, the asset exposure, and the reputational impact of the matter.
Internal corporate investigations
Confidential investigation of facts with possible criminal relevance, evidence preservation, interviews, legal exposure assessment, and recommendations for the organization.
Consult this serviceCorporate criminal defense
Representation of companies, officers and executives in investigations related to business decisions, contracting, financial transactions and regulatory compliance.
Consult this serviceCriminal and reputational crisis management
Coordination of the legal response to investigations with public, institutional or corporate impact, considering the criminal, asset and reputational risks arising from the matter.
Consult this serviceStrategic second criminal opinion
Independent review of the strategy, the indictment, the charges, evidentiary decisions, judgments or appeals prepared within an ongoing proceeding.
Consult this serviceCoordination of parallel proceedings
Coordination of the criminal strategy with disciplinary, tax, administrative, corporate or sanctioning proceedings arising from the same facts. Focuses on strategic coordination with the criminal defense.
Consult this coordinationCriminal compliance and risk prevention
Design and review of compliance programs, criminal risk maps, investigation-response protocols, training for executives, and assessment of controls against corruption, fraud and money laundering.
Consult this serviceA second opinion does not automatically replace the lawyer currently handling the matter.
Initial case assessment
Every matter requires establishing the procedural stage, deadlines, available documentation and the scope of representation needed. Initial consultations, specialized assessments and professional representation are distinct services, quoted according to their scope.