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De Pedraza Abogados

The Firm.

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Founded in 2011, De Pedraza is a law firm specialized in white-collar crime cases. Built on rigor, knowledge and commitment, we follow the best international industry practices.

We work with the cream of the Spanish and international clientele in complex, high-impact situations.

As a specialized law firm, we aim to offer our clients personalized, exclusive service, with a sophisticated, distinct, professional approach to the way we provide legal services.

Because of these particular qualities, De Pedraza sets the standard in the field of corporate criminal law.

We are driven by unwavering values

Ethics:

We are guided by a strong ethical code, which ensures that we manage every case efficiently and with the utmost diligence and transparency.

Perseverance:

We approach each case with firm determination and unfailing perseverance, ensuring our efforts continue until we achieve the right resolution for our clients.

Discretion:

We operate with strict confidentiality, protecting our clients’ privacy and handling each case with the highest level of discretion and respect.

The team

The De Pedraza team is composed of a selected group of professionals, whose profound knowledge of corporate criminal law is coupled with enduring tenacity and true passion for safeguarding the interests of our clients.

Our innovative approach, commitment and the resolute nature of our legal strategies have established us as leaders in corporate criminal law, both in Spain and internationally.

None of us is as good as all of us.

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Leticia Pacios Gabaldón

Leticia Pacios Gabaldón is the Head of Well-being and Internal Management at De Pedraza, where she works to foster a positive work environment aligned with the firm’s values.

Convinced that employee well-being is key to business success, she designs and implements initiatives that help motivate and engage the team and drive career development.

A graduate of the International University of La Rioja’s executive program for chief happiness officers and certified in well-being for law firms by the Madrid Bar Association, Leticia is committed to innovation and continuous improvement in the employee experience.

Alba Sánchez Márquez

Alba Sánchez Márquez holds a degree in law and business administration from the Autonomous University of Madrid, where she also earned her master’s degree in legal practice and an expert’s diploma in property and corporate criminal law, making her well versed academically in the field of criminal law.

Through this specialization, she has developed in-depth knowledge of economic and corporate crimes, combining both theory and practice. Her career reflects a consistent commitment to criminal justice and client defense.

Passionate about justice and committed to the defense of her clients, she became a practicing member of the Madrid Bar Association in 2019.

Her remarkable dedication and strong work ethic are her trademarks. She approaches each case with rigor, strategy and professionalism.

With a solid background and experience in corporate criminal law, she is continually updating her knowledge to provide legal advice and representation with the highest level of knowhow and determination.

Adrián Viejo Mañanes

Adrián Viejo Mañanes earned his law degree from San Pablo CEU University and furthered his education with postgraduate studies in crime theory and corporate criminal law. He also spent time as a researcher at Georg-August Universität in Göttingen, Germany. In 2023 he obtained his Ph.D in law from the Complutensian University of Madrid, where he defended a dissertation that received the highest distinction, cum laude, from a unanimous panel and won him the university’s Extraordinary Doctorate Prize.

Specializing in corporate criminal law, he combines his practice with teaching. He is a professor at María Cristina Royal University College (RCU) and also teaches in several master’s degree programmes concerning legal practice, including the programs offered at the ISDE Higher Institute of Law and Economics and María Cristina Royal University College.

Committed to legal rigor and continuous learning, he combines professional practice with academia in order to offer the best advice to our clients and help train new lawyers.