Head of White Collar Crime

Bio

Carlos Sáiz is a partner and head of White Collar Crime at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

He specializes in criminal litigation, economic offenses, crimes against the Treasury, intellectual and industrial property offenses, subsidy fraud, land use and city planning and environmental offenses, and programs of Corporate Compliance.

He holds a Master of Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and has also had a successful career as a Public Prosecutor since 1989. He worked as a Public Prosecutor for the Economic Offences Section at the Prosecutor’s Office from the Superior Court and was a member of the Special Public Prosecutors Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, appointed as an EU representative (Key expert) in the processes of incorporation into the EU of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Croatia.

Currently, he is the Legal representative in Spain of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a Professor in post-graduate programs at ICADE. He is also an author of several legal specialized publications.

Carlos is acknowledged as one of the professional leaders in Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime and White-collar crime under the prestigious legal directories Chambers & Partners and Legal500.

He has participated as an author and co-author in several specialized publications.

Membership of professional bodies and associations

Madrid, Bar Association no. 24338
International Barrester Association (IBA)

Languages

Spanish
English

Acknowledgments

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime

"Carlos has a very broad experience in criminal matters and a strategic vision on how to deal with cases."

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime

"Carlos has encyclopedic knowledge, and he picks things up as quickly as if he were part of our company"

Chambers & Partners Europe 2021. Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime

«Clients highlight his "clarity, vision and continuous help" during disputes.»

The Legal 500 2021. White-collar crime

The Chambers Europe 2020.Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime – Spain

"I like his approach, he is very humble, very helpful and has a lot of knowledge."

Legal 500 2020. White-Collar Crime

Lending Individuals

The Chambers Europe 2019. Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime

The Legal 500 2019. White-collar crime