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Barcelona
+34 93 253 37 00
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Registered lawyer nº 37776
I. Colegio de la Abogacía de Barcelona
Lawyer specializing in criminal law. He has extensive professional experience advising and acting as legal counsel in all kinds of criminal proceedings. Since joining Garrigues, his practice has focused mainly on the procedural angle of criminal law, specializing in white-collar crime, with extensive experience advising clients in relation to financial and corporate offenses, offenses against the public treasury, against the public authorities or against workers’ safety and rights. On the other hand, he has conducted and taken part in several internal investigations aimed at identifying ways in which crimes could potentially be committed in organizations and establishing, where appropriate, the best strategy in this respect.
He has also served as a lecturer teaching the Criminal Litigation module of the Master's Degree in Legal Practice course run by Universidad Pompeu Fabra.
Experience
Albert Ferrer is a lawyer in the criminal practice area of the Barcelona office.
- He has been a principal associate of the firm since 2022.
- He joined Garrigues in 2011 to form part of the firm's criminal law practice area.
He has extensive experience in all kinds of criminal proceedings, acting for both defendants and plaintiffs. He has specialized in advising on and defending against cases relating to offenses with financial or business repercussions. The most significant cases on which he has advised and acted as legal counsel include offenses against the Treasury and Social Security administration; financial and corporate offenses; natural resource and environmental offenses; offenses against workers’ safety and rights, and offenses against the public authorities.
He also has a solid professional background in matters relating to the criminal liability of legal entities, their defense in criminal proceedings, as well as in the design and implementation of criminal risk management systems, with the aim of preventing, detecting and, where appropriate, correcting any crimes which might occur within a business organization.
He has participated in and coordinated various internal criminal investigations, identifying potential contingencies within the company and defining the courses of action to be taken and the best strategy.
Academic background
- Law Degree, Universidad de Barcelona (2008 - 2011).Executive.
- Master’s Degree in Business Law, Centro de Estudios Garrigues.
- Associate’s Degree in Business Studies, Universidad Pompeu Fabra (2005 - 2008).
Teaching activity
He has served as a lecturer on the Criminal Litigation module of the Master's Degree in Legal Practice course run by Universidad Pompeu Fabra.
Memberships
Member of the Barcelona Bar Association.