Experience:
Jesús Urraza is a partner of the Criminal Law practice.
He has extensive experience in criminal law matters relating to the world of business and the economy, which has enabled him to take part in a significant number of high profile cases attracting the attention of the legal community and the general public throughout his career, the majority of which he has spent at the firm he founded, Urraza, Mendieta & Asociados.
A lawyer with far-reaching experience in criminal law matters relating to the world of business and the economy, such as offenses against property and the social and economic order (fraud, misappropriation, criminal breach of duty by directors, frustration of enforcement and criminal insolvency, offenses relating to industrial or intellectual property, offenses against the market and consumer), tax and social security offenses, offenses against the environment and planning offenses, corporate offenses, forgery and misrepresentation, offenses against the public authorities and offenses relating to occupational risk prevention, which has enabled him to take part in a significant number of high profile cases attracting the attention of the legal community and the general public.
Academic background:
Doctor of Criminal Law, Associate’s Degree in Economics and Master’s Degree in Cooperative Law, all from Universidad de Deusto.
He is an associate lecturer in Criminal Procedural Law on the master’s degree for access to the legal profession organized by Universidad de Deusto in conjunction with the Vizcaya Bar Association, and he has taught classes on master’s degree courses and participated in courses on a range of criminal law matters.
Jesús Urraza is a member of the Vizcaya and Madrid Bar Associations and is a member of the Spanish Union of Criminal Lawyers.
Publications:
He has published multiple works and articles with publishers and in journals specializing in criminal law.