Of Counsel
Languages spoken
Spanish | English | French
Enrique Luzón is of counsel and leads the Government Investigations & White Collar team within the Litigation Practice in the Madrid office.
Enrique advises national and international clients on criminal proceedings before the Spanish courts, having had intervention in some of the most relevant white collar crime cases in Spain. He also specialises in advising clients in criminal compliance matters, such as implementation of compliance programmes, handling whistleblowing channels and internal investigations.
Prior to joining the firm, Enrique worked at several international and national firms, and as a lecturer in criminal law in several Spanish universities.
Enrique speaks English, French and Spanish, and has been a member of the Madrid Bar Association since 2001.
Representing the former president of a bank in several judicial proceedings for charges of disloyal administration and money laundering (€200 million).
Defending before the Supreme Court of Spain and getting the revocation of the sentences imposed on a company in the optical sector and its ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) that had been condemned for several tax fraud criminal offences (€35 million).
Representing a major insurance company, several of its directors, and its American holding company, in a criminal judicial investigation for charges filed by two former employees for alleged crimes against privacy and disclosure of secrets in the context of an internal investigation.
Representing the former CEO of the real estate division of a bank in several criminal proceedings before the Central Criminal Courts of Spain for charges of disloyal administration and embezzlement in the context of inversions and acquisitions in several countries (Spain, Mexico and Hungary) (€500 million).
Representing a Swiss company in the international trade of commodities sector in criminal proceedings, as private prosecution party, against several companies and individuals, for misappropriation of a cargo of coal (€50 million).
Representing the directors of a Luxembourg company in the financial sector in criminal proceedings before the Central Criminal Courts of Spain for money laundering charges in connection with an international trade operation between Spain and Angola.
Representing the Spanish branch of an international company in the trade of machinery and equipment sector, and its chief operating officer (COO), in criminal proceedings before criminal court for charges of accounting distortion, fraud and forgery of corporate documents (€3.5 million).
Representing a major Spanish electricity company as private prosecution party in several cases of fraud and concealment of assets (€40 million).
Advising an international IT and consultancy company on compliance matters and conducting internal investigations for whistleblowing alerts, including cross-border matters.
Advising the internal compliance bodies of a French automotive company on Spanish law and providing compliance support at group level.
Member, Madrid Bar Association, 2001
Recognised in Legal 500 for Spain – White collar crime – Next generation partners
Recognised in Best Lawyers since 2019 for Criminal defence and Compliance