Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Enrique Luzon as counsel to his Madrid Trial Group.
Stephen Sampson, Head of the Litigation Practice Group for the EMEA region, welcomed Enrique with these words: “We continue to expand our practice in key jurisdictions, focusing on advising clients facing complex, high-value litigation. Enrique’s experience in this area further strengthens our capabilities in Spain, which were recently enhanced by the addition of former State Prosecutor Lorena Fatás to our Madrid team.”
“We are delighted to have Enrique join us,” said Teresa Zueco, managing partner of the Madrid office. “Enrique is a versatile and highly respected litigation lawyer who can also offer our clients his expertise in regulatory compliance and investigations.”
Tom Firestone, global head of the firm’s Government Investigations and Economic Crimes department, added: “Enrique’s experience in complex economic crime matters at the highest levels of the Spanish judicial system will be a valuable resource for national and multinational clients facing investigations and compliance challenges.”
Commenting on his joining the firm, Enrique said: “Squire Patton Boggs has a truly impressive global platform for managing complex litigation and white-collar crime, as well as corporate risk management and regulatory compliance. Add to that its strong presence in Spain and its activity in Latin America, and it was an obvious choice for me to take my professional practice to the next level.”
More from Enrique Luzón
He advises both domestic and international clients in various criminal proceedings before Spanish courts. He has participated in numerous legal proceedings, including some of Spain’s most prominent cases. He also specializes in advising clients on criminal compliance matters, such as implementing compliance programs, preventing criminal risk, and managing whistleblowing channels and internal investigations.
Among his recent cases, he has defended a company in the optical sector before the Supreme Court of Spain, obtaining the revocation of the convictions imposed for several tax fraud offenses; he has represented the directors of a Luxembourg financial services company in a criminal proceeding before the National Court of Spain for money laundering offenses related to an international trade operation between Spain and Angola; and he has represented the former CEO of the real estate division of a bank in several criminal proceedings before the Central Criminal Courts of Spain for embezzlement offenses in the context of investments and acquisitions in several countries, including Spain, Mexico and Hungary.
Before joining the firm, Enrique held senior positions at other international and national firms and was a professor of Criminal Law at Spanish universities, including Carlos III University of Madrid and the University of Vigo, as well as a guest lecturer at several Latin American universities. He currently teaches in master’s programs organized by the Autonomous University of Madrid and San Pablo CEU University. Enrique holds a law degree and a postgraduate master’s degree in Business Law from the University of Alcalá de Henares. He speaks English, French, and Spanish, and has been a member of the Madrid Bar Association since 2001.
