Adriana de Buerba

Adriana de Buerba has been a partner in Pérez-Llorca’s Economic Criminal Law and Investigations practice since January 2010.
She joined Pérez-Llorca in 2008 to lead the firm’s criminal law practice, after ten years as a public prosecutor.

Her practice focuses on economic criminal law and investigations. Adriana has acted in numerous criminal proceedings involving corporate offences, tax fraud, workplace accidents, fraud, fraudulent asset transfers and misappropriation.

Adriana has recognised experience in international judicial cooperation, having acted in numerous cross-border criminal proceedings involving the execution of requests for international legal assistance. She is also an expert in extradition proceedings and European Arrest Warrants. The team she leads also advises several companies on corporate compliance.

Education

• 1998 Admitted to the Public Prosecutor’s Service 1994 Law degree, Complutense University of Madrid

Academic Activities

• Adriana has taught on the Initial Training Course for Public Prosecutors and on continuing education courses at the Centre for Legal Studies of the Ministry of Justice (CEJ).
• She has also contributed to continuing education courses organised by the General Council of the Judiciary and the Legal Service Directorate of the Social Security Administration.
• She teaches on the Master’s in Economic Criminal Law at King Juan Carlos University of Madrid and takes part in various specialist forums on economic criminal law.

Memberships

• Madrid Bar Association (ICAM). International Bar Association (IBA) (Chair of the Criminal Law Committee). European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA). European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers (EFCL). Academy of European Law (ERA) (Vice-President of the Board of Trustees). WWCDA – Women’s White Collar Defense Association.

Awards and Recognition

• Chambers Europe: ‘Corporate Crime (Band 1) and Corporate Compliance (Band 1)’. Legal 500 EMEA: ‘White-Collar Crime’ (Leading individuals). Leaders League: ‘Investigations & White Collar Crime’ and ‘Compliance’. Who’s Who Legal – Thought Leaders – GIR – Business Crime Defence – Corporates 2022 / Business Crime Defence 2022. Best Lawyers®: Arbitration and Mediation; Criminal Defense; Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice. Best Lawyers®: Criminal Defense ‘Lawyer of the Year’ (2022). Iberian Lawyer: InspiraLAw Top 50 Women Lawyers (2017, 2021). C5 Women in Compliance Awards: ‘Corporate Lawyer of the Year’ (2018). International Law Office (ILO): Client Choice Awards ‘White Collar Crime, Spain’ (2014). Iberian Lawyer: 40 under Forty (2011).