Head of White Collar Crime
Bio
Carlos Sáiz is a partner and head of White Collar Crime at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
He specializes in criminal litigation, economic offenses, crimes against the Treasury, intellectual and industrial property offenses, subsidy fraud, land use and city planning and environmental offenses, and programs of Corporate Compliance.
He holds a Master of Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and has also had a successful career as a Public Prosecutor since 1989. He worked as a Public Prosecutor for the Economic Offences Section at the Prosecutor’s Office from the Superior Court and was a member of the Special Public Prosecutors Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, appointed as an EU representative (Key expert) in the processes of incorporation into the EU of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Croatia.
Currently, he is the Legal representative in Spain of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a Professor in post-graduate programs at ICADE. He is also an author of several legal specialized publications.
Carlos is acknowledged as one of the professional leaders in Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime and White-collar crime under the prestigious legal directories Chambers & Partners and Legal500.
He has participated as an author and co-author in several specialized publications.
Membership of professional bodies and associations
Madrid, Bar Association no. 24338
International Barrester Association (IBA)