Patricia Leandro > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Uría Menéndez Offices
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Patricia Leandro
Work Department
Corporate Crime and Internal Investigations
Career
Patricia Leandro joined Uría Menéndez in 2010.
She focuses her practice on white collar crime. She has advised on some of the most important criminal proceedings conducted in Spain in recent years involving large-scale fraud (in particular, fraud and misappropriation related to financial products), corporate crimes, false accounting, bribery and corruption, tax fraud, money laundering, environmental crimes, bankruptcy fraud, workplace and railway accidents, misappropriation of trade secrets, as well as market manipulation fraud.
She has also participated in complex matters concerning corporate criminal liability, including the coordination of internal investigations and the development and implementation of criminal compliance programmes. Patricia has also taken part in investigations conducted by multilateral development banks, such as the World Bank. She has extensive experience in international anti-corruption legislation.
Additionally, she has advised on civil claims against company directors.
Languages
English Portuguese
Memberships
- Madrid Bar Association
Education
- Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (special award), 2010
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > White-collar crime
Standing out for their ‘experience’, ‘dedication’ and ‘strategy’, Uría Menéndez‘s corporate crime and internal investigations department is highly adept at handling market manipulation, public corruption, and espionage-related matters, as well as investigations before the National Court. The group is capable of dealing with high-value, high-profile, and complex matters across a range of sectors, including financial services, engineering, and construction. Co-leading the team are Jaime Alonso, who concentrates on tax evasion, fraud, and insider trading, and Ismael Clemente, who specialises in fraud, environmental crimes, and work-related accidents. The department also benefits from the expertise of Patricia Leandro, who advises on false accounting, bribery and corruption, and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Environment
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: TMT
- Transport: Other transport
- Private equity
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: Debt
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Insurance
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Transport: Shipping
- White-collar crime
- Financial services regulatory