MestreMendieta Penalistas

An increasingly prominent name for high-profile white-collar crime cases, MestreMendieta Penalistas also handles a significant volume of administrative investigations and disciplinary proceedings. The group is additionally well-qualified to handle non-contentious work, with its recent experience encompassing advising on risk prevention matters and corporate compliance programmes. Department co-head José Fernando Mestre is a criminal law expert and is routinely engaged to defend companies and high-profile corporate and political figures in high-stakes white-collar crime cases — he also frequently represents victims of crime. Nadia Carolina Mendieta co-leads the practice and focuses exclusively on criminal and disciplinary law. The senior team can draw on a sizeable band of dedicated associates, including senior Erika Martinez, who acts for both victims and defendants in corporate crime cases; and junior Mariana Ossa Beltrán.