Fieldfisher signs Javier Cuairán as new Criminal partner

Fieldfisher has signed Javier Cuairán, from Ontier, as a new criminal partner, an area that counts with Rafael Sánchez Sevilla, located in the Barcelona office. He will join the Madrid office on 3 May.

Javier Cuairán

With a Law Degree from the University of Deusto, Javier comes from Ontier where he has been working as Senior Associate of the Economic Criminal & Corporate Compliance area since 2016, he has also worked as head of the Madrid office of Urraza y Mendieta Abogados and previously Barrilero y Asociados.

Javier has a professional career of almost 20 years, specialising in Economic Criminal Law, having defended and prosecuted in proceedings of the highest relevance and technical complexity in the National High Court and Supreme Court (economic crimes, crimes against the Public Treasury, corruption offences, etc.), also participating in the design, implementation and development of programmes for the prevention of criminal risks in companies (Compliance).

He holds a Master’s Degree in Law and Legal Practice from the School of Legal Practice of the Vizcaya Bar Association, a Master’s Degree in Economic Criminal Law from the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, a Master’s Degree in International Economic Criminal Law from the University of Granada and a Postgraduate Degree in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure from the German School of Criminal Sciences of the University of Göttingen.

Specialised in the impact of new technologies

Javier is also specialised in the impact of new technologies in the field of Economic Criminal Law, as shown by his training in the Specialisation Programme in “Blockchain and Digital Innovation” at the Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles and the Diploma of “High Specialisation in Blockchain” at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Jordi Ruiz de Villa, Managing Partner of Fieldfisher in Spain, explains that “Javier has the excellence, knowledge and experience to develop the criminal practice in the office of Fieldfisher.
Madrid, where we still did not have a partner in this speciality, which in turn will allow us to provide a close service that both national and international clients demanded, while consolidating a Criminal Department that from now on, with two partners and four professionals, aspires to be a reference in Spain”. And he adds “With this incorporation together with the incorporation of Pedro Claros and Antonio Delgado in international arbitration at the beginning of the year, we believe that we will be able to exceed the objective of our strategic plan that foresees four new partners this year, which, in turn, will allow us to reinforce the growth path we have set for ourselves”.