Alfredo Domínguez, Criminal Law & Compliance partner at Simmons & Simmons

Simmons & Simmons has appointed Alfredo Domínguez Ruiz-Huerta, formerly of Cuatrecasas, as partner in charge of the Criminal Law, Compliance and Investigations practice in Spain, within the Dispute Resolution area and based in its Madrid office.

Eduardo Peñacoba, managing partner of Simmons & Simmons Madrid, commented on his appointment: ‘The litigation team in Spain is becoming a leading multidisciplinary team that will provide services in criminal law, investigations and compliance to meet what we perceive to be growing demand from our clients. Alfredo’s appointment is a key part of the firm’s growth strategy, given his track record and specialisation.’

Alfredo Domínguez

With more than two decades of experience in preventive and litigation advice on criminal matters to large national and international corporations, Alfredo Domínguez is considered a leader in the field of corporate criminal law, compliance and internal investigation management. He has spent most of his professional career at Cuatrecasas, where he was appointed partner in 2013 and led the Compliance department.

Domínguez’s practice focuses on corporate criminal law and advising companies throughout the entire criminal risk management cycle, including the implementation and verification of regulatory compliance and crime prevention models, the development of internal investigations — both domestic and cross-border — and defence in criminal proceedings of particular relevance. He also has solid experience in advising on integrity procedures for multilateral banks, such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, and in implementing compliance models aligned with their demanding international standards.

Domínguez is also a professor of criminal law and compliance at various universities and business schools, as well as a regular speaker at numerous national and international legal forums. He is a member of the board of directors of CUMPLEN (Spanish Association of Compliance Professionals) and of various international criminal law and compliance associations.