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CRIMINAL LAW

The professionals of Rivera Bunger Barahona Bonacic Lawyers, have an outstanding record in the elaboration and execution of highly complex criminal law strategies. Complying with the highest quality standards of a professional service that requires sustaining a trustworthy relationship in the defense of personal and patrimonial interests over time.

Our firm has the capabilities to face the representation in matters of criminal nature and the development of judicial strategies in the current criminal procedure system. This judicial strategies are discussed and executed by a team of specialized professionals, allow you to arrive at the best scenarios or anticipate and react to the consequences of the implemented solutions.

All this in order to provide an excellent service in complex areas of criminal law such as economic and tax crimes. Additionally, the cases of criminal liability of legal persons whose solution requires an integral vision of the same.

CORPORATE CRIMINAL LAW INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION

The current complexity in the structure of the companies, has increased the risk of the occurrence of illicit activities within them, thus giving rise to the need to improve their legal security. Our firm has specialized in contributing to different organizations in:

a) The development of independent internal investigations, allowing to reduce the direct damages that they suffer as a consequence of crimes, generally of patrimonial nature.

b) Construction of specific prevention protocols for criminal risk situations in the area in which each company operates, thus avoiding the responsibility of those who lead it.

c) The implementation of crime prevention models, required by Law N°20,393 that establishes the Criminal Responsibility of Legal Entities, that in addition to standards of good corporate governance, all the companies, whatever their nature, form of constitution and size, it allows them to control their legal liability.

PRO BONO

We are aware of the social responsibility that lawyers acquire with the community, Rivera Bunger Barahona Bonacic Lawyers, is part of Foundation Pro Bono as a member office. Through it, it collaborates in the dissemination and development of free legal advice in the field of criminal law, both towards natural persons and non-profit legal entities.

The contribution by Pro Bono Foundation, through member offices, is executed through individual advice, capacitation, lawsuit in emblematic cases of public interest, reports in law and through the participation of lawyers in the discussion of public policies on issues of social interest.