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Legal excellence in service of your defense.
Commitment, confidentiality and results. We protect your interests with the utmost professional rigor and an unyielding legal strategy, focused above all on Criminal Law, and also on Corporate Law.
The firm
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RAKH ABOGADOS is a legal boutique based in Marbella, one of the settings where the country's most technically complex criminal matters concentrate: international cooperation, organized crime, assets of disputed origin and clients from more than one jurisdiction.
Our practice is focused above all on Criminal Law, with a criterion that does not change according to the matter: transparency about what can and cannot be achieved, genuine closeness with those who entrust us with their defense, and technical rigor in every document that leaves the firm.
We accompany the entire proceeding, from the first appearance to the execution of the judgment, without delegating to third parties the part that decides the outcome.
Who leads your defense
Dr. Álvaro Heredia Lara
The firm is led by Dr. Álvaro Heredia Lara, a criminal defense lawyer, member no. 10,846 of the Málaga Bar Association, and a Doctor in Criminal Law, with a thesis focused on economic crimes: misappropriation, disloyal administration and corporate offences.
His practice concentrates on proceedings of particular complexity before the Audiencia Nacional: extradition and international judicial cooperation, organized crime and drug trafficking, cybercrime and crypto-assets, and economic and corporate criminal law.
He understands criminal defense as a combination of legal knowledge, analytical ability, procedural strategy and absolute commitment to each case.
Meet the team →
- Marbella Headquarters of the firm, with service in Spanish, English and Russian.
- Audiencia Nacional Extraditions, European Arrest Warrants and organized crime.
- Criminal law Our sole area of practice: pre-trial investigation, trial, appeals and enforcement.
How we work
Our philosophy
We understand the practice of Law as a commitment to rigor. Behind every matter are people, companies and projects that depend on the work being done right, and that translates into two requirements.
Professionalism at every stage
From the first contact to the resolution of the matter: clear answers, no promises that cannot be kept, and direct communication with the attorney handling the case.
Legal rigor as a hallmark
Thorough study of the case file, case law verified at its source, and coherent strategies from start to finish. The strength of an argument is built before the hearing, not during it.
Areas of Criminal Law
Our practice covers the full catalogue of the Criminal Code, applying the same technical standard to the most complex matter and to the most routine one.
- Offenses against personal freedom Unlawful detention, threats and coercion.
- Offenses against sexual freedom Sexual assault, harassment and offenses related to prostitution.
- Offenses against property Theft, robbery, extortion, usurpation, fraud, disloyal administration, misappropriation, punishable insolvency, corporate offenses, handling of stolen goods and money laundering.
- Offenses against road safety Driving under the influence, driving without a license, and driving after total loss of license points.
- Offenses against public health Drug trafficking, from possession intended for distribution to the subtypes aggravated by organization, significant quantity and trafficking by vessel.
- Forgery offenses Counterfeiting of currency and stamped documents, and forgery of public, official, commercial and private documents.
- Offenses against Public Administration Bribery, influence peddling, embezzlement and fraud.
- International cooperation Passive and active extradition, European Arrest Warrants, judicial arrest warrants and Interpol red notices.
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