Spanish Criminal Lawyers in Madrid

Excellence
in criminal defence

When your freedom is at stake, experience is not an added value: it is the only thing that matters.

Our Philosophy

Exclusive
dedication to
criminal law.

Founded in 2006, Chabaneix Abogados is deeply committed to criminal law. Every member and associate of the firm — criminal lawyers, partners in Spain and abroad, forensic experts — is dedicated exclusively to this branch of law. Our Spanish-speaking criminal lawyers serve clients to the highest standards of legal expertise, in the most complex proceedings at national and international level.

Legal Craftsmanship

The art of criminal defence.

I
First comes knowledge. Then come the years of criminal practice. Until you reach what we call legal craftsmanship.

II
Chabaneix does not merely apply the law: we work to build innovative solutions that create case law, both nationally and internationally.

III
The accumulated years of courtroom experience, the specialisation of the firm, the continuous training of our lawyers and our real-time awareness of national and international legislative change allow us to deliver genuine legal craftsmanship for our clients — always with the best possible result in mind.

Our Criminal Defence Method

Art and precision.

At Chabaneix Abogados we do not limit ourselves to applying defence strategies that already exist. After years of practice and experience at national and international level, we are able to offer our clients a true legal craftsmanship that has produced innovative judgments in favour of those we defend.

We are a criminal law firm in Madrid with exclusive dedication to criminal law. We accept criminal matters only, so that the most delicate cases receive our full attention. Our criminal lawyers are selected for their training, their experience and their vocation in criminal law: not one of them is a generalist.

Because we understand what a person facing criminal proceedings goes through, our attention is not confined to office hours. You will have close counsel available 24 hours a day, weekends included.

Legal Services & Areas of Expertise

Our areas of expertise

To defend better, Chabaneix Abogados has for years chosen ultra-specialisation in the following areas. Concentrating our knowledge and experience in these fields is what allows us to offer our clients the strongest possible defence.

01

National Court

Representation in the most complex proceedings in Spanish criminal law, before the Audiencia Nacional.

02

Extraditions & European Arrest Warrants

More than 1,000 extradition proceedings supervised. The absolute reference in Spain for extradition and the European Arrest Warrant.

03

Economic Criminal Law

Tax fraud, money laundering, punishable insolvency and corporate offences.

04

International Criminal Law

Cross-border proceedings run with collaborators in the world’s principal legal systems.

05

Corruption & Fraud

Defence in cases of public corruption, influence peddling, prevarication and embezzlement.

06

Offences Against Public Health

Proven experience in drug trafficking cases, frequently linked to organised crime.

07

Corporate Offences

Defence in offences committed within companies: forgery, misuse of company assets and related conduct.

08

Offences Against Property

Theft, fraud and embezzlement — from ordinary cases to the macro pyramid frauds currently before the National Court.

09

Offences Against Persons

Offences involving harm to physical or mental health, homicide and murder.

Our Team of Criminal Lawyers

Those who sign the defence.

Specialised Criminal Defence

Luis Chabaneix

Founding partner and criminal lawyer, holder of a bilingual degree in French and Spanish law from the University of Paris X Nanterre. He specialises in economic criminal law proceedings with an international component — above all extraditions — with a strong presence before the National Court in Madrid. He is legal adviser to the French Embassy and Consulate, and a lawyer recommended by the Embassies of the United States, Canada and Belgium.

Carlos Bautista

Doctor of Law and University Professor. Prosecutor for 32 years, 20 of them at the National Court. Specialised in economic criminal law proceedings, he is also the absolute reference in Spain for extradition and European Arrest Warrants, having supervised more than 1,000 proceedings during his tenure as Prosecutor at the National Court.

Luis Chabaneix (President) and Carlos Bautista (Vice-President) are the founders of IELEA, the first international association of lawyers specialised in extradition.

Some embassies that trusted us

Bélgica y Rumanía

Canada

Abogados penalistas en Madrid desde 2007

In the most difficult cases.

Since its foundation in 2006, Chabaneix Abogados has acted in the most complex criminal proceedings at national and international level, with maximum precision and obtaining the best results for those it defends.

More than 50 countries. National Court. ECHR.

Successful Cases in Criminal Law and Extraditions

Victories that speak for themselves.

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Successful Case

Extradition to Kuwait

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Extradition to Belarus

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Extradition to Switzerland

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Extradition to Mexico

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Successful Case

Extradition to Ecuador

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Successful Case

Extradition to Bolivia

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Successful Case

Extradition to Argentina

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Successful Case

EXTRADITION TO UNITED STATES.

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Successful Case

EXTRADITION TO ALGERIA.

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Successful Case

EXTRADITION TO CHINA.

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Free Consultation

Our experience and knowledge become your advantage.

Our attorneys will work tirelessly to ensure you receive the best legal representation possible. Contact us and submit your issue to be promptly assisted by our expert criminal justice lawyers.

Free Consultation

Our experience and knowledge become your advantage.

Our attorneys will work tirelessly to ensure you receive the best legal representation possible. Contact us and submit your issue to be promptly assisted by our expert criminal justice lawyers.