Begoña is a White-Collar Crime Associate in the Dispute Resolution department.
Begoña Campos-Suñer has more than 7 years’ experience in criminal litigation, acting as defense or private accuser in white-collar crime’s proceedings of national and international clients, both individuals and legal entities. She accumulates huge experience in cases for tax crime, fraud, money laundering, international corruption, bribery, forgery, disloyal administration, misappropriation or any other economic crime.
Begoña defends companies and directors in domestic or cross-border highly complex criminal investigations conducted before all type of National Courts.
Begoña has actively participated in domestic and cross-border corporate investigations, conducting interviews and advising the client in the best way to proceed from a criminal standpoint.
She also has experience in advising international or national regarding compliance programs and fines. In such regard, she is experienced in analysing compliance models, implementing measures within the companies to prevent the possible commission of any crime, providing compliance trainings to the employees, drafting compliance policies and detecting possible economic criminal risks.
She has strong knowledge in all the applicable legislation regarding regulatory compliance and criminal risk prevention.
Before joining WFW, Begoña served as senior associate for five years in a Spanish legal boutique specialised in white-collar crime cases and compliance, being ranked highly by Chambers. Prior to that, she spent two years in the tax department of one of the Big Four. This experience enables her to provide highly-qualify advise to clients.
She is a member of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) based in Washington and formed by white-collar practitioners from all of Europe and the United States.
Begoña graduated in Law and International Legal Studies from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE), a well reputed law university in Spain, with Honors.
- Asdvised a private accuser (on behalf of an international company) in a criminal proceedings started by the National Court against different defendants for the alleged commission of fraud, tax crimes, influence peddling, criminal organization and bribery. Published in press.
- Defended directors of a private equity fund who were summoned as defendants for disloyal administration and subsidy fraud offence. Madrid Courts.
- Defended a director of a bank in a criminal case of disobedience against authority. Valencia Courts.
- Defended a company and two directors of the company in a criminal proceedings started for possible subsidy fraud offence. Alcalá de Henares Courts.
- Defended a Spanish company and two directors for the commission of tax crimes. Santander Courts.
- Defended a director of a public company in a criminal investigation started by the National Court for criminal organisation, forgery, misappropriation and disloyal administration.
- Defended a lawyer in a criminal proceedings started against one of his well-known and relevant clients for the possible commission of tax crimes, international bribery and money laundering. Madrid Courts.
- Defended two banks in a criminal proceedings started against them for fraud. Denia and Marbella Courts.
- Advised a private accuser (on behalf of an international company) in a criminal investigation started in San Roque against the Chief Executive Officer of the company who allegedly committed fraud, misappropriation and forgery. San Roque Courts.
Education
- 2016 · Double Master’s Degree in Corporate Tax and Legal Access to the Lawyer Profession from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE)
- 2012 – 2012 · Law and International Legal Studies from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE)
memberships and associations
- Member of Madrid Bar Association
- Member of Women’s White Collar Defense Association
Begoña es Asociada del departamento procesal, especializada en penal-económico.
Begoña Campos-Suñer cuenta con más de 7 años de experiencia en la llevanza de procedimientos penales económicos, actuando como defensa o acusación particular para clientes nacionales e internacionales, tanto personas físicas como jurídicas. Acumula gran experiencia en procedimientos por delito fiscal, fraude, blanqueo de capitales, corrupción internacional, cohecho, falsificación documental, administración desleal, apropiación indebida o cualquier otro delito económico.
Begoña defiende a empresas y directivos en investigaciones penales nacionales o transfronterizas de alta complejidad llevadas ante todo tipo de Juzgados.
Begoña ha participado activamente en procedimientos nacionales y transfronterizos, realizando interrogatorios, y asesorando al cliente en la mejor forma de proceder desde el punto de vista penal.
Asimismo, tiene experiencia en el asesoramiento a empresas internacionales o nacionales en materia de programas de cumplimiento normativo. En este sentido, tiene experiencia en el análisis de modelos de cumplimiento normativo, en la implantación de medidas dentro de las empresas para prevenir la posible comisión de cualquier delito, en la impartición de formación a los empleados, en la elaboración de políticas de cumplimiento normativo y en la detección de posibles riesgos penales económicos.
Antes de incorporarse a WFW, Begoña trabajó como asociada senior durante cinco años en una boutique legal española especializada en casos de delitos de penal económico y cumplimiento normativo, estando clasificada en los primeros puestos de Chambers. Anteriormente, estuvo dos años en el departamento fiscal de una de las Big Four. Esta experiencia le permite ofrecer un asesoramiento altamente cualificado a sus clientes.
Es miembro de la Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) con sede en Washington y formada por profesionales del derecho de penal económico de toda Europa y Estados Unidos.
Begoña es graduada en Derecho y en Estudios Jurídicos Internacionales por la Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE), una reputada universidad de Derecho en España, con Matrícula de Honor.