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Interprofessional alliances

Professional collaboration and Of Counsel consultancy

Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 has established a procedural paradigm of its own. I offer law firms and criminal defence practices specialised technical support, joint defence and legal opinions to handle EPPO cases with full guarantees.

Integration models

Three collaboration schemes

Each model defines in advance who leads the client relationship, who invoices and the exact scope of my involvement.

IWhite-label

Of Counsel consultancy

You keep working with your client as usual: the engagement stays inside your firm and in front of the client. I provide the specialised technical input on the criminal matter — or the EPPO strand — without signing or appearing in court, so you can offer a full service without building that capability in-house.

Structure · Invoicing · Best fit
Structure
The instructing firm presents the matter; I act as the technical specialist embedded in their team.
Invoicing
Fees invoiced to the instructing firm.
Best fit
Mid-size and large firms wishing to offer full EPPO service without an in-house team.
IICo-counsel

Joint defence

Both firms appear on the record and share direction of the defence: you keep your relationship with the client, and I bring the specialisation in white-collar crime, compliance or the European Public Prosecutor's Office that the case requires. Tasks and fees are split according to what each firm contributes.

Structure · Invoicing · Best fit
Structure
Both firms appear formally on the record and sign pleadings jointly.
Invoicing
Shared or itemised by procedural stage.
Best fit
Complex white-collar and compliance cases with a strand before the European Delegated Prosecutor.
IIIReferral

Direct referral

If the matter is purely criminal and you'd rather not take it on, you refer the client and I take it on directly, keeping you informed if you prefer. It's the simplest route when your firm doesn't handle criminal matters and you just need a trusted destination for that kind of case.

Structure · Invoicing · Best fit
Structure
The client signs the engagement letter directly with this firm.
Invoicing
Directly to the end client.
Best fit
Commercial, employment or tax firms that do not handle criminal matters.

Strict non-competition guarantee

Non-solicitation in writing

A formal written commitment: absolute respect for the instructing firm's ownership of the client relationship. Involvement is strictly limited to the criminal or EU strand entrusted, and the client returns to the instructing firm for any other corporate matter.

  • No commercial contact with the client outside the instructing firm.
  • No offer of services beyond the entrusted strand.
  • Confidentiality and professional loyalty protocol signed before any access to the file.
  • Full return of documentation once the involvement ends.

Neutralising procedural risk

Why the European strand demands dedicated judgement

I

The early stage is decisive

In a European Delegated Prosecutor's investigation, decisions taken in the first days shape the rest of the proceedings. A misstep is hard to reverse at trial.

II

Two layers of law

Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 and national procedural law apply side by side. Determining which governs each measure is the defence's first technical task.

III

Contested jurisdiction

The boundary between the EPPO and the national investigating court opens grounds for challenge that are lost if not raised in time.

Protocol and NDA

Request the collaboration protocol

Set out the framework of the collaboration. You will receive the engagement protocol and the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before any access to the file.

colaboraciones@perezrojasabogados.com
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