Uría Menéndez strengthens corporate crime and investigations team in Barcelona with the appointment of Arnau Xumetra

March 10, 2025

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Arnau Xumetra, a criminal lawyer with more than ten years’ experience, has joined Uría Menéndez’s Barcelona office  - again I would delete this entire sentence. Arnau Xumetra’s appointment as counsel bolsters the firm’s corporate crime and internal investigations team and reaffirms its commitment to this field.

Arnau started and built his criminal law career at the prestigious law firm Martell Abogados, where he gained extensive experience in both pre-litigation and litigation.

Alongside his professional practice, Arnau has collaborated with the Procedural Law and the Criminal Law and Criminal Science Departments of the Universitat de Barcelona. He has also taught at the Universitat Abat Oliba CEU and given seminars and training at the Barcelona Bar Association.

Raimon Tagliavini, partner and co-head of Uría Menéndez’s Barcelona office, has expressed the firm’s delight with the appointment saying that “Arnau’s arrival will further strengthen our leading corporate crime and investigations team”.

Arnau in turn has said that he is honoured to join Uría Menéndez, adding that “The firm is renowned for its legal excellence, and I am excited to add my experience to its outstanding team of criminal lawyers in Barcelona and Madrid”.

The firm’s corporate crime and investigations team sets the benchmark in financial criminal litigation and risk management advisory services. With over 30 years of experience handling high-profile financial cases, Uría Menéndez provides strategic advice to companies and executives on financial crime, regulatory compliance, and internal investigations.