Our Team

Francisco Javier Martín Porras

Lawyer · Partner

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Profile
Partner at Société de Conseil Juridique et Expert and creator of the LIWARD method, the legal intelligence system underpinning the firm’s procedural strategy. A criminal lawyer specialising in economic, technological and forensic criminal law, he leads the defence in highly complex proceedings, combining criminal-law doctrine with rigorous technical and expert analysis in order to anticipate risk and structure the defence from the earliest stage.

Notable cases
He has acted in some of the most significant criminal cases of recent years. Before the Audiencia Nacional and the Supreme Court, Operation Mito, the face-masks case and the large-scale hydrocarbon VAT fraud proceedings; likewise, in the proceedings arising from operations Balcanes-Reus and Foxtrot (Cáceres).

Career
He brings to the firm an unusual international dimension: he has been a consultant to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for more than a decade, where he developed criminal investigation protocols now used by institutions across Europe and Latin America. He currently takes part in the UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime, contributing to a capacity-building project in Central America that includes designing curricula for investigators, prosecutors and judges, updating technical guides on digital evidence and providing training in the presentation of forensic evidence before the courts.

Education and certifications
He holds the Master’s Degree in Legal Practice, which qualifies him for professional practice, and six further official university master’s degrees in Economic Criminal Law, Compliance, Criminalistics, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and Computer Forensics. He has completed the prestigious Advanced Specialisation Course in Criminal Law at the ICAM, taught by judges of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court such as Mr Manuel Marchena Gómez and Mr Vicente Magro Servet. He is accredited as a digital lawyer by the General Council of Spanish Lawyers and holds the International Compliance Officer (CICO) and Certified Cyber Security Professional (CCSP) certifications from ISMS Forum, as well as the International Certified Anti-Fraud Expert certification (CIE-AF). He maintains active continuing training in litigation and criminal procedural technique, cybercrime and artificial intelligence applied to law.

Research and teaching
He completed the doctoral training programme in Computer Science at UNIR and is a doctoral candidate in Law and Society at the International University of Valencia. He taught at university level for six years.

Bar membership and affiliations
Practising member of the Madrid Bar Association and of the Alicante Provincial Bar Association. European lawyer before the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) and member of the International Bar Association (IBA), as well as of the Criminal Law and Technology Law sections of the ICAM.

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Iris Rodes Álvarez

Lawyer · Partner

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Director of Employment Strategy and Corporate Governance. Iris Rodes Álvarez is a cornerstone of the strategic direction of Société Juridique. With more than a decade at the forefront of litigation, her professional focus has evolved towards designing comprehensive solutions for companies and executives, where employment law and business law converge with technology and international governance. She specialises in the management of employment crises, bringing a vision that goes beyond traditional advice.

Eva Papadopulos Herrero

Lawyer

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Practising lawyer with a distinguished track record of more than 15 years, mainly in criminal and civil matters. University lecturer at UNIR. Member of the International Bar Association (IBA). Director of international relations of ABRACRIM Mujer in Spain. Member of the Association of European Attorneys (AEA). Specialisation course in Criminal Law and the Audiencia Nacional. Member of the Madrid Bar Association.

África Palau Cuenca

Lawyer · Partner

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Specialist in corporate defence and the protection of intangible assets. África Palau Cuenca leads the Corporate Law and Intellectual Property area to the highest standards. Her focus is the defence against and prevention of «Corporate Warfare» and the shielding of critical assets. A graduate of the Magister Lvcentinvs (Master’s in Industrial and Intellectual Property and Digital Innovation), she commands the legal architecture of intangible assets, integrating compliance with the technical defence of trademarks and patents.

Carmen Mª Calabuig

Lawyer

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A law graduate of the University of Alicante, her approach combines deep technical knowledge with a strategic vision aimed at resolving complex disputes. As a practising lawyer of the Alcoy Bar Association, she carries out her work under the principles of excellence, ethics and commitment to her clients, in both the private and the public sector. A specialist in inheritance and estates, she acts as court-appointed estate partitioner and within the legal aid duty roster.

Lorena Gómez García

Lawyer

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Expert in criminal law, criminalistics and behavioural analysis. Lorena brings to Société Juridique a scientific and analytical vision that is indispensable in highly complex criminal law. Her profile as both lawyer and criminologist allows her to operate at the frontier where the legal rule meets behavioural science and forensic investigation. As a key figure in the deconstruction of prosecution evidence, her expertise in criminal profiling (EICYC) gives the firm a decisive tactical advantage before the courts.

Alba Herranz Martínez

Lawyer

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Strategist in economic criminal law and legal intelligence analysis. Alba Herranz Martínez embodies the perfect symbiosis between financial analysis and the cutting edge of digital law. Her multidisciplinary training in Law and Business Administration, together with her specialisations at the IEB and UNIR, allows her to operate at the core of the LIWARD® Method. Speciality: white-collar crime (economic criminal law), digital law and gender violence.