Every year, Juan Gonzalo Ospina crosses the Atlantic several times. It's not tourism or networking: these are urgent cases, with clients who can't wait and prosecutors who demand immediate answers. In less than 48 hours, he can meet with Mexican authorities regarding a tax crime, return to Madrid to prepare an extradition, and fly to Lima to finalize a procedural strategy.
At his firm, they describe him in a way that sums up his work model well: "if the case demands it, he arrives before anyone else."
A Madrid-based law firm with Latin American DNA
Ospina is Spanish-Colombian. That dual identity, which for many is merely anecdotal, he has turned into a competitive advantage. He understands the judicial systems on both sides of the ocean, moves naturally within their cultural codes, and acts as a bridge between businesspeople, prosecutors, and law firms in Spain and Latin America.
His firm, Ospina Abogados, is now a benchmark in economic crimes: fraud, money laundering, scams, and international operations under suspicion. In the past two years, his team has handled cases in more than 15 countries and on four continents.
They work as a unit. If the case requires taking a plane, they do it. If it involves entering remote areas, they do that as well.
Ospina has crossed Mexico by private jet to attend a hearing. He has flown by helicopter in Colombia to reach remote areas. He has also traveled across the Peruvian Andes by land to assist a businessperson in distress.
The origin: from ICAM to his own project
Before leading his international criminal law firm, Ospina was president of the Young Lawyers of Madrid in 2013. Later, in 2016, he joined the Governing Board of the Spanish Bar Association.
That moment marked the change. He left institutional life and focused on growing in what he excels at: complex, international cases with high media sensitivity.
