Javier Ruiz Blay
Javier Ruiz Blay is a Spanish criminal lawyer, legaltech entrepreneur and legal author, known for his work in criminal defence, European and international criminal law, and legal commentary.[1][2][3] He is the founder and principal attorney of Blay JD, a law firm specializing in criminal defence and fundamental rights representation operating in Spain.[4] Ruiz Blay also contributes legal analysis to media and professional publications.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Education
Javier Ruiz Blay obtained a Licenciado en Derecho (Licentiate in Law) from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where he finished his law studies in February 2015.
He completed his academic training with an internship within the programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. He was assigned to the Political Section of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
He also completed an International Legal English Certificate at the Centro de Estudios Garrigues between November 2013 and June 2014. The program focused on legal advisory services and preparation for the Cambridge Certificate in Legal English, and he achieved a C1 proficiency level.
He also actively participates in various courses, both as a student and as a speaker, related to European and international criminal law, covering topics such as US law, the work of the CJEU and the ECHR on criminal law, and the defence of lawyers in the European Union.
Legal career
Ruiz Blay began his legal career practising in Spain, focusing on criminal defence and complex legal matters. He has served in various roles within legal practice, including as a founding partner of Justicia & Equidad Legal SL providing legal advice to the ASAES healthcare union and as a founding partner and criminal defence attorney with Matilla & Blay Asociados. His practice has covered a broad range of criminal matters, including economic crimes, compliance issues and cases involving international dimensions.[11][12][13]
He later established Blay JD, a law firm with a focus on criminal defence, fundamental rights litigation, and transnational criminal cases.[14][15] The firm handles matters relating to drug trafficking, white collar crimes and international criminal proceedings, and provides legal services in Spanish, German and English through cooperation with international legal partners.[16][17][18][19]
Ruiz Blay is registered with the Madrid Bar Association and is also a former member of the Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin as an Abogado.[20][21] He is affiliated with several professional organisations, including the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA), Member of the Legal Experts Advisory Panel (LEAP) for Spain and the Asociación Hispano-Alemana de Juristas (Deutsch-Spanische Juristenvereinigung e.V.).[22][23][24][25]
Writings and commentary
Alongside his practice, Ruiz Blay has authored and contributed to legal articles and opinion pieces in outlets covering legal and criminal law topics.[26] His writing has examined cross-border criminal issues, penal risks in financial activities, and developments in European penal policy.[27][28][29]
Selected publications
- Inversiones en el paraíso: claves penales de inversiones internacionales (2025) — legal analysis of international investment risks.[30]
- Menos delitos pero más presos: el CPT alerta sobre el aumento de la población reclusa en Europa (2025) — commentary on European prison trends.[31]
References
- ↑ Javier Ruiz Blay | LawAndTrends
- ↑ Artículo de crónica judicial
- ↑ Absuelven a varios narcos relacionados con una red criminal
- ↑ Admitida una denuncia por homicidio imprudente contra la dirección del Hospital Severo Ochoa por la gestión del COVID-19
- ↑ Sobre nosotros
- ↑ Javier Ruiz Blay
- ↑ Caso de Éxito: Tentativa de Asesinato
- ↑ Dejan en libertad a los detenidos en la operación contra la mafia rusa
- ↑ César Hinostroza continuará en libertad provisional hasta su extradición
- ↑ Justicia en pausa por la guerra: España congela todas las extradiciones a Rusia
- ↑ Una estafa inmobiliaria de 17 millones de euros con más de 140 afectados aun sin investigar
- ↑ Javier Ruiz Blay
- ↑ Eco Beach Village: ¿Presunta Estafa? presentan QUERELLA PENAL contra el creador
- ↑ Eco Beach Village y The Startup Island ¿Un sueño frustrado o una presunta estafa?
- ↑ ¿Es ilegal el registro policial por delitos de hace años?
- ↑ Diligencias de Investigación del Ministerio Fiscal
- ↑ Salvados investiga la fabricación de presuntas causas falsas contra ciudadanos rusos en España
- ↑ Libertad bajo fianza para un empresario valenciano acusado de tráfico de droga en piñas
- ↑ Abogados jóvenes y sobradamente preparados llevan 900 demandas de interinos y contratados de toda España
- ↑ Investigados cuatro policías por puentear a la jueza en un caso de tráfico de armas
- ↑ Un ruso afincado en España reclama que se suspenda su extradición a Rusia por "fraudulenta" y porque allí ya "no hay garantías"
- ↑ La justicia absuelve de tentativa de homicidio a una madre que acuchilló a su hija | ALAMILLO & SUAREZ – Abogados Asesores Cordoba
- ↑ INTERINOS 2022 ESPAÑA - NUEVA LEY 20/2021 ¿FIJO a los 5 AÑOS?
- ↑ Anticorrupción pide juzgar a varias personas por blanqueo ligado al tráfico de armas
- ↑ Inversores se hartan e inician acciones legales contra Carlos Ory, el niño prodigio del emprendimiento español
- ↑ Veintidós trabajadores se ofrecen al juez para tumbar la trama de los cambiazos de féretros
- ↑ Condenan a una mujer por intentar matar a su hija tras tener sexo con la pareja de la madre en Valencia
- ↑ Una juez investiga en Vitoria al director general de la Policía, al jefe de personal y a tres excomisarios provinciales
- ↑ I Jornada de Justicia Penal Internacional
- ↑ La Audiencia Nacional condena al Estado a indemnizar con 5.000 euros por 184 días de prisión preventiva indebida
- ↑ 24 euros de indemnización por los 408 días que estuvo presa de forma indebida