Defense. Intelligence. Integrity.

Defense. Intelligence. Integrity.

CLRI GROUP

CLRI GROUP

Corporate Criminal Risk Intelligence

Corporate Criminal Risk Intelligence

Legal strategy for business-critical criminal risk.

We help companies prevent, investigate, manage and defend complex criminal risks that may threaten reputation, executives, operations, brands, assets and business continuity.

Corporate Criminal Risk Intelligence

Who we are.

CLRI Group is a boutique firm focused on Corporate Criminal Risk Intelligence. We work at the intersection of corporate criminal law in Mexico, criminal compliance, corporate investigations, crisis counsel and business strategy to deliver precise legal solutions in highly sensitive and regulated environments.

Corporate criminal law.

Criminal compliance.

Corporate investigations.

Crisis management.

Strategic judgment under pressure

Our approach.

Criminal exposure also places the business at risk. At CLRI Group, we anticipate it, understand it and neutralize it with precision, discretion and integrity. We combine legal excellence, investigative rigor and strategic judgment to protect what our clients have built, preserve their reputation and support critical decisions under pressure.

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Prevent & Anticipate.

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Detect & Investigate.

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Defend & Protect.

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Resolve & Remediate.

Legal intelligence for complex criminal risks.

Corporate criminal defense, white-collar crime, investigations, compliance, corporate governance and crisis response integrated into a discreet strategic platform.

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Defense.

Strategic criminal defense and enforcement support for companies, executives, brands and business-critical matters.

Corporate criminal litigation, white-collar crime, criminal complaints, amparo proceedings, asset recovery, criminal prosecution in product-counterfeiting matters, enforcement against counterfeit medicines and medical devices, brand protection and victim representation.

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Criminal compliance.

Criminal-risk prevention frameworks designed to strengthen corporate integrity and reduce exposure.

Compliance programs, criminal-risk assessments, policies and procedures, training and awareness, third-party due diligence, regulatory monitoring and continuous improvement.

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Corporate investigations.

Legal and strategic support for sensitive investigations involving misconduct, fraud, counterfeit products and high-impact internal or external risks.

Internal investigations, fraud and misconduct, witness interviews, coordination with forensic experts, investigation reports, evidence preservation and case-building strategy.

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Crisis management.

Strategic legal response when criminal risk threatens reputation, operations, executives, brands or business continuity.

Crisis-response planning, regulatory and authority-facing compliance, stakeholder communications, reputational-risk management, business continuity and post-crisis remediation.

PHARMACEUTICAL ANTI-COUNTERFEITING IN MEXICO

CLRI Pharma.

CLRI Pharma.

Protecting health. Defending brands. Securing markets.

Protecting health. Defending brands. Securing markets.

CLRI Pharma is a specialized practice area of the Firm focused on criminal enforcement, anti-counterfeiting strategies, brand protection through criminal law and legal support in investigations involving these matters for pharmaceutical and life sciences companies. We help pharmaceutical companies address the criminal threat posed by counterfeit medicines, falsified pharmaceutical products, illicit distribution networks, unauthorized sales and trademark counterfeiting. Our team works with internal investigation teams, brand protection units, external investigators, legal departments, compliance teams and authorities to transform investigative findings into solid criminal actions.

CLRI Pharma is a specialized practice area of the Firm focused on criminal enforcement, anti-counterfeiting strategies, brand protection through criminal law and legal support in investigations involving these matters for pharmaceutical and life sciences companies. We help pharmaceutical companies address the criminal threat posed by counterfeit medicines, falsified pharmaceutical products, illicit distribution networks, unauthorized sales and trademark counterfeiting. Our team works with internal investigation teams, brand protection units, external investigators, legal departments, compliance teams and authorities to transform investigative findings into solid criminal actions.

When counterfeit medicines threaten patients, brands and market trust, we step in.

When counterfeit medicines threaten patients, brands and market trust, we step in.

Specialized capabilities

Pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting strategy. Criminal enforcement against counterfeit medicines. Support in criminal proceedings arising from internal and field investigations. Coordination with investigators and authorities. Evidence strategy and case building. Brand protection from a criminal-law perspective. Criminal complaints and litigation follow-up. Crisis response involving counterfeit products.

Specialized capabilities

Pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting strategy. Criminal enforcement against counterfeit medicines. Support in criminal proceedings arising from internal and field investigations. Coordination with investigators and authorities. Evidence strategy and case building. Brand protection from a criminal-law perspective. Criminal complaints and litigation follow-up. Crisis response involving counterfeit products.

When criminal risk threatens

Your reputation.

Your reputation.

Your executives.

Your executives.

Your operations.

Your operations.

Your assets.

Your assets.

Your brands.

Your brands.

Business continuity.

Business continuity.

We step in.

We step in.

Our Founder

Joaquín Chávez Amador

Founder and Managing Partner

Founder and Managing Partner

Corporate Criminal Law | Compliance | Corporate Investigations | Governance | Crisis Management.

Corporate Criminal Law | Compliance | Corporate Investigations | Governance | Crisis Management.

Joaquín Chávez Amador is a criminal lawyer with more than 18 years of experience advising national and multinational companies in high-impact criminal matters. His practice focuses on corporate criminal law, compliance, criminal-risk prevention, internal investigations, crisis management, intellectual-property crimes and the protection of companies exposed to complex criminal risks. He previously served as Security Governance & Crime Prevention Manager LATAM, strengthening his ability to connect legal strategy with corporate decision-making, governance, investigations and operational-risk management. He has extensive experience advising multinational pharmaceutical companies on the design, implementation and execution of anti-counterfeiting strategies focused on combating counterfeit medicines. In 2024, he obtained a conviction in a criminal case involving the sale of counterfeit medicines.

Strategic criminal counsel with business acumen, technical rigor and absolute ethical commitment.

Strategic criminal counsel with business acumen, technical rigor and absolute ethical commitment.

Let’s discuss your matter with discretion.

For sensitive corporate criminal risk matters, anti-counterfeiting enforcement, investigations, compliance or crisis response, contact CLRI Group.

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