Sergio Herra Rodríguez
Sergio specializes in Litigation, Criminal Law and Defense, Corporate Criminal Law, Anti-corruption & Investigations, and Compliance. He has a strong academic background, having completed a PhD in Criminal Law and Compliance at the University of Barcelona with the highest grade possible. Additionally, he holds a Master’s in Advanced Legal Studies with a specialization in Criminal Law from the University of Barcelona, as well as multiple postgraduate qualifications in economic criminal law and compliance. Sergio has also taught law at ULACIT in Costa Rica and lectures on Economic and Business Criminal Law in Quito, Ecuador. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a former visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. Sergio is also a prolific writer, contributing to various academic publications on corporate criminal liability, economic crimes, and compliance.
Experience
- González Franco–Roxin, Barcelona, Spain (2016-2017)
- Associate Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Penn Law), Philadelphia, USA (2018)
- Former Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute für Ausländisches und Internationales Strafrecht (Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law), Freiburg, Germany (2018)
- Catédra Derechos Humanos Unesco-ULaSalle CEDE (Human Rights Lecture, UNESCO-CEDE- De La Salle University), Research Fellowship, San José, Costa Rica (2012-2013)
Academic Roles
- Professor of Law, teaching General Criminal Law and Economic Crimes at ULACIT
- Professor of Economic and Business Criminal Law in a Master’s program in Criminal Law at a university in Quito, Ecuador
- Member of the Editorial Board of El Foro Magazine, academic journal of the Costa Rican Bar Association, as an expert in Criminal Law, Procedural Criminal Law, and Compliance
Speaker Engagements
- Has participated as a speaker in congresses in Costa Rica, USA, and Germany
Practice Areas
Born
Admited
2014, Costa Rica.
Member
Costa Rican Bar Association (Member of the Compliance Commission). World Compliance Association (President of Costa Rican chapter).
Education
University of Barcelona Ph.D. in Criminal Law and Compliance, with the highest grade possible University of Barcelona Master’s Degree in Advanced Legal Studies, Specialization in Criminal Law University of Barcelona Master’s Degree in Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences (joint program with University Pompeu Fabra) University of Barcelona Postgraduate Specialization Degree in Compliance, Barcelona, Spain University of Castilla La Mancha Postgraduate Specialization Degree in Economic Criminal Law University Rey Juan Carlos Advanced Certificate in Civil and Criminal Liability of the Medical Staff, Madrid, Spain La Salle University Licentiate in Law
