BarcelonaThe kiss of Luis Rubiales to Jennifer Hermoso is being investigated in the National Court, but it already has a Catalan derivative: the two lawyers in the case, who represent the former president of the RFEF and the Madrid footballer, are Catalan. Rubiales will be defended by Olga Tubau, who has already brought cases to the Madrid court, such as that of the Major of the Mossos d’Esquadra, Josep Lluís Trapero, but is not a specialist in sexual crimes. This is the subject that dominates the penalty shootout Carla Vall, who, together with the law firm Senn Ferrero, represents the player.
Discretion, rigor, accuracy, perfectionism, prudence, sensitivity… There are many concepts to describe Olga Tubau (Paris, 1961), but if there is one noun that defines her, both in her extensive career as a penalty taker and in all the aspects of his life, is elegance. A unique style in and out of court that has led her to become one of the most prestigious – and most respected – lawyers in Barcelona.
The defense and acquittal of the Major of the Mossos d’Esquadra, Josep Lluís Trapero, in the National Court definitely catapulted her to the list of media lawyers – especially after her final plea, in which she could not contain the tears -, but his catalog of judicial successes goes back much further: Tubau – together with the lawyer Francesc Jufresa, with whom he initially shared an office – obtained the prison sentence of former minister José Barrionuevo for the kidnapping of the businessman Segundo Marey, whom he represented.
In 2004, he founded his own law firm, which he shares with Lydia Lajara and Carlos Echevarri and which accumulates other successes such as the acquittal of the sub-inspector and the rifleman of the Mossos d’Esquadra accused of gouging out Esther Quintana’s eye with a ball of rubber When he took on this case, he also had the Generalitat compensate Quintana, in a gesture with few precedents until then.
Tubau has also defended judge Santi Vidal, the first investigated – later exonerated – for the macro-cause of the organization of 1-O which continues to be stuck in the courts, and the former leader of CDC David Madí. He also represents the producer Josep Maria Mainat (who accuses his ex-wife of trying to kill him) and has taken on all the cases against the ex-mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau. Cases of sexual crimes are not his specialty, but his style and good manners, far from the first speeches out of tone of the former president of the RFEF, can serve to guide the course of Rubiales’ defense.
A young girl, completely broken and with eyes full of tears, was trying to articulate a sentence while holding a book in the small neighborhood bookstore La Tribu in Sant Andreu. He was incapable of it. Not a word. He was getting angry. I was overcome. In front of him was the criminal lawyer and criminologist Carla Vall.
Vall is not just another lawyer. Her determination to address male violence and sexual violence, together with her oratorical ability and use of networks, have made her a point of reference for many women in recent years, especially for to the new generations of feminists. At 34 years old, this penalty shootout from Vilanova i la Geltrú leads an office with five other professionals. Great defender of the changes brought about by the new law of only yes is yes Vall has taken cases such as the harassment of the artist Paula Bonet, the defense of the actress María León, who was accused of an attack against the authorities, or that of Leo, the boy killed by his father in a hotel in Barcelona. “She’s generous,” one of her clients says to define her.
An omnipresent figure in the fight against sexist violence in Catalonia, in recent years it has also made its way to Madrid. Thus, it is not surprising that at the presentation of his book Break in case of emergencywhich he held in Barcelona, both the Minister of Feminism, Tània Verge, and the then Minister of Equality Irene Montero were present.
Often, when he watches television, reads a book, listens to the radio or participates in an institutional meeting, his head processes at full speed and thinks about all the cases of sexual or sexist violence that he knows of that person. As she herself said in an interview with the ARA: she has information on many people, strictly kept and preserved, that one day may see the light of day or end up in court.
2023-09-15 16:09:29
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