We are active in all areas of commercial criminal law and tax criminal law.
Typical proceedings in which we have extensive experience include the following charges:
- Property offences (e.g. embezzlement, fraud)
- Corruption offences (corruption / bribery in business dealings, § 299 StGB; corruption / bribery of public officials, § 331 ff. StGB)
- Complex cross-border-proceedings involving investigating authorities from multiple states (see also the Global Defence Alliance)
- Medical criminal law (e.g. “malpractice-proceedings”, “billing fraud” und corruption / bribery in the healthcare sector pursuant to §§ 299a/b StGB)
- Insolvency offences (delayed filing for insolvency, bankruptcy, etc.)
- Criminal tax law and customs offences (e.g. tax evasion, breach of customs regulations, smuggling)
- Labour offences (violations of the Minimum Wage Act, Illegal Employment Act or the ban on employment of foreigners without work permits)
- Capital market offences
- Criminal accounting law (e.g. incorrect presentation pursuant to § 331 HGB, § 400 AktG)
- Criminal competition law (e.g. unfair advertising pursuant to § 16 UWG, betrayal of business secrets pursuant to GeschGehG)
- Criminal product liability
- Foreign trade criminal law (e.g. violation of sanctions under the Foreign Trade and Payments Act)
