White-collar crime boutique offering Feigen · Graf Rechtsanwälte's leading position is not only based on many years of experience of its broad range of partners and extensive thematic coverage of white-collar crime, but also on a constantly growing client base that extends from automotive, industry, gambling, distribution and sports to auditing and the banking, financial services and healthcare sectors. While cum-ex and diesel proceedings continue to contribute to its case load, the practice recently defended individuals just as frequently against allegations of breach of trust, industrial accidents, insider trading and criminal employment offenses. In addition to renowned founding partners Hanns Feigen (banking, capital market, environmental and tax criminal law) and Walther Graf (cum-ex, corruption, competition and capital market criminal law), key contacts include Bernd Groß (also banking, capital market, tax and environmental criminal law), who is experienced in cum-ex and cum-cum proceedings, Matthias Sartorius (employer, capital market, tax, environmental and medical criminal law) and Moritz Lange (banking, capital market and tax criminal law).

Gercke Wollschläger is continuously expanding its excellent reputation in the individual criminal defense sphere by its handling of high-profile cases: In this context, the team is regularly instructed by managing directors, CEOs and senior employees, particularly from the financial services, automotive and healthcare industries, but also represents persons of public interest as well as individuals from the public sector, the church and the construction industry. While Björn Gercke and Andreas Grözinger in particular continue to be involved in proceedings relating to Wirecard, diesel and cum-ex issues, the practice recently also represented clients who were exposed to allegations of money laundering, accounting offenses, breach of trust and corruption. In addition, Kerstin Stirner is regularly entrusted with the defense of doctors and medical criminal law and also has expertise in professional disciplinary proceedings. Ulrich Leimenstoll (​​breach of trust, criminal medical and employment law) and Franziska Lieb (professional supervisory proceedings) are other names to note.

Since its spin-off from Klinkert Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB in October 2022, Kayßer has been able to establish itself as an independent white-collar crime practice and is particularly active in cum-ex matters for numerous managing directors and board members. While the diesel and Wirecard scandals continue to contribute to the group's high workload, criminal environmental, tax and employment offenses, money laundering allegations and professional disciplinary proceedings play an equally important role; expertise also exists in criminal foreign trade law. The practice is led by white-collar crime and criminal tax law experts Marijon Kayßer and Stefan Kirsch.

Knauer Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB's renowned white-collar crime lawyers are dedicated to defending managing directors, board members and supervisory board members from the financial services, trade and industrial sectors as well as politicians and private individuals that are facing criminal charges. While the practice operates across the entire spectrum of white-collar crime and criminal tax law, its advice has recently been particularly focused on matters relating to insider trading, insolvency offenses, whistleblowing and cum-ex. Christoph Knauer is particularly impressive in the latter area, while Sören Schomburg is known for his expertise in international criminal law. Björn Börger is often active in the corporate and compliance context, but is also particularly well versed in defending individuals against criminal capital market allegations.

In September 2023, white-collar crime and criminal tax boutique schilling tute Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB saw its renowned former name partner Eberhard Kempf, now with Hamm Kempf & Partner Rechtsanwälte, depart but continues to assert itself on the market thanks to the remaining team's many years of experience. Hellen Schilling and Christoph Tute, who is also often active in cross-border cases, represent managing directors, CEOs and senior employees both preventively as well as throughout all stages of criminal proceedings; most recently, the practice has been involved in matters relating to sanction violations, breach of trust, insolvency offenses as well as tax evasion and in particular cum-ex.

Founded in 2023, white-collar crime boutique offering Ufer Scharf Rechtsanwälte Partnergesellschaft mbB is already one of the most popular addresses in the field of individual criminal defense, not least thanks to the combined experience of its renowned founding partners Florian Ufer and Norbert Scharf: In cooperation with their team, the practice covers the entire spectrum of white-collar crime and criminal tax law and represents managing directors, supervisory boards and executive boards across sectors and all phases of the criminal proceedings, both within a national and international context. In addition to criminal insolvency, accounting and foreign trade offenses, the group also regularly acts in cases relating to criminal medical, banking, corruption, capital market and tax law. The latter area is a focus for Andreas Weitzell, while Erik Buhlmann has experience in appeal proceedings, among other matters.

Wessing & Partner's broad thematic coverage of white-collar crime and criminal tax law also benefits individuals at the top of companies as well as in the financial services industry, who recently instructed the practice in matters pertaining to allegations of money laundering, market manipulation, breach of trust and tax evasion, as well as alleged sanction violations. The practice, which keeps up with the digital age, also houses Eren Basar, an expert in cybercrime and criminal data protection issues, and Matthias Dann, a key contact with experience in criminal medical and doctor law. Heiko Ahlbrecht, who is often involved in cross-border matters, has extensive expertise in criminal customs law, while Jürgen Wessing focuses on antitrust and criminal law issues. Andreas Pfister is another key contact and well versed in international proceedings initiated by the European Public Prosecutor's Office and Interpol, among other matters.

Langrock Voß & Soyka operates with a strategic focus on criminal tax, confiscation, corruption and foreign trade law and in this context primarily represents managing directors, board members and senior employees across all sectors, but is also occasionally active for private individuals and athletes; recently the practice also appeared in criminal environmental and insolvency proceedings, while auditing represents another focus. Till Soyka, Marc Langrock and Marko Voß, who all advise across the practice spectrum, are the key contacts.

VBB Rechtsanwälte houses expertise across the entire spectrum of white-collar crime and criminal tax law, and with it a team that is not only providing white-collar crime and compliance advice to companies, but also defends individuals: here, Marcus Böttger recently devoted himself to various cum-ex and diesel proceedings; Hjalmar Mahn often advises auditors and tax consultants on professional law matters as well as dealing with criminal capital market, IT and internet law matters; Matthias Brockhaus is considered the key contact for criminal medical law, among other matters; and Sebastian Beckschäfer is well versed in criminal tax, employment, competition and customs law. Sven Diener is also adept in criminal foreign trade law as well as criminal sports law. Renate Verjans has been supporting the firm as of counsel since 2024.

Munich-based unit Beukelmann | Müller | Partner particularly stands out from competitors due to its international capacities, which, in addition to being well-connected to Spain and Latin America, are also based on Maximilian Müller‘s expertise in cross-border matters; he is further well versed in coordinating large-scale proceedings and jointly heads the practice with white-collar crime and criminal tax expert Stephan Beukelmann. While the group frequently acts for managers of medium-sized companies, it is also board members and employees of high-profile companies that turn towards the team, most recently in the context of criminal tax proceedings and industrial accidents as well as in connection with allegations of fraud and market manipulation.

Although Berlin-based white-collar crime boutique offering FS-PP Berlin Part mbB focuses on compliance and white-collar crime advice to corporations, the practice also attracts numerous individual instructions across the financial services sector, other industries and the political sphere, which extend along the entire spectrum of white-collar crime and criminal tax law. In this context, Niklas Auffermann focuses on white-collar crime proceedings and in particular money laundering matters, Sebastian Vogel on criminal medical law and David Albrecht on criminal employment matters. The trio jointly leads the team with Rainer Frank, who is well versed in compliance and whistleblower systems, and recently handled an increasing number of criminal foreign trade proceedings, in particular in connection with Russia sanctions.

Kanzlei Schneider|Schultehinrichs PartGmbB enjoys an excellent reputation for its representation of both individuals and companies in criminal tax law and is particularly active for players in the financial services sector; Thomas Schneider and Friedrich Schultehinrichs, who are well versed in appeals, are, for example, still frequently involved in cum-ex proceedings. The latter also focuses on professional disciplinary proceedings, criminal matters in connection with cybercrime, and criminal medical law.

Lilie Ihwas‘ individual defense expertise is particularly beneficial to managing directors and board members in the financial services and healthcare sectors as well as across other industry, with matters ranging across the entire spectrum of white-collar crime and criminal tax law. However, both partners also apply other areas of expertise: Astrid Lilie is particularly well versed in criminal tax, banking and capital market law and is visible in Wirecard and cum-ex proceedings, while Saleh Ihwas is considered an expert in criminal IT and data protection law. In addition, the team has been increasingly active in criminal foreign trade proceedings since the outbreak of the Ukraine war.

Pfordte Bosbach Rechtsanwälte has extensive experience in investigations and proceedings and has applied this asset to assist numerous board members and managing directors who are facing accusations of fraud, breach of trust, money laundering and corruption. Recent matters also addressed environmental crimes and sanction violations. Thilo Pfordte operates across the entire spectrum of white-collar crime, as does Jens Bosbach, who is further well versed in criminal employment law; just like Ulrike Thole-Groll, he also handles criminal tax proceedings.

Rettenmaier Frankfurt's name partner Felix Rettenmaier attracts numerous instructions at individual level, particularly in the context of criminal banking and capital market law, and also has experience in representing professionals. Together with his team, he also advises on classic white-collar crime cases such as insider trading and corruption, as well as on criminal tax proceedings. Tillmann Gessert is well versed in criminal foreign trade and pharmaceutical law matters. The former chairman of the 24th Criminal Division of the Frankfurt Regional Court, Werner Gröschel, joined the team as of counsel in July 2024.

ROXIN Rechtsanwälte Part mbB's Johannes Altenburg and Oliver Sahan have expertise across the entire spectrum of white-collar crime and criminal tax law and are involved in numerous cum-ex proceedings, but also represent entrepreneurs, financial directors and healthcare stakeholders in proceedings relating to breach of trust, greenwashing and billing fraud.

Tsambikakis & Partner Rechtsanwälte represents national and international executives in white-collar crime, criminal tax and medical law matters: While instructions stemming from the international financial services sector recently and primarily pertained to cum-ex, the practice has also been involved in proceedings regarding the diesel issue, breach of trust and fraud in the healthcare sector and in the gambling sector. Michael Tsambikakis' expertise reflects the broad thematic range of the practice, while Diana Nadeborn focuses on cybercrime proceedings and Ole Mückenberger, alongside his broad individual defense experience, is well versed in compliance and internal investigations.

MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB houses three experienced white-collar crime and criminal tax lawyers: Konrad Schmidt and Hanja Rebell-Houben in Mannheim and Norbert Stegemann in Heidelberg. The trio represents executives against allegations of breach of trust, accounting manipulation, fraud and tax evasion across all procedural stages.