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The CMS Compliance & Forensic Services team comprises more than 60 compliance experts from every area of commercial law. Our broad-based practice and high degree of specialisation enable us to cover all facets of compliance and identify risks rapidly and efficiently. 

We can provide the necessary legal support for both prevention and investigation. Our services range from advising on the establishment and optimisation of compliance programmes through internal investigations for detecting violations of the law to assisting with preliminary proceedings and asserting claims for damages. 

Please visit our website for more details about our work in this category: https://cms.law/en/deu/global-reach/europe/germany/expertise/compliance



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Compliance - Germany

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

CMS has a solid practice that regularly advises clients from the healthcare, energy, finance and defence sectors on compliance issues, with a particular strength in large internal investigations and compliance management programmes. The team additionally assists with money laundering issues, product liability, employment compliance and whistle-blower incidents, and represents clients in damages claims and D&O liability proceedings. The law firm's strong international network enables it to handle complex cross-border cases.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

CMS verfügt über eine solide Praxis, die regelmäßig Mandanten aus den Bereichen Gesundheitswesen, Energie, Finanzen und Verteidigung zu Compliance-Fragen berät, mit besonderer Stärke bei großen internen Untersuchungen und Compliance-Management-Programmen. Darüber hinaus unterstützt das Team bei Fragen der Geldwäsche, Produkthaftung, arbeitsrechtlichen Compliance und Whistleblower-Vorfällen und vertritt Mandanten in Schadensersatzansprüchen und Organhaftungsverfahren. Das starke internationale Netzwerk der Kanzlei ermöglicht es, komplexe grenzüberschreitende Fälle zu bearbeiten.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised Signal Iduna on the conclusion of its strategic partnership with Google Cloud for the development of cloud-based insurance services.

  • CMS hat die Signal Iduna beim Abschluss ihrer strategischen Partnerschaft mit Google Cloud zur Entwicklung cloudbasierter Versicherungsdienstleistungen beraten.

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Notable Practitioners

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Harald Potinecke
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Band 4

Harald Potinecke is a partner in CMS's Munich office who is head of the law firm's compliance and forensic services group in Germany. He frequently advises clients on internal investigations into compliance violations and on the introduction and development of compliance management systems.

Harald Potinecke's consulting skills and ability to find creative solutions to complex issues are outstanding.

Harald Potinecke ist Partner im Münchner Büro von CMS und Leiter der Compliance- und Forensik-Services-Gruppe der Kanzlei in Deutschland. Er berät Mandanten häufig bei internen Untersuchungen von Compliance-Verstößen sowie bei der Einführung und Weiterentwicklung von Compliance-Management-Systemen.

Harald Potinecke zeichnet sich durch seine Beratungskompetenz und seine Fähigkeit, kreative Lösungen für komplexe Fragestellungen zu finden, aus.

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