Anika Schürmann

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Band 3

Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime: Corporate Advisory

Germany

1 Years Ranked

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Germany

Practice Areas

Dr. Anika Schürmann co-leads Baker McKenzie's German Investigations, Compliance & Ethics Practice and serves on the Legislative Committee for Compliance & CSR of the German Bar Association. A bar-certified professional in criminal law (Fachanwältin für Strafrecht), Anika has close to 20 years of experience in advising clients on all aspects of business crime, with a strong focus on complex investigations and proceedings. Anika is also co-head of Baker McKenzie's German Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Group.

Anika advises on all areas of business crime, including cartels and bid rigging, corruption, fraud, tax and customs evasion, cybercrime, product compliance violations, and other business crime offenses. She has extensive experience managing complex internal investigations and representing clients in regulatory and judicial proceedings before German and European authorities and courts – both in self-disclosure/leniency cases and on the defense side. Anika also designs and implements global compliance programs and counsels clients on the legality of business models and contractual relationships with business partners.

Professional Memberships

Legislative Committee for Compliance & CSR of the German Bar Association (DAV) - Committee Member

German Association of Antitrust Lawyers - (Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht) – Former Co-head of the North Rhine-Westphalia chapter

German White Collar Crime Association (WisteV) - Member

Association of Female Lawyers in White Collar Crime and Criminal Tax Law (JuWist) - Member

Criminal Law Section of the German Bar Association (DAV) – Member

W@CompetitionDE – Member of German chapter

Personal

Zertifizierte Beraterin für Steuerstrafrecht (DAA) (Certified Advisor for Criminal Tax Law) (2020)

Fachänwaltin für Strafrecht (Bar-Certified Specialist Lawyer in Criminal Law) (2016)

University of Bonn (Dr. iur.) (2009)

Higher Regional Court of Cologne (Second State Exam) (2006)

University of Edinburgh (LL.M. European Law) (2003)

University of Bonn (First State Exam) (2002)

University of Lausanne (1999)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime: Corporate Advisory - Germany

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Anika Schürmann co-leads the German investigation, compliance and ethics practice of Baker McKenzie. She is highly regarded for her cross-border and domestic mandates, including criminal law advice on M&A transactions, breach of trust, tax evasion and fraud.

Indviduelles Editorial

Anika Schürmann leitet gemeinsam mit anderen die deutsche Praxisgruppe für Untersuchungen, Compliance und Ethik bei Baker McKenzie. Sie genießt hohes Ansehen für ihre grenzüberschreitenden und nationalen Mandate, darunter strafrechtliche Beratung bei M&A-Transaktionen, Untreue, Steuerhinterziehung und Betrug.

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Strengths

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Her interest in and understanding of her clients’ business combined with her strategic leadership proven in major mandates makes her a highly appreciated adviser.