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Provided by Simone Kämpfer

Europe

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Simone heads our corporate crime group in Central Europe and is one of the most respected criminal lawyers in Germany. She is an expert on advising and defending companies and individuals in all areas of white-collar crime and criminal tax law. She has significant expertise handling (among others) fraud, breach of trust, bribery/corruption, insider trading and tax evasion-related matters.

She defends both businesses and individuals in complex corporate crime and criminal tax cases conducted both inside and outside the courtroom. She also boasts a wealth of experience in carrying out internal investigations, particularly where there may be criminal implications (including #MeToo cases). Simone advises on ESG and compliance issues and acts as a trusted advisor and ombudsperson for international companies. Another area where she excels is advising clients on parliamentary committees of inquiry set up at both national and state level.

Career

Public prosecutor (Main Department for White Collar Crimes – also press representative);

partner at tdwe Rechtsanwälte, a leading German white-collar crime law firm for 11 years;

joined Freshfields in 2018 as a partner;

head of white-collar defence group in Continental Europe.

Member of the Ethics Committee

Board Member at Droege Group AG

Professional Memberships

wisteV

DAV

Board Member at Bucerius Law School

Publications

Editor and author of numerous publications on white-collar crime law.

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Simone Kämpfer

Global Practice Guide
Dr Simone Kämpfer
Dr Daniel Travers
Dr Florentine Schulte-Rudzio
Authored by
Dr Simone Kämpfer, Dr Daniel Travers, Dr Florentine Schulte-Rudzio
Article • Sep 2023
Global Practice Guide
Dr Simone Kämpfer
Dr Daniel Travers
Dr Florentine Schulte-Rudzio
Authored by
Dr Simone Kämpfer, Dr Daniel Travers, Dr Florentine Schulte-Rudzio
Article • Sep 2023

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