White-Collar Crime | Europe

CERHA HEMPEL boasts a standout team with impressive experience in numerous white-collar crime matters, such as fraud, bribery and embezzlement cases, as well as allegations of criminal negligence. The law firm's expertise also spans compliance advice and internal investigations. Its varied client base includes prominent Austrian and international companies and financial institutions, as well as individuals, including senior management. The team is additionally adept at cross-border matters, particularly in the CEE region.

WKK Law operates a highly respected practice that is recognised for advising its clients on a variety of mandates, focusing particularly on tax and financial crime, including allegations of fraud, money laundering and embezzlement. It further assists clients with voluntary self-disclosures and compliance-related mandates. The law firm is sought out by companies and individuals alike for representation before courts and regulatory authorities. Team members also have experience acting on cases that span both Austria and Germany.

BRANDL TALOS showcases an active team that is able to handle high-profile cases. It is particularly well versed in representing senior management in embezzlement, fraud, money laundering and cartel cases. The practice equally encompasses allegations of breach of trust and tax evasion. The law firm also assists with the implementation of compliance structures, whistleblowing complaints and internal investigations. It demonstrates notable activity for clients in the gambling sector.

KNOETZL is a well-reputed dispute resolution boutique which draws on its impressive experience in corporate and commercial litigation to support multinational companies and financial institutions on complex white-collar crime matters. The team is notably well versed in compliance matters and criminal proceedings regarding embezzlement, fraud and money laundering, and possesses additional skills handling internal investigations, as well as whistleblower and transparency initiatives. KNOETZL also represents individual defendants in white-collar crime cases.

Wolf Theiss represents a broad, sophisticated offering to clients. The team is experienced in a wide range of domestic and international white-collar crime mandates and especially noted for representing financial institutions and big multinationals in proceedings, with a strong focus on various types of fraud. Its expertise further includes money laundering issues, embezzlement and corporate criminal liability. The practice possesses additional strength in asset tracing and recovery, as well as compliance and internal investigations.

BINDER GRÖSSWANG attracts multinational corporates and high net worth individuals for its skilled advice on a range of fraud-related cases, including tax and investor fraud. The practice complements its offering with knowledge of criminal proceedings and internal investigations concerning accusations of embezzlement, breach of trust, money laundering and document forgery, with further expertise in insolvency-related litigation. The team additionally assists with compliance cases.