Firm Overview:
For more than 20 years now, we have been the embodiment of the comsummate defence lawyer for all our clients. During this time, our lawyers have been present at almost all major proceedings involving commercial criminal law.
With a total of 26 legal professionals spanning our three locations in Frankfurt, Cologne and Munich, we are the largest law firm in Germany specialising solely in commercial and tax criminal law.
Along with customised advisory services and defence throughout all phases of the proceedings, the main focus of our activities has always been on advising and representing corporates of all sectors – from international groups to SMEs – in the area of criminal law. We guide our clients through crises and solve problems: fast, effective and with a clear resolve.
Another focus area of our firm is internal corporate investigations. In fact, we are one of the few law firms in Germany specialising in criminal defence that have the experience, resources and the technical expertise to independently conduct complex internal investigations.
Practice Areas:
Corporate advisory
Defence counsel
Internal investigations
Main Areas of Practice:
Criminal law focusing particularly on white collar and tax crime (money laundering, illegal employment, tax evasion: real estate transfer tax evasion, wage tax evasion, donation tax evasion, cum/ex and ADR cases, etc.)
Preventative criminal counseling (Compliance)
Advice and strategy when government investigations or prosecutions are possible or imminent
Support and monitoring of responses to corporate internal investigations
Anti-corruption and dawn raid trainings for various clients
Key Clients: various (foreign) banks and DAX 30/M-Dax institutes as well as (public-known) individual clients
Managing Partners: Dr. Bernd Groß, Dr. Walther Graf, Dr Andreas Minkoff
Number of partners: 6 Equity Partners (3 in Frankfurt, 2 in Cologne, 1 in Munich); 2 Salary Partners
Number of lawyers: 27
Languages: English, German
Contact:
Dr Bernd Groß (Frankfurt)
T: +49 69 770 196 0
E: [email protected]
Dr Walther Graf (Cologne)
T: +49 221 5005 1500
E: [email protected]
Dr Andreas Minkoff (Munich)
T: +49 89 / 357 690 6-00
E: [email protected]
