Dr. Heiko Ahlbrecht
Born in 1971.
Law School of the University of Münster until 1997.
“Dr. jur” equivalent to Ph.D./S.J.D. 1999 granted from the University of Hagen.
“Rechtsreferendariat” (mandatory legal internship/clerkship) Regional Court Dortmund, Higher Regional Court Hamm.
Admitted to the German Bar in 2001.
Admitted to the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia, Den Haag, in 2002.
Defense counsel with the Law Firm Haarmann, Hemmelrath & Partner, Düsseldorf from 2000 to 2001.
Defense Counsel with Wessing II Verjans from 2001 to 2006, since 2006 with Wessing Rechtsanwälte.
Partner at Wessing Rechtsanwälte since 2007.
Heiko Ahlbrecht gives presentations at conferences and universities on a regular basis. His scope of expertise encompasses topics like European and International Criminal Law. He was an invited expert in the legal committee of the German Parliament in several legislative procedures that focused on the transition of European criminal law into German law. Since 2008, Heiko Ahlbrecht is an adjunct professor for law with regard to fiscal offenses (tax fraud and tax evasion) and white-collar-crime at the University of Hannover.
Heiko Ahlbrecht publishes in the areas of (international) criminal law and criminal procedure.
The main focus of his work is the advisory practice concerning risk assessment and crisis management in criminal proceedings for companies, their members of the board, and their staff. This includes both the representation of companies as entities and individuals. The scope of advice involves all aspects of so called white-collar-crime and ranges from bribery, corruption (FCPA, SOA), economic, and environmental crimes to money-laundering, fraud and all variations of corporate criminal law.This includes all aspects of criminal compliance, ranging from the the conduct of internal investigations to criminal due diligence in M&A cases.
Heiko Ahlbrecht is specialized in dealing with international cases involving every aspect of international criminal law. Frequently, and especially in company representation, he resolves allegations of corruption in business transactions pursuant to sec. 299 of the German Criminal Code as well as bribery-cases under sec. 331ff. GCC.
Memberships:
German Bar Association – Committee of Criminal Law
European Criminal Bar Association
Defense Counsel Nordrhein-Westfalen
Association of Defense Counsel – ADICTY
Journal of European Criminal Law – Member of the Editor's Board
Practice Areas:
Corporate Crime
Bribery and Corruption (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Sarbanes-Oxley-Act)
Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion
Corporate Criminal Law
Criminal/Defense Litigation
International Criminal Law
Bankruptcy/Insolvency offenses
Languages:
English
