Criminal law. State of the art.
We are the generalists among the specialists: our lawyers are proficient in the entire range of criminal law and contribute know-how from other relevant fields. Our big plus: main negotiation competence, which cannot be taken for granted in the market.
Criminal cases in which someone is found standing over a corpse with a smoking gun are rather rare. Most verdicts are therefore not based on direct, irrefutable and obvious evidence, such as a clear witness account. The question of guilt or innocence – or at least of guilt that cannot be proven – is then answered via indirect, so-called evidentiary signs, i.e. circumstantial evidence.
In its FOCUS-SPEZIAL series, Focus magazine has surveyed the top commercial law firms for 2023. We are again listed in the category “multidisciplinary top business law firms” as well as for the specialties Compliance and Commercial Criminal Law. Our partner Prof. Dr. Heiko Ahlbrecht is named as one of the top lawyers in criminal law for the West.
Awards & rankings
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Press
Prof. Dr. Heiko Ahlbrecht
Partner – Lawyer, bar certified criminal law specialist
Dr. Eren Basar
Partner – Lawyer, certified criminal law specialist, CIPP/E
Dipl.-Fw. Rainer Biesgen
Partner – Lawyer
Dr. Rainer Birke
Partner – Lawyer, certified criminal law specialist
Dr. Matthias Dann, LL.M.
Partner – Lawyer
Andreas Pfister
Partner – Lawyer
Dr. Helga Wessing
Founding Partner – Lawyer, certified lawyer for employment law
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Wessing
Founding partner – Lawyer, certified criminal law specialist
Dr. Silke Baumanns
Lawyer
Philipp J. Butler Ransohoff, LL.B.
Lawyer
John Paul Fürus
Lawyer, certified lawyer for tax law, certified lawyer for criminal law, tax consultant
Jana Hammesfahr
Lawyer
Christian Heinelt
Lawyer
Dr. Volodymyr Izrailevych
Lawyer, certified lawyer for tax law
Nina Santagatti-Bergmann, LL.M.
Lawyer
Jonathan Rüschendorf
Lawyer
Dr. Tobias Thielmann
Lawyer
Prof. Dr. Helmut Frister
Of Counsel
Johannes Wiegelmann
Lawyer
Services
Areas of expertise
Commercial criminal law
Expertise in all relevant areas of white collar crime coupled with special skills in representing clients in court.
Tax criminal law
Sound expertise in tax law meets experience in dealing with investigators and customs authorities.
Compliance
Analysing risks, optimising processes, creating awareness – our key services in the area of compliance.
Powerful unit – complex cases. If you are attracted to working as part of a specialised team and taking on the personal responsibility this requires, you could be a perfect match to you team.
