Allegations of business criminal activity can have a devastating impact on a company. Investigations into a company can cause significant reputational damage, leading to a drop in customers and reduced profits. Engaging in entrepreneurial activity contains risk factors; however, getting ongoing advice from German business criminal lawyers ensures that such actions are compliant with German law. Preparing internal grievance structures allows employees and other parties to report internal business criminal activity to company personell rather than go public by whistleblowing.
The reality for our clients accused in the field of white-collar crime is that they have not had much exposure to the criminal law system. This lack of experience means that having expert legal counsel is necessary. At Schlun & Elseven Rechtsanwälte, our corporate criminal law team acts for both individuals and businesses in such cases. We combine our expertise in criminal and corporate law to provide a complete picture of the issues involved. Contact us now to work with our business criminal law team.
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Schlun & Elseven Rechtsanwälte is a full-service law firm with offices and conference room facilities in Cologne, Aachen, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg and Stuttgart. Our legal team consists of experienced criminal law attorneys and lawyers with deep knowledge and expertise in commercial transactions, contract analysis, taxation, compliance and corporate governance. Regardless of whether your company requires expert advice for a particular case or ongoing support from our criminal law attorneys, our law firm has the answer for you.
Money Laundering Defence
Money laundering is the action of hiding money that has been made illegally by concealing it amidst legitimate business income. For example, income arising from criminal activity (such as drug offences) can be hidden through ownership or investment in a legitimate business enterprise. It may be seen as an activity linked to major organised crime, but in reality, many legitimate business people and private citizens can also face difficulties in this mater. Banks are expected to take action and make reports when transactions can be deemed suspicious. However, banks also do not want to cause undue disruption for prominent customers.
Therefore, this can be a difficult balancing act and consulting with legal professionals in advance may be the preferred course of action before taking any significant action.
Practice Group: German Business Criminal Law
Practice Group:
German Business Criminal Law
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