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Dr Jan Wendler
Work Department
Cross-Border Transactions; Germany; Cross-Border Investigations and Compliance; Investigations
Position
Partner
Career
Dr. Jan Wendler advises clients in corporate compliance, investigations, and M&A matters. He focuses his practice on domestic and cross-border internal investigations and has particular experience in representing major multinational corporations in the context of multi-jurisdictional investigations in Europe, the United States (DOJ, SEC and DOS), Asia and Latin America. Dr. Wendler is well positioned to help clients navigate matters that involve certain ESG topics, including supply chain due diligence, risk management, corruption and compliance.
Dr. Wendler has also distinctive experience in the design, development, implementation and testing of compliance management systems, particularly in the context of compliance monitorships. He has significant experience in working as a core-member of a DOJ-appointed independent compliance monitorship team, as well as experience representing companies undergoing monitorships. He is a Certified Compliance Professional and has advised companies with regard to establishing, implementing, and testing third party management systems and conducting third party due diligences / business partner reviews.
In addition, Dr. Wendler has particular experience advising clients in national and international M&A transactions, including in conducting compliance due diligence.
Languages
German, English, French
Memberships
Frankfurt
Education
Frankfurt am Main, 2007
PhD in Law, University of Rostock, 2006
LLM, University of San Diego, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Compliance > Compliance
WilmerHale‘s German compliance practice frequently cooperates with the firm’s US location on cross-border matters, including regular instructions in connection with US monitorships, where the team acts on behalf of pharmaceutical and industrial clients. Antitrust compliance, data protection and sanctions are also core areas of the team. Co-head Jan Wendler is experienced in DOJ mandates and also advises on compliance management systems and business partner due diligence; he jointly heads the practice with Christian Crones, who regularly handles complex compliance and cross-border US and EU-related matters.