WT Regional: Investigations, Crisis Response & Compliance Workshop, Wolf Theiss office Vienna

It's well known that money does not automatically bring happiness; but one man's wealth caused him particular unease.

Rund um politische Querelen sorgte der Begriff Kronzeuge zuletzt für großes mediales Aufsehen. Die Kronzeugenregelung gibt es in Österreich seit 2011, erst kürzlich wurde sie verlängert.

On International Anti-Corruption Day, marked yearly on 9 December, we are reminded of the critical importance of integrity in governance. Bettina Knoetzl recently sat down with Raffaela Lindorfer from KURIER.

In the political talk „𝘡𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦: 𝘞𝘪𝘦 𝘬𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘬?" ("To the point: How corrupt is politics?") of the national television ORF III on 24 September 2025, Bettina Knoetzl set out...

Bettina Knoetzl, Vice President of the Vienna Bar Association, addresses the alarming rise of online hate speech against women, highlighting that nearly 70% of gender-based hate crimes target girls and women. The article examines gaps in Austria's legal framework and proposes stronger protections through enhanced legislation, mandatory training for legal professionals, and effective damage claims to hold perpetrators accountable.

Raising awareness about integrity and corruption prevention starts early, and initiatives like the Bundesamt zur Korruptionsprävention und Korruptionsbekämpfung (BAK)...

The topic is therefore not yet entirely clear and will need further clarification in the future.

While allegations of corruption continue to make headlines in Austria, the Ministry of Justice responded in January with draft legislation on the Corruption Law Amendment Act 2023.

Corruption thrives in secrecy, and transparency is its strongest antidote." – Bettina Knoetzl spoke to Katharina Peetz from Deutschlandfunk (German Public Radio) about the corruption situation in Austria...

KNOETZL Partnerin Bettina Knötzl, Wirtschaftsstrafrechtsexpertin erklärt zum Antikorruptionsrecht, welche Geschenke an Politiker problematisch sind.

Die Reportage unternimmt den spannenden Versuch, die Frage „Wie korrupt ist Österreich?" zu beantworten, indem ein Experiment zeigt, ...

In her interview on 7 October with Yilmaz Gülüm at „Report" on ORF 2, Bettina Knoetzl, Chair of Transparency International Austria, emphasized that diversion is only possible when individuals take responsibility for their actions.

Amendments to the Austrian Code of Criminal Procedure bring substantial improvements to defendants' rights, but also facilitate the public authorities' access to confidential bank data.

On 1 January 2019, the administrative criminal law underwent major changes.

The chapter outlines Austria's framework for addressing financial and corporate crime, highlighting that corporate liability under the VbVG continues to shape enforcement practice, with fines for serious offenses now reaching up to EUR 3.9 million.

"𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻" is an alternative sanction under Austrian criminal law to penalize presumed criminal behavior. It offers a way to resolve certain criminal cases without a conviction...

In its fight against corruption and white collar crime, the Austrian Judiciary can from now on also rely on an anonymous whistleblowing system that has been implemented with the aim of obtaining such information more easily.

Due to the complexity of white collar crime nowadays, the public prosecutor requires a lot of information in order to understand and prosecute the case.

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