
DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s work spans serious fraud cases and criminal investigations as well as internal corruption, sanctions and AML compliance and due diligence advice. The firm also offers white-collar crime counsel as part of a full-service offering for major domestic and international clients. Practice leader Georg Krakow, who has been praised as ’outstanding in his performance and in his public standing’, advises on legal proceedings and regulatory compliance, and he is assisted by a team including Szymon Świderski and Jasmin Zareie. Isaak Schnarrer joined the firm in February 2025 from Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte), adding increased strength in depth to the firm’s white-collar crime offering.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Extremely competent activities, brilliant strategies, extremely quick responses, absolutely top performance.’
- ‘Georg Krakow is outstanding in his performance and in his public standing.’
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Practice head
Georg Krakow
Other key lawyers
Szymon Świderski; Jasmin Zareie; Isaak Schnarrer

