SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft primarily advises medium-sized and DAX40 companies on the development and implementation of compliance systems and on increasing the efficiency of existing compliance measures as well as suspected money laundering audits, risk analyses and due diligence; the team is also well versed in cybersecurity and supply chain due diligence issues. The four-strong management includes Jochem Reichert (corporate and M&A), Nicolas Ott (corporate governance, D&O liability), Christian Gehling (corporate governance and supply chain due diligence) and Cäcilie Lüneborg (D&O liability and compliance management systems). Maximilian Goette regularly covers matters at the corporate law interface and was appointed to counsel in January 2025.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team offers a holistic approach in the area of compliance and, where necessary, involves colleagues from other disciplines so that the client can take the entire legal framework and any implications into account and resolve them in a practical manner.'
- 'In working with Cäcilie Lüneborg, I value her approachability and solution-oriented approach and practical relevance, especially with regard to the requirements for the implementation of the LkSG and HinSchG.'
- 'As far as the implementation of compliance systems and their further development is concerned, we rely on Jochem Reichert, who is very experienced in this field and always provides sound advice. He has extremely fast response times.'
- 'The Compliance practice team at SZA is characterized by a high level of legal expertise, a strong customer focus and an efficient way of working. Every team member is extremely friendly, reliable and available to us at any time. The team keeps us as clients proactively informed in all cases and explains even the most difficult legal contexts in an understandable way.'
- 'Legal excellence combined with a deep understanding of practice.'
- 'Highest professional competence and strategic sharpness.'
- 'Whenever we have compliance issues, we always contact SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz. They advise us conscientiously and carefully. They also operate our compliance hotline, offer training and keep us up to date. This is especially true now with regard to the Whistleblower Protection Act. The responses of the SZA compliance team are always quick and reliable, and their advice is pragmatic and easy to implement.'
- 'Maximilian Goette's constant availability and extremely reliable and effective work in the area of compliance are worth highlighting.'
Key clients
- BayWa AG
- ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
- BASF SE
- GBG Mannheimer Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH
- Krone Unternehmensgruppe
- Mektec Europe Gruppe
- Renolit SE
Work highlights
- Advising the executive board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE in connection with possible violations of financial supervisory regulations by the subsidiaries Jochen Schweizer and mydays.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Cäcilie Lüneborg
Practice head
Jochem Reichert; Nicolas Ott; Christian Gehling; Cäcilie Lüneborg
Other key lawyers
Marc Löbbe; Michaela Balke; André Reinhard; Maximilian Goette