Noerr's white-collar crime and criminal tax advice includes the management of internal investigations and covers criminal, confiscation and administrative offence proceedings. Particular consulting strengths exist with regards to money laundering, cybercrime and trade secret protection. Since Volker Rosengarten (defence and management of cyber attacks, violations of trade secrets and criminal tax issues) joined Ashurst LLP in June 2024, Christian Pelz has been managing the practice alone; he advises companies on criminal investigations and fines, often in connection with corruption, fraud and tax crime matters, and is also experienced in managing internal investigations in Germany and abroad.
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Testimonials
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- 'Very experienced, very good practice group.'
- 'Quickly accessible, quick response.'
- 'Christian Pelz is a very smart, thorough and strategically thinking colleague who is very pleasant to work with.'
- 'Full service law firm with a “real” criminal law unit.'
- 'Christian Pelz is exceptionally strong.'
Key clients
- #3 GATTER 3 Technik GmbH
Work highlights
Advising a major German bank on investigations into a violation of anti-money laundering and regulatory provisions.
Advising a Finnish pension fund on an investigation into involvement in cum-ex transactions as well as on objection proceedings against capital gains tax refund notices before the Federal Central Tax Office.
Representation of a listed mechanical engineering company in an investigation into foreign trade violations.
Lawyers
Practice head
Christian Pelz
Other key lawyers
Karolin Fitzer; Alida Gölz; Frédéric Kuhn