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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Germany • White-collar crime

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Advice to companies

Drawing on the firm’s wider international presence, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP is well versed in mandates with international elements, covering compliance, internal investigation and corporate defence topics. The team collaborates closely with the financial service regulatory group to defend clients against measures by supervisory authorities and is headed by Dirk Seiler, who has a track record advising on a range of allegations, including money laundering, corruption, breach of trust, and fraud.
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  • ‘A single point of contact is always available; case knowledge is perfectly transferred between team members without client's necessity to waste time on doubled meetings.’
  • ‘Dirk Seiler is always on the point, gives pragmatic suggestions how to proceed and identifies critical issues in the case.’
  • ‘Unique know-how for asset tracing.’
  • ‘Dirk Seiler and Nathalie Isabelle Thorhauer stand out for their experience in asset tracing.’
  • ‘The team comprises of unique individuals that bring a variety of experience from different industry sectors. Highly motivated and always available. ’
  • ‘Highly committed to the client's case with broad experience not only in white-collar crime matters but also corresponding issues like litigation and criminal proceedings.’

Key clients

  • Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, Microsoft Corporation (USA)
  • Ford-Werke GmbH
  • Pfizer Inc. (USA), Pfizer Products Inc. (USA), Pfizer GmbH (Deutschland)

Work highlights

Advised a global leasing company and its subsidiaries on criminal allegations, including corporate defence of the group and its subsidiaries against allegations of white collar crime.
Advised a global pharmaceutical company on corruption and fraud offences.
Advising and defending an international automotive manufacturer in the Diesel emissions scandal against allegations of unlawful defeat devices, including allegations of fraud.
Practice head

Dirk Seiler

Other key lawyers

Nathalie Isabelle Thorhauer

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