Noerr‘s white-collar crime and tax law capacities are underpinned by longstanding experience in internal investigations and extend to criminal, confiscation and (association) administrative proceedings, where the team assists with allegations of money laundering, trade secret violations and cybercrime. Christian Pelz (fraud, embezzlement, criminal accounting, capital markets and employment law; environmental crimes, criminal tax and customs law as well as criminal foreign trade law) and Volker Rosengarten (defence against and management of cyber attacks, trade secret violations and criminal tax law issues) lead the practice together. Alida Gölz (foreign trade law and money laundering) made partner in January 2023.
Testimonials
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- 'Volker Rosengarten is an experienced white-collar criminal lawyer.'
- 'Noerr's white collar criminal lawyers are proven experts with excellent legal, tactical and strategic skills who act very well organized, efficiently and effectively.'
- 'Volker Rosengarten: Always available, solution-oriented and gives calm and targeted advice. It supports companies in crises as a reliable anchor point and quickly leads them out of such critical situations.'
- 'Christian Pelz is the figurehead.'
- 'Volker Rosengarten is an outstanding lawyer because he does not focus on simply fixing himself on a maximum position for the benefit of his clients, but rather works to find a solution that is potentially acceptable to all parties.'
- 'Volker Rosengarten: A very experienced, prudent, goal-oriented and hands-on consultant.'
- 'Christian Pelz: An outstanding white-collar criminal law expert who is characterized by the highest level of professional expertise.'
- 'Christian Pelz is very competent and wonderfully pragmatic. He understands connections immediately and can also make an assessment immediately and quickly.'
Key clients
- Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club (Hertha B.S.C.) e.V. & Hertha BSC GmbH & Co. KGaA
Work highlights
- Defending a major German bank in investigations into violations of money laundering regulations.
- Representation of a German listed real estate company in investigations into allegations of embezzlement against corporate bodies in the sale of a property.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christian Pelz, Volker Rosengarten