Knauer Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB's renowned white-collar crime lawyers are dedicated to defending managing directors, board members and supervisory board members from the financial services, trade and industrial sectors as well as politicians and private individuals that are facing criminal charges. While the practice operates across the entire spectrum of white-collar crime and criminal tax law, its advice has recently been particularly focused on matters relating to insider trading, insolvency offenses, whistleblowing and cum-ex. Christoph Knauer is particularly impressive in the latter area, while Sören Schomburg is known for his expertise in international criminal law. Björn Börger is often active in the corporate and compliance context, but is also particularly well versed in defending individuals against criminal capital market allegations.
Testimonials
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'Extremely focused on the situation. Tactically very adept and experienced. Deliver strong comprehensive advice.'
'Top-notch in terms of expertise. Very careful - see the bigger picture. Reliable - always focused on the client.'
'Christoph Knauer is an absolute expert and also invaluable as a strategic advisor.'
'The firm is strongly positioned on the international market. They combine the level of service and efficiency of a white-collar crime law firm, but also with human rights expertise, e.g. in relation to media freedom and extradition to various third countries, which raises questions about torture and unfair trials. There is a good choice of languages.'
'Sören Schomburg: Approachable, strategic and a good decision maker. He keeps a cool head and makes quick and informed judgements at turning points. His commitment to strong professional ethics is outstanding. He is good at delegating tasks and getting things done. He has a broad range of skills that allows him to work with different actors, including in institutional, media and political contexts that go beyond the domestic German legal framework, which is useful in European and international cross-border cases.'
Key clients
- Julian Assange
- Monika Hohlmeier
Work highlights
- Advising and representing Julian Assange concerning extradition requests from the United States to the United Kingdom.