Internal Investigations, Crisis Management and Compliance

We advise our clients in developing and implementing group wide compliance procedures.

We advise our clients in developing and implementing group wide compliance procedures. Our goal is to provide support in preventing breaches of law and avoiding potential liability for your organisation and the people involved.

If you are faced with possible breaches of rules or regulations within your organisation, we will advise and support you, discreetly and efficiently, in conducting internal investigations and taking appropriate measures such as applying for leniency with regulators and administrative bodies. We are known for our experience in criminal and quasi-criminal investigations, in dealing with regulators, in defending our clients against damage claims, and in assessing and asserting or defending claims against employees and senior management.

Our approach is international, and we have extensive experience dealing with US matters, in particular those involving potential violations of US export control law (OFAC) and investigations of the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and other US procecutors.

Recent Work

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Allianz SE – Beratung zu gesellschafts- und kapitalmarktrechtlichen sowie Compliance-Fragen im Zusammenhang mit Zivilklagen und Verfahren vor US-Behörden aufgrund von Verlusten bei von Konzerngesellschaften verwalteten Fonds in den USA

Deutsche Börse AG – Interne Untersuchung im Zusammenhang mit Ermittlungsverfahren

Grenke AG – Beratung und Vertretung in internen und externen Untersuchungen im Zusammenhang mit negativen öffentlichen Darstellungen durch einen Shortseller

Robert Bosch GmbH – Weltweite interne und externe Untersuchungen und grenzüberschreitende Verfahren zur angeblichen Manipulation von Abgasemissionen von Dieselfahrzeugen

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Internal Investigations, Crisis Management and Compliance

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Juve Awards 2023

Law Firm of the Year

Compliance

Global Investigations Review 2024

GIR 100

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Quotes

„Hengeler Mueller's compliance practice is an experienced, proven, diligent, and impactful team with which you can successfully master complex situations."

Nora Klug, Global General Counsel, Robert Bosch GmbH

„Hengeler Mueller's compliance team proved on a number of occiasions that it can provide top-class advice to its clients on all aspects of an internal investigation, including even questions of D&O liability and corporate organisation."

Jens Rönnberg, Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender GRENKE

„Hengeler Mueller's Compliance team not only demonstrates discipline and sound judgment in cross-border investigations, thus meeting the expectations of clients of leading European law firm with a global network, but also has excellent contacts at the highest levels when it comes to dealing with investigating authorities."

Christian Ollig, Leiter DACH, KKR