Practice Areas
White-collar and tax criminal law in Berlin
Discreet, forward-looking defence for managing directors and companies, from the first investigative step to trial. The subject of Dr. Ulrich Bente's doctorate.
At a glance
- Defence through investigation and trial, discreetly and with an eye on the commercial consequences.
- Focus: tax and accounting offences, breach of trust, fraud, corruption and compliance matters.
- If your premises are searched: make no statement without a defence lawyer. You have the right to remain silent.
- We act nationwide in criminal matters, reachable quickly in urgent cases.
What we handle
Investigations
Early defence from the first suspicion, file inspection and a clear procedural strategy.
Tax & accounting offences
Tax evasion, voluntary disclosure and accounting offences, coordinated with your tax adviser.
Breach of trust & fraud
Defence against allegations of breach of trust, fraud and delayed insolvency filing.
Compliance
Preventive advice and internal investigations to spot and contain risk early.
How we work
White-collar cases are often decided before any charge is brought. So we start early: we build a clear picture from the file, assess the risk realistically and develop a strategy that weighs criminal and commercial consequences together.
Dr. Bente holds a doctorate in white-collar criminal law and co-authored the “Beraterhandbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht”. When reputation and the business are at stake, we treat every matter with strict confidence.
Common questions
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Make no statement on the substance and sign nothing without a defence lawyer. You have the right to remain silent. Contact us as early as possible; in urgent cases, best by phone.
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Yes. Most of the course is set during the investigation, often before any charge. Early defence can, in favourable cases, lead to the proceedings being discontinued.
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Our focus is Berlin and Brandenburg, but in criminal law we act for you across Germany.