Corporate Criminal Liability and White-Collar Crime

Criminal proceedings related to a company’s business activities can have serious legal, financial and reputational consequences—not only for the company itself, but also for its directors, senior executives and others involved in its management. We therefore provide clients with comprehensive legal support in preventing criminal law risks and responding to suspected misconduct or pending proceedings. Our practice focuses on corporate criminal liability and the personal criminal liability of directors and senior management, as well as white-collar crime, offences against property, corruption, breach of fiduciary duties, tax offences and other unlawful conduct connected with business activities. By bringing together specialists in criminal, corporate, tax, competition and employment law, we assess each matter within its broader commercial and regulatory context. In addition to representing clients in criminal proceedings, we also advise and assist them with implementing effective preventive measures, such as robust compliance programmes, which can significantly reduce the risk of misconduct and play a crucial role in determining whether a company may be held criminally liable.

Our Services

• Representing companies, directors, senior executives and employees in criminal proceedings at every stage

• Providing legal assistance during all actions taken by law enforcement authorities, including urgent interventions such as searches of homes and business premises and the seizure of documents or electronic data, as well as responding to requests for information, orders to produce items, interview summonses and requests to provide explanations

• Advising and representing clients in matters involving white-collar crime, corruption, tax and property offences, and breaches of duties in the management of another person’s assets

• Conducting internal investigations into suspected misconduct and assessing the findings, as well as recommending remedial measures

• Assessing the criminal law risks associated with business decisions, transactions and the conduct of directors and senior management

• Designing and reviewing compliance programmes aimed at preventing corporate criminal liability

• Representing victims in pursuing claims for compensation or the recovery of unjust enrichment in criminal proceedings

• Coordinating criminal defence strategies with the resolution of related regulatory, tax, employment and civil law matters

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