Scrutiny of businesses, including their leaders and employees, continues to grow around the globe, with increasingly complex regulatory and compliance requirements across nearly every industry. As a result, allegations of criminal or administrative misconduct by both companies and individuals are increasingly likely.
We act for both businesses and individuals accused of wrong-doing, as well as for victims of unlawful conduct. When such circumstances arise, our member firms bring to bear significant experience in order to provide a focused and seamless response.
As in many other areas, prevention often remains the best medicine when it comes to compliance-related issues. Our experts have a deep understanding of the various aspects of compliance, particularly including white collar criminal law (e.g. crimes against Public Administration, bankruptcy crimes, medical malpractices, reputational crimes etc.), business human rights law, corporate law, anti-corruption law, antitrust law, labour law and workplace safety, data protection law, tax law, anti-fraud, anti-money laundering law, sanctions and export controls, environment law, cybersecurity, market abuse, and lobbying regulation.
In case of suspicions of compliance violations, we conduct internal investigations targeted at establishing the necessary facts and securing evidence for possible use in court. We help our clients to identify and to minimize risks while conducting these investigations.
Finally, our experts represent and defend clients in front of criminal courts, in front of regulators and other law enforcement authorities as well as in proceedings brought by private parties like companies, NGO and individuals. We accompany dawn raids. We also represent injured parties in criminal proceedings against perpetrators, enforce damages claims, and offer asset tracing and asset recovery.
We advise companies from many different sectors, providing tailored advice to ensure that their business and corporate activities meet the expectations of regulators. Our international network allows us to assist in cross-border cases, ensuring that our clients receive the best possible representation no matter where they do business.
Where situations involve other complex areas of law – such as corporate issues, employment, data protection, insolvency, antitrust, capital markets or tax – experts from ADVANT member firms work together seamlessly to provide exactly the right advice and support for the client’s unique needs.
