Entrepreneurial activity is risky - and not just in economic terms. More and more areas of economic activity are being regulated more and more closely by criminal law. Public prosecutors and courts now have no qualms about dealing with complex issues.
Commercial criminal law therefore encompasses all areas of criminal law that can be affected by entrepreneurial activity. These areas are as diverse as economic life itself. Typical areas of risk can be found both in the core area of criminal law and in secondary areas of criminal law. The spectrum ranges from fraud, embezzlement, corruption, bogus self-employment, money laundering, insolvency offences, environmental offences, capital market criminal law, betrayal of secrets, competition criminal law, customs and foreign trade criminal law to food criminal law. The list could be continued almost endlessly.
Entrepreneurial and private actions almost invariably have tax consequences. Tax law is now barely comprehensible even for experts. It can also be observed that the tax authorities are increasingly flanking disputes over tax issues with the initiation of criminal tax proceedings. The consequences of this can be devastating in financial terms. A professional defence against accusations of tax evasion is therefore essential. Interdisciplinary cooperation between defence counsel and tax advisor is of crucial importance here. We ensure the important coordination with our clients' tax advisors, but can also draw on tax expertise from our network if required.
