FIELDS OF LAW
Audit & Investigations
The lawyers in our Audit & Investigations team work across practice groups in the areas of white-collar crime, employment law, data protection, antitrust law, corporate law and contract law to identify risks and establish security measures within the company. They are experienced in dealing with public prosecutors, antitrust, data protection and supervisory authorities as well as courts.
If there are any indications of a compliance breach, our Audit & Investigations team provides fast and efficient support in clarifying the matter. This can also be conducted in parallel with official investigations. The process is set up methodically and clearly, with the utmost care and using modern forensic technology. Thanks to many years of experience, our investigation experts know where to look and what questions to ask.
Thanks to numerous projects, including cross-border projects, their network ensures that investigation results can be used in court both nationally and internationally. In addition, the results are prepared in such a way that they provide a reliable basis for optimizing processes within the company even after the crisis has been overcome.
If a compliance violation is verified, our Criminal Compliance team or colleagues from other practice groups remain active. Depending on the nature of the case, this may include specific recommendations for action, which are drawn up in consultation with colleagues from other areas of law.
Our Range of Services
- Support during the clarification of potential compliance breaches and, parallel to that, official investigations
- Process set up on the basis of methodically and clearly-defined structures
- Preparation of national and international investigation findings that comply with court standards
- Use of the investigation findings to optimise future company processes
- Fast and effective data analysis – even when large data volumes are involved – through the use of state-of-the-art IT (e-search, compliance tools)
- Use of legal tech for process management optimisation, findings management and document creation
- In-depth advice from our Corporate and Criminal Compliance team or in consultation with colleagues in the relevant legal fields/practice groups
- Development of recommended actions in collaboration with lawyers who specialising in, e.g. HR law, data privacy, corporate law, contract law and antitrust law
- Implementation of ad-hoc audits and development of strategic measures to reduce the risk of compliance breaches
- Integration of compliance guidelines into business processes on the basis of the audit findings
- Introduction/optimisation of compliance management systems
- Evaluation and strategic assessment of investigation results