Corporate defence

Companies and associations are facing increasingly stringent transparency and control obligations – keyword compliance – and are also increasingly exposed to the risk of criminal prosecution.

Due to the principle of criminal culpability, the company itself cannot initially be held liable to prosecution. Several attempts by legislators to introduce a “genuine” corporate criminal law have so far failed. Nevertheless, the law on administrative offenses and, not least, antitrust law provide for severe fines for misconduct in certain areas.

Nevertheless, the company is practically always punished by investigations and the initiation of criminal proceedings against its representatives: if the share price falls as a result of a search becoming known, if a negative entry in the competition register blocks the award of public contracts or if a fine in the millions is threatened due to proven misconduct by the company management, only an immediately initiated corporate defense can prevent worse. Asset recovery measures and attachments can also affect the legal entity, not just the individual defendant.

Successful corporate defense requires specialist knowledge and relevant practical experience. Our lawyers have both. In addition, over many years of defending companies, we have acquired a strong basic understanding of economics, which is essential for the defense in commercial and criminal tax law.

The fastest, quietest and most efficient corporate defense has been part of Minoggio Grezesch Bachmann’s core business for many years. We take on the overall coordination of corporate defense for companies of all sizes and in all sectors. If necessary, we call in experts from complementary disciplines, e.g. IT forensic experts or litigation PR specialists.