Contacts
Legal Services
Dr. Andreas von Criegern
Dr. Philipp Engelhoven
Dr. Erwin Salamon
Stefan Gatz
Tax Consultancy
Jürgen E. Milatz
Melanie Weist
Dennis Pohlmann
Thomas Schäffer
Auditing Services
Michael Kapitza
Johan Sieveking
JUVE-Guide 2019/2020
Nominated at the JUVE Awards 2019 as "Law Firm of the Year for Dispute Resolution", ESCHE has been certified as having considerable compliance know-how, particularly by criminal law boutiques (more)
Internal Investigations
Support with crisis Management
- Advising on obligations on the part of management in the case of legal breaches
- Carrying out plausibility checks in the event that a breach of the law is suspected
- Providing support in the event of searches by the investigating authorities
- Support in terms of press law
- Review of D&O insurance cover
Investigation of the facts
- Securing existing evidence
- Questioning witnesses and employees
- Forensic investigations (e.g. software-based searches and filtering emails)
- (Electronic) analysis of accounting data
- Advising on data protection law
Review of tax obligations
- Review of possible tax implications of the legal breach
- Handling all correspondence with the revenue authorities
- Preparing tax reports and voluntary declarations
Defending the company
- Analysing the risks of criminal prosecution +
- Representation in criminal and administrative sanction proceedings
- Advising on cooperating with the investigating authorities and settlement proceedings
Disciplinary measures
- Providing comprehensive employment-law advice throughout the whole process
- Drafting amnesty agreements in the event of a cooperation
- Employment law advice and support in the implementation of disciplinary measures (e.g. regarding warnings and, where appropriate, summary dismissals, and regarding the rights of co-determination of the employee representatives)
- Valuation and enforcement of damages claims against employees and corporate bodies
Consequences in terms of public procurement law and “self-cleaning”
- Review of the implications of a breach of public procurement law, e.g. as a ground for exclusion in future public procurement procedures and, where applicable, defence against an exclusion from the procedure
- Review of the requirements for “self-cleaning” in terms of public procurement law, and preparation of the required documents in order to show that “self-cleaning” has taken place
- Support during the negotiations with the public contracting entities or authorities regarding the approval of a successful self-cleaning process
Our further consulting services:
- Compliance
- Antitrust Law
- Internal Investigations