Business Criminal Law
Economic-
Criminal Law
We advise and represent individuals and legal entities, legal departments and compliance officers with regard to the prevention and detection of criminal acts, corruption or money laundering.
The general prevention of criminal acts to the detriment of the company (Fraud Prevention and Detection) is a core area of our activities.
In cases of suspected criminal acts, however, our activities also extend to the forensic examination of facts and the initiation or prevention of criminal proceedings. In doing so, we represent management bodies and companies not only on the side of the accused and defendant, but also, insofar as this is in the interest of the company, as a victim or private party representative in order to pursue the civil claims of the private party.
Compliance
We combine litigation experience with criminal law and business expertise and support companies and their management bodies as well as in-house and association lawyers in providing liability-avoiding compliance advice.
In the past we have, among other things
- Advise companies on the due diligence of the board of directors or management in connection with compliance
- Advising management bodies of companies on topics such as compliance organization, risk management and internal control system
- Opinions issued on liability-avoiding compliance organizations
- advise on the review and preparation of risk analyses and risk and money laundering manuals
Internal Investigations
Includes supporting and advising companies in the internal investigation of compliance violations, which increasingly poses major challenges for the companies concerned. Whether embezzlement, fraud, corruption or money laundering – the list of possible compliance violations in companies is long.
In the past we have, among other things
- Advise companies on the internal investigation of compliance violations
- Advising management bodies (board of directors, management) of companies on topics such as compliance organization, risk management and internal control system
- Advise developers and companies on money laundering regulations
- Analyses prepared on internal company systems, structures and documentation as well as on the prevention of embezzlement, fraud and money laundering and terrorist financing
Criminal Law on Corruption
With the Corruption Criminal Law Amendment Act 2012, the term “corruption” has also found its way into the Special Part of the StGB. We advise on the admissibility of conduct under criminal law relating to corruption and on the prevention of corruption.
In the past we have, among other things
- Advise companies, corporate bodies and individuals on all matters of white collar criminal law, such as those related to financial criminal charges, corruption and/or property crimes
- represented in the corruption scandal at the Vienna Parks Sheriffs – on the media report
- represented in Austria’s largest sports betting fraud trial – on media report
Property Criminal Law
In cases of suspicion of criminal acts, our activity also extends to the forensic examination of facts, the initiation or prevention of criminal proceedings, in particular iZm property crimes (inter alia, embezzlement, fraud and related offenses, subsidy abuse, Internet fraud, creditor protection offenses, money laundering, accounting fraud, tax evasion, etc.).
In the past we have, among other things
- Companies, corporate bodies and individuals in all matters of white collar criminal law, such as in connection with financial criminal charges, corruption and/or property crimes
- represented in the corruption scandal at the Vienna Parks Sheriffs – on the media report
- represented in Austria’s largest sports betting fraud trial – on media report
- Representing the directors of a company in connection with criminal and embezzlement offenses
Criminal procedural representation of persons injured by criminal acts
Representation of governments, associations, corporations and their governing bodies, as well as individuals as victims or private parties, to include the civil claims of private parties, and counseling on asset recovery for losses resulting from crime.
In the past we have, among other things
- Accompanied individuals as victims of crime in the enforcement of their claims
- Advising associations and companies on the enforcement of their claims
- Filed private party claims in criminal proceedings on behalf of associations or companies and exercised the rights of private parties to participate and contribute during the main hearing
- Advise on asset recovery for losses resulting from crime