Navigating a tax fraud (Steuerermittlung) or other white-collar criminal investigation (Wirtschaftsstrafverfahren) in Germany is a daunting experience even for a German citizen, let alone for foreign executives. The German legal system operates under an inquisitorial civil law framework that differs significantly from US or UK common law jurisdictions. Whether your company just experienced a dawn raid by German customs (Zoll), by a German tax investigation unit (Steuerfahndung) or the German criminal police, is faced with…
Bernhard SchmeilzlOctober 27, 2026