NOTABLE CASES

1. Wirecard Proceedings: Defence of the Former Head of Accounting since 2020

in the criminal investigation during which a release from custody was achieved in 2021,
in the investigation by the Parliamentary Investigation Committee of the 19^th German Bundestag and
in the criminal trial before the 4^th Criminal Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court regarding the allegations of accounting fraud, market manipulation, fraud and breach of trust since December 2022.

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2. Dieselgate: Defence of the Former Chief Technology Officer of Audi since 2017

in the criminal investigation including strategic advice with regard to the investigation conducted by the United States Department of Justice and
in the criminal proceedings before the 5^th Criminal Chamber of the Munich II Regional Court regarding the allegations of fraud, indirect false certification and criminal advertising.

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3. Dieselgate: Representation Concerning a German Subsidiary of a global U.S. Car Manufacturer

A German subsidiary of a global U.S. car manufacturer for an almost 3-year period in the German white-collar proceedings relating to the allegation of lack of supervision including the reduction of a fine including disgorgement from about 300 million Euro to about 70 million Euro for this German subsidiary including the coordination of a team of defence counsel for the targets (individuals).

4. Cum-Ex Scandal: Strategic Advice to a Global U.S.-Based Law firm

Sole criminal legal advisor of a major global U.S.-based law firm which was advising one of the implicated banks during the relevant time period in connection with the overall strategy as it related to a specific German criminal trial.

5. Cum-Ex Scandal: Defence of a Former Board Member of an International Bank

Lead defence counsel of a former board member of an international bank since 2019 with relation to the allegation of aiding and abetting tax evasion amounting to millions of euros.

6. Protective Mask Scandal: Defence of an Entrepreneur

Lead defence of the daughter of a former high-ranking politician in the German state of Bavaria

in the investigation by the Bavarian Parliamentary Investigation Committee and
in the criminal tax trial before the 6^th Criminal Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court concerning the allegation that after having sold protective masks to various German federal states and having earned almost 50 million Euros in commissions, the required taxes were not handled appropriately and rather sought to be evaded.

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7. International Bribery Scandal: Representation of a German Subsidiary of a Large U.S. Conglomerate

German lead defence counsel of a German subsidiary of a large U.S. conglomerate for an almost 4-year period coordinating efforts across multiple jurisdictions especially the U.S. and Germany and representing this German subsidiary in the German white-collar proceedings as well as coordinating a team of defence counsel for the targets (individuals).

8. International Bribery Scandal: Defence of a Former Senior CFO at Siemens

Lead defence counsel of a former senior CFO at Siemens for more than 17 years in

an internal FCPA investigation and in the German criminal investigation which ended with a termination of the proceedings,
together with U.S. counsel in the U.S. investigation conducted by the United States Department of Justice which ended with a non-prosecution agreement and
together with an Argentinian counsel in Argentinian criminal court proceedings.

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