Compliance
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 4
Contact number
+49.211.8828.4600Chambers Review
Latham & Watkins offers a robust team advising on internal investigations relating to antitrust, money laundering, corruption and embezzlement allegations. It displays notable strength in data protection and privacy matters. Further compliance expertise at the law firm includes insider dealing, crypto-currency regulations, employment and tax matters. It also assists clients with preventive measures, such as compliance programmes and due diligence as well as whistle-blowing systems.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Latham & Watkins is competent in every regard, work on complex matters and able to retain an overview of different stakeholders."
"The team is very nice to work with and the lawyers stay professional, collegiate and kind even under pressure."
"The expertise and skill set for compliance and white-collar crime matters is excellent at Latham & Watkins. The lawyers are sharp, quickly understand the main concerns, and are hands-on but extremely professional."
"Latham & Watkins is competent in every regard, work on complex matters and able to retain an overview of different stakeholders."
"The team is very nice to work with and the lawyers stay professional, collegiate and kind even under pressure."
"The expertise and skill set for compliance and white-collar crime matters is excellent at Latham & Watkins. The lawyers are sharp, quickly understand the main concerns, and are hands-on but extremely professional."
Notable Practitioners
Thomas Grützner is highly active on compliance advisory, internal investigations and representation vis-à-vis authorities, covering domestic and international mandates. His experience includes matters connected to corruption, cartels, money laundering and insider trading.
"Thomas Grützner is both practically experienced and legally outstanding. At the same time he is friendly and always reachable."
"Thomas Grützner is fabulous to work with. He is very thoughtful, well connected, easy to reach, and a partner who is always involved in the details of the matter."
"He is extremely professional, hands-on and sharp."
Tim Wybitul is highly regarded for his uniquely strong data protection compliance focus. He frequently assists well-known international and German companies with employee data protection matters.
"Tim Wybitul is solution-oriented and knows how to present complex legal issues in a simple way."