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The Silent Epidemic: Infostealers And The Evolution Of Cybercrime In 2025

"Infostealers" have transformed from niche threats into the backbone of modern cybercrime, fueling a $4.88 million average breach cost in 2024. In this article we synthesize the latest threat intelligence...

Germany Technology

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Accounting Fraud: How It's Done — Part 1

This article is the first of a series on accounting fraud and follows on from a previous article, "The current economic climate - a golden age for fraud?", where we explained why challenging economic environments...

Germany Accounting

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Expanding Criminal Tax Enforcement And Other White-collar Crime Developments

Criminal tax matters were the main focus for the German Public Prosecution Offices in 2024. Large-scale criminal investigation proceedings were launched...

Germany Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Changes Coming From Europe Impacting German Criminal Law

The European Council has recently adopted the "directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures" (2024/1226).

European Union Criminal

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Hengeler Mueller

Introduction Of Mandatory EInvoicing In Germany

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RSM Ebner Stolz

EBA Publishes Opinion On New Types Of Payment Fraud And Possible Mitigations

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

German Banker Jailed Over Cum-Ex

Germany Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Frankfurt To Host The EU's New Anti-Money Laundering Headquarters

European Union Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Germany's Proposed New Approach To Money Laundering

Germany Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Introducing The PSD3, PSRs And FIDAR – Reshaping The EU's Regulatory Framework On Payment Services And E-money

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Fristlose Kündigung Wegen Kaffepause – Arbeitszeitbetrug Als Schwerwiegende Pflichtverletzung

Germany Employment

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McDermott Will & Emery

Mercedes-Benz Is At The Centre Of A Bribery And Corruption Investigation In Which It Says It Is The Injured Party

Germany Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Corruption Case At Europe's Largest Real Estate Group - Vonovia

Germany Criminal

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Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

Europäische Strafverfolger zeigen Zähne

Germany Criminal

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Fokus Arbeitsrecht 2. Quartal 2025

Germany Employment

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Oppenhoff

Court Of Appeal, June 23, 2025, Order Concerning An Application For The Revocation Of Provisional Measures, UPC_CoA_286/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: How To Protect UPC Patent Litigation With An Anti-Anti-Suit Injunction (2025) (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Germany's Highest Court Upholds Validity Of Arbitration Agreement Which Excludes German T&C Law

Germany Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Datenschutz im Unternehmen: Betriebsrat darf nicht mitbestimmen

Germany Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Key Impacts For EU Traditional And Cryptoasset Based Financial Services Following FATF's Publication Of Its February 2023 Plenary Session

The Financial Action Task Force is the organisation that sets global standards (Recommendations) to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism as well as financial crime generally.

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Anti-Corruption & Bribery Comparative Guide

Anti-Corruption & Bribery Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Germany Criminal

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HEUKING

Anwalt & Architekt: Episode 8 | Korruptionsrisiken In Bauprojekten Vermeiden

In dieser Episode sprechen wir über das Thema Korruptionsvorbeugung in Bauprojekten. Wir beschreiben das Vorgehen bei einer Baurevision und geben Hinweise, welche Prozessvorgaben...

Germany Criminal

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Angelika Hellweger, Of Financial Crime Specialists Rahman Ravelli, Considers Germany's Plans For A New Financial Crime Authority

In an attempt to combat money laundering in Germany, a new financial crime authority has been proposed.

Germany Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Charges Have Now Been Brought In Germany Over The Wirecard Scandal

European Union Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

The New German Government Is Looking To Tackle Corporate Misconduct

Germany Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Germany Legislates Supply Chain Diligence

Germany Government

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

German Extradition Lawyers & Interpol Notice Defence

Germany Criminal

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Schlun & Elseven Rechtsanwalte

Can Germany Extradite Other EU Citizens To Non-EU Countries?

European Union Criminal

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Schlun & Elseven Rechtsanwalte

EU Court Limits EU And Schengen Nations' Ability To Enforce Interpol Red Notices

European Union Criminal

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Jones Day

The Collapse Of The Payments Company Wirecard Has Prompted Major Repercussions In Germany

Germany Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Improving A Mobile POS Terminal In Respect Of The Customers' Security Against Fraudulent Use Of Their Sensitive Information: Technical

Germany Technology

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Former VW Boss To Stand Trial For Organised Fraud In Germany

Germany Criminal

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Leigh Day

CumEx Scandal - Bonn Regional Court Delivers Precedence Judgement With Wide-reaching Consequences

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Clyde & Co

The Collapse Of The Payments Company Wirecard Has Prompted Major Repercussions In Germany

Prosecutors in Germany are now looking into how the country's financial supervisory authority conducted itself in the run-up to Wirecard's bankruptcy.

Germany Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Improving A Mobile POS Terminal In Respect Of The Customers' Security Against Fraudulent Use Of Their Sensitive Information: Technical

This decision is interesting in that it uses the concept of the "notional business person", as it was introduced in T 1463/11, to assess whether a given difference over the prior art achieves a...

Germany Technology

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Former VW Boss To Stand Trial For Organised Fraud In Germany

In the latest development of the Dieselgate scandal, former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will stand trial in Germany for fraud, tax evasion and breaching competition laws.

Germany Criminal

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Leigh Day

CumEx Scandal - Bonn Regional Court Delivers Precedence Judgement With Wide-reaching Consequences

The CumEx scandal has been the focus of international public attention ever since the publication of the so-called CumEx files.

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Clyde & Co

Webcast: German Corporate Sanctions Act: Government Plans Mandatory Prosecution Of Companies For Corporate Crimes

Germany Criminal

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Deutsche Bank Has Been Raided As Authorities In Germany Look For Evidence Relating To The Huge Danske Bank Money Laundering Operation

Neil Williams of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli says it is another indicator of the scale of the problem that was centred on a small bank branch in Estonia.

Germany Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

The German Federal Ministry Of Justice Submits A Proposal For A Corporate Sanctions Act

The German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) has submitted its long-awaited proposal for a Corporate Sanctions Act (VerSanG). When corporate crimes

Germany Criminal

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HEUKING

The Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn Has Been Charged In Germany Over The Emissions Scandal. Neil Williams Of Business Crime Solicitors Rahman Ravelli Outlines Why This Will Not Be The End Of The Issue

German prosecutors have charged former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn with fraud over the car manufacturer's emissions scandal.

Germany Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Hinweis zum Schutz von Hinweisgebern: Die Beiträge neuer Rechtsvorschriften und Softwarelösungen

Der Schutz von Hinweisgebern ist eine wichtige Voraussetzung, um Fehlverhalten aufzudecken und zu verhindern. Cambridge Analytica.

Germany Employment

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NAVEX

Dechert Survey: Developments In Securities Fraud Class Actions Against U.S. Life Sciences Companies

Germany Commercial

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Dechert LLP

Andreas Löhdefink Writes Article On Insider Trading In Germany

Germany Criminal

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A&O Shearman

German Labor Court: Employee Can Be Liable For CEO Fraud (Video)

Germany Criminal

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Baker & McKenzie

Deutsche Börse Agrees To Pay Fines Over Alleged Insider Trading

Germany Criminal

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Pinsent Masons

Reform On Asset Recovery In Criminal Proceedings

Germany Criminal

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Dentons

New Anti-Bribery Law For The Healthcare Sector In Germany (June 2016 Update)

Germany Healthcare

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Taylor Wessing

Germany Criminalizes Corruption In The Health Care System

Germany Healthcare

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Jones Day

Bribery Act - Germany Gets Ready For Stricter Criminal Laws

Germany Criminal

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Taylor Wessing

Stricter Requirements For The Voluntary Self-Disclosure Of Tax Evasion

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POELLATH

German Anti-Corruption Legislation And Procedure

Germany Criminal

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WilmerHale

Siemens Bribery Case: Liability Of Board Members

Germany Commercial

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Graf von Westphalen

Safe Harbor: More Stringent Requirements for the Transfer

Germany Privacy

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Mayer Brown

The Compliance Officer’s Function within a Company – The Federal Supreme Court decides on compliance officers’ criminal liability regarding violation of their duties and challenges the compliance organizations within the companies

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

New Immunity Guidelines for Cartels in Germany

Germany Anti-trust

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Jones Day

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Arendt & Medernach

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Arendt & Medernach

Market Abuse: Suspicious Transactions And Order Reporting, François Warken At AFLF 2017 (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

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