Dr. Bernd Federmann, LL.M.

Partner

Stuttgart Site Manager
Head of Compliance & Corporate Criminal Law

Location Stuttgart
Theodor-Heuss-Straße 5
70174 Stuttgart

Tel.:0711 781923418
Mobil:+49 174 3318315

bfedermann@kpmg-law.com

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Sectors

Legal fields

Consulting focus

Environmental Social Governance (ESG)

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IT and data protection law

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LL.M.

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Biography

Bernd Federmann has been with KPMG Law since 2007. As a partner at KPMG Law, he heads the KPMG EMA Legal Compliance Practice and the KPMG Global Legal Industrial Manufacturing Sector.

The focus of his advice is on the design, development and implementation of governance and compliance management systems, including against the background of the requirements of ESG regulations, such as CSRD with ESRS or CS3D. His focus is also on supporting organizations in compliance operations, for example in carrying out compliance risk and relevance analyses, setting up policy management or whistleblowing systems. He also supports companies’ internal audit departments in structuring and conducting their audits.

He is the author of numerous compliance publications and co-author of various compliance standard works, including “Handbuch Managerhaftung”, Beck-Verlag 2022, “Der Compliance Officer”, Beck-Verlag 2023 and “Kommentar Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz”, Boorberg-Verlag 2024.

Vita

2007 KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
2007 Admission to the bar

Publications

Two years of “Make the most of your preparation time!”
Busekist/Federmann/Schiml, In Focus: A Corporate Criminal Law for Germany, Guest article, Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, Issue 21 // October 16, 2019

What’s in store for companies: The draft bill on the “Association Sanctions Act”, or corporate criminal law, is almost 150 pages long. An overview of the contents, and what they will mean for practice
Busekist/Federmann/Schiml, FAZ Objection, Exclusive of 30.08.2019

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Episode 4: Navigating the compliance maze

Sanctions for compliance violations can pose an existential threat to companies. And the list of requirements to consider continues to grow. Bernd sets up governance and compliance management systems that are tailored to the needs of the respective company, taking into account its processes and long-term goals. In doing so, he keeps an eye on current legislation as well as future regulatory developments.

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