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The protective shield for your company

Regulatory requirements for companies are constantly increasing in a national, European and global context. This is accompanied by growing expectations of good and transparent corporate governance, non-compliance with which is increasingly associated with heavy sanctions.

Company management is therefore faced with the enormous responsibility of keeping both strategic decisions and day-to-day operations in line with laws, regulations and internal guidelines at all times.

 

Our multidisciplinary team of experienced compliance lawyers supports you in meeting these challenges both strategically and operationally and, thanks to the involvement of our global compliance practice, in almost all jurisdictions around the world.

We advise companies and management on how to organize and enforce the law within the company and thus avoid liability risks – from A for foreign trade law to G for money laundering, K for anti-corruption, P for product safety, W for whistleblowing and Z for certifications in conjunction with the experts at KPMG.

Consulting focus

  • Compliance

    For companies in all industries, compliance systems have become a mandatory part of corporate culture, whether to meet their own requirements or to continue to be an attractive cooperation partner in the market. For example, many large companies require their service providers to provide evidence of suitable measures to ensure their own compliance.

    We have a great deal of experience in defining an appropriate, risk-oriented compliance system for the company in question. In doing so, we build on the existing structures and check whether they are robust and future-proof. It is important to first understand whether the company has already developed a compliance culture and is pursuing a forward-looking strategy.

    Our consulting focus can be addressed with three questions:

    1. do you think you have all critical areas sufficiently in mind?

    2. how would you like to position yourself in the market and how important is compliance to you?

    3. are you prepared for the challenges that lie ahead?

  • Governance

    Clear processes, responsibilities and decision-making channels are the key to an effective compliance structure.

    We offer you cross-industry knowledge and best-practice approaches to define responsibilities, competencies and decision-making bodies in your company efficiently and sustainably.

  • Compliance Training

    Knowledge and understanding are the keys to efficient auditing and defining target-oriented measures. As a rule, the profiles of employees have to be adapted to the new requirements in order to be able to deal with technology and testing material. Internal training helps to stay current, show key resources a progression, and ultimately strengthen the compliance function.

    We offer customized training so that you and your employees are optimally prepared for new as well as existing topics. In case of staff shortages, we can also support your company directly in the projects and provide representative functions.

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Your contact persons:inside

Dr. Bernd Federmann, LL.M.

Partner
Stuttgart Site Manager
Head of Compliance & Corporate Criminal Law

Theodor-Heuss-Straße 5
70174 Stuttgart

Tel.: 0711 781923418
bfedermann@kpmg-law.com

Anne-Kathrin Gillig

Partner
Frankfurt am Main Site Manager
Head of Compliance and Business Criminal Law

THE SQUAIRE Am Flughafen
60549 Frankfurt am Main

Tel.: +49 69 951195013
agillig@kpmg-law.com

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