Criminal Compliance Consulting

Overview

Criminal compliance refers to the set of policies, procedures, and internal controls that a company implements to prevent criminal conduct by its employees, management, and business partners — and to limit the company's exposure to criminal liability if violations do occur.

Since Czech criminal law allows companies themselves to be prosecuted, having a functioning compliance system is not just good practice — it can be a factor that reduces or eliminates corporate criminal liability. Under Czech law, a company may avoid criminal conviction if it can demonstrate that it made reasonable efforts to prevent the offense.

Our Assistance

We assist companies in designing and implementing effective criminal compliance programs. Our services include:

• risk analysis — identifying areas of criminal exposure in the company's activities
• designing compliance policies tailored to the company's sector and structure
• drafting codes of conduct and internal compliance documentation
• anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance programs
• training for management and employees on criminal risk
• internal investigation support when potential violations are identified
• advice on how compliance programs can be structured to provide the best legal protection

We work closely with company management to build practical, workable compliance systems — not just paper exercises. Effective compliance protects both the company and its people from criminal liability.

Foreign Clients

Foreign companies with subsidiaries or operations in Czech Republic need to ensure their group-wide compliance programs meet Czech law requirements. We advise in English, Polish, French, and German and help align global compliance frameworks with Czech-specific criminal liability rules.