Economic Crime Defense

Overview

Economic crime covers a broad range of offenses connected to business and commercial activity — including fraudulent conduct in business transactions, abuse of a position in a company, fraudulent insolvency, tunneling of company assets, manipulation of tenders, and related offenses. These cases are often complex, involve large numbers of documents, and can take years to work their way through the system.

Business people can sometimes find themselves under investigation for conduct they believed was commercially normal or legally permissible. The line between aggressive business practice and criminal conduct is not always obvious, and the consequences of a conviction — including a ban on holding directorships — can be severe.

Our Representation

We defend clients in economic crime investigations and proceedings at all stages. Our legal assistance includes:

• advice when investigation of a business starts
• review of seized business documents and company records
• defense in fraud, asset-stripping, and tender manipulation cases
• representation in insolvency-related criminal proceedings
• analysis of financial evidence and cooperation with forensic experts
• negotiation with prosecutors on settlements
• full trial representation and appeal

We bring a thorough understanding of both criminal procedure and commercial law to these cases, enabling us to identify weaknesses in the prosecution's case and present a compelling defense.

Foreign Clients

International businesses operating in Czech Republic can face economic crime investigations that span multiple jurisdictions. We advise foreign executives and shareholders in English, Polish, French, and German and have experience with cross-border economic crime defense.