Dr Tim Nikolas Müller
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Dr Tim Nikolas Müller
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Contact details
Tim heads our German White-Collar Crime and Criminal Compliance practice. He is highly experienced in advising companies on criminal matters involving tax, capital markets and anti-corruption law, as well as fraud and breach of trust. He has successfully defended numerous clients in complex criminal and administrative offence proceedings.
Tim's expertise also covers advising on cross-border investigations of foreign authorities. In addition, his practice focuses on advising clients on economic and financial sanctions regulations and anti-money laundering issues. Furthermore, he specialises in conducting internal investigations and advising on cybercrime incidents.
Germany's leading legal directory JUVE features Tim as a "frequently recommended" lawyer for compliance investigations. Clients and competitors praise Tim's skills and abilities as follows: "solves complex problems very methodically", "reliable and a team-player who combines a very high level of expertise with a pragmatic problem-solving approach", "very smart and always focused on the client's interests" and simply "excellent" (JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2021/22).
Expertise
Practices
Bribery and Corruption Investigations
Corporate Governance and Compliance
Investigations, Enforcement and Business Crime
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 2013
Academic
Second German Law Degree, 2012
Dr iur, University of Freiburg, Germany, 2010
Magister Juris, University of Oxford, UK, 2007
First German Law Degree, 2005
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Expertise
Practices
Bribery and Corruption Investigations
Corporate Governance and Compliance
Investigations, Enforcement and Business Crime
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Sectors
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 2013
Academic
Second German Law Degree, 2012
Dr iur, University of Freiburg, Germany, 2010
Magister Juris, University of Oxford, UK, 2007
First German Law Degree, 2005
Experience highlights
1. Defending a major mobility provider in business-critical criminal investigation proceedings conducted by a German law enforcement agency. 2. Representing a major German company in administrative offence proceedings conducted by the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) into the alleged delayed disclosure of inside information. 3. Advising a major international investment bank on Eurex sanctions committee proceedings into an alleged violation of stock exchange rules.
1. Conducting a cross-border internal investigation for an international oil and gas services company into suspected bribery and violations of foreign trade law. 2. Conducting a cross-border internal investigation for a major international investment bank in connection with cum/ex trades. 3. Conducting an internal investigation for an international accounting firm in connection with the Wirecard scandal.
1. Advising an international e-commerce company on the design and implementation of a comprehensive compliance management system. 2. Advising a major German foundation on compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. 3. Advising an international crypto currency platform on compliance with economic and financial sanctions regulations enacted by the European Union.
Recognition
Excellent
JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2021/22
Solves complex problems very methodically
JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2021/22
Very smart and always focused on the client's interests
JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2021/22
Reliable and a team-player who combines a very high level of expertise with a pragmatic problem-solving approach
JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2021/22
