KNIERIM LORENZ BREIT Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB is a law firm based in Mainz and Koblenz, Germany, specialising in commercial and tax criminal law. Our focus is on individual defence and the representation of companies. We offer preventive and crisis-related consulting in compliance matters, as well as assistance in internal investigations. We advise and represent our clients nationwide before all German authorities and courts of all instances. In addition, we have access to a European and worldwide network of law firms, tax advisors and auditors.
The firm is regularly recognised as one of the leading law firms for business and tax criminal law. Our excellent reputation is being backed up by our cooperation with universities as well as experts in other fields, and is based on specialist academic publications with a highly scientific level.
History
The firm was founded in 1991 by Thomas C. Knierim, a former banker and public prosecutor, with the aim to gain the largest experience possible in consulting and defending in criminal matters. By merging with another local law firm in 1994, the firm’s expertise on banking law, tax and accounting law, competition and foreign trade law was extended. Since the early 2000s, insolvency criminal law and environmental criminal law have been enriching the firm’s portfolio and the range of services was expanded, including representation in large scale criminal proceedings of the Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office in the Siemens (2006) and MAN (2009) corruption cases. Since then, internal investigations of corporate matters has been one of the main fields of the firm’s activities.) cases.
Career
To our future colleagues we offer a broad spectrum of exciting, diverse and challenging activities in commercial criminal law, compliance consulting and internal investigations. Supported by close professional monitoring, you will be quickly involved in daily processes, planification and in-depth work in our client relations as well as in the academic counterpart.
We offer you a modern, well-equipped workplace, extensive opportunities for professional development and a performance-based remuneration. It is important to us to respond at our best to the individual needs of our employees. We consider motivation and self-determination at work to be the best driving force for everyone.
We are always looking for committed and creative lawyers who convince us with their legal expertise and personal skills as well as with a dedicated personal and professional demeanour, team spirit and high quality standards at work.
Please send your application with a short cover letter, CV and references to Dr. Simone Breit.