Johannes Brehm

Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Munich
Germany
T:+49 (89) 212148177
Munich
Germany
T:+49(0)89 2121 48 0
Munich
Germany
T:+49 (89) 212148177
Munich
Germany
T:+49(0)89 2121 48 0
Johannes Brehm

Johannes Brehm

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Biography

Johannes Brehm is a white-collar crime and compliance lawyer based in Munich.

Johannes advises both national and international companies on all aspects of white-collar crime and investigations, administrative and legal proceedings, as well as compliance and anti-fraud measures.

A focus of his work is advising banks and industrial companies on German and international financial sanctions regulations and on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. He is also regularly involved in conducting internal investigations and advising on compliance and sanctions issues in the context of M&A transactions.

Johannes studied law at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg. During his studies and traineeship, he worked for several international law firms in Frankfurt am Main and Munich.

In addition to his work with the firm, Johannes is writing his doctoral thesis on a topic related to white-collar crime.

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  • Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg
  • Higher Regional Court of Bamberg
  • Rechtsanwalt

Johannes was involved in advising on the following mandates, among others:

  • Major international airline – Group-wide compliance risk analysis to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
  • US car manufacturer – Advising in connection with a prosecutor's investigation into allegations of fraud.
  • US software company – Internal investigation into allegations of embezzlement and fraud against employees in Germany.
  • Major German car manufacturer – Compliance risk analysis to prevent money laundering in the South African market.
  • Global pharmaceutical company – Advising on the implementation of the German Supply Chain Act.
  • Major German bank – Advising on issues relating to the EU sanctions prohibition on performance in connection with claims by Russian customers.
  • Major German asset manager – Advising on the payment of dividends to an individual on US and UK sanctions lists.
  • Major German bank – Advising on compliance with financial sanctions and money laundering regulations in connection with various financing activities in Germany and abroad.
  • Several international industrial companies – Advising on investigations by German customs and law enforcement authorities into alleged breaches of financial sanctions and export control regulations.

Member of the Munich Bar Association.

  • German
  • English

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