Sven is one of the co‑organizers of Hengeler Mueller's internal investigations, crisis management and compliance practice group. He advises companies and their corporate bodies worldwide
- comprehensively on both internal investigations and investigations conducted by German and foreign, primarily Anglo-American, criminal prosecution and regulatory authorities into potential compliance violations and
- on group-wide compliance governance programs.
He has extensive experience and expertise in dealing with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the European Central Bank (ECB) and various other public authorities and agencies, specifically in compliance situations.
He also advises banks and their executive and supervisory board members on corporate and regulatory law issues, in particular on questions of corporate organization and governance, as well as in instances of crisis.
In addition, Sven is responsible for Hengeler Mueller's eDiscovery platform, as well as our IT infrastructure and inhouse translation team.
Sven is the author of over one hundred publications on corporate and capital markets law, as well as on compliance and internal investigations. He is an executive editor of the Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht, a German specialist periodical on corporate law.
The subject of sustainability is a matter of particular personal interest to Sven. Together with other partners of the firm, he is actively involved in the efforts to make our law firm ecologically sustainable. For more information please click here.
Selection of Sven's most recent rankings:
- Chambers Europe 2023 – Compliance: "He is very diligent but also very capable at looking at very complex investigations and coming back with really tailored advice." „Er wird besonders geschätzt für seine exzellente Arbeit an grenzüberschreitenden Mandaten“ „Sehr bedachter und forensischer Ansatz“,
- Who's Who Legal 2023
- Thought Leaders - Germany - Investigations, WWL Ranking: Thought Leader
- Global Leader Investigations, WWL Ranking: Recommended
- National Leader, Germany - Investigations, WWL Ranking: Recommended
- JUVE 2021/22– Führender Anwalt im Bank- und Bankaufsichtsrecht
- Best Lawyers 2022 – Bank- und Finanzrecht, Corporate Governance & Compliance, Gesellschaftsrecht, M&A
- IFLR1000 2022 – Bankrecht und Finanzielle Restrukturierung, Hoch angesehen
