Georg Krakow is a partner and heads the Litigation & Regulatory practice at DLA Piper in Vienna.

He is vice chair of the Senior Advisory Board of an International Organisation in the field of rule of law and anti-corruption and head of a working group of a major non-profit organization in this area of work. He has extensive experience as a lecturer at the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Laxenburg, the University of Vienna and the Sigmund Freud University as well as with authorities. He previously held the position as head of cabinet at the Federal Ministry of Justice and worked as a senior public prosecutor and public prosecutor in white-collar criminal cases in Vienna. Prior to that, he worked for ten years in the private sector, including in contract law. He is author and co-editor of several publications in the field of criminal law, AML-regulatory law, compliance, and lobbying.

As a lawyer, Georg advises and represents companies, institutions and individuals in all areas of white-collar and financial criminal law and compliance issues. One of his main areas of expertise is the assessment and evaluation of criminal law cases through internal investigations in multidisciplinary teams. The holistic support of all necessary legal and other steps in criminal law matters is his specialty. One focus is on avoiding lengthy proceedings and keep criminal law risks at bay with the help of comprehensive risk analysis and the implementation of efficient compliance systems. In the sense of “Panta Rhei” an ever adaptive approach to complex legal situations is key for his understanding.

Criminal liability of legal entities in administrative criminal law/financial market law

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