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Benjamin is the partner in charge at our Frankfurt office and, as a board-certified expert lawyer for banking law and capital markets law, has a vast array of experience handling banking supervision issues, board of directors’ liability, and audits conducted or initiated by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin.

His over ten years of experience as a lawyer comprises litigating numerous cases in the field of banking law and adjacent fields, representing financial services providers, private clients, and listed companies. Having served as a bank’s board member, Chief Compliance Officer, as well as a founding member of a newly established bank, he has managed regulatory, corporate law, compliance, AML-related, and criminal matters pertinent to a highly regulated international financial services environment.

As a supervisory board member, manager and an experienced litigator, Benjamin is versed in assertively representing his client’s interests. His forte is to represent investors and financial service providers towards the respective opponent, as well as towards the supervisory, tax and investigative authorities – both out of court and before all competent courts. Benjamin is committed to stand up for his clients’ interests with the utmost determination.

He has been awarded the Lexology Client Choice Award 2023 for his work in the practice area of Business Crime Defence.