Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025
Désirée Maier
Partner
Languages
English, French, German
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Overview
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Experience
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Désirée Maier advises multinational companies on all aspects of white-collar criminal law, compliance, and high-profile, cross-border investigations.
She acts for executive and supervisory boards in sensitive internal investigations into allegations of criminal conduct, including those involving allegations of fraud, bribery, #MeToo and workplace conduct.
Désirée also regularly serves as defense counsel for companies in complex criminal defense matters, such as investigations by prosecutors, customs authorities and tax authorities. She is highly experienced in supporting companies during dawn raids and in communicating effectively with law enforcement authorities and regulators.
Désirée is adept at navigating the interplay between German, US, and other local legal requirements, ensuring that investigations and compliance programs meet international standards. Désirée’s practice also includes advising on the design and implementation of global compliance systems, conducting compliance audits, and providing strategic advice on compliance governance and risk management.
Désirée is recognized for her deep expertise in the life sciences and healthcare sectors.
Representative experience
Advising a global Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company on internal investigations into allegations of bribery and embezzlement in countries, incl. Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary.
Advising the supervisory board of a globally leading company on an investigation of allegations of bribery and other misconduct by current management.
Conducting an investigation for a worldwide leading medical supplies producer (DAX 40), relating to potential embezzlement, bribery and tender violations in Ukraine.
Conducting a comprehensive internal investigation for a leading DAX 40 company into product compliance and fraud allegations and defending the company in the related public prosecutor proceedings.
Advising a globally leading company in an internal investigation into allegations of potential sanctions circumvention and related authority communication.
Defense of various U.S. and European companies in investigations by social-security, customs and criminal authorities alleging illegal labor leasing and social security fraud.
Advising a global manufacturer of medical devices on updating their global compliance system, including policies, procedures and organizational structure, and setting up a corresponding organization.
Credentials
Education
- Second State Exam in Law, Bavaria, 2012
- First State Exam in Law, University of Augsburg, 2010