Being the subject of a criminal investigation is hardly something that anyone ever reckons with. But the risk is greater than it appears. German investigative authorities process approximately five million preliminary investigation proceedings every year, and the trend is rising. Of those, around one million cases land in court.
Acting as defense counsel in preliminary investigations is our bread and butter. For our clients, such investigations are almost always an absolutely exceptional situation that disrupts every aspect of their daily lives and plans for the future.
We are all too familiar with these situations and realize how important it is to bring them to a swift conclusion and as painlessly as possible for our clients.
In the interest of our clients, we avoid having to go to court whenever possible and are proud of the fact that we have managed to do this even in difficult cases.