Expertise
White Collar Defence & Corporate Crime
When investigators arrive, the first 48 hours decide more than the following two years.
Tax and employee benefits sit closer together than most companies realize: how you structure compensation, retirement and executive incentive plans is itself a tax decision, and employee benefits alone can account for roughly one-third of total compensation costs.
Careful tax planning is one of the most complex and critical aspects of nearly every strategic business decision. Our tax attorneys advise on choice-of-entity matters, equity compensation, project and company finance, and mergers and acquisitions, teaming with corporate, energy, real estate and other business attorneys to find the structure that meets a client's objectives while minimizing tax cost and negotiating the tax provisions that end up in the agreement.
We also represent clients in tax controversies and litigation at the federal, state and local levels, and run active renewable energy and affordable housing practices covering tax credit qualification and tax-motivated financing. Our tax clients range from public and private companies to nonprofits, partnerships and individuals working across state, federal, international and multistate tax rules.
On the benefits side, rising costs and changing IRS rules keep increasing the strategic weight of retirement, health and welfare, and executive compensation plans: they now factor directly into attracting employees, competitive positioning, tax strategy and company valuation, alongside the risk management questions that have always been part of the picture.
Our attorneys partner with clients from strategy through implementation, administration, communication, audit and error correction. We serve companies across industries from entertainment and transportation to oil and gas and manufacturing, as well as municipalities, state entities, universities and Alaska Native Corporations, many with employees and headquarters throughout the U.S. That range of experience, combined with deep knowledge of the law and industry contacts, means clients get current, relevant guidance on both the complex matters and the routine ones.
Services
What we handle
- Defence in proceedings involving price-fixing, securities fraud, insider trading, bribery and corruption (including FCPA), sanctions violations, money laundering, accounting fraud, market manipulation, cybercrime, tax evasion and terrorism financing
- Internal investigations, simultaneously in multiple countries
- Representation before German and US enforcement authorities
- Compliance programs and remediation after an incident
- Crisis response, available 24/7
Why LANA AP.MA
Cross-border by default
Corporate crime proceedings rarely stay in one country. A German investigation triggers US exposure and vice versa. We coordinate defence strategy across jurisdictions from day one, so a statement made in Frankfurt does not become a problem in Washington.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The authorities are at our door. What do we do first?
Call us before you speak to anyone. Secure privilege, do not destroy or alter anything, and let counsel manage every contact with investigators. We are reachable 24/7.
Does the FCPA apply to a European company?
Often yes: US listing, US-dollar transactions or conduct touching the US can be enough. FCPA exposure should be assessed before US market entry, not after a subpoena.
Contact
Under investigation or expecting one?
Contact us now. Around the clock: (+49) 69 50 50 60 4828.
The initial consultation is free. You will never receive an invoice before we have expressly told you that our work is no longer complimentary.