Dr. Thomas Helck

Consumer retail products
Advice with regard to the implementation of a group wide compliance management system in eleven countries covering the key risk areas such as anti-bribery & corruption, anti-money laundering, anti-trust and the obligations from the new German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG).

Market-leading service provider
Assisting a market-leading service provider with conducting a global business partner AFC compliance due diligence including AML, anti-bribery and international sanctions and embargoes and corresponding internal regulations and processes.

Globally active telemedia service provider
Advising a globally active telemedia service provider and representing it in connection with enquiries from law enforcement agencies and criminal courts; providing advice and representation in administrative fine proceedings involving group companies.

Internationally operating cable manufacturer
Advice with regard to the seizure of data by a German law enforcement agency and representation in the complaint proceedings before the competent district court.

Internationally known artist
Advice with regard to criminal proceedings of the competent district court and representation as witness counsel.

International industrial service provider
Representing an international industrial service provider and providing advice, including in internal investigations in response to preliminary criminal proceedings related to suspected bribery in international business transactions.

International peer-to-peer lending platform
Advice with regard to obligations under the German Anti-money Laundering Act (GwG) relating to the re-structuring of the business relationship with a financial institution.

Private public partnership company
Assistance with an internal investigation and representation with regard to a criminal investigation of the public prosecutors’ office on the suspicion of subsidy fraud.

Managing director of a trading company
Advice and representation with regard to a criminal investigation of the public prosecutors’ office on the suspicion of unfair advertisement and fraud.

International car manufacturer*
Advice and representation of an international car manufacturer with regard to criminal investigations of the public prosecutors’ office in connection with the Diesel issue.

International industrial group*
Advice and representation with regard to criminal investigations of the public prosecutors’ office on suspicion of tax fraud through the formation of allegedly inadmissible provisions.

Trading company*
Comprehensive internal investigation with regard to criminal investigations of the public prosecutors’ office on the suspicion of bribery and tax fraud in connection with business activities in Africa and the Middle East.

German defense company*
Assisting the minority shareholder with regard to criminal investigations of the public prosecutors’ office on the suspicion of bribery and tax fraud in connection with business activities in several countries.

International airplane manufacturer*
Advice with regard to a criminal investigation of the public prosecutors’ office on the suspicion of corruption, tax fraud and embezzlement in connection with the sale of aircrafts.

*Matters prior to joining White & Case