“The best compliance strategy is the one that works without me being there – my goal is to get companies there.”
Daniel Pfaff advises national and international clients strategically on compliance and corporate governance. His particular focus is on the practice-oriented development of tailor-made compliance management systems that not only meet regulatory requirements, but can also be sustainably integrated into the corporate organization.
His extensive experience as an in-house compliance officer in various corporate structures gives him a unique perspective: He understands both the legal challenges and the practical implementation hurdles in different corporate cultures. This dual expertise enables him to develop compliance solutions that work in reality.
His expertise includes conducting comprehensive compliance risk analyses, the strategic design of compliance organizations and supporting complex monitorship proceedings. He also conducts compliance due diligence in the context of M&A transactions and provides support in the detection and prevention of white-collar crime.
Languages:
German, English and Spanish.
Expertise: Preventive compliance, Effectiveness tests & monitorships, Governance structures, Assurance systems, Internal investigations, Monitorships
Short vita.
- Studied law in Erlangen-Nuremberg and part-time Master of Business Administration at Middlesex University (London)
- 2012 Admitted to the bar
- 2012 Career start and activities in law firms and as in-house compliance officer in various companies of the Volkswagen Group (national and international)
- 2022 Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- 2023 Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS)
- Counsel at Pohlmann & Company since 2023
Selected mandates.
- Member of the Independent Compliance Monitor Team (for the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) at Telefonaktiebolegat L.M. Ericsson
- Restructuring of the risk and compliance management system at an international non-profit organization with global implementation
- Development of a business unit-specific risk analysis for a DAX 40 energy group for the strategic realignment of the compliance organization
- Conducting a group-wide internal investigation at a European gas supply company
- Strategic compliance gap analysis for a leading private hospital operator in Germany
- Implementation of a systematic business partner check at an international pharmaceutical manufacturer
- Comprehensive gap analysis and subsequent CMS implementation at a German university medical center
- Development of a customized compliance management system for a traditional, family-run industrial company
- Conducting a compliance risk relevance analysis for a public corporation with over 2 million insured persons
- Strategic compliance risk analysis for one of the largest employers’ liability insurance associations in Germany
