“For me, my work means having a real impact on corporate practice and helping to ensure that companies act responsibly and based on values beyond the minimum legal requirements.”
Henrikje Buroh advises clients in the areas of preventive compliance and internal investigations as well as on all issues of commercial criminal law. Her focus is on structuring and conducting internal investigations in a national and international context, with a particular focus on incidents in connection with MeToo. In addition, she advises companies on the design, implementation and review of compliance management systems, in particular with regard to supply chain law requirements, corruption prevention and whistleblower systems.
Languages:
German, English and Italian.
Short vita.
- Studied law in Frankfurt and Milan
- Legal clerkship in Hamburg with stations at the German Embassy in Bangkok and the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Accra
- 2019 Admission to the bar
- 2018-2022 Associate/Senior Associate at Clifford Chance (Frankfurt)
- 2023 Acquisition of an LL.M. at Columbia Law School (New York)
- Senior Associate at Pohlmann & Company since 2024
Selected mandates.
- Goethe-Institut: Global risk analysis and support in designing a compliance management system, regular advice on compliance issues and internal investigations
- Conducting an internal investigation for an internationally active non-profit organization
- Conducting an internal investigation in the area of MeToo for an international chemical company
- Conducting a group-wide internal investigation and supply chain risk analysis for a European gas supply company
- Development of a customized compliance management system and implementation of a supply chain risk analysis for a traditional, family-run industrial company
- Comprehensive defense of a wholesale company in antitrust proceedings
- Conducting a supply chain risk analysis for a leading European e-commerce provider
- Regular advice on compliance issues for an internationally active German retail company
Publications.
Articles
- When disclosure protects against punishment, in: ESGZ 08/2024, p. 30 f. (with Dr. Isabelle Plath)
Blog posts
