“If you’re looking for advice, I’ll give it to you in plain language – well thought out, structured and at eye level. Good advice doesn’t start with a paragraph, but with listening and asking questions. And it doesn’t end with an analysis – but with a real solution.”
Sascha Kuhn is a lawyer, certified mediator and supervisor.
He advises companies on highly sensitive legal and corporate strategy issues with a focus on internal and hybrid investigations, white-collar crime, data protection and compliance.
As an experienced defense lawyer in complex criminal and civil proceedings, he also supports his clients in the defense and assertion of claims under civil law in connection with criminal offenses. He regularly conducts national and international internal investigations and hybrid investigations – in particular in cases of suspected white-collar crime, MeToo incidents or data protection violations.
A particular focus of his work lies in supporting companies in the development of sustainable compliance structures and in dealing with difficult case constellations at the interface of law, corporate culture and leadership. In his role as a mediator and supervisor, he works with managers and teams on issues of error culture, integrity and organizational conflict behavior.
Languages:
German, English, French, Italian and Dutch.
Expertise: Internal investigations, External investigations, Government investigations, Data protection
Short vita.
- Studied law at the Universities of Passau, Pavia and Cologne
- 2004-2024 Attorney at law (since 2011 as partner) at Simmons & Simmons in Düsseldorf
- 2014/15 Postgraduate studies in criminal tax law (Hagen)
- 2018 Master of Mediation (Hagen)
- 2024 Diploma of Advanced Studies in Supervision (Steinbeis)
- Partner at Pohlmann & Company since 2024
Memberships.
- Association for Economic Criminal Law (WiSteV)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- German-Dutch Bar Association (DNRV)
- German-Brazilian Lawyers’ Association (DBJV)
Selected mandates.
- Representation of a German company in the cosmetics industry in connection with high-volume merchandise fraud
- Conducting an internal investigation for a German pharmaceutical company due to discrimination against severely disabled persons
- Advising a service company on how to deal with cases of sexual assault in the workplace
- Advising the former CFO of Innogy SE, Dr. Bernhard Günther, and acting as contact point for whistleblowers in connection with the acid attack on him
- Representing a German company in connection with an investigation by the data protection authority into the use of customer data in connection with anti-fraud measures
- External data protection officer for companies in the financial sector
- Ombudsperson for RWE, Vossloh, AviAlliance and other companies
Publications.
Articles
- Extraordinary dismissal due to sexual harassment – Why and how companies should deal with allegations of sexualized violence, ESGZ 10/2024, p. 22 ff.
- Querulous whistleblowers? Strategies and tips for dealing with difficult whistleblowers, ZURe 10/2024, p. 32 ff.
- On the determination of the subjective facts of aiding and abetting intentional tort – comment on BGH, judgment of 11.07.2024 – III ZR 176/22, ZIP 1/2025, p. 17
- False facts, real damage – dealing with disinformation attacks in the field of ESG, ESGZ 2/2025, p. 28 ff. (together with Uwe Wolff)
- Best practices for more data protection compliance – Coordinated review action on the “right to be forgotten” by European data protection authorities, ESGZ 4/2025, p. 44 ff. (together with Alexander Seete)
- New executive orders in the USA – diversity programs at risk? (together with Amba Datta), DRW 1/2025, p. 35 ff.
- Internal investigations: Disclosure of whistleblower identities – The AEPD’s fine decision against Servicios Especiales, S.A., ESGZ 6-7/2025, p. 33 f.
- Secure compliance instead of a legal gray area – Why the time is ripe for an Employee Data Protection Act, ESZG 6-7/2025, p. 39 ff. (together with Alexander Seete)
