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Internationality

We manage international mandates from our three offices in Frankfurt, Munich and Düsseldorf.

We are currently active in more than 30 countries, assessing compliance risks locally and developing customized solutions.

Frankfurt am Main

Location

Since the company was founded in 2012, Frankfurt am Main has been the main location of Pohlmann & Company.

Munich

Location

As a result of steady growth and new mandates, the second office was opened in Munich at the end of 2013.

Düsseldorf

Location

North America

Field of activity

Canada: World Bank Compliance Expert, Compliance Management Systems

USA: Compliance risk analyses, compliance health checks, M&A compliance audits, internal investigations, DoJ/SEC compliance monitor, compliance consulting

Central and South America

Field of activity

Mexico: On-site monitor audits, compliance consulting

Brazil: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses, compliance health check, special committee

Chile: On-site monitor tests

Panama: On-site monitor checks

Africa

Field of activity

Egypt: On-site monitor checks

Algeria: On-site monitor tests

Kenya: On-site monitor audits

Morocco: On-site monitor checks

South Africa: On-site monitor audits, compliance training

Northern and Central Europe

Field of activity

Belgium: On-site monitor checks

Finland: On-site monitor checks

France: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses, internal investigations

Great Britain: On-site monitor audits, internal investigations

Luxembourg: Internal investigations

Netherlands: On-site monitor checks

Norway: Compliance consulting

Austria: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses

Sweden: On-site monitor audits, compliance organization

Switzerland: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses, compliance management systems

Southern and Eastern Europe

Field of activity

Armenia: On-site monitor tests

Georgia: On-site monitor inspections

Greece: Compliance consulting

Italy: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses

Portugal: On-site monitor checks

Romania: On-site monitor tests

Russia: On-site monitor checks

Spain: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses

Ukraine: On-site monitor checks

Hungary: On-site monitor checks

Middle East

Field of activity

Qatar: On-site monitor audits, compliance consulting

Saudi Arabia: On-site monitor audits, compliance consulting

Turkey: On-site monitor audits, internal investigations

United Arab Emirates: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses, M&A compliance audits, compliance management systems

Iran: Business partner due diligence

Asia

Field of activity

Bangladesh: On-site monitor checks

China: Compliance risk analyses

Indonesia: On-site monitor checks

Japan: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses

India: Compliance risk analyses

Kazakhstan: On-site monitor tests

Kyrgyzstan: On-site monitor checks

Malaysia: On-site monitor checks

Pakistan: On-site monitor checks

Philippines: On-site monitor checks

Singapore: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses

South Korea: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses

Tajikistan: On-site monitor checks

Thailand: On-site monitor audits, compliance risk analyses, business partner due diligence audits

Uzbekistan: On-site monitor checks

Vietnam: On-site monitor checks

Australia/Oceania

Field of activity

Australia: Compliance risk analysis

This is
Pohlmann & Company

As tried-and-tested compliance experts, we support companies and their management in acting responsibly – even in times of crisis.

At Pohlmann & Company, we are driven by one thing above all: We are always looking for solutions that not only have a short-term effect, but also bring about lasting change. Since 2012, we have been shaping compliance worldwide with innovative strategies and setting industry standards.

Consisting of former industry executives, first-class lawyers and experienced management consultants, our team works hand in hand and combines legal expertise with a practice-oriented approach.

As a young, up-and-coming law firm at the time, Pohlmann & Company was selected for the VEON Compliance Monitorship by the US Department of Justice and the SEC in 2016 – a decision that came as a surprise to many.

Our work was not only recognized, but still serves as a model today, even for US authorities.

The questions that drove us back then: “What is sustainable?”, “What is practicable in the corporate context?” are questions we still ask ourselves today with every new project.

Our team creates solutions that last in the long term and offer real added value. From the initial idea to the final implementation: we act with courage, foresight and a clear goal in mind – the success of our clients. We are not afraid to take on unconventional challenges.

Pohlmann & Company is not only at home in the world of law. We have learned to empathize deeply with the challenges faced by the companies we advise.

We do not think in terms of rigid regulations, but in terms of tangible solutions. This mix of legal precision and practical foresight is what makes us unique.

History

2025

Merger and rebranding

Following the departure of the founders, Pohlmann & Company is united as a legal and management consultancy in a joint company. The interdisciplinary consulting services in the areas of compliance, governance and investigations are now fully integrated and offered from a single source. The generational change and merger are accompanied by a rebranding and a new company website.

2024

Relay handover

Founders Dr. Andreas Pohlmann and Thomas Lüthi are leaving the partnership and handing over the firm’s fortunes to the five equity partners Willms, Beer, Kahlenberg, Erling and Schorn.
At the same time, Sascha Kuhn joins as a further partner and strengthens the areas of internal investigations and data protection in particular.
Dr. Pohlmann remains associated with the firm as Of Counsel.

2022

10 years of Pohlmann & Company

The law firm is celebrating its 10th anniversary and can look back on an impressive number of exciting and successful years in which it has succeeded in steadily expanding its reputation as a first-class compliance boutique. Numerous awards accompany the success story.

2021

Compliance Monitorship

The second US DOJ/SEC monitorship, with the mobile network equipment provider Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, reinforces Pohlmann & Company’s unique international reputation in the field of compliance consulting and internal investigations. We are regarded as the “first port of call” for clients when it comes to guiding companies, management boards or supervisory boards through complex situations in an independent, crisis-tested and goal-oriented manner.

Sustainability and climate protection

The consistent expansion of the environmental law team and the early focus on corporate social responsibility help us to react flexibly and competently to current challenges, such as the topic of ESG. The focus on sustainable and responsible management is also increasingly reflected in new ideas and initiatives to equip the advisory portfolio for the future.

Further strengthening at partner level

In November, Dr. Martin Schorn, an expert in white-collar criminal law, joins the firm after more than 13 years at Noerr and further expands the area of internal investigations in particular with well-known clients.

2020

New equity partners

With Uwe Erling, Pohlmann & Company is strengthening its environmental law and environmental compliance practice. Erling is a proven expert in public law, in particular administrative and environmental law, climate protection and emissions trading law, renewable energy law, aviation law and mining law. Together with Erling, Kahlenberg and Beer are also joining the equity partnership.

Digital platform for analyzing compliance risks

Together with the IT company Proxora, Pohlmann & Company has been offering customized compliance solutions and tools for many years. The in-house developed program for compliance risk analysis, the “Compliance Risk Monitor”, is being rolled out for the first customers.

2019

Environmental compliance and crisis management

Pohlmann & Company advises the supervisory board of TÜV SÜD AG in connection with the dam failure in Brazil (Brumadinho) and supports the organization and establishment of crisis management. Based on many years of experience in the field of environmental compliance and in advising companies internationally in extreme situations, the expertise focus on crisis management is being further expanded.

Foundation of German Chapter WWCDA

In September, Nicole Willms joins 17 members from leading law and consulting firms to found the German Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA). The aim of the association is to promote the success of women at all levels of their careers in the areas of white collar criminal defense and litigation, compliance and (internal) investigations.

2018

On course for further growth

Christian Beer and Julia Kahlenberg were appointed partners in March 2018. Beer previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, but also brought experience from a company when he joined in 2013. Kahlenberg joined Pohlmann & Company in 2015 and had previously worked in compliance at Siemens and Osram.

2017

Strengthening the team and further successful mandates

Pohlmann & Company is expanding and strengthening its team with four experienced specialists from industry and the legal profession.

Pohlmann & Company assumes a monitorship for a Canadian company as part of a settlement with the World Bank and advises the Independent Compliance Monitor of Volkswagen, Larry Thompson, as German Counsel. Other areas of focus are internal investigations and corporate governance.

5th anniversary and discussion event with Hui Chen

Pohlmann & Company is celebrating its first successful five years in August and will be hosting an information and discussion round afterwards with Hui Chen, formerly responsible at the US Department of Justice for assessing compliance programs at companies that have been targeted by the US authorities.

2016

Broadening the circle of shareholders and appointment as Independent Compliance Monitor

At the beginning of 2016, Pohlmann & Company expanded its shareholder base, previously consisting of equity partners Dr. Andreas Pohlmann, Thomas Lüthi and Dr. Horst Schlemminger, to include Nicole Willms and Dr. Thomas Preute.

In mid-2016, Dr. Andreas Pohlmann will be appointed as Independent Compliance Monitor for the international mobile communications provider VEON (formerly VimpelCom). The appointment is part of a settlement between the company and the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

2015

Appointment of Dr. Andreas Pohlmann to the Petrobras Special Committee

The semi-state-owned Brazilian oil company Petrobras, which has been rocked by a corruption scandal, appoints Dr. Andreas Pohlmann as an independent foreign member of the three-person special committee that is overseeing the internal investigations into the matter.

Opening of an office in Canada for the North American market

In the 3rd quarter of 2015, the company will open an office in Montreal, Canada. With this step, Pohlmann & Company is focusing on the current development of compliance requirements that companies in the North American market have to face.

2014

Expansion of the circle of partners and expansion of consulting activities

Pohlmann & Company is strengthening its corporate law, compliance and competition law practice areas with further new hires. Nicole Willms from White & Case joins as a partner at the beginning of the year. In March 2014, the respected Munich environmental and real estate lawyer Dr. Horst Schlemminger joins Pohlmann & Company as an equity partner after 25 years at Clifford Chance.

In addition to a large number of other mandates in the areas of preventive compliance consulting and environmental compliance, Pohlmann & Company advises Robert Bosch GmbH on the effectiveness of its global compliance and legal function as well as the international chemicals group Celanese (legal successor to Hoechst AG) and the port and market operations of the City of Frankfurt/Main on numerous environmental law matters. In addition, Pohlmann & Company supports and advises Bilfinger SE with regard to the monitorship agreed with the US authorities as part of a settlement.

2013

Opening of a further location and selected mandates

A second office will be opened in Munich in August 2013 in order to serve the growing clientele of the interdisciplinary law firm and management consultancy in southern Germany, Switzerland and Austria even more efficiently.

Other mandates include advising a large German industrial company on the processing and management of past compliance incidents as well as various compliance risk analyses, health checks, training programs, business partner audits and the introduction of whistleblower systems.

2012

Company foundation

Together with Thomas Lüthi and two other partners, Dr. Andreas Pohlmann founded the interdisciplinary law firm and management consultancy Pohlmann & Company in Frankfurt am Main in February 2012. The aim of the consultancy is to support companies in the introduction and further development of compliance structures and in the area of corporate governance. Initial mandates include comprehensive compliance risk analyses and health checks.

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