Dr Barbara Livonius

carried out her studies and was awarded her doctoral degree in Munich. In 1993, she joined Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt as in-house counsel in their central legal department, where she worked in the field of credit and insolvency law. In 1999, she became head of the legal department of Deutsche Bank 24 – later Deutsche Bank Privat- und Geschäftskunden AG. She had already become involved with criminal law issues such as fraud and money laundering as in-house counsel.

In early 2004, she founded LIVONIUS Rechtsanwälte and has since worked in the field of criminal business law (white collar crime).

The legal work of Dr Barbara Livonius includes both individual mandates as well as providing criminal counselling and representing companies in all traditional areas of criminal business law and criminal fiscal and tax insolvency law – also under compliance aspects.

She is a member of the German Bar Association (DAV).

LIVONIUS Rechtsanwälte

Opened in 2004, LIVONIUS Rechtsanwälte works nationally and internationally, specialising in commercial criminal law (white collar crime). LIVONIUS Rechtsanwälte defends individuals and counsels and represents companies in advance, as well as at all stages of criminal and/or administrative fine proceedings.

The firm also has a nationwide network of experienced defence practitioners in commercial law, particularly for investigative proceedings that are directed at several defendants or in the case of extensive investigations of companies. As corporate counsels, LIVONIUS Rechtsanwälte coordinate such complex matters. Where necessary, other legal specialists as civil and public law experts, as well as tax advisors and auditors may be consulted.

Commercial Criminal Law - White Collar Crime

Commercial criminal law is gaining ever more importance both in the context of criminal prosecution, as well as in the practice of criminal defence.

Both offences from core areas of criminal law, as well as secondary offences, can be assigned to commercial criminal law as a special aspect of criminal law. Whilst commercial criminal law is not defined at law per se, the “classical” criminal law offences perceived as “commercial” are corruption, embezzlement, fraud, insolvency misdemeanours and tax evasion offences. The expertise of LIVONIUS Rechtsanwälte also embraces relevant topics such as misrepresentation in financial reporting, capital market criminal law, environmental criminal law, criminal product law, and antitrust violations, as well as foreign trade and tariff law.

The firm’s services in this area cover:
• Criminal Tax Law
• Customs and Foreign Trade Criminal Law
• Criminal Insolvency Law
• Capital Market Criminal Law
• Compliance