Nils Ostermeier
Nils Ostermeier
Biography
Nils Ostermeier is a white-collar crime and compliance lawyer based in Frankfurt/Main.
Nils advises both national and international companies in the financial and non-financial sectors on all aspects of white-collar crime and investigations, administrative and legal proceedings, as well as compliance and anti-fraud measures.
A primary focus of Nils’ work is advising banks and industrial companies on German and international regulations in the areas of financial sanctions and export controls, anti-corruption, and money laundering prevention. Nils is also regularly involved in investigating and handling compliance violations in the context of internal investigations and advises on the development and implementation of compliance risk assessments as well as on corporate compliance matters, including compliance issues in the context of M&A transactions.
Expérience professionnelle
Principaux mandats
Principaux mandats
Nils was involved in advising on the following mandates, among others:
- Major German industrial company – Advising on investigations by German customs and law enforcement authorities regarding alleged breaches of financial sanctions and export control provisions.
- Major international shipping company – Advising on criminal and administrative proceedings of German customs and law enforcement authorities regarding alleged violations of EU sanctions and German foreign trade law obligations.
- Major German car manufacturer – Advising in connection with a compliance risk assessment regarding anti-money laundering as well as financial sanctions and export controls.
- Major German industrial company – Advising on self-disclosure procedures after the identification of prior violations of notification obligations under German foreign trade laws.
- Major German bank – Advising on compliance with financial sanctions and money laundering regulations in connection with various financing activities in Germany and abroad.
- Various international banks and industrial companies – Advising in connection with financial sanctions, export controls, money laundering and anti-boycott regulations.
Formation
Formation
Nils studied law at the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg/Breisgau and the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg. He completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart. During his studies and traineeship, he worked for several international and German law firms.
In addition to his work with the firm, Nils is writing his doctoral thesis in the area of criminal procedure law at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg/Breisgau.
Admissions
Admissions
- Rechtsanwältin (German qualified lawyer) 2025
Publications
Publications
Nils regularly publishes in law journals and the business press, among others:
- Sanktionsrechtliche Dimensionen im (Profi-)Sport: Ausgewählte Compliance-Herausforderungen für Akteure des Sportsektors, CCZ 2025, 15 (co-authored).
- Verwertbarkeit von Enchrochat-Daten, Anmerkung zu BVerfG, 1.11.2024 – 2 BvR 684/22, CCZ 2025, 30.
- Der Fußballsektor als Risikofeld für Geldwäsche – Neue geldwäscherechtliche (Compliance-) Pflichten für Akteure des Profifußballs und damit verbundene Herausforderungen, CCZ 2024, 56.
- Einschränkung des transnationalen ne bis in idem, Anmerkung zu EuGH (Fünfte Kammer), Urteil v. 23.3.2023 – C 365/21, IWRZ 2023, 239.
- Harmonisierung des EU-Sanktionsstrafrechts – Quo vadis?, ZASA 2023, 125 (co-authored).
- Strafrechtliche Verurteilung eines Whistleblowers als Verletzung der Meinungsfreiheit gemäß Art. 10 EMRK, Urteilsbesprechung zu EGMR (Große Kammer), Urteil v. 14.2.2023 – 21884/18 (Halet v. Luxembourg), CCZ 2023, 118 (co-authored).
Associations et activités
Associations et activités
· Member of the Frankfurt Bar Association
· Member of the Association Internationale De Droit Pénal (AIDP)
· Member of the German Institute for Compliance e.V. (DICO)
Langues
Langues
- German
- English
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