Maximilian Ohrloff specializes in white-collar criminal defense and compliance. He advises and represents companies and their executives in all areas of white-collar crime, regulatory offenses, and compliance. In addition to investigating and defending against allegations of fraud, embezzlement, corruption, and tax evasion, he has spent the past decade extensively involved in asset recovery, anti-money laundering, management liability in connection with criminal allegations, and international sanctions. Many of his matters have involved cross-border proceedings, often with FCPA and DOJ/SEC implications. In this context, Maximilian conducts internal investigations and advises on the implementation and enhancement of compliance management systems. Developing strategies and measures to mitigate liability risks arising from corporate decision-making represents another key focus of his practice.

Distinctions

  • Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers - Germany's best lawyers 2023/2024/2025, recommended lawyer for Corporate Governance and Compliance

Career

Legal studies at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, the Université de Lausanne and the University of Münster
Doctorate at the University of Münster
Legal clerkship at the Berlin Court of Appeal
Lawyer at an international law firm in Berlin and Düsseldorf
Foreign Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York
With Noerr since 2025
Admitted to the Düsseldorf Chamber of Lawyers

Memberships

  • Wirtschaftsstrafrechtliche Vereinigung e.V. (WisteV)
  • Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V. (DAJV)

Publications

  • Business Crime Laws and Regulations 2025 in Germany, The International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG), https://iclg.com/practice-areas/business-crime-laws-and-regulations (mit Dr. Mathias Priewer, Friedrich Steinert und Dr. Julia Vorländer)
  • Kommentierung zu §§ 32-35 PUAG, in: Juliane Hilf / Simone Kämpfer / Max Schwerdtfeger (Hrsg.), PUAG – Parlamentarisches Untersuchungsausschussgesetz, Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2024, S. 345-389 (mit Dirk Uwer)
  • Neues EuGH-Vorabentscheidungsverfahren zur Zulässigkeit der Beschäftigtendatenverarbeitung auf Grundlage einer Kollektivvereinbarung und zum DSGVO-Schadensersatz (BAG, Beschl. v. 22.09.2022 – 8 AZR 209/21), Zeitschrift für das Recht der digitalen Wirtschaft (ZdiW) 2022, 424 ff. (mit Dr. Susanne Walzer)
  • Der Regierungsentwurf des Hinweisgeberschutzgesetzes, Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift (CCZ) 2022, 303 ff. (mit Dr. Fabian Quast)
  • Strafrechtliche Risiken bei der Entschlüsselung passwortgeschützter Dateien im Rahmen einer internen Untersuchung, Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift (CCZ) 2022, 253 ff. (mit Johanna Gottwald)
  • Business Crime Laws and Regulations 2022 in Germany, The International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG), https://iclg.com/practice-areas/business-crime-laws-and-regulations (mit Dr. Constantin Lauterwein, Dr. med. Mathias Priewer und Friedrich Steinert)
  • Die Relevanz von Legal Tech in internen Untersuchungen, Zeitschrift für das Recht der digitalen Wirtschaft (ZdiW) 2021, 232 ff. (mit Dr. Pierre Zickert)

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