Désirée Maier

Désirée Maier focuses on white collar, compliance and internal investigations. She advises national and international clients, in particular from the life sciences industry.

One focus of her work lies in the set-up and management of internal investigations. She has particular experience in advising during dawn raids and conducting cross-border investigations of potential breaches of criminal law or compliance regulations. In doing so, she is able to manage the different requirements from local law and U.S. law. She regularly communicates with German, U.S. and other enforcement authorities.

Désirée also advises clients on the establishment and enforcement of global compliance systems, including the performance of compliance audits to ensure these respond to regulators’ expectations. Moreover, she has expertise in supporting clients in the defence against criminal law charges and providing advice on recovery issues in relation to claims arising from compliance matters.

As part of a secondment, Désirée also worked in the U.S. legal department of a world's leading U.S. pharmaceutical company (Fortune 500) with a global responsibility for investigations.