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Dr. Theresa Sauerwein

Dr. Theresa Sauerwein

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Theresa advises clients on white-collar crime, criminal tax law, compliance and internal investigations. As well as defending clients in complex white-collar crime proceedings, she provides criminal law and strategic advice to companies and their executive bodies, representing their interests vis-à-vis all investigating authorities, including public prosecutors, tax investigators, financial, supervisory and antitrust authorities. Theresa provides companies with advice on internal investigations and the implementation and improvement of compliance management systems, including anti-money laundering compliance.

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2025 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2025 (Senior) Associate International law firm, Frankfurt am Main
2017 - 2019 Legal clerkship
2015 - 2017 Research assistant, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main Trainee International law firm, Frankfurt am Main
2025 Doctoral degree, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
2017 - 2019 Second state examination, Frankfurt am Main
2011 - 2015 Law degree, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

Career

2025 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2025 (Senior) Associate International law firm, Frankfurt am Main
2017 - 2019 Legal clerkship
2015 - 2017 Research assistant, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main Trainee International law firm, Frankfurt am Main

Education

2025 Doctoral degree, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
2017 - 2019 Second state examination, Frankfurt am Main
2011 - 2015 Law degree, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

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