Investigations into business crime or tax crime can place entrepreneurs, managing directors, board members and self-employed professionals under considerable pressure. Alongside the criminal allegations themselves, they often face significant commercial risks, reputational harm and intrusive measures such as searches, frozen bank accounts or asset freezing orders. In these circumstances, obtaining legal advice at an early stage and developing a clear defence strategy is essential.

We provide highly specialised defence in complex business crime and tax crime matters. Our approach is discreet, analytical and consistently focused on protecting our clients' interests.

Criminal Defence in Business Crime and Tax Crime Matters

Business and tax crime cases require far more than a thorough application of criminal law. They demand a understanding of economic interrelationships, corporate decision-making processes and financial structures, as well as the ability to analyse complex issues and develop an effective defence strategy.

We defend clients throughout criminal investigations and court proceedings involving business and tax crime with legal precision, strategic insight and absolute discretion. At every stage, we consider not only the criminal law aspects of the case but also its commercial, professional and personal implications.

Expertise in Business Crime

Dr. Milusheva specialises in criminal law and has been a certified defence lawyer for business crime since January 2020. This certification was awarded by the Board of the German Criminal Defence Lawyers Association in recognition of her advanced professional qualifications and extensive practical experience in defending business crime cases.

Our clients benefit from a defence strategy that combines criminal law expertise with a thorough understanding of commercial matters. Especially iIn complex proceedings, identifying legal risks at an early stage, assessing their commercial impact and developing a robust defence strategy are all essential to achieving the best possible outcome.

Extensive Experience in Complex Business Crime Proceedings

Our practice includes the defence of clients in some of the most extensive and demanding business crime proceedings. In recent years, Dr Milusheva has represented a party affected by confiscation proceedings in one of Germany's most significant business crime cases.
Cases of this scale require an exceptional level of precision and a thorough understanding of complex commercial, procedural and asset-related issues. They typically involve extensive case files, long-running proceedings and substantial financial interests. Successfully handling such matters demands meticulous preparation, strategic judgement and sustained attention to detail.
The experience gained in these proceedings directly benefits our clients in other complex business crime, tax crime and asset confiscation matters.

Our Defence Strategy

Every business crime and tax crime case requires an individual approach. Standard solutions are rarely appropriate in proceedings of this complexity.
We therefore develop every defence strategy in close consultation with the entrepreneur, managing director or otherkey decision-maker involved.
Our focus extends well beyond the criminal allegations themselves. We carefully consider the commercial consequences of the proceedings, their impact on the business, ongoing commercial relationships, our clients' professional reputation and their ability to continue operating effectively.
Where necessary, we work closely with experienced tax advisers, accountants and specialists in related areas of law. In cross-border matters, we also cooperate with trusted legal partners in Bulgaria, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Typical Business Crime and Tax Crime Cases

We represent clients facing allegations including:

• Tax evasion

• Tax fraud
• Withholding and misappropriation of social security contributions
• Subsidy fraud
• Insolvency offences
• Money laundering
• False accounting and inaccurate financial reporting
• Credit fraud
• Corruption offences
• Bribery and the acceptance of improper benefits
• Trade mark and intellectual property offences
• Criminal offences relating to data protection