Expertise
Professor Dr Michael Tsambikakis has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of white-collar criminal law, Penal Tax Law and Medical Criminal Law; he founded Tsambikakis & Partner in 2015.
Alongside his work as a Criminal Defence Attorney, Professor Dr Tsambikakis is a honorary professor for Criminal and Criminal Procedural Law at the University of Passau.
As a leading authority in white collar criminal law, he is a respected author of numerous textbooks and publications, as well as the managing editor of the journal “Zeitschrift für Medizinstrafrecht (medstra)”, managing member of the advisory board of the journal “Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsstrafrecht und Haftung im Unternehmen (ZWH)” and member of the advisory board of the journal “Der Strafverteidiger (StV)”.
Special Qualifications
- Honorary Professor for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law at the University of Passau
- Managing Editor of the journal “Zeitschrift für Medizinstrafrecht (medstra)”
- Publisher of the publication series “Juridicum – Schriftenreihe zum Wirtschaftsstrafrecht“
- Managing member of the advisory board of the journal “Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsstrafrecht und Haftung im Unternehmen (ZWH)“
- Member of the advisory board of the journal “Der Strafverteidiger (StV)”
- Member of the advisory board of the journal „Der Krankenhaus-Justitiar (KH-J)“
- Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Institute for Medical Law (IMR), Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
- Attorney Member of the Advisory Board of the Conference Series “Economy, Criminal Law, Ethics (ECLE)”, Goethe-University of Frankfurt am Main
- Member of the Academic Advisory Board of ELSA-Köln e.V.
- Member of the practice group at the Center for Criminal Compliance at the University of Gießen
- Expert to the Committee on Legal Affairs of the German Federal Parliament (Preventive Detention)
- Expert to the Committee on Legal Affairs of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia (Enforcement of Preventive Detention)
References
- "Highly specialised", "high professional level and friendly approach even in tense situations", "reliable", "fast and constructive", "tactically excellent" (JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2021/2022)
- "Very well-connected, scientifically and practically sound colleague", "uncomplicated and highly competent", "very good legal management in large-scale proceedings" (JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2020/2021)
- “Top lawyer named by name for white-collar crime” (WirtschaftsWoche – Die renommiertesten Kanzleien und Anwälte für Wirtschaftsstrafrecht 2019)
- “Tsambikakis & Partner Attorneys at Law is recommended in the practice areas “Industry Focus – Health” and “Business Criminal Law – Corporate Consulting” (The Legal 500 Deutschland 2019)
- “Tsambikakis & Partner Attorneys at Law offers highly specialised, ‘fast and professional’ advice in medical criminal law and is regarded as ‘one of the best’ in this field.” (The Legal 500 Industry Focus Health Germany 2018)
- „Regularly recommended“, „very present and specialised in the field health-care sector” (JUVE Handbook Taxes 2018)
- “Tsambikakis & Partner offers highly specialized, ‘fast and professional’ advice in Medical Criminal Law and is considered to be ‘among the best’ in the field.” (The Legal 500 Focus Sector Health Germany 2018)
- “Frequently recommended attorney for Criminal Tax Law” (JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2017/2018) (JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2017/2018)
- “Frequently recommended attorney for Commercial Criminal Law (Counsel to Businesses)” (JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2017/2018)(JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2017/2018)
- Clients: “knows his trade”, “best counselling, fast, reliable”
- Competitors: “excellent in Medical Criminal Law, cooperative”, “also scientifically strong” (JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2016/2017)
- “Adept, and a skilled behind the scenes player”, “a brilliant negotiator” (JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2015/2016)
- “Top Attorney 2017 Criminal Law” (FOCUS – Germany’s Big List of Attorneys)
- “Top Attorney 2016 Criminal Law” (FOCUS – Germany’s Big List of Attorneys)
- “Top Attorney 2015 Criminal Law” (FOCUS – Germany’s Big List of Attorneys)
- “Top Attorney 2014 Criminal Law” (FOCUS – Germany’s Big List of Attorneys)
- “Esteemed Commercial Criminal Lawyer” (Law Firms in Germany 2014)
- “Esteemed Commercial Criminal Lawyer” (Law Firms in Germany 2015)
- “Attorney for Commercial Criminal Law recommended by name” (JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2009/2010 and 2010/2011)
- “established Criminal Lawyer” (JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2011/2012)
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