Dr. Michael Albrecht vom Kolke advises domestic and international management and supervisory boards in connection with corporate governance, internal investigations and compliance matters. He also regularly counsels on EU economic and financial sanctions.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers | 2026 | White Collar, Investigations, Sanctions, Export Controls |
Albrecht vom Kolke’s experience includes advising, among others:
Investigations
- a multinational insurance company on an internal investigation concerning whistleblower allegations of accounting fraud, improper reserve formation and workplace harassment
- a global private equity firm on a criminal investigation of a high-level executive of a target company
- a global investment management firm on reviewing business decisions made by the management of one of its joint ventures that caused its financial distress
- ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE on an internal investigation by its supervisory board in connection with regulatory requirements of certain subsidiaries and related corporate governance aspects
- the supervisory board of Continental AG on an internal investigation in connection with car emissions and related corporate governance matters
EU Sanctions
Numerous clients on compliance with EU sanctions against Russia, Iran, Syria and other sanctions regimes, including:
- a European commercial bank on compliance with EU sanctions in a broad range of business activities, including foreign exchange services, trade finance, loan syndication, cash management, underwriting and retail banking
- a sovereign wealth fund on compliance with EU sanctions in connection with several portfolio companies, including in the oil and gas, transportation and logistics industries
- a global payment services provider on compliance with restrictions on intragroup services under EU sanctions against Russia
- a global life sciences company on compliance with EU sanctions in relation to its health care and agriculture business in Russia
- a multinational oil and gas company on compliance with EU sanctions in connection with the exportation and maintenance of high-end technologies and equipment
Russia Exits
Several major multinational companies in various industries on EU sanctions aspects in connection with exiting the Russian market and winding down their business and operations in Russia, including:
- Unilever PLC on the sanctions aspect of the sale of its Russia business to Arnest Group
- Visa Inc. on EU sanctions compliance in connection with its operations in Russia
- L’Occitane on the divestiture of its Russian business to local management
- Ball Corporation on EU sanctions implications in connection with the $530 million sale of its beverage packaging business in Russia to Arnest Group
- Sylvamo Corporation on the $420 million sale of its Russian operations to Pulp Invest Limited Liability Company
Corporate Governance and Compliance
- Dover Corporation on the compliance aspects of its €550 million acquisition of SIKORA AG, a leading provider of precision measurement, inspection and control solutions for production processes in the wire and cable, hose, tube, sheet, optical fiber and plastics industries
- NXP, a global leader in automotive processing and networking, on the compliance aspects of its $625 million acquisition of TTTech Auto, an Austria-based provider of unique safety-critical systems and middleware for software-defined vehicles
- MorphoSys AG on the corporate governance aspects of its €2.7 billion sale to, and public takeover by, Novartis and the simultaneous disposition of the worldwide marketing rights of its antibody drug Monjuvi to Incyte Corporation
- the supervisory board of Stada Arzneimittel AG on its $5.6 billion purchase by Bain Capital Private Equity, LP and Cinven Partners LLP
- the management board of Hamburg Commercial Bank in connection with its privatization and related matters