PARK WIRTSCHAFTSSTRAFRECHT PARTG - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Lawyer
- Member of the Deutsche Strafverteidiger E. V
Carolin Püschel, LL.B. advises and defends companies and individuals in all areas of commercial and criminal tax law. A second focus of her work is advising companies on all compliance issues, in particular on questions of corruption prevention and whistleblower systems. She works in the firm's criminal tax law and compliance practice groups.
During her law studies at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and at Santa Clara University (School of Law) in California (USA), Carolin Püschel specialized in the areas of commercial and criminal tax law. In addition to the First State Examination in Law, she also obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree (Legum Baccalaureus - LL.B.), which at Bucerius Law School requires, among other things, the successful completion of business, economics and English-language (legal) examinations.
After her studies and parallel to her legal clerkship, Carolin Püschel worked as a research assistant at a chair for general criminal law, white-collar criminal law and philosophy of law (Bucerius Law School), in a medium-sized law firm specializing in white-collar criminal law and in two large law firms in the areas of white-collar criminal law, antitrust law and compliance.
During her legal clerkship, which Carolin Püschel completed in the district of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, she also focused on commercial and criminal tax law. Among other things, she completed a training period in the department for general commercial criminal matters at the Hamburg public prosecutor's office and at the tax office for audit services and criminal matters in Hamburg. She spent one of her other training periods at the German Embassy in Singapore.
A second focus of Carolin Püschel's work is in the area of compliance. Since 2014, she has been involved in the monthly Compliance news service published by C.H.Beck, of which she has been co-editor since 2021. In 2019, she furthermore successfully completed the "Bucerius Compliance Officer" training and certificate course.
Before joining PARK | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht., Carolin Püschel worked as a lawyer in a medium-sized law firm in Hamburg specializing in commercial and criminal tax law for several years. This also included representing and advising individuals and companies in dawn raid situations, internal investigations and special banking audits in accordance with the German Banking Act.
Carolin Püschel has been working as a lawyer at PARK | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht since February 2024. At the same time, she is working on her doctorate at Bucerius Law School.
Carolin Püschel is a member of the Deutsche Strafverteidiger e. V. (DStV), the Wirtschaftsstrafrechtliche Vereinigung e.V. (WisteV), the AG Strafrecht im Deutschen AnwaltVerein e.V. (DAV) and the Juristinnen im Wirtschafts- und Steuerstrafrecht e.V. (JuWiSt).
Job Titles:
- Co - Editor of the RWS - Compendium
- Lawyer Partner / Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law
Dr. Malte Cordes advises and defends i. a. private clients in the field of white collar and tax crime cases (recently in a tax evasion case regarding VAT fraud, fraud and breach of trust at the regional courts in Frankfurt, Essen, Kassel and Kiel). Besides, his main practice area is consulting and representing companies on criminal law related issues, in particular also after accidents or major damage events (e. g. "Germanwings Crash", "Bad Aibling Train Accident"). Moreover, he monitors internal corporate investigations - regularly with international ties.
Malte Cordes studied law focusing on Criminal Law and Criminal Law Procedure as well as Constitutional Law at the University of Bonn where he also received his doctoral degree. He was scholarship holder of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
After being admitted to the bar in 2009 Malte Cordes started working at Feigen · Graf where he was appointed as partner in 2014. Since 2015 Malte Cordes is Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law. In autumn 2018 Malte Cordes joined PARK | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht where he has been working as a partner.
Since winter semester 2021/2022 Malte Cordes is a visiting lecturer for white collar crime at the University of Münster.
Since 2022 he is also Certified Lawyer for Tax Law.
Malte Cordes is co-editor of the RWS-compendium "Executive board and supervisory board" and regularly publishes articles in law journals on criminal law and regulatory offences law topics.
He is member of the Criminal Law Section of the Association of German Lawyers and the Association on White Collar Criminal Law. The independent law firm guide "JUVE" considers him an frequently recommended lawyer for Criminal Law and Tax Criminal Law.
Job Titles:
- Board Member of the Association of German Defence Lawyers
- Lawyer Partner / Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law
Dr. Marius Haak defends individuals as well as national and international companies in all areas of White Collar Criminal Law, in particular in cases of corruption. Another focus of his work is advising companies on extensive internal investigations as well as on all compliance issues.
Marius Haak studied Law at the University of Würzburg (focus on criminal law) and at the San Diego State University (focus on criminal justice). Subsequently, Marius Haak completed his PhD on an anti-corruption law topic and worked for a boutique law firm focused on White Collar Criminal Law in Düsseldorf and Essen as a research lawyer. After completing his 2nd state examination in 2017, Marius Haak was employed as a lawyer in the White Collar Criminal Law department of a major international law firm in Frankfurt am Main. Since 2021, Marius Haak has been an criminal defense lawyer at Park | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht. He is a certified lawyer for criminal law.
Marius Haak is a guest board member of the Association of German Defence Lawyers (DStV) and a member of the Association on White Collar Criminal Law (WisteV).
Since 2021, Marius Haak has been a lecturer at the "DeutscheAnwaltAkademie", where he lectures on topics related to criminal procedure law.
Already since 2019, Marius Haak has been consistently considered in various professional publications (WirtschaftsWoche, Legal500) as a highly recommended lawyer in the areas of (Foreign-) White Collar Criminal Law and internal investigations.
Job Titles:
- Lawyer Partner / Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law
- Member of the German Bar Association
Tobias Eggers spezializes in Corporate Crime, mainly AML, international corruption and data protection offences. His clients include board members and CEOs of some of the most prestigious companies in Germany (Banks, Car Industry, public officials...). He focusses on investigations with extraterritorial reach (esp. Sanctions Offences, EPPO-Investigations, multi-jurisdictional investigations).
It comes with the territory that he also leads PARK's Compliance Unit. Not only does he defend companies and their management when they may have tripped. But drawing from his long experience with defending companies he can help circumvent pitfalls altogether. Which is why in 2020 he founded the EMC e.V. (SME Compliance Organisation). He is part of the German Working Group on ISO 37301:2021. Tobias serves as an Ombudsman for several corporations.
Tobias teaches criminal law and criminal compliance at University and is actively involved in the scientific discussion in his field (see list of publications at park-wstr.de). He is, of course, a "Certified Lawyer in Criminal Law" as well as a "Certified Compliance Officer"
Tobias Eggers studied Law at the Universities of Münster (Germany) and Dundee (Scotland). When admitted to the bar in 2007 he worked at a leading law firm. In 2011 he joined PARK and is one of the partners of the Firm.
Tobias is a member of the German Bar Association, the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Association of German Defence Lawyers and member of Wistev (Association on White Collar Criminal Law).
Latest recognitions: Who‘sWhoLegal (Corporate Chapter, Business Crime Defense) and Who‘sWhoLegal Germany consider him one of the leading business crime defense lawyers and top of his field ("most highly regarded", "one of Germany's foremost business crime specialists") . The LawyerRanking of Statista/BrandEins recognizes the firm in the highest category when it comes to Business Crime Defence. JUVE: "highly experienced practitioner who quickly finds solutions for complex problems", "highly competent", "excellent strategist". The German publication "Kanzleien in Deutschland" (Guide about important Law Firms in Germany): Tobias Eggers is "more and more present in the German market", "widely recognised expert". He is recommended as TOP specialist by leading corporate counsel in Germany (Kanzleimonitor). Legal500 sees him in tier one of German's defense counsel (Legal500 EMEA). German Wirtschaftswoche sees him as one of Germany's TOP lawyers for Criminal Compliance. Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers (selected by peers for "The Best Lawyers in Germany" (Criminal Defense) and Corporate America Today recommends him for White Collar Crime Law - Germany. Lexology Client's Choice Award Winner 2023.
Fabian van Cleve advises and defends his clients in all areas of white-collar crime. One focus of his work is the consultation and defends in medical criminal law.
Fabian van Cleve studied law at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Afterwards he worked as a research assistant for a major international law firm in Düsseldorf in the field of corporate law. During his legal clerkship, Fabian van Cleve also worked for a major international law firm in Düsseldorf and London in corporate law. He completed a further stage of his legal clerkship at the German embassy in Washington D.C and at the public prosecutor's office in Bochum.
Before joining PARK | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht, Fabian van Cleve worked as a lawyer at a medium-sized commercial law firm in Essen. There he was primarily involved in advising and representing clients in commercial and corporate law disputes.
Fabian van Cleve joined PARK | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht in March 2020.
In 2023, Mr. van Cleve completed the "Healthcare Compliance Officer" certification course at Steinbeis University for Governance, Risk & Compliance.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Operating Officer ( COO
Jan P. Lorey is our Chief Operating Officer (COO) and is responsible for the commercial processes in our law firm.
He holds a degree in business administration and has held management positions in industrial companies in the past.
He has been strengthening the team at Park | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht. with his commercial expertise since December 2023.
Job Titles:
- Tax Consultant
- Lawyer
- Member of the Düsseldorf Bar Association
John Paul Fürus is a lawyer and tax consultant. He is certified in criminal and tax law. He defends and advises companies and individuals in commercial criminal law with a focus on criminal tax law and insolvency law. John Paul Fürus is a lecturer at the law faculty of the Heinrich Heine University (HHU) in Düsseldorf. He teaches criminal tax law. Until 2023 he was a lecturer in criminal law at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration of North Rhine-Westphalia in Aachen.
John Paul Fürus studied law at the University of Cologne. John Paul Fürus joined PARK I Business Criminal Law in 2024. Previously, he worked for one of the most renowned commercial criminal law boutiques in Düsseldorf and for various medium-sized law and tax consulting firms.
John Paul Fürus is a member of the Düsseldorf Bar Association, the Düsseldorf Chamber of Tax Consultants, the German Bar Association, the Tax Law Working Group of the German Bar Association, the North Rhine-Westphalia Association of Tax Consultants and the Association for Business Criminal Law (WisteV). In the WirtschaftsWoche ranking, John Paul Fürus is recognised as a TOP Lawyer for Compliance in 20121, 2022 and 2023 and as a "TOP Lawyer 2023" in the field of criminal tax law.
The Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2022 also ranked John Paul Fürus among the best lawyers in Germany, here in the field of tax law and white-collar criminal law. He advises clients in German and English.
Job Titles:
- Compliance )
- Member of the Association of German Defence Lawyers
Joshua Pawel, LL.M. advises and defends both private and corporate clients in all areas of white collar criminal law. Another focus of his practice is advising corporate clients on all kinds of compliance issues, particularly in the field of anti-corruption and AML compliance. Joshua Pawel is part of the firm's Compliance Unit.
He studied law at the University of Münster. From early on, he focused on white collar and criminal tax law. After graduating, he took up his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm, working for the public prosecutor's office Essen in the department for organized crime, a criminal division at the Essen Regional Court, and a boutique law firm specializing in white-collar criminal law in Düsseldorf.
From 2019 to 2021, Joshua Pawel completed the Master Program "Compliance & Corporate Security" at the University of Applied Science, Cologne. In 2021, he successfully passed the examination to become a Certified Compliance Officer exam (TÜV).
Before joining PARK | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht, Joshua Pawel worked as a lawyer at a medium-sized commercial law firm and a major international law firm in Düsseldorf. There, he was also involved in advising and defending corporate and private clients in all areas of white-collar criminal law as well as assisting companies in internal investigations and advising them on compliance issues.
Joshua Pawel joined PARK | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht in January 2022.
Joshua Pawel is a member of the Association of German Defence Lawyers, the Association on White Collar Criminal Law, the Criminal Law Section of the Association of German Lawyers and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
The main focus of Mark Deiters' work as a defence lawyer is on the field of white collar criminal law and law on corruption. He manages the practice group Public Sector at PARK and gives expert opinion on legal issues to bodies, companies, associations and individuals with the objective of a research-based and practical solution to avoid criminal liability.
Deiters studied law in Bonn. Hereafter he obtained his doctoral degree and qualified as a professor at the University of Düsseldorf. Since 2006, Mark Deiters has been holding the Chair on Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure und Economic Criminal Law at the University of Münster. He joined the team of PARK | Wirtschaftsstrafrecht as Of Counsel in 2014.
Job Titles:
- Lawyer Partner / Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law
- Member of the Commission on Criminal Law of the German Bar Association
Prof. Dr. Tido Park defends and advises national and international companies on white collar criminal law, capital markets criminal law, law regarding fiscal offences and on compliance-related investigations.
Tido Park studied law at the University of Bielefeld, where he received a doctorate degree in law in 1996. Since becoming a lawyer in 1998 he has specialised in white collar criminal defence. In 2001 Tido Park was awarded the qualifications of Specialist Lawyer in Criminal Law and Specialist Lawyer in Tax Law. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Münster, where he was awarded the title of honorary professor in 2009.
Tido Park is a member of the Commission on Criminal Law of the German Bar Association as well as being one of the editors of various law journals. He has published extensively in many areas of white collar criminal law.
Tido Park has been recommended for white collar criminal defence in the independent law firm guide "JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien" for many years. The magazine "Wirtschaftswoche" (14/2011) ranks him as one of the 25 top white collar crime criminal lawyers in Germany. The Handelsblatt (133/2018) lists him amongst the Germany‘s Best Lawyers since 2016 in the category Criminal Law. He was awarded Lawyer of the year in 2018. Who'sWho Legal: "Tido Park is a top name for white collar crime in Germany" (WWL 2021)