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Dr Sebastian Berndt

Lawyer │ Associate

Munich

+49 89 23714 20977

sebastian.berndt@luther-lawfirm.com

Areas of practice

Compliance & Internal Investigations

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White-collar Crime & Tax Offences

Dr Sebastian Berndt is a white-collar crime and compliance lawyer. He represents companies in proceedings regarding white-collar crimes and administrative offences and, in addition, also defends individuals. Moreover, he carries out internal investigations and, if necessary, provides assistance during compliance-related proceedings. He further advises companies on the implementation and further development of compliance management systems.

Vita

Dr Sebastian Berndt studied law at the University of Potsdam (Germany), focusing on white-collar, tax and environmental criminal law. Whilst at university and after graduating, he worked at two Chairs at Potsdam University with an emphasis on white-collar criminal and criminal procedural law. Sebastian Berndt completed his work on his doctorate in 2022 with a thesis on the law regarding crimes against the security of the state and media law. He carried out his legal training at the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg (Germany). During this period, he worked for two international commercial law firms and for an automotive group operating worldwide, amongst others. Sebastian Berndt joined Luther in 2024 and is a member of the White-collar Crime & Tax Offences and Compliance teams.

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Managing trade barriers - What the new US tariffs mean for international supply contracts

06.05.2025 | Blog

General Court bolsters up the European Commission: Dismissal of action brought by German fragrance company for annulment of inspection decision authorising a dawn raid to be conducted on the undertaking.

05.05.2025 | Blog

New rules for commercial leases: Why you should take a closer look now

08.04.2025 | Blog

Navigating Europe's Onshore Wind Regulations: International Onshore Wind Study

03.04.2025 | Blog

Three problems regarding liability for wage tax when a company is in crisis

03.04.2025 | Blog

Luther is bringing in the head of Clyde & Co's German arbitration practice, Georg Scherpf, as of 1 April 2025

01.04.2025 | PR

No forced labour: New ban on products made with forced labour

13.03.2025 | Blog

ECJ facilitates enforcement of claims of app providers against dominant platforms to establish interoperability of app and platform

10.03.2025 | Blog

ECJ’s preliminary ruling on Art. 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (judgement dated 13 February, 2025, C-393/23 – Heineken) – concept of ‘economic unit’ establishing interna-tional jurisdiction

04.03.2025 | Blog