Simone Lersch
Areas of practice
Simone Lersch advises on all aspects of white-collar crime and medical criminal law. She represents companies and individuals in preliminary investigations regarding criminal and administrative offences, helps companies/service providers identify risks under white-collar and medical criminal law in the context of mergers and acquisitions and advises on the introduction, implementation and review of compliance structures.
Vita
Simone Lersch studied law in Bonn (Germany) from 1998 to 2003. From 2006 to 2015, she worked as a public prosecutor in Cologne (Germany). Simone Lersch was admitted to the German Bar in 2015 and initially worked at Tsambikakis & Partner, a Cologne-based, nationally renowned law firm that specialised in white-collar and medical criminal law, before moving to Luther in 2025.
Simone Lersch is a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia (HSPV NRW), where she lectures on criminal and criminal procedural law.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2026: Listed in the category “Corporate Law and M&A – Corporate Law”
- The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Recommended in the category “Commercial Criminal Law – Advising Companies” (first recommendation in 2020, “Simone Lersch: You can’t get more experience and dedication than that. Always on the ball, always in detail. Excellent in communication with clients, authorities and courts. Very knowledgeable and tactically astute. No showmanship, just clear analysis and sound recommendations. High level of understanding of corporate structures and coordination with other advisory services.")
- The Legal 500 Germany 2022: Recommendation in “Industry Focus – Health” (“Simone Lersch: Excellent overview and insight into the specifics of the healthcare market and the strategic perspective that leads to optimal advice and decision-making within the company.”, first recommendation in 2020)
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice" (first recommendation in 2025)
- Best Lawyers 2024: Recommendation in "Criminal Tax Practice"
Memberships
- JuWiSt e.V.
- KAV
Counsel
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