Attorney Klaus Kunze advises and defends clients with particular expertise in the area of organized white-collar crime and in general criminal proceedings—even across national borders.

As a former public prosecutor, he has a deep understanding of investigative procedures and official structures, which he incorporates into individual defense and strategic consulting.

Another focus of his work is corporate defense in fine proceedings and preventive and strategic advice in the area of internal compliance.

Mr. Kunze worked as a public prosecutor in Berlin for over eleven years, where he specialized in general and organized white-collar crime, as well as general and drug-related crime.

He then took on the task of setting up and managing the anti-corruption unit at Deutsche Bahn AG from 2002 to 2004.

Between 2005 and 2007, he designed and managed a project for the European Union as an on-site consultant on corruption prevention and investigation for the Polish Ministry of the Interior and its subordinate authorities in Warsaw at the MSWiA.

From 2007 to 2025, Mr. Kunze worked for Mercedes-Benz Group AG. As Senior Counsel, he headed the Whistleblowing and Criminal Law Global departments and developed them further in line with requirements.

In this role, he was responsible, among other things, for the strategic orientation of the global whistleblower process under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, particularly during the monitor ship as part of the investigations by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition, he coordinated the internal investigations into allegations of bogus self-employment and the global criminal prosecution of the diesel issue. He was a permanent member of Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s crisis management team.

With his many years of experience in the judiciary, industry, and international project work, attorney Klaus Kunze stands for sound, strategically oriented, and trustworthy advice on complex legal issues. The many years of experience working in major corporations enable him to bring extensive corporate expertise and a deep understanding of business dynamics to his advisory work.

• Initiating and advising on internal investigations

• Advising on internal whistleblowing cases and their assessment

• Single point of contact for investigating authorities

• Advising and serving as a member of the internal crisis management team

• Advising on specific issues relating to product liability and autonomous driving

• Developing criminal law prevention concepts and implementing them

• Development of ESG and criminal law risk strategies

Lectures as In-house Counsel on the following topics:

• Correct behavior during searches

• AMLA prevention

• Criminal product liability; risks and avoidance strategies

• ESG and criminal law

• General criminal law risks for managers and employees

• Transparency International

German, English