Dr Nathalie Isabelle Thorhauer

• A major German mobility and transport group in a case of corruption and breach of trust by the former managing director of one of its subsidiaries, action for the enforcement of claims for enrichment, directors' liability and other claims for damages against eight defendants, accompanying the criminal investigations led by the Frankfurt Special Public Prosecutor's Office for Economic Criminal Matters
• A German recycling company damaged by fraudulent actions, filing a criminal complaint for fraud and falsification of documents
• An insolvency administrator in the assertion of claims for damages under German and Chinese tort law against, inter alia, the Chinese contractual partner of the insolvency debtor
• An insolvency administrator in various civil lawsuits in connection with a complex criminal insolvency (fraud, delay of insolvency, etc.)
• A multinational oil and gas group on criminal law risks (corruption) in complex sports sponsorship agreements with cross-border impact (preventive compliance advice)
• A German plant constructor on criminal law risks (money laundering) in transnational payment transfers
• Criminal law support in the setting aside of an investment arbitral award and in the defence against its enforcement in numerous jurisdictions, assisting the client in filing requests for mutual legal assistance
• An international automobile manufacturer on internal investigations and corporate defence in connection with the Diesel emissions scandal
• A major software company with regard to ongoing preventive compliance advice, in particular anti-bribery and corruption, as well as representing the client as the injured party in a particularly serious case of fraud and breach of trust by an employee of a former service provider, including filing a criminal complaint, conducting internal investigations and taking measures to recover assets
• An international leasing group in connection with a major compliance incident, including the conduct of complex internal investigations with regards to white-collar crime (in particular fraud, breach of trade secrets, breach of trust), the defence of the group companies against criminal allegations and the imposition of fines by public prosecutors and regulatory authorities in Germany and abroad, the advice to improve the compliance system and remediation measures
• A company in the renewable energy sector in a case of betrayal of trade secrets by former employees, including internal investigation and filing of a criminal complaint
• An international chemical company being the victim in a repeated case of particularly serious theft, including filing of a criminal complaint and supporting the public prosecutor's investigation
• A German State bank in an international case of subsidy fraud, including accompanying and supporting the public prosecutor's criminal investigation proceedings against the main perpetrators as well as enforcing claims for damages
• A former managing director and automobile retail dealer of a German car manufacturer against allegations of fraud in connection with the sale of cars with alleged defeat devices
• An individual in defending against claims for real estate brokerage commissions and in connection with criminal offences committed against him
• An individual in administrative fine proceedings for violations related to entry in the craftsman's register

Publications

• White-Collar Crime 2025: Germany, Chambers and Partners, October 2025 (together with Dr Dirk Seiler and Dr Daisy Hullmeine).
• International Investigations: Germany, in: Stephanie Brooker (ed.), Lexology In-depth, 15th Edition, 2025 and 16th Edition, 2026 (together with Dr Dirk Seiler).
• The International Investigations Review: Germany, in: Nicolas Bourtin (ed.), The International Investigations Review, The Law Reviews, 14th Edition, 2024 (together with Dr Dirk Seiler).
• Note for the Board on Anti-Corruption: Germany, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2024 and 2025 (together with Dr Dirk Seiler).
• Anti-corruption: Private Acquisitions and Joint Ventures (Germany), Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2024 and 2025 (together with Dr Dirk Seiler).
• Stellungnahme der Wirtschaftsstrafrechtliche Vereinigung e. V. (WisteV) zum Regierungsentwurf des Bundesministeriums der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz eines "Gesetzes zur Stärkung der Integrität in der Wirtschaft", in: WiJ Edition 3/4.2020, p. 117 et seqq. (https://www.compliancedigital.de/.download/154617/wij_20200307.pdf)
• Supply Chain Law in Germany: Current Steps Towards a Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Law, Herbert Smith Freehills, Latest Thinking, 22 July 2020.
• Ein „Unternehmensstrafrecht“ für Deutschland. Im Blickpunkt: Neue Haftungsrisiken für Manager und D&O-Versicherer?, in: ComplianceBusiness, Edition 2, June 2020, p. 8-10 (together with Nina-Isabell Ballwanz and Dr. Dirk Seiler).
• German Ministry of Justice releases official draft Corporate Sanctions Act, Herbert Smith Freehills, FSR and Corporate Crime Notes, 23 April 2020.
• Corporate Criminal Liability and Internal Investigations – Expected Legislative Changes in Germany, Herbert Smith Freehills, FSR and Corporate Crime Notes, 23 September 2019.
• Jurisdiktionskonflikte im Rahmen transnationaler Kriminalität. Zur Koordination der Strafgewalten über natürliche Personen und Unternehmen in der Europäischen Union, Studien zum Strafrecht, Band 96, Baden-Baden: Nomos – Zürich/St. Gallen: Dike Verlag 2019 (Nomos eLibrary).
• Verschärfter Kampf gegen Geldwäsche. Neues Geldwäschegesetz Ende Juni 2017 in Kraft getreten, in: ICC Germany-Magazin, December 2017, p. 28-31 (together with Dr Helmut Görling and Dr Patricia Nacimiento).
• European Account Preservation Orders. A New Streamlined Procedure for Freezing EU Bank Accounts in Cross-border Cases, in: Herbert Smith Freehills, Cross-border Litigation, International Perspectives, Issue 1, March 2017, p. 12-13 (together with Dr Helmut Görling).
• Die Europäische Ermittlungsanordnung. Im Blickpunkt: Neue Wege der grenzüberschreitenden Beweiserhebung in Strafsachen, in: ComplianceBusiness, Edition 3, September 2016, p. 16-19 (together with Dr Helmut Görling).
• Conflicts of Jurisdiction in Cross-border Criminal Cases in the Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice. Risks and Opportunities from an Individual Rights-Oriented Perspective, in: New Journal of European Criminal Law, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2015, p. 78-101.
• Contributions to the firm's "Corporate Crime Monthly Update".