FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Brück will join the firm as a counsel in the white collar practice in Frankfurt. He will focus his practice on compliance and investigations. Professor Brück is currently a professor of civil law, commercial and business law and tax law at the German Graduate School of Management and Law in Heilbronn, Germany, and a partner in a German law firm.
“Professor Brück will be instrumental to building a leading compliance, white collar and investigation practice in Frankfurt,” said Oliver Kessler, managing partner of Sidley’s Frankfurt office.
Professor Brück started his career at a major international accounting firm where he was resident in its Cologne, Berlin, Frankfurt and New York offices. He advised clients on complex tax issues as well as on compliance issues. Professor Brück has published books and articles in the areas of corporate and tax law.
“Michael is a great addition to our global white collar team,” said Karen A. Popp, a global coordinator of Sidley’s white collar practice and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. “He will provide our clients with valuable advice on compliance and white collar matters.”
“I look forward to working with the exceptional white collar team at Sidley and taking advantage of the firm’s global platform to provide clients with the most comprehensive legal services,” Professor Brück said.
Professor Brück is a member of the Frankfurt and New York bars. He holds a law degree from Bonn University, a Ph.D. (Dr. iur.) from Bielefeld University and an LL.M from Southern Methodist University.
Sidley’s Frankfurt office includes lawyers who assist clients with corporate, finance and capital markets transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, structured financing and real estate. The transaction teams are supported by experienced tax lawyers. Lawyers from the Frankfurt office have participated in some of the largest and most complex financing and restructuring transactions in the German market.
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