As a compliance expert, Carolin advises companies on preventive and repressive compliance and regulatory matters. Her preventive compliance expertise includes data protection, FDI, sanctions, export control (Defence Tech), supply chains and other ESG issues. She has many years of experience managing complex, cross‑border internal investigations and cooperating with national and international investigative authorities. As an experienced litigator, she represents clients in regulatory, administrative and constitutional proceedings and disputes before specialised courts. Carolin studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and LUISS Guido Carli in Rome. After her first state exam, she worked for an NGO in Madagascar and completed her doctorate in Hamburg. Her legal training included positions at international law firms and public authorities in Hamburg, Berlin and Paris. Before joining YPOG, she worked as counsel at Hengeler Mueller, specialising in public law, compliance and internal investigations. She also holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Law & Management from the University of St. Gallen.
Publications
Co-author of the Germany - Market Insights chapter in the White-collar Crime Law Guide , published 3 July 2026 , alongside Dr. David Rieks .