Dr. David Rieks

Dr. David Rieks

YPOG

As a specialist in commercial and fiscal criminal law and a specialist lawyer for criminal law, David advises companies and decision-makers on all matters of criminal and administrative offence law, including suspected compliance violations. He represents and defends clients in investigative and judicial criminal and administrative sanctions proceedings. Prior to joining YPOG, David headed the German Corporate Crime & Investigations practice at Eversheds Sutherland. Before that, he worked at the renowned commercial and fiscal criminal law firm ROXIN in Düsseldorf and Hamburg. He studied law at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, the Università di Firenze and Humboldt-Universität Berlin, where he obtained his doctorate. He also holds an LLM in International Criminal Law from Columbia University New York and the University of Amsterdam.

As a specialist in commercial and fiscal criminal law and a specialist lawyer for criminal law, David advises companies and decision-makers on all matters of criminal and administrative offence law, including suspected compliance violations. He represents and defends clients in investigative and judicial criminal and administrative sanctions proceedings. Prior to joining YPOG, David headed the German Corporate Crime & Investigations practice at Eversheds Sutherland. Before that, he worked at the renowned commercial and fiscal criminal law firm ROXIN in Düsseldorf and Hamburg. He studied law at...

Publications

White-collar Crime Law Guide

Co-author of the Germany - Market Insights chapter in the White-collar Crime Law Guide , published 3 July 2026 , alongside Dr. Carolin Raspé .