Dr. Florian Junkers
Partner / Attorney
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Sun Tzu, ca. 500 v. Chr.
Profile
Dr. Florian Junkers is an attorney and partner in the Litigation / White-Collar Crime / Compliance group at the Frankfurt office of AGS Legal.
His work focuses on advising injured companies in complex white-collar criminal cases. In particular, he specializes in handling extensive corruption, fraud or breach of trust cases and obtaining appropriate damages for his clients. This includes foreclosing on property or seizing assets as security for payment of civil or criminal penalties.
He defends companies accused of misdemeanors or administrative offenses before regulatory agencies and courts, including representation and defense in civil litigation for damages.
He also advises national and international companies in a variety of industries on preventive compliance.
Dr. Junkers regularly publishes articles on compliance and white-collar topics. He is a member of the editorial team of the juris PraxisReport Compliance & Investigations. He wrote his dissertation on the subject of white-collar crime in organized sport.
Dr. Junkers is regularly named in specialist rankings (Juve, Legal 500, Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers) as one of the leading and frequently recommended lawyers in Germany in the areas of compliance and white-collar crime.
Fields of activity
Awards
- Juve Handbuch: Oft empfohlen im Bereich Compliance-Untersuchungen (" Experte für Assettracing", Wettbewerber) zuletzt 2025 / 2026
- Legal 500: "Next Generation Partner Compliance" zuletzt 2026
- WirtschaftsWoche: "Top Anwalt für Compliance" zuletzt 2026
- F.A.Z. Institut: "Top Anwalt Wirtschafts- und Steuerstrafrecht" erstmalig 2026
- Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt: Beste Anwälte Deutschlands in den Bereichen "Criminal Defense" und "Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice" zuletzt 2025
Publications
Essays
- Antitrust fines: No prosecution "for eternity" - ECJ strengthens statutes of limitations defense
BB 2021, 399 (with Dr. Jan Kappel) - Investigation of deliberate corporate damages - breach of trust, theft, fraud: a guideline.
CB 2018, 55. - The submission cartel - when do price fixing agreements concerning the awarding of major projects expire?
NZWiSt 2018, 374. - Criminal liability for bribery of foreign officials after the introduction of the law für the prevention of corruption from 26.11.2015 - an overview, NZWiSt 2016, 382.
- Increased significance, noticeable challenge - foreign bribery: practical implications of the anti-corruprion law
ComplianceBusiness 4/2016, p. 3
Judgement Notes / Decision Reviews
- The Limits of Entrepreneurial Discretion: When Do Poor Decisions Constitute Criminal Breach of Trust?, comment on the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruling of June 12, 2025, 6 StR 233/24, in:juris PR Compliance & Investigations 2/2026
- Property Offenses as the Basis for Asset Freezing: From a Formerly Strong Indicator to a Mere Piece of the Puzzle?, A Comment on the Higher Regional Court of Hamm, Order of June 12, 2025, 3 Ws 184/25, in: juris PR Compliance & Investigations 6/2025
(with Jonah Mund) - Illegality of search warrants on suspicion of tax evasion, comment on LG Nuremberg-Fürth, judgment of the 8th of January 2025, ref. 18 QS 27/24, in: jurisPR-Compl 5/2025, comment 2 (with Dr. Jutta Bader)
- Evidence against the presumption of reckless conduct within the meaning of Section 261(6) of the German Criminal Code (StGB) in the use of so-called financial agents; comment on the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe, decision of January 21, 2025, 13 U 146/24, in: juris PR Compliance & Investigations 3/2025
- All for one, and one for all? – Liability of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board in the “Wirecard” Case, comment on the Judgment of the Regional Court of Munich I dated September 5, 2024, Case No. 5 HK O 17452/21, in: juris PR Compliance & Investigations 1/2025 (with Dr. Jan Kappel)
- Requirements for the Seizure of Original Business Documents in Cases of Suspected Tax Evasion under § 370 AO, comment on the Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth, Order of August 1, 2024, 18 Qs 14/24, in: juris PR Compliance & Investigations 5/2024 (with Jan Schlüter)
- The Federal Court of Justice Strengthens Civil Law as a Tool in the Fight Against Corruption, comment on the Federal Court of Justice, Order of March 12, 2024, VI ZR 166/22, in: juris PR Compliance & Investigations 4/2024 (with Dr. Jan Kappel)
- Suspension of the limitation period of the liability claim by assigning the indemnification claim against the D & O insurance company to the injured party, comment on OLG Schleswig, judgment of 28.02.2024, Ref. 16 U 93/23, in: juris PR Compliance & Investigations 3/2024
- Immorality of the promise to pay a pension and its strategic impact on internal investigation, comment on ArbG Berlin, judgment of 20.09.2023, Ref. 22 Ca 13070/22, 22 Ca 6024/23, in: juris PR Compliance & Investigations 6/2023
(with Oliver Zöll) - Unlawfulness of search warrants in the event of a breach of constitutional requirements regarding the content, comment on Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court, decision of the 7th of June 2023, ref. 12 Qs 24/23, in: juris PR Compliance & Investigations 4/2023
- Embezzlement by granting excessive works council remuneration, comment on BGH, judgment of the 10th of January 2023, ref. 6 StR 133/22 , in: juris PR Compliance & Investigations 2/2023
(with Dr. Jacek Kielkowski) - Illegal submission agreements: Termination date of single and continues infringement - Comment on the decision of the ECJ of 14.01.2021 (C-450/19)
WuW 2021, 166 (with Dr. Jan Kappel) - Who wants to bid again after participating in a cartel must provide comprehensive information! Comment on the decision of the Westphalia Procurement Chamber dated 25.04.2019 (VK 2-41/18)
VPR 2019, 1007 (with Dr. Jan Kappel)
Monograph
- White-Collar Crime in Organized Sport - On the Necessity of Preventive Measures and Compliance Regulations Using the Example of Football (zugl. Dissertation University of Frankfurt am Main, 2021), Berlin 2023