{"id":1804,"date":"2023-09-29T08:55:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pragal-prinzenberg.de\/competencies\/strafverteidigung\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T00:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:16:38","slug":"criminal-defence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/criminal-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Law &amp; Defence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We are criminal defence lawyers \u2013 out of conviction for the rule of law and with our \u201cheart and soul\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are active in all areas of criminal law, however we specialise in commercial and tax criminal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We defend both <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/criminal-defence\/individual-defence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">individuals<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/criminal-defence\/corporate-defence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enterprises<\/a>, particularly in complex proceedings against criminal charges, impending asset forfeiture or fines (e.g. pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 30, 130 of the German Administrative Offences Act \u2013 OWiG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are criminal defence lawyers \u2013 out of conviction for the rule of law and with our \u201cheart and soul\u201d. 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