Practice

White Collar Crime

When the Stakes Are High

We offer legal services in the realm of white collar crime, leveraging our extensive experience in corporate law, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance. Our team provides strategic counsel to entities victims of criminal deeds, as well as to individuals, executives, officials, employees and corporations facing allegations of misconduct. Our lawyers are known for discretion, strategic clarity, and a record of resolving matters quietly — and when necessary, successfully defending them in court.

Key contacts

  • Assistance to companies that suffered damage as a result of cyberattacks or violations by employees
  • Safeguarding clients against accusations of fraud and misappropriation of funds
  • Financial crimes: Tax related, insider trading, market abuse and money laundering crimes
  • Regulatory Compliance and Investigations: Assisting businesses in adhering to national and EU regulations, conducting internal investigations, and infringement procedures, managing interactions with authorities
  • Support in internal corporate investigations regarding bribery and corruption
  • Crisis Management: Offering strategic advice to mitigate reputational and operational risks
  • Litigation and Arbitration: Representing clients in both judicial and alternative dispute resolution forums, ensuring robust defense strategies
  • Cross-Border Matters: Addressing international legal issues, including extradition and cooperation with foreign regulators

‘What impressed me most was their attention to detail and dedication to understanding the nuances of our situation. They always kept our best interests at heart and were incredibly responsive and professional throughout.’ - Legal 500

Trusted Counsel in Complex Times

In today’s critical regulatory environment, white collar crime poses significant risks to businesses and individuals alike.

Our White Collar Crime practice provides detailed legal support in matters involving financial misconduct, corporate fraud, bribery, corruption, tax evasion, and other economic offences.

Our team combines legal expertise with a nuanced understanding of the business landscape to offer strategic advice and robust defence in investigations and proceedings. We assist clients in dealing with internal investigations, compliance audits, and interactions with regulatory authorities, ensuring their rights and interests are protected at every stage.

Our White Collar Crime practice also relies on DPC’s niche expertise in ICT law and cybersecurity, which allows us to offer complex advise and representation in cybercrime cases.

Work highlights:
  • Trayal Corporation – representation in court against a former employee of the company who misappropriated significant amounts
  • A foreign investor – advised and represented the client in several parallel criminal and civil lawsuits against his regional proxy for a substantial misuse of funds provided by our client for real estate investments in Bulgaria and Greece.
  • Bulgarian pharmacy retail chain – represented the client with regard to civil claims against employees concerning misappropriation of funds.

Protecting Reputations, Preserving Integrity

With a multidisciplinary approach, we collaborate across our firm's practices to address the multifaceted challenges of white collar cases. Our commitment to excellence and client-focused service ensures tailored solutions that mitigate risks and uphold reputations.

Whether advising corporations, executives, or public officials, DPC stands as a solid partner in confronting and resolving white collar crime issues with integrity and discretion. Beyond defense, we advise on compliance, internal investigations, and crisis management — helping clients minimize risk and understand regulatory complexity before issues escalate.

Work highlights:
  • Аn Armenian NGO, headquartered in Switzerland – advises and represents the client in a complicated real estate dispute originating from the donation for charity of land property in Bulgaria which was subsequently misappropriated
  • A Bulgarian telecommunications company – successfully represented a client who was blackmailed by freezing of its assets through a fabricated arbitration award
  • Leading international IT company – advised the client with regard to internal investigation and filing a complaint to the Cybercrime Division of the General Directorate Combating the Organized Crime of the Ministry of Interior concerning cyberattacks orchestrated by former employee.

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