Volker Rosengarten

Volker's practice focuses on commercial criminal law, regulatory and compliance matters, often with a cross-border dimension. He represents companies from all sectors and management bodies in all types of criminal, administrative offence and regulatory proceedings (with an emphasis on the financial and pharmaceutical sectors), conducts internal investigations and provides general and strategic advice on a broad spectrum of compliance issues. Moreover, Volker helps his clients navigate the increasingly complex sanctions landscape.

He is a trusted advisor for companies facing corporate crises such as a cyber security incidents (e.g., ransomware attacks), fraudulent activities, the misappropriation of business secrets or other sensitive information by (former) staff. He also assists clients in the event of dawn raids and routinely trains his clients' personnel for such incidents.

Apart from this, Volker is an experienced litigator handling complex commercial matters before civil courts.

Volker studied law at the University of Goettingen and Münster and has been admitted to the German bar in 2007. He is the author of various legal publications and a guest lecturer in Criminology at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences.

Volker is regularly recommended in legal directories. Clients and peers describe him as "a smooth and prudent lawyer" (Legal 500, 2021), "an experienced white-collar criminal lawyer" (Legal 500, 2023/2024), "an outstanding lawyer" (Legal 500, 2023/2024) who "gives calm and targeted advice [and] supports companies in crises as a reliable anchor point and quickly leads them out of such critical situations" (Legal 500, 2023/2024). Volker has been recognized by Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers™ as one of the best lawyers in Germany for Litigation in the 2024 edition of their ranking.

Prior to joining Ashurst in 2024, Volker worked for a Magic Circle firm in its Hamburg office and a leading, litigation-only US law firm in its Hamburg and Zurich offices, since 2018 as a partner.