Background and Qualifications
Frédéric Heindel, LL.B. , works as a Senior Associate at schirach.law and advises and defends clients nationwide in economic and tax criminal proceedings.
Frédéric Heindel studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, specializing in tax law. He completed part of his legal training at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada . His education thus combines a focus on tax law with international legal experience.
Frédéric Heindel is a Certified Defense Attorney for White-Collar Crime (DSV eV) and a Certified Defense Attorney for Tax Crime (DSV eV) . With these additional qualifications, he has specifically deepened his knowledge in both white-collar crime and at the intersection of criminal and tax law.
Furthermore, in 2023 he completed the specialist lawyer course in criminal law at the German Bar Association Academy. The course covers the substantive and procedural areas of law relevant to criminal law advice and defense, thus complementing his focus on white-collar and tax criminal law.
Frédéric Heindel is currently expanding his tax law qualifications by completing the specialist lawyer training course for tax law in 2025/2026 . This will allow him to deepen his knowledge of the fundamental principles of tax law, which are also important for handling complex tax-related criminal cases.
Core Areas of Practice
Frédéric Heindel specializes in white-collar crime and tax law. A particular focus of his work is the defense in money laundering cases . He advises and defends clients facing criminal charges related to suspicious payment and asset transactions, as well as the origin and use of assets.
Furthermore, Frédéric Heindel has particular expertise in customs criminal law. He advises and defends clients, especially in cases involving allegations of customs evasion and proceedings concerning the incorrect or incomplete declaration and collection of import duties. This also includes complex cross-border cases with customs and tax criminal law aspects.
Another focus is on the review, preparation, and filing of voluntary disclosures that grant immunity from prosecution in tax law . Frédéric Heindel particularly assists in clarifying previously undeclared or incompletely declared matters in the area of gift tax, taking into account both the tax and criminal law requirements for a voluntary disclosure.
