PROF. DR. TILMAN REICHLING
German Lawyer | Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law
PROF. DR. TILMAN REICHLING
German Lawyer | Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law
Profile
Law studies in Bielefeld with a focus on criminal procedure and criminal defence at the University of Bielefeld
Academic assistant to Professor Dr Ransiek, LL.M. at the University of Bielefeld
Doctoral thesis on the law of criminal procedure regarding state access to bank customer data in criminal proceedings
Postgraduate studies in criminal tax law at Germany’s only state distance-learning university, the University of Hagen, graduating as a certified adviser for criminal tax law
Honorary professor at the University of Bielefeld since 2023, previously lecturer in criminal tax law and criminal defence methodology since 2016
Co-editor of Heidelberger Kommentar, a legal commentary on criminal tax law (“Hüls/Reichling”)
Deputy member of the Criminal Law Committee of the Frankfurt Bar Association
Lawyer since 2011 (initially with Dr. Günter Dörr & Partner, joined the law firm Feigen Graf
in 2012, where he was an equity partner from 2019 to 30 September 2022)
Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law (Fachanwalt für Strafrecht) since 2017
Establishment of the boutique law firm Reichling Corsten in 2022
Focus of activity
Criminal employment law
Banking and capital markets criminal law
Penal provisions concerning money laundering
Voluntary disclosure of tax evasion
Criminal tax law
Environmental criminal law
Asset recovery
Commercial criminal law
Focus of activity
Criminal employment law
Banking and
capital markets criminal law
Penal provisions concerning money laundering
Voluntary disclosure of tax evasion
Criminal tax law
Environmental criminal law
Asset recovery
Commercial criminal law
Languages
References
JUVE HANDBUCH Wirtschaftskanzleien 2023/2024
“very well connected”, “brilliant”, “very experienced”, “extremely good at penetrating difficult legal issues”, “calm, pleasant, self-confident”, “assertive, good strategist, very collegial”, “dogmatically highly competent”, “top criminal tax lawyer”, “unsurpassed both professionally and personally”, “innovative and unconventional”
Publications
Monograph
Der staatliche Zugriff auf Bankkundendaten im Strafverfahren – Die Kontenabfrage als strafprozessuale Ermittlungsmaßnahme, mögliche Folgemaßnahmen und verfassungsrechtliche Legitimationsprobleme (State access to bank customer data in criminal proceedings – The account enquiry as a procedural measure in criminal investigations, potential follow-up measures and constitutional legitimacy issues)
As an editor
Heidelberger Kommentar zum Steuerstrafrecht (Heidelberg annotated commentary on criminal tax law)
(together with Dr Silke Hüls)
C.F. Müller, Heidelberg, 2nd ed. 2020 2020
(together with PD Dr Silke Hüls)
As a commentator
Commentary on the penal provisions of the German Banking Act (sections 54 to 55b)
Münchener Kommentar zum StGB, vol. 7
– Supplementary penal provisions II, C.H. Bech, Munich, 3rd ed. 2019, pp. 1359-1401
in: Prof. Dr. Volker Erb/Dr. Jürgen Schäfer (eds.),
Münchener Kommentar zum StGB, vol. 8
– Supplementary penal provisions II, C.H. Beck, Munich, 4th ed. 2023, pp. 1414-1459
Commentary on sections 213 to 225a of the German Code of Criminal Procedure
Heidelberger Kommentar zur Strafprozessordnung,
C.F. Müller, Heidelberg, 6th ed. 2019, pp. 1200-1252
(continuation of the annotated commentary authored by Dr Karl-Peter Julius in the previous editions, now under the designation of "Julius/Reichling")
in: Professor Dr Björn Gercke/Dr Dieter Temming/Professor Dr Mark Alexander Zöller (eds.),
Heidelberger Kommentar zur Strafprozessordnung,
C.F. Müller, Heidelberg, 7th ed. 2023, pp. 1172-1223
Articles in compendiums
„Vermögensabschöpfung (asset recovery)“
Handbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht, C.F. Müller, Heidelberg, 6th ed. 2024
(together with Dr Laura Borgel)
§ 6 – Verjährung (Paragraph 6 – Limitation)
Münchener Anwaltshandbuch Verteidigung in Wirtschafts- und Steuerstrafsachen,
C.H. Beck, Munich, 3rd ed. 2020, pp. 194-226
(together with Dr Walther Graf)
Articles
M&A-Transaktionen und das Straf- und Ordnungswidrigkeitenrecht (Teil ll): Risiken für die Käuferseite (M&A transactions under criminal and administrative offences law (part II): Risks on the buyer side)
(together with Dr Johannes Corsten and Dr Laura Borgel)
M&A-Transaktionen und das Straf- und Ordnungswidrigkeitenrecht (Teil l): Risiken für die Verkäuferseite (M&A transactions under criminal and administrative offences law (part I): Risks on the seller side)
(together with Dr Johannes Corsten and Laura Borgel)
“Lex Cum/Ex II.” – Erneute Änderung des Verjährungs- und Einziehungsrechts“ (“Lex Cum/Ex II.” – another amendment to the law governing limitation and collection)
(together with Dr Moritz Lange and Laura Borgel)
Strafrechtliche Aspekte des Zweiten Corona-Steuerhilfegesetzes (Criminal law aspects of the Second Corona Tax Relief Act)
(together with Dr Moritz Lange)
Comments on and reviews of judgments
„Anmerkung zu BGH, Beschl. v. 22.3.2023 – 1 StR 440/22 – Behandlung „erschlichener“ Verwaltungsakte und Umfang der Selbstbelastungsfreiheit (Comment on BGH, judgement dated 22/3/2023 – 1 StR 440/22 – Treatment of “fraudulent” administrative acts and scope of freedom from self-incrimination)“
Anmerkung zu AG Cloppenburg, Urt. v. 13.2.2021 – 3 Cs 132/20 – Geldwäsche durch Rechtsanwalt in Zivilsachen (Comment on AG Cloppenburg, judgment dated 13/2/2021, 3 Cs 132/20 – Money laundering by lawyer in civil proceedings)
Anmerkung zu BGH, Beschluss v. 28.7.2021 – 1 StR 506/20 –Bestechung im geschäftlichen Verkehr – Anteilseigner als Unternehmensinhaber (Comment on BGH, decision dated 28/7/2021, 1 StR 506/20 – Corruption in business transactions – Shareholder as company owner)
(together with Dr Johannes Corsten)
Anmerkung zu OLG Brandenburg, Beschl. v. 04.11.2020 – 1 Ws 135/20 – Begründungsanforderungen beim Besetzungseinwand (Comment on OLG Brandenburg, decision dated 4/11/2020, 1 Ws 135/20 – Requirements for substantiation when objecting to the composition of a court panel)
(together with Laura Borgel)