Second Ex-Freshfields Partner Charged in German Tax Probe
- Tobias T. added to case over transactions by Maple Bank
- Lawyer allegedly worked on legal opinions to white-wash deals
This article is for subscribers only.
A second former partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP was charged in a German Cum-Ex probe over advisory work on the controversial trading strategy for bankrupt investment boutique Maple Bank.
Frankfurt prosecutors confirmed they indicted another lawyer in the same case without disclosing any names. The man is ex-Freshfields partner Tobias T., two people familiar with the case said. Under German media law, the 46-year-old lawyer can’t be fully identified.