Meet Carolin Raspe, Our New Exclusive Regulatory Law Partner in Germany

Welcome To Our Exclusive Member For Regulatory In Germany

We at Global Law Experts are pleased to welcome Dr. Carolin Raspé as our Exclusive Member for Regulatory law in Germany. Carolin Raspé joined YPOG as a partner in the Corporate Crime, Compliance & Investigations group on 1 October 2024, bringing a combination of investigation experience and practical compliance design to clients across sectors. Her move to YPOG followed more than a decade of practice at Hengeler Mueller, where she rose to Counsel and developed a reputation for handling high‑stakes regulatory and investigatory work. We are confident that her expertise will support businesses and individuals navigating Germany’s increasingly demanding regulatory environment.

Expertise & Practice Focus

Carolin Raspé’s practice sits at the intersection of public law, compliance & internal investigations, with strengths in export controls, sanctions, data protection, foreign direct investment (FDI) clearances, permitting, and supply‑chain compliance. She advises industrial groups, financial institutions, large corporates as well as start-ups and non‑profits on preventive frameworks and regulatory disputes, translating complex statutory obligations into operational controls that can be implemented across multinational organisations. Her work routinely combines litigation before specialised administrative and constitutional courts with hands‑on investigation leadership and remediation planning. These capabilities enable her to respond to cross‑border regulatory risk that blends administrative, criminal, and commercial consequences.

Education, Languages & Professional Credentials

Carolin studied law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, completing legal training with placements across major German and European jurisdictions. She earned a doctorate in Hamburg on ethical and legal aspects of the animal–human relationship. She is admitted to the German bar and holds advanced executive legal‑management training, including a Certificate of Advanced Studies from the University of St. Gallen. She spent one year in New York with Davis Polk as a foreign associate. Her multilingual ability (German, English, French, Italian) supports coordination of multinational responses and engagement with foreign authorities and stakeholders. These credentials underpin a practice that blends public‑law rigour with commercial fluency.

Proven Track Record In Investigations & Crisis Response

Carolin Raspé has built a practice managing complex internal investigations and regulatory crises requiring rapid fact‑finding, cross‑jurisdictional evidence preservation, and careful liaison with enforcement authorities. Independent reports and industry coverage have highlighted her involvement in major corporate internal probes and regulatory reviews. Her approach emphasizes securing privilege where possible, structuring witness interviews across borders, and designing remediation that balances legal protection with business continuity. This combination of investigative leadership and litigation readiness reflects a modern approach to regulatory representation in Germany.

Thought Leadership & Publications

Carolin Raspé is an active contributor to specialist legal literature on sanctions compliance, supply‑chain compliance, data protection, and the overlap of administrative and criminal consequences in regulatory law. Her recent articles explore criminal risks in sanctions compliance, AI compliance, legal privilege issues and practical responses to intra‑group data‑transfer challenges after Schrems II, among other topics. She has co‑authored pieces on blockchain and data privacy for international practice outlets, demonstrating a practice that keeps pace with enforcement shifts. This body of writing informs compliance officers, in‑house teams, and external counsel seeking pragmatic, enforcement‑aware solutions.

Why Global Law Experts Is Proud To Feature Carolin Raspé

We feature Dr. Raspé as an Exclusive Member because she blends deep public‑law training, courtroom experience, and demonstrable investigation expertise with practical project management and commercial sensitivity. Her background at leading German and international practices, combined with published analysis on pressing regulatory topics, positions her to advise boards, general counsel and compliance teams facing evolving EU and national obligations. For clients confronting sanctions, export‑control risks, supply‑chain due diligence or cross‑border investigations, Carolin’s integrated approach reduces enforcement exposure while preserving operational resilience.

Regulatory Law In Germany: Current Landscape

Regulatory law in Germany operates against a backdrop of intensified corporate due‑diligence rules, robust sanctions enforcement, and tighter export‑control regimes. The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) has placed new operational obligations on large companies since 2023, and the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has raised expectations on managing human‑rights and environmental risks across value chains. Germany has strengthened its sanctions‑enforcement architecture with new tools and criminal‑law instruments that increase corporate and managerial liability. These developments mean companies face broader exposure from regulatory, administrative, and criminal angles.

Key Challenges For Businesses & Individuals

Companies and individuals must reconcile overlapping duties: supply‑chain due diligence, sectoral export restrictions, tightened sanctions compliance, and evolving data‑protection constraints. Enforcement bodies are more coordinated, and EU harmonisation projects narrow safe harbours while expanding the practical reach of national rules. For businesses, the central challenge is turning statutory duties into scalable, auditable controls and incident‑response playbooks that regulators will respect. For individuals and smaller entities in regulated supply chains, the complexity of downstream obligations makes careful legal advice essential before contracts, transfers, or cross‑border transactions take place.

Why Specialist Regulatory Counsel Matters

Specialist counsel in Germany design practical compliance systems, anticipate enforcement priorities, and lead credible investigations when incidents arise. They help reduce risk by performing targeted risk assessments, building controls proportionate to the client’s risk profile, and coordinating multi‑disciplinary remediation that aligns legal risk with commercial objectives. In contested cases, counsel who understand privilege protections, cross‑border evidence rules, eDiscovery technics and the interaction of administrative and criminal proceedings can reduce exposure and reputational harm. Carolin Raspe brings this integrated capability to clients.

How Businesses & Individuals Can Benefit From Working With Carolin

Clients working with Carolin can expect a pragmatic, risk‑ranked approach: rapid fact‑finding, clear remedial roadmaps, and governance measures that are enforceable in practice. Whether the need is to design export‑control screening, embed sanctions checks into trade processes, implement LkSG‑compliant supply‑chain monitoring, or conduct a cross‑border internal investigation, her advice is grounded in litigation experience and operational pragmatism. For boards and compliance teams, this means actionable solutions that survive regulatory scrutiny while keeping business operations moving.

Final Thoughts & A Warm Welcome

Global Law Experts warmly welcomes Dr. Carolin Raspé to our network of Exclusive Members for Regulatory law in Germany. Her combination of public‑law rigour, investigative leadership, and hands‑on compliance design adds capacity to the legal market as businesses face growing regulatory complexity across supply chains, trade controls, and sanctions. We look forward to sharing her insights with our readers and connecting clients with seasoned regulatory counsel in Germany’s evolving legal landscape.