International Trade
Crisis Management
Whistleblowing

Dr. Kai-Uwe Steck

Senior Partner
International Expertise in Whistleblowing & Cross-Border Law: Your Strategic Partner Between Switzerland, Germany and the United Arab Emirates

Dr. Kai-Uwe Steck combines legal precision with an experience that fewprofessionals share: that of a key witness in the largest tax fraud case inEuropean history. An internationally active lawyer with over 25 years ofexpertise in financial markets, banking supervision, investment law, andcross-border regulation, he is deeply familiar with the structures, powermechanisms, and risks surrounding whistleblowing and high-stakesinvestigations.

He has been a practicing lawyer since 2001 andhas held positions at major international law firms in Frankfurt, New York, andLondon, focusing on international banking and capital markets law. Since 2010,he has been living and working in Switzerland. Today, he advises international clients—oncross-border services and all legal matters related to relocation toSwitzerland, and specializes in the regulation of FinTech companies in Germany,Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates.

Hisown decision to step out of a highly complex financial system and cooperatewith investigating authorities exposed him to immense personal, legal, andemotional pressure, making him a central witness in a landmark case. Drawing onthis experience, he has in recent years developed a strong focus on crisismanagement and the strategic guidance of individuals and institutions facingexceptional legal and reputational risks. With clarity, discretion, and astrong sense of responsibility, Dr. Steck supports clients at moments when theright decisions are critical and mistakes can have far-reaching consequences.

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