Dr. Laurin Havlik is an associate in Willkie's German practice in the Munich office. He is a member of the firm’s, Investigations & Enforcement, Global Trade & Investment, White-Collar Defense, Environmental, Social & Governance as well as Private Equity practice groups.
Laurin advises clients in particular in the science and automotive industry on the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and integration of sustainability and in setting up state-of-the-art (ESG-)Compliance Management Systems.
He has in-depth experience on foreign trade and sanctions law compliance and regularly advises clients during highly complex and sensitive internal investigations, including antitrust violations. In addition, he advises clients in multijurisdictional foreign direct investment (FDI) control notifications and proceedings.
Laurin is a specialist in the realm of laws regulating unfair competition, in particular misleading advertising claims, whereas in his Ph.D. dissertation he dealt with, inter alia, greenwashing claims in the context of advertising.
He is a trained business mediator and continuously expands his experience as he recently became a Certified Anti-Financial Crime Professional (CFCP), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Professional (CAMP) as well as Certified Audit and Investigations Professional (CAIP).
He regularly authors articles in the Corporate Compliance Law Journal (CCZ) and has contributed to Willkie’s essay series regarding compliance-related transactional due diligence. He also contributed to the Financial Crime Academy, where he helped to create the Certificate Course on Sanctions & Export Control Compliance.
Prior to joining Willkie, he worked at other international law firms and in the automotive industry.
Laurin speaks German and English.
Experience
- “Deceit and Misleading Commercial Practices. The Relationship between Individual and Collective Enforcement for Misleading Advertising towards Consumers”, Dissertation, Duncker & Humblot, 2024
- “Zur Haftungsbeschränkung eines Gesellschaftsorgans durch interne Zuständigkeitsregelungen”, New Journal for Commercial, Tax and Corporate Criminal Law (NZWiST) 2024, Issue 7/2024, p. 268-271
- “EU-Unternehmen kann seiner Rückzahlungsverpflichtung an Unternehmen mit Iranbezug keinen eigenen Verstoß gegen Iran-Sanktionen entgegenhalten”, Corporate Compliance Law Journal (CCZ) 2024, Issue 4/2024, p. 118-120
- “One Step Closer to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive”, February 5, 2024.
- “German Federal Court of Justice Confirms: Liability of a Managing Director for Compliance Violations Can Be Limited by Internal Allocation of Responsibilities”, February 2, 2024.
- “Compliance (Due Diligence) im Kontext von Transaktionen – Die ESG Due Diligence”, Corporate Compliance Law Journal (CCZ) 2023, Issue 1-2/2024, p. 13.
- “Compliance (Due Diligence) im Kontext von Transaktionen – Außenwirtschaftsrecht”, Corporate Compliance Law Journal (CCZ) 2023, Issue 12/2023, p. 337.
- “Compliance (Due Diligence) im Kontext von Transaktionen – Allgemeine Einführung in die Thematik”, Corporate Compliance Law Journal (CCZ) 2023, Issue 10/2023, p. 269.
- “KYS & KYC - (Un-)Intended Interplay Between the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and Anti-Money Laundering Laws?”, September 1, 2023.
- "German Court Observing EU Blocking Regulation May Be Disproportionate During Pending Authorization Procedure Before the EU Commission: Non-Compliance with US Sanctions Required Under the EU Blocking Regulation May Be Unreasonable During the Ongoing Exemption Process”, June 13, 2023.
- Advising national and international companies on internal investigations into alleged misconduct of management, employees and third parties
- Advising a global food manufacturer in connection with compliance with the new requirements of the EU Whistleblower Directive
- Setting up state-of-the-art compliance management systems for national and international companies including in the field of healthcare, packaging and others
- Advising clients in business partner due diligence, including with enhanced background checks
- Assisting a leading global technology company in enhancing its Internal Compliance Program including the implementation of a tailored international trade procedure
- Advising a leading international manufacturer of medical science equipment on compliance with EU Economic and Financial Sanctions and Export Controls
- Advising a market-leading multinational company for filter products and solutions on EU sanctions compliance
- Advising a leading German supplier of process and packaging solutions on ensuring foreign trade law compliance
- Advising a European packaging manufacturer on the analysis of its internal compliance program, in particular with regard to the changing regulatory landscape resulting from the Ukraine Crisis
- Advising a leading US power solutions manufacturer in the automotive industry on its compliance with the EU’s new Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) requirements
- Setting up a state-of-the-art ESG compliance management system for a world leader in medical and scientific education solutions
- Advising a European car manufacturer in relation to ESG-related requirements with a specific focus on compliance with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
- Advising on transactional compliance risk assessments in the course of various M&A and private equity transactions
Credentials
Education
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Dr. jur., 2023 Higher Regional Court of Bamberg, Second State Exam, 2021 University of Bayreuth, First State Exam, 2019