Her practice focuses on defending companies and executives in criminal and administrative proceedings, assisting with government investigations, and handling communications with the authorities. Simone also advises companies on conducting and supporting internal investigations and represents companies that have suffered losses as a result of criminal offences in litigation and external proceedings.
She has extensive experience in national and cross-border investigations, including dawn raids. Before starting as a lawyer, she was a prosecutor for more than eleven years, focusing on complex cases involving corruption, embezzlement, fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and insider trading. During this time, she was also responsible for international mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.
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Simone’s recent experience includes:
- 11 years of experience as a public prosecutor
- advising national and international clients on all aspects of white-collar crime, administrative offences and internal investigations
- focusing on defending companies and executives in criminal and administrative proceedings, assisting with government investigations, and handling communications with the authorities in tax/regulatory matters
- advising on conducting and supporting internal investigations
- extensive experience in national and cross-border investigations, including dawn raids
- Recommended in the market overview of Legal 500, on the most important trends in the field of compliance: 'The move of the criminal law expert Simone Ridder to Eversheds Sutherland,' Legal 500 Germany 2025
- University of Bonn, Ph. D.
- Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Second State Examination
- University of Bonn, First State Examination