Jürgen Lubojanski
Partner
Lawyer // Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law
Phone +49 911 21 48 50
Mobile +49 177 514 85 19
E-Mail lubojanski@drbader.de
English | French | Portuguese
- German Lawyers Association
- Task Force on Cirminal Law of the German Lawyers Association (DAV)
- Member of the Board of the Nuremberg bar association
- German-Portuguese Lawyers Association
- „Role and Activities of the Criminal Defense Counsel in the German Judicial System“
- „Requirements and Expectations of the Criminal Defense Lawyer to Interpreters in the Court Hearing“
- „Criminal Risks for Child Care Workers and Guardians when Releasing Methylphenidate (Ritalin)“
- Money laundering risks for attorneys and classification of the obligation to report suspicious activity
- Defense of a trade union chairman on charges of tax evasion and violation of the BetrVG with fraud, with appeal and constitutional complaint
- Representation of members of a DAX-listed corporation in World Bank hearing proceedings.
- Representation and advice of a member of the board of directors in the context of the „diesel scandal“.
- Defense of a commercial agent of a pan-European retail group on charges of bribery in business dealings.
- Defense of a commercial agent of a public limited company in the context of alternative energy production due to the accusation of fraud.
- Defense of an Internet retailer on highly complex charges of VAT evasion.
- Defense of a managing director of a construction company operating throughout Europe on allegations of subsidy fraud.
- Defense of a well-known architect on charges of breach of trust.
- Defense of a CEO on charges of violation of anti-dumping regulations/tax evasion.
- Defense of the managing director of a nationwide supplier of a large stock corporation for bribery and tax evasion
- Defense of COVID-19 testing site operators during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Defense of a large number of physicians facing charges of billing fraud as well as tax evasion
- Defense of several managing directors of trading companies on suspicion of sales tax evasion in connection with intra-European business transactions
- Defense of an international industrial association against allegations of corporate income tax evasion
- Defense in connection with proceedings brought by the European Public Prosecutor’s Offices in Munich and Frankfurt regarding allegations of illegal price-fixing and subsidy fraud
and many more
Jürgen Lubojanski studied law at the University Nuremberg-Erlangen. He is married and has 2 grown up children.
Jürgen Lubojanski was admitted as a lawyer in 1987 and has been working as a defense counsel for the law firm of Dr. Bader & Partner since 1988.
In 1999, he was appointed as Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law (Fachanwalt für Strafrecht) by the bar association.
After frequent stays abroad, some of them long-term, Jürgen Lubojanski is able to assist and advise clients in English, French and Portuguese which he speaks and writes fluently.
His well-established contacts to renowned law firms in the U.S., in Brazil and in Portugal, and his membership in the German-Portuguese Lawyers Association enable him to deal with the specific needs of international criminal cases.
Jürgen Lubojanski is exclusively focused on criminal law. Regular attendance at advanced training seminars and legal discussion forums – especially in the fields of tax offences and financial and white-collar crime — and his both broad and indepth forensic and courtroom experience make him a most comptetent and fearless defence lawyer who won’t be taken by surprise easily.
Jürgen Lubojanski supports you in identifying and minimizing criminal risks and advises you on appropriate actions and strategies to avoid criminal prosecution.
As part of his work as a counsel, Jürgen Lubojanski has developed an understanding of economic and business contexts which allows him to handle complex issues in compliance proceedings, extensive proceedings on corruption or embezzlement charges and, in particular, the nowadays very frequent proceedings for non-payment of security contributions successfully and to his clients‘ satisfaction.
In the past few years, Jürgen Lubojanski defended clients in pilot-judgement proceedings resulting in leading decisions by the Higher Courts on issues of embezzlement and of offences under the German Medicines Act.
Notwithstanding his dedication to the „big“ questions of criminal law, Jürgen Lubojanski knows that every case is of vital importance to the person concerned, and he feels committed to providing the best advice and defence in allegedly „minor“ criminal cases.
Moreover, Jürgen Lubojanski participates actively in the training of younger attorneys and students.
Markus Wagner
Partner
Lawyer // Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law
Phone +49 911 21 48 50
Mobile +49 179 59 66 725
E-Mail wagner@drbader.de
English
- German Lawyers Association
- Task Force on Criminal Law of the German Lawyers Association
Publicly known mandates are for example:
- The defense of a managing director in a major environmental criminal case before the Regional Court of Halle an der Saale
- The defense of a police officer of the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office in the „LKA major proceedings“ before the Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth, inter alia on charges of obstruction of justice in the course of duty
- The defense of a leading employee of a solar company in a major criminal customs case before the Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth
- Representation of the plaintiff in the jury trial of the so-called „Nuremberg Underground Car Park Murder“
- The defense in the so-called Nuremberg „S-Bahn pusher“ trial before the Juvenile Chamber of the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court.
- The defense of the CEO of a publicly traded solar company on charges of evading antidumping duties
- Defense in connection with allegations of billing fraud; investigating authority: ZKG
- Defense of various professional groups—doctors, nurses, managing directors of medium-sized companies in the pharmaceutical wholesale sector, and home care providers
- Drafting successful legal arguments in connection with constitutional complaints (including the EU’s Third Driver’s License Directive) and allegations of unlawful search procedures
- Defense in a high-profile jury trial (the Salzstein murder case)
- Successful appeals before the Federal Court of Justice in numerous cases
- Defense in numerous cases before regional courts involving charges of embezzlement, delay in filing for insolvency, and bankruptcy
- Defense in numerous proceedings before various regional courts involving tax evasion
- Defense of a city treasurer on charges of embezzlement
- Defense in connection with proceedings brought by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Munich and Cologne regarding allegations of tax evasion in connection with intra-Community supplies
- Defense of a managing director (of a medium-sized company) against allegations of violating the Works Constitution Act
- Defense of the managing director of a technical inspection agency against charges of unauthorized handling of radioactive materials and other hazardous substances and goods
and many more
Markus Wagner began to study law at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen after completing his military service in 1999.
Alongside his studies he started working part-time for the law firm of Dr. Bader & Partner GbR, a job he continued after taking his first law degree and throughout the term of his legal traineeship. Through this work, he had already gained considerable experience in the field of criminal law at the time he passed his bar examination.
He was admitted to the bar in June 2006, and since then he has been working as a defence counsel for the law firm of Dr. Bader & Partner.
In 2009, Markus Wagner was accredited as Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law (Fachanwalt für Strafrecht) by the Nuremberg bar association.
The focus of his work is on general criminal law, drug offences and offences under the Medicines Art, and on law governing the execution of criminal sentences.
Road traffic law is another of Markus Wagner’s strengths.
In 20011, Alexander Seifert and he successfully fought a case in the Federal Constitutional Court, which concerned the recognition of a driving licence issued by another EC member state for the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany and received nationwide attention.
In addition to courtroom defence, Markus Wagner focusses on appeal cases, and he is experienced, and has been successful, in proceedings for judicial review of decisions by the Federal Constitutional Court.
Nadine Lubojanski
Partner
Lawyer // Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law
Phone +49 911 21 48 50
Mobile +49 160 799 64 94
E-Mail nlubojanski@drbader.de
English| Portuguese
- Nuremberg bar association
- Liability of Individuals in International Business
- Business Partner Compliance
- Compliance in M&A transactions – buyer and seller perspective
- German Business Criminal Law and Red Flags – Corruption, Fraud, Embezzlement and Money Laundering
- Corporate dawn raid training sessions
- Defense of physicians, directors of nursing, and managing directors facing allegations of billing fraud in numerous cases handled by the Nuremberg Public Prosecutor’s Office in its capacity as the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Fraud and Corruption in the Healthcare Sector (ZKG)
- Defense in proceedings brought by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich and Cologne regarding allegations of tax evasion in connection with intra-community supplies
- Filing criminal complaints and representing internationally operating and market-leading corporations in criminal proceedings, for example in cases involving violations of the Trade Secrets Protection Act (GeschGehG) and embezzlement
- Advice on criminal tax law regarding voluntary disclosures and assistance with such disclosures, for example to a CEO of a nationwide operating company
- Defense of a managing director against allegations of violating the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV) and the War Weapons Control Act (KrWaffKontrG)
- Defense of a senior public official against allegations of corruption
- Compliance consulting for several companies in the food industry regarding the development of a hygiene plan following allegations under the Food, Consumer Goods, and Animal Feed Code (LFGB)
and many more
Education and Background
Attorney Nadine Lubojanski completed both her law degree and her legal clerkship with honors. She ranked first in her graduating class at the University of Regensburg. She has been admitted to the bar since 2015.
From 2015 to 2020, she worked at the prestigious international business law firm Hogan Lovells International LLP in Munich in the area of international white-collar crime. In 2020, Legal 500 named Attorney Lubojanski as Hogan Lovells’ lead attorney for compliance in Germany.
Since 2020, Attorney Lubojanski has been working as a criminal defense attorney at the law firm Dr. Bader & Partner. In March 2022, she qualified as a certified specialist in criminal law.
Attorney Lubojanski is married and has two daughters.
How can Attorney Lubojanski assist you?
Criminal Defense
Attorney Lubojanski defends you with great dedication and a strategy tailored to your case, both in commercial and tax criminal law as well as in all other areas of criminal and regulatory offense law. She stands by your side from the very start of the investigation.
Appeals
With great attention to detail, Attorney Lubojanski handles even highly complex and extensive criminal appeals. She has achieved remarkable successes for her clients on multiple occasions in this area.
Private Prosecution and Witness Representation
Attorney Lubojanski represents you with empathy and assertiveness, whether in her role as a witness representative or as a representative for victims during preliminary investigations or before criminal courts. In these cases, she draws on her extensive experience, particularly in representing family members in murder or manslaughter cases.
Compliance and Corporate Defense
Attorney Lubojanski also has extensive experience in assisting with investigations against companies and defending them before investigative authorities. This includes providing support during searches conducted by national and international authorities.
During her tenure at an international corporate law firm, Attorney Lubojanski consistently advised national and international companies, including numerous DAX 30 and Fortune 500 companies. Particularly in the areas of compliance and anti-corruption, her practice focused not only on domestic law but also on extraterritorial anti-corruption regulations from the United States (FCPA), the United Kingdom (UKBA), and Brazil.
Specifically, Attorney Lubojanski can advise you on setting up preventive compliance systems, tailored, of course, to the size of your company. This means that the risks of legal and regulatory violations within your company are first analyzed, and then appropriate preventive measures are developed for you and your team to protect executives and other responsible parties – particularly from criminal liability.
Language Skills
Thanks to her language skills and various stays abroad during her education and professional career, she also handles international matters and corresponds in English and Portuguese.
Michael Zahareas
Lawyer // Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law
Phone +49 911 21 48 50
Mobile +49 177 722 35 73
E-Mail zahareas@drbader.de
Greek | English
- German Lawyers Association
- Defense of a managing director in criminal proceedings under the Value-Added Tax Act
- Defense of a nursing care service manager against charges of billing fraud
- Defense of a managing director in a major criminal customs case before the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court
- Defense of a managing director charged with violating the Foreign Trade and Payments Act
- Defense of a business owner charged with violating the War Weapons Control Act and the Foreign Trade and Payments Act
- Defense of a managing director of a municipal pension fund charged with violating the Minimum Wage Act
- Defense in various criminal tax proceedings
- Defense of an employee of a care facility charged with rape
- Defense in numerous proceedings involving charges of attempted manslaughter or murder
- Defense in numerous proceedings involving charges of violating the Narcotics Act
- Defense in numerous proceedings involving fleeing the scene of an accident, particularly due to an erroneous order revoking the driver’s license
- Successful pursuit of two retrial proceedings
and many more
Michael Zahareas studied law at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen.
He has been admitted as a lawyer since 2003. Since 2004 he has been working for the law firm of Dr. Bader & Partner where he concentrates primarily on criminal law.
In 2009, he was appointed as Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law (Fachanwalt für Strafrecht) by the Nuremberg bar association. Since then, he has been taking part in numerous advanced training seminars in this specialist area.
Michael Zahareas has appeared as defense counsel in a large number of criminal trials. He has excellent knowledge of both criminal law and law of criminal procedure.
For him as defence counsel, the key is to intervene as early as possible and to decisively influence the development of criminal proceedings by taking appropriate action during the investigation phase when the tracks are set for the further proceedings.
Michael Zahareas defends a wide range of cases including, without being limited to, general criminal offences, financial and white collar crime, tax offences, homicide, and drug offences.
Moreover, he deals with cases which may arise as a consequence of criminal conviction, such as driving disqualification, regaining of driving licence, or deportation or other implications under immigration law.
On the other hand, Michael Zahareas‘ practice also includes the representation of victims of criminal conduct. He safeguards the rights and interests of aggrieved parties both by acting as accessory prosecutor in criminal proceedings and by pursuing their claims under civil law.
Moreover, he takes on cases in road traffic law or law of administrative offences where he offers an excellent combination of legal and technical skills.
Dr. Marc-Oliver Sandner
Lawyer // Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law
Phone +49 911 21 48 50
Mobile +49 1578 550 57 65
E-Mail sandner@drbader.de
English
RAK Nuremberg
- Defence of the client in a high-profile jury trial before the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court on charges of killing his ex-partner and the mother of his child, with a request for preventive detention (“Bad Windsheim murder trial”)
- Defence of the client before the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court against a charge of rape in Fürth City Park, where preventive detention had been sought, resulting in an acquittal
- Defence of a CEO before the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court in extensive commercial criminal proceedings, alongside co-counsels Mr Wagner and Mr Zahareas, against a charge of VAT evasion (Imports of solar modules allegedly in breach of an ‘undertaking’ given to the European Commission, resulting in financial losses running into millions)
- Defence of the client before the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court, inter alia, against the charge of organised drug trafficking involving a substantial quantity of narcotics (approx. 725 kg of cannabis, 50 g of cocaine via SKY-ECC and ANOM devices; extradition from the Dominican Republic), with co-counsel Mr Lubojanski
- Defence of a businesswoman in proceedings before the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (alleged VAT evasion resulting in financial losses running into the millions: a VAT carousel scheme involving intra-Community supplies of high-priced luxury cars)
- Representing a GmbH as a party to the confiscation proceedings in a case brought by the Nuremberg Public Prosecutor’s Office concerning allegations of billing fraud in connection with COVID-19 testing centres
and many more
- Operation “Emma”—A European Success Story?—An Analysis of the Infiltration of the EncroChat Network, Duncker & Humblot, Schriften zum Strafrecht, Vol. 458, 2026
- Review: Bliesener, GA 7/2026, 417–420
- “Trust Is Good, Control Is Better—The ANOM Complex,” StV 2026, 129–134
- „News from Criminal Law Scholarship: Operation ‘Emma’—A European Success Story?”, ZfIStw 1/2026
- Review of the dissertation “Criminal Procedural Issues Regarding Data from So-Called ‘Anom-Chat Forums’” by Mokron, StV 08/2026
Legal training
Dr Marc-Oliver Sandner studied law at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He completed his legal training in the judicial district of the Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg in 2021. He was admitted to the bar in early 2022. From 2022 to February 2025, he completed his PhD as an external doctoral candidate at the Chair of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Philosophy of Law held by Prof. Dr Hans Kudlich at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The PhD programme was completed with the distinction of summa cum laude. The doctoral thesis on the crypto-messenger ‘EncroChat’, entitled ‘Operation “Emma” – A European Success Story? – An Analysis of the Infiltration of the EncroChat Network’, was published in 2025 by Duncker & Humblot. Dr Sandner has also been authorised to use the title ‘Specialist Lawyer in Criminal Law’ since March 2025.
Practical experience
From January 2022 to September 2024, Dr Marc-Oliver Sandner worked as a criminal defence lawyer for the law firm P. Schmidt in Nuremberg. From October 2024 to October 2025, he worked as a consultant on money laundering prevention and counter-terrorism for an insurance group in Munich, before taking parental leave; he has been working as a criminal defence lawyer at this firm since the end of December 2025.
Main area of practice
Dr Sandner acts as your defence counsel (whether appointed or chosen by you) during the pre-trial investigation and at all stages of criminal proceedings, covering all areas of criminal law.
His practice focuses in particular on sexual offences and cases involving the protection of minors, as well as on commercial and tax criminal law.
He also possesses specialist knowledge and extensive expertise in the field of criminal law relating to narcotics (particularly in crypto-related cases involving ANOM, SKY ECC and EncroChat, as well as dark web connections) and in money laundering cases. Dr Sandner also acts as your legal representative when you are called as a witness.
Language skills
Dr Sandner, a solicitor, can correspond with you in business-level English. He also has a knowledge of Spanish.
Benjamin Schmitt
Lawyer // Certified Lawyer for Criminal Law
Phone +49 911 21 48 50
Mobile +49 151 25330529
E-Mail schmitt@drbader.de
English | French
- German Lawyers Association
- Task Force on Criminal Law of the German Lawyers Association
Defense of major shareholder in proceedings concerning Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Leipzig-West AG before Leipzig Regional Court
Defense of a managing director in the proceedings concerning the Deltoton Group before the Würzburg Regional Court
Defense of a management board member in the proceedings concerning Vitadomo Genossenschaft für Vorsorgeförderung eG before the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court
Defense in the proceedings concerning the so-called „Leutershausen rampage“ before the Ansbach Regional Court
Defense of a defendant in the „Anlagenpark proceedings“ before Tübingen Regional Court
Defense of a defendant from a so-called rocker association before the Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth on charges of attempted homicide
Representation of the plaintiff in a jury trial before the Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth on charges of a homicide in Bad Windsheim
Representation of the plaintiff in a jury trial before the Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth for a homicide in Burgfarrnbach
Defense of an employee of a solar company in a major criminal customs case before the Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth
After receiving a high school diploma from Pembroke Hill School and graduating from Windsbacher Johann-Sebastian-Bach Gymnasium, Benjamin Schmitt successfully completed his law studies at Friedrich – Alexander – Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
After his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg, he was admitted to the bar in 2005.
From the very beginning of his work as a lawyer, he focused on the field of criminal law. In 2009, he successfully completed the specialist course for criminal law and was awarded the title of „Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law“ by the Nuremberg Bar Association in 2010. Since 2021, he himself has been a permanent member of the „Specialist Lawyer for Criminal Law“ examination board of the Bamberg and Nuremberg Bar Associations.
This existing specialization ensures both a proper and effective defense of the client and, in addition, comprehensive advice and support in the entire field of criminal law.
Against this background, for him professional criminal defense means the comprehensive and forward-looking protection of the client’s rights and the resolute implementation of the defense objectives worked out.
He has handled a large number of criminal law mandates in the areas of general criminal law, but especially in the areas of white collar criminal law, narcotics criminal law, juvenile criminal law and medical criminal law.
In addition to traditional criminal defense, he is of course also available to provide his expertise and experience as a representative of the plaintiff or witness.
Benjamin Schmitt is also a member of the German Bar Association and a member of the Working Group for Criminal Law. In the course of his work as a lawyer, he has been involved in cases that have attracted attention both regionally and nationally.