Philipp Mueller

Dr. Philipp Mueller advises German and international management and supervisory boards in connection with corporate governance, internal investigations and compliance matters. He also counsels clients on multinational regulatory investigations, economic and financial sanctions, and securing foreign investment clearance in Germany. In recognition of his work, Dr. Mueller has been repeatedly named one of Best Lawyers’ Ones To Watch (including in its 2026 edition). 

Dr. Mueller‘s experience includes advising, among others:

• a multinational e-commerce company in connection with an internal investigation into alleged sales-related irregularities
• NXP, a global leader in automotive processing and networking, on the compliance aspects of its $625 million acquisition of TTTech Auto, an Austria-based provider of unique safety-critical systems and middleware for software-defined vehicles
• a global investment management firm on reviewing business decisions made by the management of one of its joint ventures that caused its financial distress
• Unilever PLC on the sanctions aspects of the sale of its Russia business to Arnest Group
• Nokia Corporation on foreign direct investment aspects of its $2.3 billion acquisition of Infinera Corporation
• MorphoSys AG on the corporate governance aspects of its €2.7 billion sale to, and public takeover by, Novartis and the simultaneous disposition of the worldwide marketing rights of its antibody drug Monjuvi to Incyte Corporation
• the supervisory board of a multinational manufacturer of industrial goods on an internal investigation into allegations of fraud, violations of food hygiene regulations and related corporate governance matters
• Hermann Rosen, founder of ROSEN Group, a global leader in inspection and integrity management services for energy transmission pipelines, on the sanctions aspects of the carve-out of its New Ventures division, the sale of ROSEN Group to Partners Group AG and a significant reinvestment by Mr. Rosen in the new ownership structure
• providers of NFT platforms on structuring their platforms and regarding ongoing compliance issues
• ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE on an internal investigation by its supervisory board in connection with regulatory requirements of certain subsidiaries and related corporate governance aspects
• Trimble on its €1.9 billion acquisition of Transporeon, a leading cloud-based transportation management software platform, from Hg
• Ball Corporation on EU sanctions implications in connection with the $530 million sale of its beverage packaging business in Russia to Arnest Group
• investment companies, financial institutions, corporates and other international clients in business sectors including energy, mining, industrial goods, consumer and luxury goods, automotive, media, communications, IT and tourism, on compliance questions related to EU sanctions against Russia
• multiple international clients in the automotive, industrial goods and consumer goods sectors on their discontinuation of business operations in Russia
• the supervisory board of Continental AG on an internal investigation in connection with car emissions and related corporate governance matters
• the supervisory board of a financial institution regarding the consequence management on so-called “cum/ex” transactions, including internal investigations, ensuing litigation and settlement negotiations
• a multinational logistics company on several internal investigations concerning alleged corruption and accounting irregularities
• a multinational shipping company on an internal investigation concerning alleged corruption