The research group is dedicated to current topics of economic criminal law and digitalisation with a special focus on the areas of asset forfeiture, whistleblowing, industrial and economic espionage as well as the area of criminal law and new technologies.

In addition, Prof. Dr. Cathrine Konopatsch, Dr. iur. Martin Brandenstein, MLaw Patrick Uhrmeister, MLaw David Mühlemann, Asha Thamotharampillai and Cedric Röschli work on various publications and conference contributions in the areas of whistleblowing, industrial espionage, corporate criminal law and asset forfeiture.

Ongoing research projects

  • Kommentierung von Art. 148a, Art. 157, Art. 179decies, Art. 333 und Art. 335 StGB im OnlineKommentar Strafgesetzbuch, hrsg. von Prof. Dr. Marianne J. Lehmkuhl/Dr. Jan Wenk 
Prof. Dr Cathrine KonopatschProf. Dr Cathrine KonopatschAssociate Professor
Dr Martin BrandensteinDr Martin BrandensteinResearch Assistant
MLaw Patrick UhrmeisterMLaw Patrick UhrmeisterResearch Assistant
MLaw David MühlemannResearch Assistant
Cedric RöschliResearch Assistant
BLaw Asha ThamotharampillaiResearch Assistant