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 Konopatsch Prof. Dr Cathrine Konopatsch Associate Professor
Dr Martin Brandenstein Dr Martin Brandenstein Research Assistant
MLaw Patrick Uhrmeister MLaw Patrick Uhrmeister Research Assistant
MLaw David Mühlemann MLaw David Mühlemann Research Assistant
Cedric Röschli Cedric Röschli Research Assistant
BLaw Asha Thamotharampillai BLaw Asha Thamotharampillai Research Assistant