Ombudsman / trusted lawyer Dr. Rainer Buchert

Dr. Rainer Buchert studied law at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, then worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Criminology and earned his doctorate with an award winning study in the field of internal security. He also graduated from the Police Leadership Academy. From 1977 to 1991 he held various senior positions at the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) in Wiesbaden, most recently as a Director of Criminal Investigations (Kriminaldirektor). He was subsequently appointed State Director of Criminal Investigation and Head of the Criminal Police in Saxony Anhalt. He then served from 1993 to 1999 as Police President of the City and District of Offenbach am Main in Hessen.

After this career, Dr. Buchert has been practicing as an independent attorney in Frankfurt am Main since 1999 and founded the criminal law firm Buchert Jacob Peter. He provides tailored criminal defense as well as preventive advisory services to individuals and companies. He also serves numerous well known companies as an external ombudsperson and trusted lawyer within whistleblowing systems, particularly for allegations involving corruption and white collar crime. In addition, he teaches as a lecturer at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Areas of focus

Activities as ombudsman / trusted lawyer
Compliance advisory
Auditing of whistleblowing systems
Internal investigations

Ombudsman Mandates

List of mandates

Contact

• E-Mail: dr-buchert@dr-buchert.de
• Phone: +49 69 710 33 330 (Office) or direct contact +49 6105 921 355
• Encrypted communication: Please use our contact form for informants

Please note
If you wish to speak to me in my capacity as ombudsman, the office will put you through to me directly without further questions. If you are unsure how to assess certain facts or observations, I will be happy to advise you. This also applies if you are concerned that you may have committed a criminal offence yourself. In that case, confidentiality is also ensured. You will not incur any costs under any circumstances.

Please understand, however, that in my role as ombudsman I cannot function as a general complaints office or a “venting mailbox”.

Most recent publications

• Whistleblowing systems – in particular the external ombudsman as an instrument for combating white-collar crime, in: Fraud Management – People as a key factor against white-collar crime, edited by Hans-Willi Jackmuth, Christian de Lamboy and Peter Zawilla, 1st edition 2012, Frankfurt School Verlag

• Review of: Whistleblowing systems – implementation in organisations, Alexander Schemmel, Dr. Felix Ruhmannseder, Dr. Tobias Witzigmann, 1st edition 2012, C.F. Müller, in: Corporate Compliance Zeitschrift (CCZ) 2012, pp. VI–VII (together with C. Buchert)

• Whistleblowing systems in organisations, in: Internal Investigations – investigations within organisations, edited by Thomas C. Knierim, Dr. Markus Rübenstahl and Dr. Michael Tsambikakis, 1st edition 2013, C.F. Müller

• Internal Investigations: investigations within organisations, 1st edition 2013, C.F. Müller

• Cooperation with ombudspersons and whistleblower systems, in: The Compliance Officer, edited by Dr. Jürgen Bürkle and Dr. Christoph E. Hauschka, 1st edition 2015, C.H. Beck

• Ombudsman and hotline, in: Corporate Compliance, Handbook on avoiding liability in organisations, edited by Dr. Christoph E. Hauschka, 3rd edition (to be published in 2016), C.H. Beck

• Internal Investigations: investigations within organisations, 2nd edition 2016, C.F. Müller