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Gottfried Bassewitz

Counsel · Dechert LLP

GermanyMergers and Acquisitions, Private EquityEnglish, German

About

Gottfried Graf von Bassewitz is an experienced corporate lawyer at Dechert LLP in Germany, specializing in complex corporate transactions, corporate governance, compliance, risk management, and multi-jurisdictional government investigations. His practice includes M&A, private equity, financing, distressed investments, and regulatory matters across industries such as aerospace & defense, consumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare, pharma, hospitality, real estate, tech, and telecommunications. He has expertise in anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, and financial misconduct investigations, with involvement in significant settlements like the Airbus deferred prosecution agreement. He also received the Samuel E. Klein pro bono award for work on the Windrush compensation scheme.

Practice areas

Mergers and AcquisitionsPrivate EquityCorporate GovernanceComplianceRisk ManagementGovernment InvestigationsAnti-Bribery and Anti-Money LaunderingDistressed InvestmentsCorporate Transactions

Office

Expertise

Anti-BriberyAnti-Money LaunderingFinancial Misconduct InvestigationsRegulatory MattersReorganizations

Languages

EnglishGerman