Dr. Niklas Auffermann is the founding partner of the law firm FS-PP Berlin, which specializes in compliance, white-collar criminal law and anti money laundering law. Dr. Auffermann advises and represents companies and individuals nationwide in all areas of white-collar criminal law and administrative offences law. One focus of his work is the defense of white-collar criminal cases. He leads internal investigations, has special knowledge and experience in consulting on anti money laundering, and works as an external money laundering officer.

Niklas Auffermann studied law in Munich and obtained his doctoral degree with top marks for his dissertation on a criminal law topic. He was a lecturer for criminal law and criminal procedure law at the University of Bremen and regularly gives lectures on criminal compliance at various institutions, as well as advanced training seminars for attorneys. Since 2016, Dr. Auffermann has been security-checked according to Section 10 SÜG and may be granted access to information classified as 'top secret'.

In his capacity as member of the board of the Berlin Bar Association, Dr. Auffermann has served as their anti-money laundering officer until 2021. In 2021, he participated as an expert in the FATF Germany review on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, and in 2022 in the EU Commission review. He is also Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Working Group at DICO (Deutsches Institut Compliance) and permanent speaker in the AML Expert Circle.

"excellent strategist, a steady hand in difficult cases" - JUVE 2025/2026

"one of the best" - Legal500 Germany

"Technically excellent, highly experienced, energetic" - JUVE 2022/2023

"excellent strategist" - JUVE 2020/2021

"frequently recommended lawyer; client- and goal-oriented" - JUVE 2017/2018

"fast, reliable, goal-oriented and skilled" - JUVE Handbook 2016/2017

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