Our consultants

Thorsten Zebisch

Thorsten Zebisch has many years of experience in commercial, tax and medical criminal law. The focus of his work is on strategic advice and defense in criminal proceedings. In medical criminal law, Thorsten Zebisch is regularly in demand due to his expertise in billing matters. Here, he represents and advises clinics as well as professionals, especially in cases of accusations of billing fraud (upcoding).

Thorsten Zebisch was a partner at Tsambikakis Attorneys at Law (2019-2022). Previously, he was a partner at the law firm Dr. Kroll & Partner in Reutlingen (2002-2014) and at Quedenfeld Rechtsanwälte in Stuttgart (2015-2019).

  • Law Studies in Tübingen and Milan

  • Since 2007 specialist lawyer for criminal law

  • Since 2008 specialist lawyer for traffic law

  • Since 2015 certified consultant for criminal tax law (DAA)

  • Member of the Board (2008-2021) (mit Bindestrich wie oben, denke ich mal) and Chairman of the Board (2016 2018) of the Lawyers' Association at the Regional Court of Tübingen e.V.

  • Member of the board of the Juristische Gesellschaft Tübingen e.V. (2009-2021)

  • Vice President and Head of Continuing Education of the Federal Association of Attorneys and Certified Advisors for Criminal Tax Law e.V.

  • Trusted lawyer of the Volkswagen-Audi-Dealer Association e.V.

  • Member of the Working Group on Criminal Law, the Working Group on Medical Law as well as the Working Group on Traffic Law of the German Bar Association

  • Member of the Association for Commercial Criminal Law (WisteV)

  • Lectures on economic and medical criminal law topics

Dr. Hanno Kiesel

Hanno Kiesel has specialized in advising on criminal tax law for 30 years. His clients include companies of all sizes and legal forms as well as their legal representatives but also individuals. His spectrum ranges from classic preventive advice to tax compliance and voluntary disclosure advice to defense in criminal tax proceedings. In doing so, his clients benefit from his in-depth knowledge of substantive tax law, which results from many years of working for tax consulting and auditing firms.

Before founding zkkh, Hanno Kiesel was partner at EY (2005-2016), where he was responsible for establishing and expanding the area of criminal tax law and integrating it into the international network. His earlier stations were Deloitte (1991-1995) and Dr. Langenmayr & Partner (1995-1999).

  • Law Studies in Tübingen

  • Since 1991 Attorney at Law

  • 1993 PhD thesis

  • Since 1995 tax consultant

  • Since 2018 specialist lawyer for criminal law

  • Membership in the Association for Economc Criminal Law (WisteV)

  • Membership in the German Center for Commercial Criminal Law (DZWiSt e.V.)

  • Member of the Esslingen Bar Association

  • Author of the commentary Herrmann/Heuer/Raupach EStG/KStG

  • Co-author of the compendium "Corporate Compliance Checklists" published by CH Beck

Dr. Alexander Kubik

Alexander Kubik advises and defends companies and individuals in all aspects of white collar and criminal tax law. He possesses comprehensive knowledge in foreign trade criminal law, medical criminal law and criminal labour law. He supports investigations, interrogations and extensive white collar and criminal tax proceedings as both a criminal defence lawyer or a representative for companies and witness assistance.

Alexander Kubik commenced his legal practice in 2016 at the white collar and tax criminal law firm Quedenfeld Rechtsanwälte in Stuttgart, and in 2019 he became part of Tsambikakis Attorneys at Law.

  • Law Studies in Passau

  • 2014 PhD thesis

  • Since 2016 Attorney at Law

  • Since 2019 Specialist lawyer for criminal law

  • Since 2020 Certified consultat for criminal tax law (DAA)

  • Worked as a research assistant at the University of Passau

  • Membership in the German Association for Commercial Criminal Law (WisteV)

  • Membership in the Federal Association of Lawyers and Certified Advisors for Criminal Tax Law (BV Steuerstrafrecht e.V.)

  • Member of the Stuttgart Bar Association

  • Member of the Working Group on Criminal Law of the DAV

  • Member of the Association for Commercial Criminal Law (WisteV)

  • Member of the Association of German Criminal Defence Lawyers (Verein Deutscher Strafverteidiger e.V.)

  • Author in Flore/Tsambikakis Steuerstrafrecht, 3rd ed.

Hans-Peter Huber

Hans-Peter Huber offers guidance to industrial firms, particularly in the security and automotive sectors, on various criminal law and compliance matters.

He has advised global enterprises over internal investigations in nations such as Russia, the USA, Brazil, and the Arab world. Additionally, he has offered counsel to boards of directors and supervisory boards on appropriate actions during crisis situations, including suspected corruption allegations. In his role as a criminal defense solicitor, he represents the interests of both companies and individuals.

He is highly recognised in sought-after advisor and defense lawyer for auditing firms, because of his specialist knowledge of professional law and auditing law.

Moreover, his extensive experience in dealing with US authorities (DOJ and SEC) was acquired during his time working for KPMG.

Prior to his position as Chief Legal Counsel at KPMG Germany (2000-2011), Hans-Peter Huber held various roles, such as desk officer for criminal law reporting matters at the Bavarian Ministry of Justice, public prosecutor and judge, desk officer for the Bundesrat, head of press and public relations at the Bavarian Ministry of Justice, and head of the criminal law department at the Thuringian Ministry of Justice. Since 2011, numerous specialised law firms, some of which he co-founded, have sought his expertise.

  • Law Studies in Munich

  • Practising lawyer since 1992

  • Member of the Berlin Bar Association

  • Member of the Criminal Law Working Group of the DAV

  • Member of the DZWiSt

  • Co-author of Munich Draft of a Law on Sanctions for Associations, Nomos 2019

  • Co-author of the Compliance Mandangement Handbook, Wieland/Stürzinger/Grüninger 2020

  • Co-editor of the NZG for many years

Márk Dombi, LL.M.

Mark Dombi advises and defends companies and individuals involved in white collar and criminal tax matters. His specializations include criminal corruption law, general criminal law, and criminal procedural remedies. As a tenacious criminal defense lawyer and legal representative, he provides strategic guidance throughout all stages of criminal proceedings.

Márk Dombi previously worked as a criminal defence lawyer at BUSE HERZ GRUNST lawyers in Berlin and Zaimis - law firm for criminal tax law in Berlin.

  • Law Studies in Berlin

  • 2018 Master of Laws (White-Collar Criminal Law)

  • 2020 Author, Transfer Prices in the Tax Audit (C.H. Beck)

  • 2022 Specialist lawyer course in criminal law

  • Worked as a legal research assistant at Deloitte Legal | Regulatory & Compliance

  • Worked as a research assistant at the criminal law boutique Galen Rechtsanwälte in Berlin

  • Member of the Berliner Anwaltsverein e.V.

  • Member of the German Bar Association (DAV)

  • Member of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)

  • Advice also in Hungarian