Bloomberg Law
December 18, 2019, 5:16 PM UTC

Ex-Freshfields Lawyer Can Be Released From Jail in Cum-Ex Probe

Karin Matussek
Karin Matussek
Bloomberg News
Peter Chapman
Peter Chapman
Bloomberg News

The former partner at <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1002L%20LN%20Equity","_id":"0000016f-1a10-d5b8-a37f-3b9e36710000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP who was arrested as part of a German probe into controversial Cum-Ex deals can been released from pre-trial detention if he posts bail of 4 million euros ($4.5 million).

A court ruled that the lawyer could be released if he also surrenders his passport, a spokesman for Frankfurt’s General Prosecutor’s Office said without identifying him or the law firm. This will most likely be on Thursday, he added.

People familiar with the probe have previously identified the lawyer as Ulf Johannemann, former head of global tax at Freshfields, who left the ...

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