Lawyers, chamber legal advisors, patent attorneys and legal advisors who are not members of a bar association and registered persons pursuant to Section 10 of the Legal Services Act may be obliged entities within the meaning of the Money Laundering Act.
This is the case if they are involved in the planning or execution of so-called catalog transactions for their client in the exercise of their profession pursuant to Section 2 para. 1 no. 10 GwG.
Lawyers are obliged not only as a law firm, but also as individual professionals.
Every person subject to obligations under the Money Laundering Act must take appropriate internal security measures against misuse for money laundering or combating terrorism.
Law firms with more than 30 professionals must appoint a money laundering officer who reports directly to the management and a deputy.
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