Sophia Krüger

Sophia Krüger

Sophia Krüger

Associate · Regulatory Compliance & Defense

Whitfield & Crane LLP

Berlin

Biography

Sophia Krüger is an Associate in the firm’s Regulatory Compliance & Defense group. She advises banks, payment institutions and fintechs on EU anti-money-laundering obligations and fraud-prevention programs.

Sophia supports clients facing BaFin and EBA inquiries and builds compliance frameworks that catch fraud early. She works closely with the firm’s investigators on regulatory response.

She studied law at the University of Heidelberg and is admitted as a Rechtsanwältin in Germany.

Representative Matters

  • Designed an AML remediation program for a German payment institution
  • Defended a fintech in a BaFin enforcement proceeding
  • Advised on cross-border compliance for a European crypto custodian

Education

University of Heidelberg

Bar Admissions

Rechtsanwältin, Germany

Languages

German
English
Italian

Recognition

Rising star, regulatory compliance (industry listings)