ALNO insolvency: Criminal proceedings against former CEO Müller and former CFO Demirtas discontinued
Stuttgart Regional Court has discontinued the criminal proceedings against former ALNO AG CEO Max Müller and former CFO Ipek Demirtas. The discontinuation was ordered pursuant to Section 153a Code of Criminal Procedure and became final after the fulfillment of conditions that were negligible in amount. As no conviction was handed down, both former ALNO board members continue to be presumed innocent.
HEUKING, represented by a team led by Prof. Dr. Georg Streit, advised the defendants and their criminal defense counsel on matters of insolvency law. In the criminal proceedings, law firms Schork Kauffmann Bremenkamp (Dr. Alexander Schork, LL.M., and Franziska von Ziegler) and KIPPER DURTH SCHOTT (Dr. Oliver Kipper and Jakob Lehners) acted as defense counsel for Max Müller and Ipek Demirtas.
The HEUKING team maintained close coordination with its peers handling the criminal defense and contributed key input on the insolvency law issues that were material to the preliminary investigation.
“We are pleased that, following the settlement of the insolvency administrator’s claims without any detriment to our clients (cf. our press release dated April 25, 2025), the criminal proceedings in connection with the ALNO insolvency have now also been brought to a successful conclusion for them,” said Prof. Dr. Streit. “We would like to thank the criminal defense teams involved for their excellent and successful collaboration.”
Counsel on insolvency law
HEUKING:
Prof. Dr. Georg Streit (Lead),
Dr. Kai Büchler,
Dr. Fabian Bürk (all Insolvency), all Munich
Counsel on criminal law
Schork Kauffmann Bremenkamp:
Dr. Alexander Schork, LL.M. (Lead),
Franziska von Ziegler
Counsel on criminal law
KIPPER DURTH SCHOTT:
Dr. Oliver Kipper (Lead),
Jakob Lehners
