Katharina Humphrey is a partner in the Munich office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group.
She specializes in white collar defense and compliance investigations in a wide array of criminal regulatory matters. She has many years of experience in advising clients in connection with corruption, fraud, and money laundering cases, particularly in an international context.
Katharina advises clients in the context of corporate as well as government investigations, both nationally and internationally, and with the structuring, implementation and assessment of compliance management systems. She represents companies before domestic and foreign authorities during associated criminal and administrative proceedings and is experienced in advising companies in connection with FCPA monitorships or similar monitor functions.
The Legal 500 Deutschland 2025 and The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 listed her once again as "Next Generation Partner" in the field of Compliance. In the inaugural 2025 edition of Chambers Germany, she was ranked for Compliance. Global Investigations Review 2025 cited a testimonial describing her as “smart and incredibly competent in running investigations.” JUVE named Katharina to its "40 under 40" list in its January 2019 issue, presenting the rising stars among Germany’s lawyers under the age of 40.
She is co-author of the book “Interne Untersuchungen” (Internal Investigations), published by Moosmayer/Kraus in its 3rd edition (2025), and contributed to the book “Corporate Compliance”, published by Moosmayer/Lösler in its 4th revised and expanded edition (2024) as part of the series Compliance für die Praxis by C.H.BECK.
Katharina studied at the University of Heidelberg, the University of Geneva and the University of Munich (LMU), specializing in International and European Law. She passed a part of her legal clerkship at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in New Delhi and the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York.
She speaks German, English, and French.
Capabilities
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
- Anti-Corruption & FCPA
- Consumer Protection
- ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
Credentials
Education:
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich - 2010 Law Degree
Admissions:
- Germany - Rechtsanwältin