Specialist lawyer for tax law / Criminal defense lawyer

Dr. Zacharias Kidza

Zacharias Kidza
Dr. Zacharias Kidza

Dr. Zacharias Kidza is a German qualified attorney (Rechtsanwalt). His practice focuses on criminal tax law and commercial criminal law and litigation in these areas.

Before founding his own firm, Dr. Kidza worked in highly specialized units in the field of tax and white-collar criminal law, German and European antitrust law and compliance in these areas.

He advises individuals and German and international companies on customs, tax and white-collar criminal law. He regularly represents clients in contentious proceedings up to the federal courts and vis-à-vis German and European market surveillance and supervisory authorities and the tax authorities.

Working languages: German & Englisch

Experience:

  • 2024 Specialist lawyer for criminal law
  • 2022 Establishment of the law firm KIDZA
  • 2017 Specialist lawyer for tax law
  • 2014-2022 Lawyer at Kühn Rechtsanwälte (Focus on white-collar criminal law and criminal tax law)
  • 2013-2014 Lawyer at Wagner Legal (focus on anti-trust law / corporate criminal law)
  • 2013 Bar Admission
  • 2012-2013 Research associate & trainee lawyer at Corinius LLP (Practice Group Competition)
  • 2013 Second state examination in law
  • 2010-2013 Trainee lawyer at Hamburg Higher Regional Court including placements at public prosecutor’s office in Hamburg, Court for the Execution of Prison Sentences in Hamburg and the Hamburg Data-protection Supervisor
  • 2008-2012 PhD studies at the Department of Criminology (Hans-Böckler scholarship foundation / PhD, Law [Dr. iur] summa cum laude: 2014)
  • 2002-2011 Freelance employee at Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg (NDR)
  • 2001-2005 Assistant at the chair for criminal law, criminal law proceedings and international criminal law University Hamburg (Prof. Dr. Rainer Keller)
  • 2000-2007 Law studies at the University of Hamburg (focus area criminology)