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Spain’s Audiencia Nacional and the Nimbus Case: Criminal Law at the Cutting Edge
The Nimbus case highlights Spain’s strict stance on crypto fraud. Discover how the Joint Defense Team provides expert international criminal defense.

Maria Barbancho
Aug 232 min read


Cryptocurrency and Criminal Law: Defence Challenges in the Digital Age
Expert international criminal defence for cryptocurrency and money laundering cases. Blockchain analysis, digital forensics, fair trial advocacy.

Justus Reisinger
Jul 142 min read


Cross-Border Investigations in the Digital Age: The Defence Must Act Globally! Our impressions of the Octopus Conference 2025
Cross-border investigations are no longer a rarity but have become a daily occurrence for law enforcement agencies. Whether it's cyber fraud, ransomware attacks, money laundering using cryptocurrencies, or complex network intrusions – perpetrators operate globally, and authorities are following suit. The internationalisation of crime and the increasingly close cooperation among law enforcement agencies demand a corresponding response from criminal defence lawyers.

Joint Defense Team
Jun 65 min read


CPDP.ai conference 2025 meets JDT - SkyECC as a case study
Our member Justus Reisinger talked about the lessons to be learned from SkyECC, as “a case study” at the CPDP.ai conference 2025.

Joint Defense Team
May 221 min read


Ongoing Developments in international co-operation in the SkyECC investigation
Documents from various international criminal cases have once again revealed a different picture of international cooperation in the SkyECC investigation. However, it now appears that France provided another European country (Norway) with the decrypted communications and claims that France (spontaneously) received them from the Netherlands.

Justus Reisinger
Apr 132 min read


The new contours of complicity in the light of the SkyECC and EncroChat cases
Growing risks for operators of encrypted messaging systems using the example of SkyECC and EncroChat

Guillaume Martine
Mar 266 min read


When Secrecy Trumps Justice: The ANOM Operation Under Scrutiny
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published a report about ANOM and the revelations of our member Christian Lödden.

Christian Lödden, LL.M.
Mar 53 min read


Justus Reisinger's presentation on the (European) legal challenges of EncroChat and SkyECC at LEAP 2025
Our co-founder Justus Reisinger gave a rousing presentation on the legal challenges associated with EncroChat and SkyECC.

Joint Defense Team
Feb 2718 min read


LEAP 2025 - Joint Defense Team meets Fair Trials
At Joint Defense Team we were honored to participate in the LEAP Annual Conference 2025 in Milan.

Joint Defense Team
Feb 232 min read


Acquittal in EncroChat-case: (in)admissibility of the data
The Berlin Regional Court acquitted the defendant in EncroChat case

Joint Defense Team
Dec 20, 20242 min read


"The Crime Messenger" and "Lösch alles, Bro" - The story behind the SkyECC operation
One of our lawyers, Mr. Lödden, had the opportunity to contribute as an interviewee to a podcast regarding SkyECC.

Christian Lödden, LL.M.
Nov 20, 20241 min read


Acquittal for EncroChat-Resellers: Reflections on the Rotterdam Court Decisions
Acquittal for EncroChat-Resellers: Reflections on the Rotterdam Court Decisions

Justus Reisinger
Nov 14, 20242 min read


ECJ Judgment on EncroChat (C‑670/22) - The Analysis
A legal interpretation of the key points of the ECJ judgment on EncroChat based on our initial analysis.

Christian Lödden, LL.M.
Apr 30, 20243 min read


Hacked Cryptocommunication: No Room for Passivity
The legality of hacked cryptocommunication, such as data from EncroChat and Sky ECC, remains a pivotal issue in legal debates. In their...

Justus Reisinger
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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