Dr. Robert Brockhaus

Robert Brockhaus is a solicitor specialising in criminal law. He defends and advises in criminal proceedings as a solicitor of choice and court-appointed solicitor. His areas of expertise include offences relating to freedom of expression and confidentiality, whistleblowing, commercial criminal law and criminal constitutional law. Before joining the firm, he worked as a solicitor at a renowned Berlin criminal law firm, where he mainly dealt with commercial criminal proceedings.Robert Brockhaus holds a doctorate in criminal law, has taught at the European University Viadrina and Humboldt University in Berlin, and conducted research during a research stay at Middlesex University in London. His dissertation, ‘Geheimnisschutz und Transparenz’ (Confidentiality Protection and Transparency), was awarded the 2023 Fritz Bauer Study Prize for Human Rights and Contemporary Legal History and the 2024 Joachim Georg Darjes Prize. Robert Brockhaus was born and raised in Berlin. He studied law at the University of Potsdam and the Free University of Berlin. He completed his legal training in Berlin and Belgrade.

He regularly writes articles on criminal law for specialist journals, commentaries, anthologies and online media, and contributes to publications as an editor. He has worked as an editor for criminal law and public security law at Verfassungsblog.Robert Brockhaus is a member of the advisory board for both the No SLAPP contact point and the Verfassungsblog. He is a member of the Association of Berlin Criminal Defence Lawyers (Vereinigung Berliner Strafverteidiger*innen e.V.), the Republican Lawyers’ Association (Republikanischer Anwältinnen- und Anwälteverein e.V., RAV) and Transparency International Germany (Transparency International Deutschland e.V.).