公司高管的刑事责任 | Criminal liability of company officers CN

作为公司决策负责人的经理人，可能因滥用职权或未履行职责而承担广泛的责任，包括刑事责任。

实践表明，执法机关对非法行为的反应越来越迅速，这些机关通常是由监管机构、股东、承包商和员工通报的。这些通报涉及公司官员的刑事责任和经理的责任。在过去的20年里，已确立的经济犯罪数量翻了一番，平均有80%的调查涉及对犯罪者的侦查和起诉。

经理人的责任可能导致罚款、社区服务甚至数年的监禁。某些罪行的定罪（包括造成商业损害、管理职位上的贿赂、勒索补偿、洗钱、损害债权人）会自动触发禁止担任公司管理委员会成员、监事会成员、审计委员会成员或清算人的职位。此外，对于任何与公司官员刑事责任相关的行为，法院还可能禁止其担任某一职位、从事某一职业或开展某项业务活动。

公司官员的刑事责任带来了巨大的风险，可能因当局的行动导致公司工作不稳定。经理人的责任还会导致形象和财务上的损失，特别是与以下内容相关：

• 公司资产被查封和银行账户被冻结的风险；
• 可能破坏公司运营的活动（搜查、拘留）的风险；
• 由于失去对员工的信任或员工被临时拘留而导致的重要职位空缺；
• 对员工士气的负面影响；
• 公众、股东或承包商的信任丧失；
• 消费者抵制；
• 从有声望的组织中被排除；
• 危机管理的经济成本。

我们提供的帮助包括：

• 为经理提供培训和法律建议，以尽量减少责任风险，并在经理涉嫌不当行为的任何危机情况下提供法律援助；
• 为经理提供全面培训；
• 创建合规程序系统和内部规章制度，进行内部审计；
• 在与波兰和国际监管当局的联系中代表客户；
• 在危机情况下提供代表和援助（如搜查、审讯、逮捕、指控、临时拘留）；
• 代表客户与执法机关和法院对接；
• 作为嫌疑人和被告的辩护律师；
• 作为受害实体的代理律师；
• 制定诉讼和沟通策略，并为公司形象保护提供全面支持（我们与知名公关公司合作）；
• 协助客户获得相关专家、组织和机构的支持。

我们的服务面向：

• 商业公司董事会成员；
• 商业公司股东和合伙人；
• 管理人员；
• 公司官员刑事责任的相关人员；
• 因经理犯罪而受到损害的实体。

Managers, as persons responsible for decisions made in a company, may be subject to extensive liability, including criminal liability, in connection with abuse of their powers or failure to fulfill their duties.

Practice indicates that unlawful actions are increasingly being met with a swift response from law enforcement agencies, notified by regulators, shareholders, contractors and employees. These notifications concern the criminal liability of company officers and the liability of managers. Over the past 20 years, the number of established economic crimes has doubled, with an average of 80% of investigations involving the detection and prosecution of the perpetrator.

Liability of managers carries the risk of being convicted of fines, community sentence or even years of imprisonment. Conviction for certain offenses (including causing damage to trade, bribery in a managerial position, extortion of compensation, money laundering, harming a creditor) automatically triggers a ban on serving as a member of the company’s management board, supervisory board, audit committee or liquidator. In addition, for any act related to the criminal liability of company officers, the court may impose a ban on holding a certain position, practicing a certain profession or conducting a certain business activity.

Criminal liability of company officers is a huge risk associated with destabilization of the company’s work as a result of actions carried out by the authorities. Liability of managers also leads to image and financial losses, in particular, related to:

• the risk of seizure of company assets and blocking of bank accounts;
• the risk of conducting activities that destabilize the company’s operation (searches, detentions);
• vacancy in an important position for the company due to loss of confidence in the employee or his detention on remand;
• negative impact on employee morale;
• loss of confidence of the public, shareholders or contractors;
• consumer boycotts;
• exclusion from prestigious organizations;
• economic costs of crisis management.

The assistance we provide includes:

• training and legal advice to minimize the risk of liability for managers, and legal assistance in any crisis situation involving suspected wrongdoing by a manager;
• comprehensive training of managers;
• creation of a system of compliance procedures and internal codes, internal audits;
• representation in contacts with Polish and international supervisory authorities;
• representation and assistance in crisis situations (searches, interrogations, arrests, presentation of charges, detention on remand);
• representation before law enforcement agencies and courts;
• acting as defense counsel for suspects and defendants;
• acting as attorney for the victimized entity;
• development of a litigation and communication strategy and full support in protecting the company’s image (we cooperate with reputable PR agencies);
• assistance in obtaining support from relevant experts, organizations and institutions.

Our offer is addressed to:

• board members of commercial companies;
• shareholders and partners of commercial companies;
• managerial staff;
• persons subject to criminal liability of company officers;
• entities harmed by the crimes of managers.