We are pleased to announce the petsche pollak award 2026, our annual prize for outstanding academic work in the field of white-collar crime and corporate criminal law.

The award is aimed at students and graduates who have produced exceptional theses and wish to contribute to the ongoing development of these areas. With this initiative, we seek to support innovative thinking and encourage engagement with current legal challenges.

Submissions are reviewed by a distinguished jury of experts, offering participants the opportunity to gain visibility for their work within the legal community.

Submissions are reviewed by a distinguished jury of experts, including Ingeborg Zerbes, Robert Kert and Fritz Zeder, as well as our partners Simone Petsche-Demmel and Andreas Pollak.

We warmly invite you to submit your thesis and become part of the scientific dialogue in white-collar crime and corporate criminal law.

Submission deadline: 30 April 2026