Dr. Benjamin Knebel has been practicing as an attorney at Clayston since 2021. From 2016 to 2019, he served as research associate at the Chair of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure (Prof. Dr. Dr. Milan Kuhli) at the University of Hamburg.
His practise focuses on criminal defense, with particular emphasis on white-collar and tax criminal law. Dr. Knebel represents private individuals with commitment and legal precision – from the investigative stage through trial proceedings to appeals. In addition, Dr. Knebel advises in proceedings requiring internal corporate investigations and on risk-appropriate responses to identified issues.
Furthermore, Dr. Knebel advises our clients on civil litigation matters.
Languages
German, English
Publications
Beweisverwertungsverbote als Ausprägung waffengleicher Verfahrensteilhabe im Strafprozess, Nomos, 2022 (zugl. Hamburg, Univ., Diss. 2022), doi.org/10.5771/9783748913436, rezensiert von Trüg, in: Strafverteidiger 12/2022, S. 827 – 830
Zwei Fälscher und ein Promille, Juristische Arbeitsblätter, Heft 1 2019, S. 36 – 43 (Hausarbeit im Strafrecht)
Heiße Ware, Juristische Arbeitsblätter, Heft 3 2017, S. 190 – 198 (Examensklausur im Strafrecht)
Teaching assignments
Winter semester 2025/2026
Lecture on Criminal Law, Special Part I (Leuphana University Lüneburg)
Defense in preliminary proceedings – key qualification pursuant to Section 13 (2) No. 3 HmbJAG (University of Hamburg)
Winter semester 2024/2025
Defense in preliminary proceedings – key qualification pursuant to § 13 (2) No. 3 HmbJAG (University of Hamburg)
Summer semester 2024
Excursion to the Federal Court of Justice in Leipzig
and block seminar on criminal appeal law
