The client, a high-level employee of a major German automobile manufacturer, was represented by the German member of The Law Firm Network, Haver & Mailänder, in various matters related to the so-called “Diesel Scandal”, i. e. the alleged use of illegal software (“defeat device”) to circumvent legally prescribed limits for car exhaust by German car manufacturers. The client was also advised by the US-member of The Law Firm Network, Brown Rudnick, in regard to his testimony before the US Department of Justice.