Josten, Ralf

Prof. Dr. Ralf Josten, LL.M.

Attorney at Law | Of Counsel

Certified Compliance Officer (AoF/EBS)

Prof. Dr. Ralf Josten, LL.M.

Attorney at Law | Of Counsel

Certified Compliance Officer (AoF/EBS)

Vita

  • since September 2025 | Of Counsel at CBH Rechtsanwälte
  • until August 2025 | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Kreissparkasse Köln
  • since 2023 | Honorary Professor at the University of Applied Sciences for Finance and Management
  • since 2007 | Lecturer at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
  • Doctoral thesis at the German Police University
  • Master’s degree (LL.M.) in Business Law at the University of Cologne
  • Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Cologne
  • Studies of Law
  • Trained as a bank clerk at Kreissparkasse Köln
  • Languages: German
  • Memberships: Member of the board of the Association for the Promotion of the Institute for Lawyers’ Law at the University of Cologne, member of the advisory board of the KJG (Cologne Law Society), co-opted member of the board of the Professional Association of Treasurers in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Expertise & Sectors

ComplianceBanking Supervision LawBanking LawLarge-scale and special financingLiability of Managing Directors and Supervisory Board Memberscredit crisis prevention
Bau & ImmobilienÖffentliche Sektoren
Bau & ImmobilienÖffentliche Sektoren

Awards

Awards and mentions in various manuals are confirmation of the excellent work done by our teams!

Kanzleimonitor 2025/2026

Leading law firm, Practice Area "Capital Market Law"

Best Law Firm | Handelsblatt 2025

Practice Area "Banking & Finance"

JUVE Ranking 2025/2026

5-star law firm western germany

The Legal 500 Deutschland 2026

TOP commercial law firms

The Legal 500 Deutschland 2026

Tier1 City-Focus

JUVE Ranking 2025/2026

5-Star Law Firm in the West

Kanzleimonitor 2025/2026

Leading Law Firm in the Practice Area “Capital Markets Law”