The company would have been better advised to fight against the prosecutor's office rather quietly. Volkswagen is not (yet) in a position to stylize itself as a victim of an overeager prosecution and its loud response to the searches is very harmful. It seems the lawyers are driving communications while the communicators are left to pick up the shards.
Last month’s raid on Volkswagen’s law firm in German was unprecedented, its impact uncertain – for both Volkswagen and the law firm.