DLA Piper announces that White Collar Crime and Internal Investigations lawyer, Emanuel Ballo, will be returning to the firm as partner in March 2019 in its Frankfurt Litigation & Regulatory practice. Emanuel will be joining the firm from Gleiss Lutz, where he was an associated partner since 2015. Emanuel worked at DLA Piper between 2011 and 2015 prior to Gleiss Lutz.

Emanuel advises national and international companies on all aspects of white collar crime. He specializes in defending companies against criminal allegations and coordinating the defense of employees as well as advising companies regarding criminal offences that affect them. Emanuel has conducted numerous internal investigations to detect, prosecute and prevent irregularities within companies. A further focus of his work is advising companies on criminal compliance.

Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry, Global Co-Chair of the Litigation & Regulatory group, said: ""The continued growth of our disputes, regulatory and compliance practices has given us an unrivalled global reach. Germany is playing an important part in this expansion. Emanuel will be a significant addition to our deep local knowledge there as well as our wider international expertise.""

Dr Benjamin Parameswaran co-managing partner, DLA Piper in Germany said: ""Emanuel Ballo is already one of the young leading names in Germany for white-collar crime. With his expertise in white-collar crime law and internal investigations, he will complement our existing and highly respected team in the market with our two partners Prof. Dr. Jürgen Taschke and Dr. Christian Schoop."" Dr Konrad Rohde, co-managing partner, DLA Piper in Germany added: ""Only a few law firms in the German market have such a well positioned white collar crime practice. We are very pleased that Emanuel will return to DLA Piper after his time at Gleiss Lutz.""

Emanuel Ballo said: ""White-collar crime and internal investigations will continue to gain importance, especially in view of the discussion on the introduction of a new sanctions law for companies in Germany. Against this background, I am also very pleased to work with my colleagues at DLA Piper again and to contribute to the highly experienced team, especially in DLA Piper's impressive international network.""