Dr Emanuel H. F. Ballo

Partner

Recognised internationally for his extensive experience in white-collar crime matters and investigations

Who is Who Legal

Emailemanuel.ballo@akd.partners

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Frankfurt

About

Areas of FocusWhite Collar and Corporate Crime Compliance Global Investigations Regulatory and Government Affairs Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Industrials Consumer Goods, Food and Retail Financial Services Life Sciences

Professional QualificationsRechtsanwalt admitted with Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main

EXPERIENCE

Conducting an internal investigation and advising an international automotive manufacturer after receiving a whistleblower tip on possible misconduct by executives with regard to embezzlement, mobbing and other compliance violations.
Advising a technology company after a cyberattack on criminal law implications as well as with regard to the communication strategy.
Criminal and anti-money laundering law advice to a listed company in connection with its participation in the construction of a power plant in a high-risk country.
Advising a German based and internationally operating healthcare/life sciences company on ESG/compliance issues, including violations in the supply chain caused by our client’s supplier.
Conducting an internal investigation and providing criminal law advice to a leading real estate project developer after receiving a tip-off from a subcontractor regarding the suspicion of bribery and betrayal of business secrets.
Criminal law advice to an internationally operating company in criminal tax proceedings on suspicion of evasion of payroll taxes and defense against the investigating authorities.
Providing criminal law advice to a listed company and filing a criminal complaint against a former employee on suspicion of fraud, subsidy fraud, betrayal of business secrets and tax evasion. The advice includes the coordination with the investigating authorities.

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Awards

JUVE Handbook 2023/2024: Frequently recommended for white collar crime: advice to companies and compliance investigations; "smart, calm, confident", competitor
Legal 500 Germany 2025: Leading partner and recommended for white-collar crime: advice to companies, also partner of the next generation for internal investigations and recommended for compliance and internal investigations; “Emanuel Ballo is a very intelligent person who finds practical solutions even in complex situations”, “Emanuel Ballo’s team works seamlessly, at a high level and with flat hierarchies.”, “Emanuel Ballo combines excellent legal work with convincing strategic thinking. He understands better than most how to guide clients through stressful situations and processes.”, “We recommend Emanuel Ballo. He provides efficient and high quality advice.”
Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2024/2025: Recommended for criminal defense
WirtschaftsWoche 2025: Recommended as “top lawyer” for white collar crime
Who's Who Legal: “Leading lawyer under 45” and “Future Leader” and “up-and-coming star” respectively, who is “recognised internationally for his extensive experience in white-collar crime matters and investigations”
Member of the teams that received the JUVE Award “Firm of the Year for Compliance Investigations” in 2012, 2016 and 2018

Education

University of Frankfurt am Main, First State Examination, 2007

University of Leicester

University of Frankfurt am Main, Ph.D, 2010

Higher Regional Court Frankfurt am Main, Second State Examination, 2011

Publications

Ballo/Sauerwein, From Crisis to Criminal Liability? On the Criminal Liability Risks for employees and Companies in connection with Corona Relief Measures, in: COVuR 2021, p.200 et seq.
Ballo/Schoop, Commentary on anti bribery laws and confiscation legislation (before sections 73 et seq., sections 73-76 b, 299, 331-334, 357 StGB), in: Nomos Kommentar, Arbeits- und Sozialstrafrecht, ed. by Parigger / Helm / Stevens-Bartol, 1st edition 2021
Ballo, Compliance in medium-sized businesses - curse or blessing?, in Mittelstandsjahrbuch Accounting, Taxation & Law 2021/2022, ed. Hoffmann / Schl ter / Langenhorst, 2021 (p. 1 et seq.)
Ballo/Skoupil, Conduct during and recommendations for searches, in Anti-Korruption Compliance, ed. by Busch LL.M. / Hoven / Pieth / R benstahl, 1st edition 2020 (chapter 24)
Ballo/Skoupil, Cooperation with Investigative Authorities, in: Anti-Korruption Compliance, ed. by Busch LL.M. / Hoven / Pieth / R benstahl, 1st edition 2020 (chapter 30)
Ballo, Commentary on Anti-Money Laundering laws (section 261 StGB), in: GwG, ed. by Zentes / Glaab, 2nd edition 2020
Ballo/Schoop, Commentary on the anti bribery laws (section 20 Corruption), in: M nchener Anwaltshandbuch Verteidigung in Wirtschafts- und Steuerstrafsachen, ed. by Volk / Beukelmann, 3rd ed. 2020
Ballo/Schoop, Corporate criminal law is approaching, in: B rsen-Zeitung, 2020
Ballo/Schoop, Is the "criminal code" for companies coming? in: Handelsblatt, 2019
Ballo/Skoupil, "Quick Savings" – a problem of criminal law on corruption?, NJW 2019, 1174 - 1178
Commentary on Sec. 261 of the Criminal Code (money laundering), in: GwG, published by Zentes/Glaab, 1st edition 2018, pages 1024 - 1051
The coalition agreement 2018 − Fresh impetus to the reform of the law of corporate sanctions, in: CB 2018, 189 - 193
Commentary on the decision of the Braunschweig Regional Court of 21 July 2015 (protection against seizure), in: wistra 2016, 40 - 44
Legal privilege in the context of internal investigation − On the scope and the limits of Sec. 160a of the StPO, in: NZWiSt 2013, 46 - 52