DLA Piper

DLA Piper‘s internal investigations team acts integrated into the Compliance & Investigations practice and regularly assists with forensic matters pertaining to whistleblower protection, money laundering, sanctions, tax matters, employment and antitrust law offenses as well as data protection violations. The team primarily advises DAX companies, which are also supported in compliance due diligence and cyber attacks. The practice is jointly led by Jens Kirchner (HR compliance, whistleblower guidelines) and criminal lawyer Christian Schoop, and also includes Emanuel Ballo, who is well versed in German and international criminal law. Sebastian Mai, who is well versed in the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors, joined as counsel in October 2024; he previously held an in-house position.