Emanuel Ghebregergis

Emanuel Ghebregergis advises clients on international trade controls, foreign direct investment (FDI), environmental, social, and governance (ESG), and litigation matters under European and German laws.

In his international trade controls practice, Emanuel counsels multinational companies across various sectors, including the life sciences, energy, and defense sectors on EU and UK economic sanctions and export controls requirements. He has extensive experience with major sanctions regimes involving Russia, Belarus, Iran, Syria, and Myanmar, as well as national-security–related export controls on dual-use and military goods. Emanuel regularly assists clients with export and sanctions licensing matters before BAFA and other EU Member State authorities and supports corporate and private equity clients in M&A transactions, including sanctions and export-controls due diligence, transaction risk assessments, and post-acquisition compliance integration.

Emanuel also advises on German foreign investment rules and works closely with cross-border deal teams to navigate German investment review processes. Emanuel also counsels companies on obligations under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), the Energy Efficiency Act, and other emerging EU-level sustainability and due-diligence frameworks. He also represents clients in German commercial and administrative litigation matters.