Johannes Dittrich Joins Linklaters As Director To strengthen Risk Advisory Team In Europe
Johannes Dittrich joins Linklaters as Director to strengthen Risk Advisory team in Europe
Linklaters has strengthened its Global Risk Advisory team with the strategic appointment of Dr Johannes Dittrich as Head of Risk Advisory, Europe, joining as a Director in the firm’s Munich office, effective 1 May 2025. The move reinforces Linklaters’ integrated, cross-border Risk Advisory capabilities across Europe.
Johannes brings extensive in-house and regulatory experience, having previously served as Chief Compliance Officer at Vitesco Technologies. He has also held senior legal and compliance positions at Linde, BSH Hausgeräte (Home Appliances), and MAN, focusing on legal compliance, data protection, and antitrust matters. In his new role, Johannes will help clients manage complex legal and compliance risks amid evolving regulatory and geopolitical landscapes.
Working closely with Linklaters’ multidisciplinary Risk Advisory team and legal practices, Johannes will advise corporates, financial institutions, and sponsors on the development of governance structures, internal processes, and tailored solutions spanning financial markets regulation, ESG, digital transformation, white-collar crime, and sanctions.
Jane Caskey, Global Head of Risk Advisory at Linklaters, said,
Johannes said,
As part of his responsibilities, Johannes will also work with the firm’s Crisis Management & Compliance teams, providing support in preventive compliance advice, crisis management, and internal and regulatory investigations.
Kerstin Wilhelm, Co-Head of Crisis Management & Compliance, Germany, said,
Dr. Johannes Dittrich said,
" Looking back at 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 15 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, I realise how much this work has shaped the way I see organisations – and how I want to contribute.
Compliance, Risk and Governance Advisory have always been more than legal topics to me. It's about making compliance real – 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. It’s about helping organisations build 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
After many rewarding years in-house, I’m excited to begin a new chapter: As of 1 May, I have joined Linklaters as 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞. In this role, I want to bring the experience I have gained across many projects and challenges in various industries to a broader range of clients – helping them implement 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.
At Linklaters, I’m joining a fantastic team led by Jane Caskey, who shares this vision. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 – 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦’𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 – 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.
I’m deeply grateful for everything I’ve learned so far – and for the many amazing people I’ve had the chance to work with along the way. I’m very excited for what’s ahead! "
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