Kimberly Zelnick > Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Kimberly Zelnick
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner and Global Head of Financial Institutions Disputes Group
Career
Kim is a partner in Freshfields’ global investigations and complex litigation practice group, based in New York, and heads up the firm’s financial institutions disputes group.
Kim focuses her practice on crisis management as well as on the defense of white-collar criminal and SEC enforcement investigations and related civil litigation. She represents institutions and individuals in global investigations involving allegations of bribery, fraud, market manipulation, money laundering, tax evasion, terrorist financing, cartel and other anticompetitive activity.
Kim is also the global co-head of our sanctions and trade group and regularly advises clients on US economic sanctions and export controls, data privacy and cybersecurity, as well as matters related to FCPA compliance.
Education
- JD, Yale Law School, essays editor for the Yale Law Journal and National Champion of the ABA Appellate Advocacy Competition.
- BA, magna cum laude, Williams College, Phi Beta Kappa.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > International litigation
(Next Generation Partners)The international litigation team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP advises leading US and global companies and financial institutions, with expertise in intricate parallel court proceedings across jurisdictions, or involving the DOJ, SEC, and FCA. Regulatory investigations are another strength of the practice, which also boasts expertise at defending against section 1782 applications. Litigators within the practice have notably represented Rio Tinto in a high-profile US federal climate change class action, and AstraZeneca in a high-profile securities class action. Kimberly Zelnick in New York is a highly experienced figure in SEC enforcement actions, notably leading the firm’s global financial institutions litigation team, while senior associate Paige von Mehren focuses on the enforcement of arbitral awards. The team has grown significantly in the last year, with the arrival of a team consisting of Beth George, Janet Kim, Andrew Dockham, and Megan Kayo from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in June 2023, and Gayle Klein from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in August 2023.
United States > International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Among its practice strong suits, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP’s export controls and economic sanctions team is particularly recognized for its strength in Russia-related sanctions, where it possesses a strong record in handling Russia exit transactions. The group is also extremely active in advising on China and Venezuela-related sanctions regulations. From Washington DC, Nabeel Yousef spearheads the global sanctions, export controls and trade practice and is equipped to advise on an array of civil and criminal issues, including internal investigations and enforcement matters. In New York, the team draws on global financial institutions disputes head Kimberly Zelnick; and newly promoted partner, Stephanie Brown Cripps.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners United States > Dispute resolution > International litigation
- International litigation United States > Dispute resolution
- Customs, export controls and economic sanctions United States > International trade
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Tax > Financial products
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- International trade > CFIUS
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Finance > Commercial lending
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism