Sara George > Sidley Austin LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Sidley Austin LLP Offices

70 St Mary Axe
London
EC3A 8BE
England
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Sara George

Work Department
Accountants and Professional Liability, Securities Enforcement and Regulatory, White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations
Position
Partner
Career
https://www.sidley.com/en/people/g/george-sara
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
Sidley Austin LLP, a US-headquartered outfit, covers a broad variety of regulatory, enforcement and litigation affairs, frequently acting on matters with a cross-border element. Sara George serves as practice head, calling upon her experience in market abuse, insider dealing, money laundering and cybersecurity mandates, including those before the FCA, CFTC, DOJ and SFO.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
(Leading individuals)Sidley Austin LLP represents high-profile individuals, including senior executives and high-net-worth individuals, facing sensitive and often heavily-publicised proceedings relating to allegations of fraud and other financial crime. The team regularly handles cross-border cases, including multijurisdictional investigations and criminal trials, utilising the firm’s international network and the experience of ‘brilliant‘ practice head Sara George, praised for her ‘straightforward, comprehensive‘ work in criminal defence cases.
London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
The ‘impressive‘ Sara George heads up the team at Sidley Austin LLP, acting for a number of major global businesses in regulatory investigations into fraud, bribery, corruption, market manipulation, and other financial crime issues. The team is also able to handle internal compliance audits relating to money laundering and sanctions violations, and collaborates closely with cross-border teams, particularly in the United States, in handling major multi-jurisdictional proceedings, up to and including multi-party criminal trials brought by the SFO, US DOJ, and other agencies.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals - London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) - London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates) - London > Risk advisory
- Financial services: contentious - London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Real estate > Property finance