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

Sidley Austin LLP leverages its global network of offices to provide a white-collar crime and investigations offering with notable strength in multijurisdictional mandates. ‘Truly exceptional‘ former FSA prosecutor Sara George leads the London team and has extensive experience representing both individuals and corporations accused of market abuse, insider trading, and money laundering offences. The core team also includes David Smith, who handles SFO investigations and antitrust issues.

Sara George leads the white-collar defence and investigations team at Sidley Austin LLP, which leverages the firm’s global reach to provide a interdisciplinary offering with strength in cross-border and multijurisdictional mandates. George is an experienced financial crime specialist and former FSA prosecutor with extensive experience advising corporate clients on market abuse, insider dealing, money laundering, and corruption issues. Working alongside George is litigator Samantha Cumming, whose expertise encompasses matters involving allegations of financial misconduct, corruption, bribery, and fraud.

Sidley Austin LLP maintains a strong practice on behalf of large, sophisticated international entities and individuals seeking advice and representation when faced with reputation or career threatening issues, often at the intersection of financial crime and regulatory enforcement. Much of this work is of a cross-border nature, with the team working well with other offices including in the US and Asia. Sara George is ‘truly exceptional’ and has vast experience representing clients accused of a variety of regulatory infractions, including as they relate to insider trading, market manipulation and money laundering.