Arnold & Porter’s white collar crime team advises individuals across sectors, including media, biotech, travel, and pharma, on regulatory prosecutions, fraud, bribery, and corruption investigations. The team frequently collaborates with colleagues in its US offices, offering integrated UK and EU legal advice on matters with transatlantic elements. Practice head Kathleen Harris is widely recognised for her work representing high-profile individuals across investigations, enforcement, and compliance, including sanctions and anti-money laundering. Sean Curran brings broad experience, regularly advising on crisis management and regulatory matters involving domestic and cross-border issues, often engaging with multiple prosecutorial and enforcement agencies.
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‘Arnold and Porter provide a truly Rolls-Royce service to their clients. The team are all highly experienced, highly competent and extremely hard working. They approach each case from a tactically astute and legally intelligent position and work tirelessly for their clients.’
‘Kathleen Harris is extraordinary. She is a very gifted lawyer, with a real tactical sense and a capacity for remarkable hard work. She approaches each case with a determination to get the right result, and never gives up in seeking to achieve that result.'
'Sean Curran is a charming and gifted lawyer who really cares for the clients and works hard to get them the right result.’
‘Kathleen Harris is an experienced and very wise counsel for both corporations and individuals involved in fraud and white collar crime. She is an erudite advocate for her clients.'
‘A powerhouse team in a powerhouse firm, Arnold and Porter have the strength in depth to deal with the most complex white collar matters.'
‘I have no hesitation in recommending Arnold & Porter in this area. I have worked closely with Kathleen Harris and Sean Curran, who lead the team. No one fights harder or more strategically. They work cohesively as a team and have the necessary firepower to take on large and complex cases.’
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Kathleen Harris
Practice head
Kathleen Harris
Other key lawyers
Sean Curran; Melissa Dames; Maya Paunrana