The team at Freshfields is ‘highly knowledgeable, engaged and very practical’ in advising on the full range of cross-border corporate crime mandates and regulatory investigations. Co-head Ali Sallaway, praised as ’technically brilliant’, is particularly experienced in matters involving false accounting, fraud, bribery, anti-money laundering and insider trading across a variety of sectors, while fellow co-head Matthew Bruce regularly leads on major investigations linked to wide-ranging compliance issues. Ben Morgan draws on his previous role as joint head of bribery and corruption at the SFO to support corporate clients in enforcement proceedings and internal investigations, often working alongside Emily Knight.
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- ‘The uniqueness is in the practicality of the advice. When you work with Freshfields, you know the lawyers have exceptional technical knowledge. What they do, though, is apply that in a really practical way. They are solutions-driven. You know you can go to Freshfields to solve a problem in a calm and focused way. Whenever I reach out to Freshfields, I feel like I am their only client. They are responsive and they deliver.’
- ‘Matthew Bruce is a go-to for AML matters. He calmly leads us through difficult situations.'
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Matthew Bruce
Ben Morgan
Practice head
Ali Sallaway; Matthew Bruce
Other key lawyers
Ben Morgan; Emily Knight