With strength in the life sciences and tech industries, the white-collar defence and investigations team at Latham & Watkins regularly handles multijurisdictional corruption and fraud investigations. Anti-corruption specialist Nathan Seltzer now co-heads the team alongside Pamela Reddy, who joined the firm from Norton Rose Fulbright in January 2024. Reddy, described by clients as ‘a force to be reckoned with’, acts for global corporations throughout all stages of an investigation, including at the interview and trial stages. The core team also includes Clare Nida, who handles both internal and agency investigations for clients in the US and the UK. Stuart Alford KC left the team in December 2023.
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‘Pamela Reddy is very experienced and great at project management. I worked with her on a major case and she navigated the sensitivities very well.’
‘Pamela Reddy - the consummate professional; leads by example; clients just love her.’
‘Pam Reddy is excellent - very user friendly, pragmatic and a team player.’
‘A strong corporate criminal team with excellent crossover into other areas such as financial services.’
‘Pamela Reddy is a force to be reckoned with. A huge name in the market. Everyone wants her on their side. Doesn't waste words and is excellent with clients.’
Key clients
- GFG Alliance
- Renesas Electronics Corporation
Work highlights
Representing a consortium of companies in relation to a wide-ranging multijurisdictional SFO investigation, as well as liaising with several other UK and foreign regulators.
Representing a shipping company in relation to criminal and civil investigations by the Insolvency service, which successfully resulted in the criminal investigation being dropped.
Representing a global telecoms company pre- and post-acquisition as part of a cross-border investigation into potential criminal activities, including politically sensitive embezzlement and corruption issues.
Lawyers
Practice head
Pamela Reddy; Nathan Seltzer
Other key lawyers
Clare Nida