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United States • Dispute resolution

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Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

Freshfields has a highly experienced group in white-collar litigation and regulatory enforcement proceedings, internal corporate investigations, and compliance advice. The group is particularly strong in cross-border investigations, and often acts on matters that span multiple jurisdictions. In Washington DC, practice head Eric Bruce represents multinational companies and executives in Department of Justice investigations and bet-the-company litigation, Jennifer Loeb is experienced in matters relating to securities and accounting fraud, antitrust violations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and insider trading, as well as internal investigations, and Melissa Hodgman is a new addition to the team, joining from the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2024. The New York group, praised by clients as ‘top notch’, includes Kimberly Zelnick, who has broad expertise in the white-collar and investigations space, Timothy Howard, a ‘superstar’ in matters at the intersection of white-collar and data protection, and Daniel Cendan, who excels in white-collar defense and cross-border investigations.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Freshfields corporate investigations and white collar team in NYC, led by Dan Cendan, are top notch. Knowledgeable and very responsive, they can be relied upon to provide relevant insights and pragmatic advice.’

  • ‘Dan Cendan and his team work hard, keep clients regularly informed of progress, and are a pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘The client service is outstanding. The team also excels at becoming quickly and fully versed in new subject matter.'

  • ‘Jennifer Loeb is outstanding. She is endlessly available and unflappable in the face of rapidly changing circumstances, and deeply invested in and committed to her clients' needs.'

  • ‘Experience, judgement and competence.’

  • ‘Competent, capable, experienced, and pragmatic in their trade.’

Work highlights

Advised a multinational manufacturing company with numerous high-stakes internal investigations and resulting DOJ disclosures regarding those investigations.
Represented South Africa’s MTN Group in five novel, complex cross-border, and high-profile lawsuits, and related defense investigations, brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act, spanning the USA, Dubai, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and South Africa.
Advised a renewable energy company in connection with a potential whistleblower event regarding its asset performance modelling, NAV evaluation, and disclosure practices.
Practice head

Eric Bruce

Other key lawyers

Jennifer Loeb; Melissa Hodgman; Kimberly Zelnick; Timothy Howard; Daniel Cendan; Justin Simeone; Matthew Haggans