Elizabeth Head > Herbert Smith Freehills LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Elizabeth is part of our top-ranked and award-winning global financial crime and investigations team. She advises clients in relation to fraud, corruption and money laundering, and also regularly advises clients in different industries on issues relating to international sanctions. She acts on complex national and international investigations and compliance matters, and has a particular specialism in relation to UK and EU sanctions, particularly those affecting Russia, Iran, Syria and Libya.

Elizabeth has significant experience advising on internal and external investigations, including those conducted by, or at the instigation of, the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority, and Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs. She advises a wide range of financial and non-financial sector clients on their internal compliance procedures with a particular focus on sanctions compliance, including in the context of corporate and finance transactions.

Elizabeth is described as “a star in the making” in the Legal 500 UK 2020 rankings (Crime, fraud and licensing – Fraud: white-collar crime) and, in 2018, was named as one of only 11 associates in Global Investigations Review’s “Women in Investigations” Survey, which profiled 100 female investigations specialists. She has spent time on secondment to the Corporate Crime & Investigations team in Herbert Smith Freehills’ New York office, and has also been seconded to the compliance departments of two large investment banks, both in London and New York.