Herbert Smith Freehills maintains a stellar track record in bribery, corruption, fraud, whistleblowing, modern slavery and cybercrimes matters. The team, which is predominantly active in the TMT, financial services, banking, energy, professional services and government sectors, is co-led by Leon Chung and Jacqueline Wootton. Chung regularly assists with internal investigations involving insider trading and misconduct, while Wootton frequently represents clients in prosecutions for breach of criminal misleading and deceptive conduct. Andrew Eastwood  is regularly involved in proceedings commenced by the ACCC and ASIC, and Elizabeth Macknay is an expert within the mining and resources industries. Christine Wong is forging a prominent reputation for handling regulatory investigations and actions stemming from the AFP, ASIC, ACCC, ICAA and Royal Commissions.

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  • AWP Australia Pty Ltd
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