Morrison Foerster's ‘excellent lawyers’ are experienced in cross-border financial crime, corruption, bribery and money-laundering investigations, as well as high-profile white-collar crime investigations, including FCA and SFO matters. The team is co-led by Hayley Ichilcik, who is ’adept at handling the most difficult cases’, and triple-qualified English solicitor, New York attorney and Singapore advocate Saqib Alam, whose track record encompasses investigations in over 30 countries around the world.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Excellent lawyers with substantial experience.’
‘The MoFo team is excellent. They have recruited and maintained a truly impressive and diverse group of senior lawyers and partners, and they never flag despite the relentless pace and breadth of the issues involved. Exceptional.’
‘A truly top-level service with standout individuals working as a seamless team.’
‘Hayley Ichilcik is first rate. She’s a highly able lawyer, who’s clever, tough, charming, and a delight to work with.’
‘Hayley Ichilcik's clients love her, as does her legal team - she provides encouragement, reassurance, and is adept at handling the most difficult cases.’
‘Saqib Alam is a standout partner. He completely understands his clients, and is always available and a continuous source of innovative ideas and clever problem-solving.’
- ‘Chloe Kearns is superb! She’s extremely clever and an excellent lawyer, with a particularly deep knowledge of the financial services regulatory sphere.’
- ‘Chloe Kearns is immensely hard-working; she produces outstanding documents and is utterly delightful to work with. A first choice any tough case. Outstanding.’
Key clients
- Fujitsu
- Euler Labs
Work highlights
- Representing Fujitsu Services in relation to the extremely high-profile Post Office scandal, which concerns the Horizon IT System provided to the UK Post Office from 1999 onwards.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Saqib Alam, Hayley Ichilcik