England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Arnold & Porter
The enforcement and dispute resolution team at Arnold & Porter has expertise in criminal and regulatory investigations, representing individuals in complex SFO and US DOJ proceedings. With the firm’s London lawyers working closely with the firm's wider US offices, the group expertly covers a broad array of sectors, including finance, technology, and defence, in cross-border cases. White collar 'legend' Kathleen Harris leads the London practice, regularly advising clients on compliance and enforcement relating to financial and trade sanctions, while 'charismatic and very clever ' Sean Curran is an expert on civil matters involving accusations of fraud, along with bribery and corruption proceedings.
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Testimonials
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- 'Huge international reach and crossover between highly specialised departments. The team works collaboratively with lawyers in other jurisdictions and is able to offer a truly complete service with advice that anticipates all eventualities.'
- 'Sean Curran - Hugely charismatic and very clever. Clients have complete faith that he can walk them through the fire of litigation. Brilliant lawyers.'
- 'Kathleen Harris - a legend in white collar who is relied upon to advise the UK's largest corporates'
- 'Kathleen Harris is just brilliant. She works fiendishly hard, bringing very considerable tactical sense and mastery of the detail to the fore in all she does. She outflanks and outclasses opponents in interviews and negotiations, and brings out the best in those she works with.'
- 'Sean Curran matches a good deal of charm to a strong grasp of the issues and the pitfalls, which he skirts round and lures opponents into'
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kathleen Harris