England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Sidley Austin LLP
Praised by clients for its ‘network of contacts and resources’, Sidley Austin LLP has in-depth expertise in complex money laundering, market abuse, and serious fraud matters, acting on behalf of various c-suite executives, senior board members, and bankers across the finance and media sectors. Sara George is an ’exceptional individual’ who leads the firm’s London-based offering, specialising in issues surrounding criminal misconduct, market abuse, and insider dealing.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Case experience, knowledge of the law, network of contacts and resources to lean on.’
‘Sara George; truly an exceptional individual who truly goes all out to do the very best for her client. Not only does she have extensive experience but she also works tirelessly to achieve the optimal outcome.’
‘A very experienced small team with excellent international reach.’
‘Sara George is a preeminent regulatory lawyer and a tenacious fighter when it comes to litigation, criminal or civil.’
‘The team at Sidley in London in this area is greatly staffed, with excellent professionals but also great individuals. They coordinate among them really well and bring great added value with expertise both in local as well as in international matters, including in cross-border projects and coordinating international matters and bringing additional practical and commercial insights.’
‘I have very much enjoyed working with the team in this area at Sidley in London due to them being not only excellent professionals, but also being great persons and team players among them and with external teams involved, such as our team or the clients' team. They also bring expertise from different areas and sectors, including from public services and drawing on the experience of former prosecutors.'
Key clients
- Lars Mørch
- Tom Hayes
- BeIn Media Group
Work highlights
- Represented Lars Mørch, former Danske Bank Executive Board Member and former Head of International Banking of Danske Bank, in connection with the largest money laundering case by value of sums laundered (US$230 billion).
- Represented the former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes, who was convicted of interest-rate rigging following a Serious Fraud Office-led trial on a pro bono basis in the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal in a successful challenge to a proposed prohibition order following his conviction for manipulation of LIBOR whilst the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
- Helped beIN Media Group to successfully manage an international dispute with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sara George