Sara George
Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Client SatisfactionSidley Austin LLP leverages its global network of offices to provide a white-collar crime and investigations offering with notable strength in multijurisdictional mandates. ‘Truly exceptional’ former FSA prosecutor Sara George leads the London team and has extensive experience representing both individuals and corporations accused of market abuse, insider trading, and money laundering offences. The core team also includes David Smith, who handles SFO investigations and antitrust issues.
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‘Sara George is a truly exceptional individual and always goes the extra mile for her clients.’
‘Experts in their field and have a great understanding of the rules in play and what the position of the other side is going to be and how best to articulate our position.’
‘Each one committed to their clients best interests, focused and dedicated to each part of the process to ensure a quality product is delivered either written or in oral arguments.’
‘The team and the practice covers greatly a broad number of complex situations, for demanding and sophisticated clients, with operations in several jurisdictions. The team also ensures great diversity with great quality of staff across several seniority levels.'
‘I greatly appreciate and recommend the partner Sara George and the senior associate David Smith in Sidley Austin's team, they are both excellent professionals and great team members. Each time they provided added value to the overall complex situations and contexts we have been working together to solve, in several jurisdictions.’
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Sara George