The ‘highly responsive, strategic and collaborative’ investigations, enforcement, and white-collar defence team at HFW stands out for its notable sector strength across the shipping, commodities, aerospace, and insurance industries. Notably, sanctions advice for clients in the commodities and shipping sectors constitute core pillars of work for the team. ‘Enormously experienced’ practice head Barry Vitou has a strong track record advising corporations on the pre-charge stages of criminal investigations, while Anne-Marie Ottaway is the name to note for instructions relating to financial and trade sanctions.
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‘Highly responsive, strategic and collaborative. They really care about getting the best outcome.’
‘Barry Vitou uniquely combines years of experience as a cross-border corporate lawyer with a real depth of knowledge and track record in disputes and regulatory matters. His advice is very practical, perceptive and strategic. Barry is very emotionally intelligent and really goes the extra mile for his clients.’