Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)

Herbert Smith Freehills houses a highly skilled team of corporate investigations specialists, covering white-collar defence, criminal and regulatory enforcement proceedings and internal compliance. The team typically represents banks, financial institutions and multinational corporations and is lauded for its Hong Kong regulatory knowledge and responsiveness on emergency matters. Its clients benefit from the firm's extensive footprint and capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region and experience handling cross-border investigations. The law firm has strong reputation for handling mandates related to the financial services sector, advising on regulatory investigations and delivering compliance training programmes.

"The team's experience and capabilities are unrivalled in Asia. The team works very hard and provides first-rate service. Its clients cannot be in better hands than HSF's."

"The team has a very commercial outlook, taking the extra step to understand our business and ensure that their advice is tailored accordingly. They are able to use their wide experience to offer commercial solutions."

Kyle Wombolt remains a leading figure for corporate crime and internal investigations in the region, with work spanning multiple jurisdictions and a diverse clientele covering the financial services, technology, pharmaceutical and construction sectors. "Kyle is an established leader in his field both in the region and globally. He is highly experienced, knowledgeable and professional at all times. Kyle's attention to detail is second to none." "He and the team have coordinated advice from multiple jurisdictions on different areas of law to enable us to proceed with a clear picture on the most appropriate approach in a very complicated scenario."