Crisis Management - Global-wide
What the Team is Known For
Herbert Smith Freehills is relied upon by multinational businesses for its lawyers' deep sector expertise and crisis experience across numerous jurisdictions worldwide. The firm handles corporate investigations and anti-corruption, employment and projects and energy in crises across Europe, APAC, the UK and the USA. The firm also has a business and human rights law practice.
Strengths
"Herbert Smith Freehills assess all aspects, legal, financial, reputational, etc, and negotiates to address all risks."
"The key is that HSF really understands our business: another firm might give a ten-page document, where they can give one page. No other firm would have that in-depth knowledge of our business."
Work Highlights
Herbert Smith Freehills advised Ferrexpro, a mining company, on its response to investigations in Ukraine in which it was alleged that the company's CEO was involved in bribery and corruption concerning the Head of the Supreme Court of Ukraine. It was also, separately, alleged that the CEO had been involved in fraud and embezzlement at a Ukrainian bank he previously owned. HSF advised on the investigations and on related issues such as asset arrests and the detention of senior management personnel.
Notable practitioners
Damien Byrne Hill and Greg Mulley, co-heads of the crisis management practice, are key contacts.
