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Provided by Judith Seddon
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Judith Seddon is a leading white collar lawyer, representing clients in matters relating to fraud, money laundering, corruption and regulatory and criminal investigations and prosecutions. Ms. Seddon advises corporate clients, including senior executives and leading financial institutions, in some of the most significant and complex investigations mounted by the SFO and FCA in the UK and by prosecuting authorities across the globe, acting as a trusted advisor in navigating the myriad of unexpected challenges involved in managing cross-border investigations. She has conducted numerous internal investigations for clients involving highly sensitive matters and successfully defended clients against threatened actions by the SFO and FCA and other government agencies, including the Competition and Markets Authority.
Following a highly successful academic career, Ms. Seddon established herself at a leading boutique criminal law firm in central London. She regularly appeared as a defense advocate in court and led the preparation of the defense in high profile prosecutions, including the prosecution of police officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad at the Central Criminal Court. She later joined an international law firm where she was responsible for managing the growth of the white collar investigations and prosecutions practice.
Chambers Review
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Judith Seddonhas a leading reputation for her handling of SFO investigations into fraud, bribery and corruption. She also acts for global financial institutions on market manipulation matters, with further experience of money laundering issues.
Judith Seddon of Ashurst regularly advises senior executives and employees on multinational investigations into fraud, bribery and corruption. She is also experienced in extradition issues and providing compliance advice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She gives incredibly incisive advice. She is a strategic adviser as well as a subject matter expert."
"Judith is a powerhouse. She has great legal knowledge and has really good experience."
"She's phenomenal."
"She's sophisticated tactically and is collaborative when it will advance the interests of her client. She's also extremely well prepared. She's a really class act."
"She's a seasoned practitioner and is extremely clever."
"She's well respected, with a good reputation."
"She gives incredibly incisive advice. She is a strategic adviser as well as a subject matter expert."
"Judith is a powerhouse. She has great legal knowledge and has really good experience."
"She's phenomenal."
"She's sophisticated tactically and is collaborative when it will advance the interests of her client. She's also extremely well prepared. She's a really class act."
"She's a seasoned practitioner and is extremely clever."
"She's well respected, with a good reputation."