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Freshfields

Corporate Investigations

Europe Guide 2026 : Europe-wide


Freshfields

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Please visit the Freshfields website for more details about our work in this category: http://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/services/global-investigations/

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Corporate Investigations - Europe-wide

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Freshfields boasts an excellent team providing regulatory and compliance advice supported by the law firm's exceptionally strong antitrust and corporate crime practices. The law firm has well-reputed offerings in the UK and Germany, advising clients on multi-jurisdictional European investigations spanning the UK and Central Europe. It has notable strength handling investigations into bribery, fraud, money laundering and whistleblowing. Freshfields also handles matters concerning foreign trade law and sanctions compliance.

Notable practitioners

Co-heads of the law firm's global investigations practice, Matthew Bruce and Ali Sallaway, are key points of contact based in London. Moritz Pellmann in Frankfurt is a further key point of contact.

Strengths

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  • They provide a combination of serious knowledge and strategy that is wielded by extremely pragmatic and down-to-earth lawyers.

    Corporate Investigations respondentEurope
  • Freshfields has excellent judgement for complicated cross-border matters that I have not seen equaled.

    Corporate Investigations respondentEurope

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