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Crisis Management - USA - Nationwide
What the Team is Known For
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's crisis management practice is a well regarded for its expertise in complicated, high-stakes, domestic and cross-border matters. Several individuals within the practice group are former federal prosecutors, experienced in dealing with a range of business and reputational crises. The team often provides strategic advice to clients on a broad range of matters, including white-collar cases and cyber incidents.
Strengths
Freshfields are very responsive and always available. They are good at understanding and anticipating the client's needs and how to craft their interventions to suit business objectives.
Work Highlights
Freshfields was retained by the Board of the International Financial Corporation (IFC) World Bank to conduct an independent review of allegations that the IFC, the bank’s private sector arm, failed to cooperate fully with a prior internal investigation conducted by the World Bank’s Compliance Advisor Ombudsman.
Notable practitioners
Adam Siegel and Gayle Klein are key contacts.