Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (Corporates)
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 2
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+44 20 7936 4000About
Provided by Freshfields
Please visit the Freshfields website for more details about our work in this category:
Chambers Review
Freshfields has a notable financial services team that is able to bring expertise to the largest and most business-critical regulatory matters. Its lawyers' experience in some of the largest cases in the sector means that it is equipped with invaluable market intelligence. The firm counts among its clients significant market investment banks and technology companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Freshfields has a pragmatic and commercial team who offer a depth of experience and cost-effectiveness. They have a strong depth of experience."
"Freshfields are superb at supporting clients through complex investigations. The depth and breadth of the team's investigation experience is invaluable, and they are highly capable."
"Freshfields are an incredible machine. The team is expert in financial services and often involved in criminal cases. They are alive to peculiar challenges and they are responsive to clients."
"Freshfields has a pragmatic and commercial team who offer a depth of experience and cost-effectiveness. They have a strong depth of experience."
"Freshfields are superb at supporting clients through complex investigations. The depth and breadth of the team's investigation experience is invaluable, and they are highly capable."
"Freshfields are an incredible machine. The team is expert in financial services and often involved in criminal cases. They are alive to peculiar challenges and they are responsive to clients."
Notable Practitioners
Simon Orton is global co-head of the Freshfields financial institutions group. He is regularly sought out by clients with global reach for his experience acting in regulatory proceedings.
"Simon is a star. He is really good with clients and has a long, deep knowledge of financial services."
"Simon is incredibly sharp and hard-working. He has lots of experience that he draws on to give helpful advice, and he is nice and personable."
Ali Sallaway is co-head of Freshfields' global investigations and corporate crime practice. She regularly advises large international clients on investigations by financial regulators.
"Ali is just an exemplary adviser. She really knows her stuff - she is practical and knowledgeable."
"She has an excellent approach and always delivers in a pragmatic manner. She demonstrates immense experience, nothing fazes her and she simply solves problems without drama."
Ranked Lawyers at
Freshfields
UK-wide