About

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Corporate criminal conduct can have devastating effects. These issues require swift and decisive action, whether preventative or reactive, and in today's global business world often involve multiple jurisdictions.

With one of the largest and most skilled corporate crime and investigation practices, our world-class team brings outstanding results for clients drawing on market-leading legal skills, local commercial knowledge and insights into regulators and law enforcement bodies. Clients trust us because we possess the necessary expertise and sound judgement to guide them through complicated and sensitive issues. 

Our experience encompasses all areas of law connected with bribery and corruption, sanctions, fraud, money laundering, whistleblowing, insider dealing, cartels, corporate manslaughter, healthcare fraud and antitrust. We have decades of experience advising and representing multinational corporates, financial institutions, Boards and senior executives. 

Our lawyers regularly advise clients on preventive measures, helping establish corporate policies and compliance programmes to mitigate the risk of becoming a target of a government investigation, and conduct independent internal investigations into corporate conduct.

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What the Team is Known For

HSF Kramer enjoys a leading reputation for white-collar criminal litigation and sophisticated regulatory matters, boasting an impressive success rate in defending criminal cases at trial. Houses a strong bench of expert litigators with an excellent pedigree in acting for individuals in high-stakes external investigations and defending regulatory enforcement actions. Impressive client base includes a number of prominent individuals from a diverse array of fields, including high-ranking financial services employees, corporate executives and political figures.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP combined on June 1st to form HSF Kramer.

Work Highlights

  • The firm represented former New York lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, in connection with charges of bribery offences in the SDNY.

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Notable Practitioners

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Paul Schoeman offers substantial expertise across the spectrum of white-collar crime, regularly defending clients in matters involving alleged fraud, money laundering and FCPA violations.

He is very strategic and detail-oriented.

Paul has impeccable judgment.

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