Chambers Review
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Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border) - UK
What the Team is Known For
Slaughter and May is an elite UK law firm which is revered for its ability to orchestrate global mandates from London and has carved out a high level of influence worldwide. The firm's stellar cohort of blue-chip corporate clients regularly choose to instruct the firm as lead counsel across transactional matters and disputes. Slaughter and May's independent lockstep model has also proved appealing when forging close relationships with firms of a similar style and status in jurisdictions outside the UK, ensuring that the firm can provide clients with a team of market-leading firms to add foreign law expertise on international work to fit the client's requirements.
The law firm has a renowned financial crime and government investigations practice and offers a useful combination of top-end corporate expertise and strength in anti-corruption and investigations work. Driven by its reputable London team, Slaughter and May is noted for its ability to coordinate complex, multi-jurisdictional investigations from the UK, while also offering investigations expertise on the ground in China. It typically advises on investigations in conjunction with its impressive network of foreign counsel, often ensuring seamlessness by working together with lawyers it has hosted on secondment from top independent firms in other jurisdictions.