Kimberly Zelnick

Kim Zelnick heads Freshfields' financial institutions disputes group and is a partner in the global investigations and complex litigation practice group, based in New York. Kim focuses her practice on white-collar criminal defense, crisis management, SEC enforcement investigations and related civil litigation.

Kim represents institutions and individuals in global investigations involving allegations of bribery, fraud, market manipulation, money laundering, tax evasion, terrorist financing, cartel and other anticompetitive activity. Kim is also the global co-head of Freshfields' sanctions and trade group and regularly advises clients on US economic sanctions and export controls, data privacy and cybersecurity, as well as matters related to FCPA compliance.

JD, Yale Law School, essays editor for the Yale Law Journal and National Champion of the ABA Appellate Advocacy Competition.

BA, magna cum laude, Williams College, Phi Beta Kappa.