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Herbert SmithStand-outUsing US-style plea bargains in the UK87722Encouraging Mabey & Johnson to self-report significantly reduced the group’s multimillion-pound fine from the Serious Fraud Office. The first corporate conviction for overseas corruption set the guidelines for mitigating sentences in this way
Peters & PetersStand-outFighting for Hermitage Capital in Russia88521Worked to circumvent the vacuum in Russia’s legal system by instigating the Council of Europe to adjudicate on the treatment of Hermitage Capital
DLA PiperHighly commendedCapturing fraud on film77519Using a training film, Counting the Cost, the firm is bringing home the realities of the changing regulatory environment for fraud and bribery
Uría MenéndezHighly commendedPreventing counterfeit websites and “phishing” offences67518Represented Microsoft to establish the first Spanish precedent on phishing offences from counterfeit websites
Mishcon de ReyaHighly commendedInsuring against counterfeiters67518Negotiated a third-party funding model to provide intellectual property clients with financing to pursue investigations against counterfeiters. The model is being pioneered with a global software company
Allen & OveryHighly commendedHardening stances on corruption in international investments66618Pouncing on evidence of corruption between the state and foreign investors, the firm dismissed a £300m ($475m) Energy Charter Treaty claim against Azerbaijan
Brown RudnickCommendedCo-ordinating Hermitage Capital’s defence against Russia56617Liaised with law enforcement agencies to pre-empt extradition claims for directors, and campaigned for justice for Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky
Wragge & CoCommendedCollaborating under the Proceeds of Crime Act56516Combining the interests of seven finance companies and the Serious Organised Crime Agency, the firm deployed the Proceeds of Crime Act to return £450,000 from a £1m leasing fraud. The companies and SOCA were awarded 100 per cent of their costs
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