Crisis Management 2025

UK Law and Practice Contributed by: Ben Morgan, Ali Sallaway, Matthew Bruce and Emily Knight, Freshfields

Matthew Bruce is a global crisis management partner and co-head of the global investigations group and the corporate crime practice, at Freshfields. He is a highly

Emily Knight is a senior associate in the global investigations and corporate

crime department at Freshfields, and has experience in advising clients on criminal and regulatory matters. She has a broad practice and much of her work is multi-faceted, encompassing enforcement, regulatory, reputational and civil litigation risk. She has advised high-profile organisations in their most reputation-critical matters, including in relation to investigations by the SFO and the FRC, and has advised clients more generally on enforcement and regulatory risks in relation to money laundering, fraud, bribery and corruption, facilitation of tax evasion and in the context of M&A transactions.

experienced practitioner who regularly deals with crisis management on behalf of major organisations. He has recently managed significant crises arising from human rights concerns, money laundering issues, police investigations, allegations of workplace misconduct, environmental misconduct, and bribery and corruption; these matters have crossed borders and sectors. Matthew is also an experienced litigator, allowing him to manage the full scope of a crisis from cradle to grave.

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