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Herbert Smith Freehills is a leading global law firm with over 5,000 people, including 528 partners, in 24 offices across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and the US.

As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the biggest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. Our clients trust us with their most important transactions, disputes and projects because of our ability to cut through complexity and mitigate risk. We offer local insight and seamless cross-border service in all major regions. Positioned to support the major trade flows, we help the world’s top companies thrive in the global economy.

Herbert Smith Freehills is the largest fully integrated law firm in Asia Pacific and is one of the world’s top ranked and most experienced energy & resources firms; a globally pre-eminent and recognised firm in litigation, arbitration and contentious regulatory work; and an international leader in M&A, private equity, capital markets, infrastructure and banking and finance.

Clifford Chance’s market-leading disputes and enforcement practice advises on a wide range of market abuse and market conduct issues around the world. Their work includes:

• Advising firms and individuals subject to enforcement investigations and regulatory or criminal proceedings
• Conducting internal investigations 
• Reviewing and advising on systems and controls, including policies, procedures and surveillance
• Litigation arising from alleged market misconduct. 

The firm has exceptional depth of experience with many partners and associates having spent time working within prosecutors or regulators dealing with market conduct issues.

Unique among the major international law firms, Clifford Chance has a specialist forensic team (comprising of experienced accountants and forensic technologists) based in London and New York. The team is experienced in analysing and investigating conduct issues in various financial markets (public markets, over-the-counter and digital asset markets), and involving various commodities and financial products (equities, derivatives, forex, UK Gilts, crypto currencies).  The Forensic team utilises a suite of forensic and data analysis tools (MS SQL server / MySQL) and data visualisation tools (Tableau, i2, PowerBI) to robustly analyse and visualize complex datasets. The Forensic team can also work alongside expert witnesses and third-party consultants. 
 

Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial consulting and expert testimony in all phases of litigation and regulatory matters. The firm supports clients with rigorous, objective analysis. Working with an extensive network of leading academics, former regulators, and industry specialists, Cornerstone Research identifies the most qualified experts for every case. 

Founded in 1989, Cornerstone Research has always been guided by its core values—commitment to clients, experts, staff, and to delivering consistently high-quality service. The firm has over 700 staff and offices in Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington. 
 

Global Relay is the leading provider of fully compliant, cloud electronic communications archiving, messaging, supervision, and eDiscovery solutions for the global financial sector and other highly regulated industries. 
 
Founded in 1999, Global Relay delivers services to over 20,000 customers in 90 countries, including 22 of the top 25 banks. From the Global Relay App for compliant communications, through to intelligent archiving, superior data connectors, and proactive surveillance, Global Relay’s integrated compliance solutions enable regulated organizations to meet collaboration, privacy, and security requirements.

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Founded in 2004, eflow Global provides financial firms with technology solutions to help them comply with their regulatory requirements in a more streamlined, efficient and robust way. It offers award-winning solutions for market abuse surveillance, best execution, transaction-cost analysis, transaction reporting and eComms surveillance. The company currently services over 110 clients across five continents, providing both buy-side and sell-side firms with highly configurable digital tools that are designed to keep them compliant and competitive in this ever-changing regulatory landscape. eflow’s regulatory solutions are delivered through a PATH, a unique digital ecosystem that offers the speed, convenience and efficiency of off-the-shelf software, combined with a level of customisation that is typically only associated with a bespoke platform.