Judith Seddon

Partner, Ropes & Gray

Judith Seddon is global co-head of Ropes & Gray’s white collar and government enforcement practice.

Named Business Crime Lawyer of the Year by Who’s Who Legal 2018, Judith was listed as one of those “truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.” They described her as “one of the most highly regarded investigations lawyers in the UK, highlighted for her “brilliant” work on behalf of both corporates and individuals.” She was named as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Business Crime in 2019 and 2020.

Judith is a leading and consistently ranked band 1 practitioner specialising in white-collar crime, fraud, money laundering, corruption and regulatory and criminal investigations and prosecutions. A client recently noted “Judith Seddon gives Ropes & Gray one of the best-known lawyers in this space in London and her reputation for hard work, intellectual rigour and strategic thinking is well-deserved.” She has successfully represented corporate clients including leading financial institutions, in some of the most significant and complex investigations mounted by the SFO and FCA in the UK and by prosecuting authorities across the globe. Clients note she “counsels and advises with intelligence and caution and has tremendous credibility with regulators.” She has successfully represented individuals in a number of the highest profile investigations. Judith has conducted numerous internal investigations for clients involving highly sensitive matters, successfully defended clients against threatened actions by the SFO and FCA and other government agencies, including the Competition and Markets Authority, and guided clients through the myriad and often unexpected challenges of navigating cross-border investigations.

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