Harriet Elizabeth Slater

Ms. Slater’s experience includes:

White Collar Defense and Investigations

• Conducting various international internal investigations on behalf of an international pharmaceutical company following allegations of bribery and corruption
• Conducting a global compliance risk assessment for a global company in the aviation industry
• Conducting a gender discrimination assessment / internal investigation for an international accountancy firm
• Conducting an internal investigation for a national aviation company, with related US civil litigation issues 
• Conducting an internal investigation for a global entertainment company in response to corruption indictments of related individuals
• Representing multiple individuals in a spoofing investigation conducted by the US Department of Justice
• Representing a publically listed investment firm in investigations by the Financial Conduct Authority and Serious Fraud Office*
• Defending an individual in prosecutions by the Serious Fraud Office*
• Conducting transaction due diligence and contractual analysis on compliance, corruption, supply chain, sanctions, and bribery issues for international clients

Regulatory Investigations

• Advising Meta in various litigation and regulatory inquiries, including its global litigation and regulatory response in relation to a data breach
• Conducting an investigation for a global bank into criminal conduct allegations, including tipping off offences, made by a whistleblower

Complex Commercial Litigation

• Representing a Chinese biopharmaceutical company against claims brought by a major shareholder in relation to the outcome of the Company’s AGM, and the validity of the company's shareholder rights plan, before the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal
• Acting for an international pharmaceutical company’s defense, and successful settlement, in a guarantee claim
• Acting for a high profile individual in the entertainment and media industry in an employment claim arising out of the alleged misconduct of Harvey Weinstein
• Representing an American airline in English civil cartel litigation brought by 500+ claimants* 
• Representing a multi-million pound real-estate company in bringing litigation based on breach of warranties involving the development of a hotel in the Caribbean* 

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham