Kyle Wombolt

Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong

Kyle is Global Head, Corporate Crime & Investigations at Herbert Smith Freehills, specialising in corporate crime, AML and sanctions. Kyle is regarded as one of the Asian market's leading white collar and regulatory lawyers. He has been described as "one of the cornerstones of investigations work in Asia" and "an exceptional lawyer". Kyle has led investigations and compliance projects in more than 40 countries worldwide. He focuses on multi-jurisdictional corruption, money laundering, regulatory, fraud and accounting investigations, as well as corporate governance and sanctions issues involving multinational and major regional corporates. Kyle is admitted to practise in Hong Kong, California and New York, and is a registered foreign lawyer in England and Wales. He is the editor of Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong – Bribery, Corruption and Organised Crime, and a member of the Editorial Boards at Global Investigations Review and Practical Law China, among others.