Plea pioneers: HSF advises bank on first deferred prosecution agreement with SFO Legal Business27 November 2015Legal affairs Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is advising ICBC Standard Bank on its deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) – the first deal to be struck since DPAs came into force in February 2014.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryRevolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equityPower hungry: how big tech’s demands are supercharging the energy marketThirty firms win roles in revamped £820m government legal panel – with three new appointmentsWitness training: Fail to prepare, prepare to failSponsored briefing: The award-winning real estate lawyers offering flexible support to legal teams‘Drive long-lasting change’: Professionals urged to take part in survey on law and mental healthRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry