Harriet Sassoon

Harriet Sassoon is an Associate at US law firm Morrison & Foerster, specialising in anti-bribery and corruption litigation, and is a founding member of Fractio Vitri (breaking the glass ceiling), a young women’s network with a focus on gender equality in the workplace.
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