Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro is entering an alliance with former FBI director and one-time Pepper Hamilton leader Louis Freeh's law firm, Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, and his consulting firm, Freeh Group International Solutions, the firms announced Wednesday.

The combination, which will be based in Los Angeles and effective immediately, will provide the firms with a “complete package of consultative, investigative and litigation services” to help address clients' compliance needs and respond rapidly when crisis erupts, the firms said. The firms touted “one-stop access” to both Glaser and Freeh's lawyers and investigators, who handle white-collar crime, securities and environmental litigation, and cybersecurity and data protection matters.

Fred Heather Fred Heather, partner with Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro.

“What this alliance does, it allows us to go out to clients together, to present the benefits these clients would have if they engage with both of us simultaneously,” said Glaser Weil partner Fred Heather, who is leading the partnership alongside Freeh Sporkin partner Benjamin Scotti, who has recently rejoined Freeh's group from Philadelphia-based Pepper Hamilton.