Global Investigations and Disputes
Internal
Investigations
We have deep expertise in investigating the full range of workplace misconduct issues including fraud, corruption and IP theft. We support our clients in reaching fair and evidence-based outcomes.
Dispute
Support
We assist our clients and their counsel in formulating a legal strategy, obtaining documentary evidence and filling hard-to-access information gaps that are critical to commercial disputes.
Asset
Tracing
We leverage our global intelligence and investigative tools to solve complex cross-border asset traces, establishing asset positions of parties in disputes and providing recoverability assessments.
Typical
Assignments
- Whistleblowing allegations
- Internal fraud
- Corruption
- IP theft
- Supply chain investigations
- Workplace misconduct
- Money laundering
- Intelligence on counterparties
- Evidence gathering
- Surveillance and site visits
- Mapping ownership structures
- Forensic reviews
- Digital forensics
- Expert identification
- Offshore ownership identification
- UBO identification
- Undeclared corporate structures
- Proxy ownership
- Asset profiling
- Recoverability assessment
Global Investigations and Disputes – Case Studies

North America
Investigation into allegations of IP theft by a US-based Chinese employee of a US multi-national company
Internal investigation related to fraud at a manufacturing unit and dissipation of assets for a Fortune 50 client
Global asset trace investigation on behalf of a US law firm, targeting the offshore assets of the JV partner of the ultimate client
Latin America
Investigation for a private bank into whether a Venezuelan oil company was in breach of US sanctions
Investigation into the events leading up to the dismissal of a senior executive from a Panamanian telecoms company
Intelligence on a counterparty to support settlement discussions in a longstanding dispute with our client, a DAX-listed company
Europe
Investigation into the asset position of an industrial family for a European banking client that has been dissipating assets for over a decade
Board-driven investigation into allegations of fraud by a short-seller research house for a listed company in the payments sector
Investigation into fraud at an infrastructure operator in Ireland for a European PE fund
Africa
Investigation into supply chain integrity pan-West Africa for a Canadian corporate
Intelligence related to litigation support on potential corruption allegations for a Fortune500 corporate
Digital forensic review of corporate data holdings to determine when and how employee fraud had occurred within a pan-Africa conglomerate
APAC
Targeted forensic accounting review to establish over-stating of accounts receivables within a subsidiary of a multi-national corporation
A pan Asian investigation into alleged fraud in the construction sector with discreet enquiries and overt interviews for an SGX-listed company
Investigation to support an international manufacturing conglomerate that suspected a cabal of former employees in their China factory of IP theft
MENA
Investigation into the integrity of the restructuring process of a Middle East based energy company on behalf its Board
Strategic guidance on the negotiations to free a ship that was lodged in the Suez Canal, on behalf of a global law firm
Ultimate beneficial ownership investigation into the shareholder of a Syrian telecommunications company
CEE & CIS
Global asset trace against the chairman of a national bank alleged to have siphoned off nearly $3.5 billion
Investigation to determine whether a sanctioned Russian businessman was in fact the ultimate beneficial owner of a sports and media group
Investigation to identify any unencumbered assets and evidence of wrong-doing by a multi-national conglomerate which had defaulted on its debts
Global Investigations and Disputes – Case Studies












Our Clients
- Law Firms
- Internal Counsel
- Compliance Teams
- C-suite
- Corporate Boards