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Independent Investigators.
We are often called in to assist where an organization with multiple stakeholders requires an independent and objective review. We do not ordinarily maintain repeat clients of our own, and are therefore reliably free of relationships to major banks, NGOs, or other typical stakeholders with an interest in the outcome of the investigation.
International Focus.
Our investigations practice is predominantly cross-border. We are the only litigation boutique with teams of former U.S. government lawyers and investigators permanently based in Europe and Asia. As a result, we have had repeated exposure to varying attorney-client privilege laws, country-specific data protection laws, non-U.S. employment laws, and other special issues that arise in international investigations.
Our team of professionals includes fluent speakers of several European, Middle Eastern, and Asian languages.
Court-Appointed Monitors.
Courts and government agencies also regularly invite our firm to serve as a monitor for institutions facing significant regulatory compliance issues.
Representative Engagements.
- Represented a Special Committee of the Board of Directors of a public company in conducting an internal investigation into possible FCPA violations and other issues regarding operations in Asia, the United States, and Africa. Engagement included review of several hundred thousand emails and interviews of dozens of company employees in Japanese.
- Represented Audit Committee of London-based international media company. Conducted internal investigation into alleged accounting fraud, antitrust violations, and FCPA violations at several locations throughout Europe. Engagement included review of several hundred thousand emails and interviews of dozens of company employees in English, Czech, and Russian.
- Represented independent Directors of a European financial services company in investigating alleged financial improprieties of certain high-level executives, requiring sensitive electronic data collection and investigations in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg, among other places
- Represented Audit Committee of New York Stock Exchange-listed technology company with operations in Europe, North America, and South America. Conducted internal investigation after whistleblower allegations of accounting fraud, embezzlement, FCPA violations, and money laundering by various executive officers. Engagement included imaging and review of more than 50 computers and interviews of more than 30 employees in both English and Spanish. Advised company in subsequent investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented Audit Committee of major public company in financial news business with operations in Europe, North America, and Asia. Conducted an investigation of member of Board of Directors for alleged insider trading of company stock. Advised company in subsequent investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented Audit Committee of New York Stock Exchange-listed information services company with operations in the Europe and United States. Conducted an internal investigation of an executive officer for alleged insider trading of company stock. Advised company in subsequent investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Conducted internal investigation of Wall Street investment bank, in response to inquiry of fixed income securities trading practices worldwide for possible violations of securities laws. Investigation involved review of more than 2 million documents and interviews of dozens of company employees. Advised company in subsequent investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and related Self-Regulatory Organizations.
- Service as monitor of a construction company resulting from long-running investigation by the New York County District Attorney's Office into compliance with wage laws and government contracting abuse issues, upon the request of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
- Service as monitor of a public contracting company in New York to review potential infiltration of organized crime influence on the organization, upon request of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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