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Chris Morgan
Jones

Managing Director et Responsable de la Région EMEA

Europe, Middle East & Africa | London office

+44 (0)20 7079 5900

cmorganjones@nardelloandco.com

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Chris Morgan Jones has over 25 years’ experience leading complex multi-jurisdictional engagements.

Chris’ expertise includes dispute support matters, fraud and corruption investigations, cybersecurity investigations, activist defense work, asset tracing/problematic debt recovery/enforcement matters, and reputational investigations. He has also conducted a large number of assignments for clients looking to better understand acquisition targets, competitor behavior, market dynamics and specific aspects of political or regulatory risk. As head of Nardello & Co.’s EMEA region, Chris oversees a team of investigators that advises and supports law firms, corporations, banks, governments, private equity firms, hedge funds, and high-net-worth individuals.

Clients quoted in Chambers and Partners say that Chris “is very instinctive in the way he goes about investigations. He comes up with creative solutions and creative ways of unlocking value” and “is extremely strong and always puts the client’s needs first. He is a tremendous partner to us”. Another source states that “Chris is very smart, thoughtful and effective.”

Chris is also featured in the 2025 Spear’s Business & Entrepreneurship Index for security, intelligence and investigations – ranked as a top recommended advisor.

Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Chris was senior advisor to a US investigations firm, advising clients on investigative matters and managing projects that spanned geographies and disciplines. Chris also spent 11 years in the London office of a global investigations firm, setting up its Central and Eastern Europe practice and running its Business Intelligence operation before becoming regional managing director of the consulting group in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Chris is also the author of four acclaimed novels that have been published internationally.

Expérience

  • Led a broad and complex investigation into suspected corruption by the former management of a Middle Eastern state-owned company. This involved the simultaneous application of the full suite of investigative methods, including email review, interviewing, source intelligence, forensic accounting, analysis of financial flows, asset-tracing, open-source investigation, and extensive liaison with local law enforcement and the public prosecutor’s office. The effort produced clear, admissible evidence of corruption on contract awards worth billions of dollars, and the comprehensive exposure of those who had instigated the scheme and profited from it.
  • Investigated the legitimacy of a prominent insolvency administration process that some claimed had been intentionally skewed by a European government in favor of certain creditors for political purposes. The inquiry, which developed evidence of bias and secured the cooperation of witnesses who could support the case, formed the backbone of the client’s case in arbitration.
  • Engaged to demonstrate that the counterparty in a prominent piece of cross-territory litigation was funded, in part, by the criminal proceeds of high-level corruption in the country in question. This involved extensive identification and debriefing of witnesses, patient unpicking of complex offshore structures, and establishing to evidential standard the predicate crimes that generated the tainted funds.
  • In the context of a shadow hostile takeover, Chris led an investigation into the possibility of collusion between several new shareholders in a listed natural resources company. This inquiry established that the shareholders were, in fact, being controlled by a single entity that wished to disguise its interest and circumvent stock exchange regulations. Evidence of this allowed the client to mount a more focused and effective defense.

Languages spoken

  • English (Fluent)

Publications

  • Article: Managing Reputation Through Investigations, with Daria Plakhova-Freshville and Alan Kennedy (Global Investigations Review, 2024)

Recognition & awards

  • Chambers and Partners 2025 & 2026 Litigation Support Guide: Band 3
  • Spear's 500 Security, Intelligence & Investigations index 2025 & 2026: Top Recommended