In addition to leading complex investigations, she works with the firm’s executive committee to manage global operations. Sabina has been recognized by Global Investigations Review as one of their leading Women in Investigations and as a Band 2 investigator by Chambers and Partners, which calls Sabina a “rock star” and “a serious power-player” with “excellent instincts that are informed by strong investigative and people skills.” Among her significant public matters, Sabina helped lead Nardello & Co.’s assignment as the independent investigator to resolve conflicts arising from the settlement agreement between the State of New York and leading tobacco manufacturers.
Sabina
Menschel
Chief Executive Officer
Americas | Washington, DC office
Sabina has more than 25 years of experience leading domestic and international due diligence, litigation support, fraud, and global asset recovery investigations on behalf of financial institutions, law firms, and multinational corporations.
Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Sabina helped establish the investigative practice at an international risk consultancy. She began her investigative career as a research analyst at a corporate investigations and risk consulting firm, rose to director of research for the firm’s New York office, and then to global head of training for the firm’s Business Intelligence and Investigations practice.
After receiving her MBA, Sabina served as a Special Advisor in the Directorate of Intelligence at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s headquarters in Washington, DC. There, she worked to refine and strengthen the FBI’s intelligence-gathering capabilities and implement its intelligence-transformation efforts in response to the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.
Representative matters
- Sabina helped lead Nardello & Co.’s assignment as the independent investigator pursuing a settlement between the State of New York and leading tobacco manufacturers. The mandate was to assess and review information provided by the interested parties and carry out an independent review to determine the number of Native American tribal cigarette packs sold to New York consumers on which the state did not collect excise tax. The assessment and investigation, which considered evidence provided by the tobacco manufacturers and New York State, included open-source research, surveillance, and source inquiries as well as an econometric analysis. Nardello & Co.’s findings determined the credit to which each tobacco company was entitled toward their payments to the State of New York under the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
- Sabina has led various investigations into proxy slates submitted by dissident shareholders. This work has included: identifying undisclosed liabilities such as regulatory matters and significant litigation; documenting misrepresentations, misstatements, or material omissions in securities filings; uncovering conflicts of interest; and identifying undisclosed relationships and affiliations to establish that adverse parties were acting in concert.
- In an assignment that spanned Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the US, Sabina led a $1 billion asset recovery investigation that identified numerous businesses and substantial assets held by a family-controlled company.
Languages spoken
- English (Fluent)
Education
- MBA, Harvard Business School
- AB, Harvard College
Recognition & awards
- Chambers and Partners 2022-2026 Litigation Support Guide: Band 2
- 2018 Women in Investigations, Global Investigations Review
Charitable affiliations
- Charina Endowment Fund, director
- Sixth & I, board member
- Tenement Museum, board member
- Print Center New York, board member
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