The Investigator’s Endgame: Finding Success Without Compromising Ethics
Modern day investigators have the luxury of seemingly endless technological resources that allow them to investigate in ways that…
What next for UK’s Serious Fraud Office as Nick Ephgrave retires ‘early’?
The UK Serious Fraud Office has announced that Nick Ephgrave, the current Director, will retire from his role in March 2026, with…
Reputation at Risk: Why You Should Vet Lateral Hires Carefully
As highlighted in this recent piece on Law.com, the importance of law firms conducting thorough due diligence on lateral partner…
Give up the ghost: what next for Liechtenstein and Russian funds stranded in trusts?
In a recent FT News Briefing, podcast hosts Marc Filippino and Stephen Morris addressed the challenges facing Liechtenstein’s trust…
Bill Pallot and the Fraud that Found its Way into the Palace of Versailles
It’s not every day that a fraud is exposed by the presence of licorice. In the field of corporate investigations, we’re more familiar…
Encrypted messaging: are there divergent regulatory approaches in UK vs US?
The head of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed it will not introduce specific rules in relation to the use of encrypted…
The arrest in the UnitedHealthcare killing didn’t mitigate the threat. It magnified it.
An extensive manhunt spearheaded by the NYPD led to the arrest of Luigi Mangione and the subsequent filing of murder charges for the…
Modern Risks Demand Modern Due Diligence
The notion that financial institutions and other commercial actors should take reasonable precautions to avoid facilitating criminal…
The EU’s Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: Be Prepared, Not Worried
The idea that businesses should take care not to engage in or enable human rights violations in their overseas operations is not novel….
The “Robinhood Effect” on Due Diligence
Until recently, many Wall Street professionals viewed individual retail investors as minor players in the equity market with little power…