Monitorships
Experienced monitors and trusted partners throughout all stages of a corporate compliance monitorship.
Independent monitors are increasingly being appointed by more authorities to help companies rebuild trust with regulators and stakeholders through objective assessment and remediation of regulatory compliance programs. Whether choosing a monitor, or a forensic adviser for a monitorship, all sides need to be confident of engaging authoritative specialists with experience of the transparency and rigor needed to certify the highest standards.
FRA’s specialist, integrated teams have worked on 22 monitorships. We have been trusted, experienced collaborators to regulators, companies and law firms at all stages of a monitorship.
FRA Monitorships Track Record
FRA Monitorships Track Record
Regulator Experience
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How we can help
Forensic firms can serve in a number of capacities on monitorships, depending on the nature of the monitorship, the regulator’s mandate, the terms of the settlement agreement and the level of sophistication or maturity of the company’s programme.
- Independent Monitor: FRA forensic accountants have been appointed to the role of monitor where our core expertise has suited the scope of the monitorship.
- Company Monitor Support: Companies have directly engaged FRA to help internal teams stay ahead and bolster credibility through the often overwhelming preparation, remediation and reporting phases.
- Monitor Support: We have collaborated with appointed monitors to complement their expertise with our forensic accounting, data and technology skills.
Independent and Forensic Mindset
We have seen the use of monitorships expand from bribery and corruption matters to a variety of organizational misconduct across a breadth of industries. Our core forensic expertise in rooting out misconduct and improving compliance programs, complete with integrated data and technology consultancy, has earned us the trust of many regulators and companies. FRA experts are not only leaders in their technical fields, but also reliable communicators committed to the highest standards of integrity in their work.
Unmatched Blend of Experience and Expertise
Monitorships require advisers who bring a blend of (i) experience working with authorities or regulations, (ii) leading expertise with the subject matter at hand, and (iii) a proven approach to regulatory compliance enhancement that is adaptable across sectors. FRA’s unique offer lies at the intersection of these elements:
We have been engaged to apply our specialist knowledge and methods across many of the most regulated sectors, including aerospace, healthcare, banking, automotive, and energy (see some of our case studies below).
FRA’s nimble approach to staffing client engagements allows us to bring together each monitor (or monitorship support) team from across our global offices, with the precise blend of the experience above needed.
Expertise
Independent Monitor and Consultant
Exceptional, market-leading and trusted experts ensuring effective, proportionate and sustainable remediation.
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Experienced collaborators with first-hand knowledge of how specialist forensic skills can best support the monitor’s role.
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Trusted advisers with first-hand experience of successfully navigating companies through monitorships.
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Bespoke approach to evaluating a company’s key risks supporting a focused, proportionate and efficient action plan.
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Customized, rigorous testing to achieve internal controls effectiveness at the highest standards.
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Specialist, integrated teams experienced in international, high-stake investigations and regulatory inquiries.
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Independent and multi-disciplinary advice for organisations and external counsel on governance, enforcement actions and regulatory compliance.
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Multi-disciplinary advice for financial institutions and corporations on internal investigations, enforcement actions and regulatory compliance.
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Supporting our clients in rising to ESG challenges, taking ESG opportunities and managing associated risks.
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Investigations
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Disputes
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Advisory
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Data and Technology
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Integrated Data & Technology
We employ data analytics in monitorships to provide rigorous and tailored testing of existing and newly implemented controls to assess their effectiveness with the ultimate goal of providing recommendations and practical solutions to align governance and internal controls.
Monitorships of multinational companies also commonly involve identifying, collecting and transferring data across borders, creating the added complexity of handling large volumes of data in a manner compliant with multiple privacy and protection frameworks. FRA has tailored solutions for many challenging regulatory matters in a way that has satisfied all authorities involved.
Integrated Data & Technology
We employ data analytics in monitorships to provide rigorous and tailored testing of existing and newly implemented controls to assess their effectiveness with the ultimate goal of providing recommendations and practical solutions to align governance and internal controls.
Monitorships of multinational companies also commonly involve identifying, collecting and transferring data across borders, creating the added complexity of handling large volumes of data in a manner compliant with multiple privacy and protection frameworks. FRA has tailored solutions for many challenging regulatory matters in a way that has satisfied all authorities involved.
Bank Leumi
FRA was engaged to support the monitorship of an Israeli bank and its subsidiaries, who between 2000 and 2011 were found to have wilfully assisted US clients in opening and maintaining undeclared accounts in a foreign country, and concealing offshore assets and income from authorities.
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Multinational Life Sciences Company
FRA was retained by US counsel to assist a life sciences firm assigned under a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) related to violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Technip
Following the imposition of a monitor in a joint resolution by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Technip retained FRA to review the company’s anti-bribery measures and export control compliance program, provide forensic accounting and eDiscovery services and train the client’s internal audit staff to autonomously conduct future internal reviews.
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