James
Norden
Director
James Norden has over 10 years’ experience in forensic accounting, investigations, and compliance monitorships across industries such as banking, healthcare, and aerospace. He played a key role in Airbus’s €3.6bn global settlement with four global authorities and has led major cross-border investigations for clients worldwide. A former external auditor at BDO, James brings deep cross-border expertise in anti-bribery, corruption, and financial integrity matters.
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- Airbus: Supported the multi-year, multinational investigation, resulting in a EUR 3.6b settlement with four investigative authorities: the UK SFO, the US DOJ and DOS, and the French PNF.
- NYSE-Listed Financial Services Firm: Supported the independent compliance monitor appointed by the US DOJ due to the firm's involvement in market manipulation schemes.
- European Bank: Supported an independent ombudsperson in a highly confidential review of alleged historical misconduct at a global financial institution, which included analyzing millions of digitized records from live systems and archives, spanning decades.
- UK-listed Mining Company: Investigated multiple internal whistleblower allegations concerning the company's operations in sub-Saharan Africa, including in the DRC.
- Global Financial Institution: Supported the US DOJ-appointed monitor, evaluating financial crime compliance in areas including FCPA, BSA/AML, FATCA, and OFAC and making recommendations for ongoing compliance improvements.
- Investor: Supported a sovereign wealth fund investor in reviewing short seller allegations against one of its investments, a Luxembourg-based real estate company.
- Global Security Services Provider: Supported external counsel in conducting an internal investigation into alleged misconduct within its Middle East operations, assessing veracity of allegations and providing recommendations on further investigative work.
- Cryptocurrency Exchange: Currently supporting a multi-year US compliance monitorship of a global cryptocurrency exchange.
Biography
James Norden has over 10 years’ experience in forensic accounting, investigations, and compliance monitorships across industries such as banking, healthcare, and aerospace. He played a key role in Airbus’s €3.6bn global settlement with four global authorities and has led major cross-border investigations for clients worldwide. A former external auditor at BDO, James brings deep cross-border expertise in anti-bribery, corruption, and financial integrity matters.
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