Jorge
Lopes
Associate Director
London
Portuguese
Spanish
English
Expertise
Jorge Lopes has over ten years of experience including in investigations, disputes, compliance and risk advisory. He specializes in anti-bribery and corruption reviews, financial modeling, disgorgement calculations, and compliance program evaluations in support of internal and regulatory investigations, international arbitration and litigation, and compliance monitorships.
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- ICC Arbitration: Appointed as joint-expert in an ICC arbitration and prepared joint-expert reports on damages.
- ICC Arbitration: Supported the expert report for the defendant in an ICC arbitration related to the cancellation of mining licenses, which required the review of bank statements, corporate documents and financial statements to identify red flags consistent with bribery and corruption.
- ICC Arbitration: Supported the expert report for the defendant in an ICC arbitration, which required the review of corporate financial records, financial accounts and regulatory settlements to identify red flags consistent with fraud and corruption.
- Litigation funding arrangements: Supported the proposed class representative in a successful Collective Proceedings Order Application. Calculated financial outcomes for different parties across a spectrum of settlement or award scenarios (Bulk Mail Claim Limited v International Distribution Services PLC).
- Consumer Goods Company: Supported a company in an audit negligence claim against a Big 4 auditor in London High Court in an attempt to recover approximately £500m across a series of connected litigations.
- Medical Device Company: Supported a whistleblower investigation into bribery and corruption allegations within the invoicing and tendering processes in the company’s Middle East, Africa and Asia operations.
- Engineering Manufacturer: Supported the investigation into whistleblower allegations that revenue was overstated and costs were undervalued with respect to certain long-term manufacturing projects, with findings presented to the client’s general counsel, external auditors and audit committee.
- Insurance Provider: Supported an investigation initiated by an anonymous whistleblower alleging misappropriation of funds in the North African business of a multinational insurance company. Provided forensic accounting and data analytics services to identify potential red flags.
- 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.
- Healthcare Services Company: Supported disgorgement calculations in relation to a settlement with Brazilian authorities.
- Real Estate Developer: Supported a real estate developer with profit analyses in preparation of engagement with regulators over allegations of bribery of public officials.
- Global Mining Group: Supporting the SEC-appointed Independent Consultant reviewing the company's risk management processes and internal controls as they relate to the impairment process, company’s disclosure, and reporting obligations.
- IAV GMBH: Supported FRA's DOJ monitorship in connection with “Dieselgate” and the conspiracy to defraud a US agency in connection with environmental regulations.
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Biography
Jorge Lopes has over ten years of experience including in investigations, disputes, compliance and risk advisory. He specializes in anti-bribery and corruption reviews, financial modeling, disgorgement calculations, and compliance program evaluations in support of internal and regulatory investigations, international arbitration and litigation, and compliance monitorships.
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Portuguese
Spanish
English
