Jorge

Lopes

Associate Director

London

Portuguese

Spanish

English

What our clients say

Expertise

Bribery and Corruption

Fraud

Forensic Accounting

Investigations

Internal Investigations

Regulatory Investigations

Disputes

International Arbitration

Monitorships

Disgorgement and Penalty Calculations

Controls Testing, Enhancement, and Implementation

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Enhancement

Audit and Accounting Advisory

Jorge Lopes has over ten years’ experience in investigations, disputes, compliance and risk advisory. Educated in Lisbon, his native-level Portuguese capability, cultural familiarity and forensic accounting experience provide a distinctive advantage in supporting counsel, clients and experts on complex cross-border and Portuguese-language matters.

Jorge has applied this background across matters with a Portuguese-language nexus, including work involving Portugal, Angola and Brazil. Examples include:

Appointed as joint expert, prepared joint expert reports and cross-examined before the Tribunal on damages and a variety of forensic accounting issues in arbitration proceedings involving a major Angolan energy group;
Performing disgorgement calculations connected with a settlement with Brazilian authorities;
Provided broader forensic accounting and data analytics support in investigations where Portuguese-language documents, financial records, counterparties or business contexts were relevant; and
Led or supported several advisory and audit-related engagements involving Portuguese and Angolan entities.

PCA Arbitration: Appointed as joint-expert in a PCA arbitration and prepared joint-expert reports on damages and a variety of forensic accounting issues, including indicators of fraud and conflict of interest. Cross-examined before the Tribunal.
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.
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.