Kim
Qvale
Senior Associate
Kim Qvale supports international arbitration, fraud and corruption investigations, and compliance and sanctions reviews across many jurisdictions. Prior legal training strengthens his approach to conducting financial and accounting analyses for testifying experts in commercial disputes and arbitration proceedings. His experience includes evaluating internal controls, transaction testing and risk assessments for regulatory compliance and acquisition due diligence.
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Prior to joining FRA, Kim worked as a trainee for French and American law firms, specializing in international litigation and arbitration, as well as for the Embassy of Norway in Paris working with public policy issues. He has notably worked with questions related to due diligence, compliance, and corruption and bribery claims.
- Global Telecommunications Company: Conducted an assessment of the company's sanctions and export controls program to ensure compliance related to its cloud services agreement with a software provider.
- Multinational Commodity Trading Company: Post-acquisition anti-bribery and corruption assessment of the client's terminals across several jurisdictions (UK, UAE, Guatemala, Mozambique, and Namibia), including transaction testing and quantification of interactions with government officials.
- Regional Engineering and Services Company: Assisted in the preparation of two expert reports in an ICC arbitration involving an Italian defense company’s breach of contract the client claimed resulted in unpaid services and loss of profits.
- French Multinational Telecommunications Company: Conducted an investigation of a newly acquired entity due to allegations of fictitious vendor schemes.
Biography
Kim Qvale supports international arbitration, fraud and corruption investigations, and compliance and sanctions reviews across many jurisdictions. Prior legal training strengthens his approach to conducting financial and accounting analyses for testifying experts in commercial disputes and arbitration proceedings. His experience includes evaluating internal controls, transaction testing and risk assessments for regulatory compliance and acquisition due diligence.
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