Regulatory Investigations 

• Entain plc: Supported the company in relation to an HM Revenue & Customs investigation, resulting in the first ever DPA with the UK Crown Prosecution Service and a GPB 585m settlement.
• Insurance Company: Supported a regulatory investigation into issues surrounding inappropriate workplace culture, which included collecting, hosting and reviewing 5.5TB of unstructured data from email services, chat applications and employee mobile devices for review by regulator and company counsel.
• Multinational Software Company: Supported company and counsel with an investigation into allegations of inappropriate revenue recognition and corruption by the US SEC, The Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), and Strategic Intelligence and Economic Security Service (SISSE).
• “Big Four” Accounting Firm: Conducted a targeted review of the firm’s quality control system as required by the UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC), including root cause analysis and the design and implementation of policies and procedures and related corporate culture initiatives.

Internal Investigations 

• UK-listed Mining Company: Investigated multiple internal whistleblower allegations of corruption, procurement and trading fraud concerning the company's operations in sub-Saharan Africa, including in the DRC.
• Middle East Pharmaceutical Company: Led an internal investigation into sales and marketing practices following a whistleblower report.
• Global Financial Services Firm: Conducted an extensive investigation related to a civil complaint by the firm’s recently acquired fintech company related to multiple allegations, including improper accounting and financial reporting practices, misrepresentations during merger negotiations and due diligence, and other areas of misconduct and mismanagement.
• Revolution Beauty: Performed an independent investigation into concerns related to overstatement of revenue, the acquisition of a supplier, loans to distributors and senior employees, and changes to the company’s accounting policies, resulting in corrective adjustments and ultimately the lifting of the company’s AIM-listing suspension.
• Global Manufacturer: Investigated a European subsidiary for a potential overstatement of revenue.
• Commodities Trader: Investigated relationships with the company’s business partners and third-party agents in Venezuela, which included processing, hosting and reviewing client data to identify evidence of corrupt payments.
• Gambling Company: Supported the internal investigation, initiated by the company's auditors, related to the embezzlement of several million Euro by the founder and minority shareholder of an acquired subsidiary.
• Global Oilfield Services Company: Conducted an internal investigation into accounting fraud against an invoice factor provider.
• Technology Solutions Provider: Supported an internal, independent investigation related to potential regulator action by the Enforcement Conduct Board.
• Biotechnology Company: Supported an investigation into whether the practices of a local business partner related to the client's business operations in a sanctioned country in the Middle East were potentially illegal and posed a risk to the client.

Disputes

• Oligarch / Fiduciary Dispute: Conducted a forensic review into allegations of mismanagement and misappropriation of funds held on behalf of the family of an oligarch imprisoned in Russia to support a dispute with the ex-fiduciaries.
• Family-owned Conglomerate: Supported an asset tracing exercise and disclosure activity in preparation for litigation, including tracing USD 249m through 200 companies in multiple jurisdictions.