15 JANUARY 2021, LONDON: Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA), a forensic accounting, data governance and compliance consultancy firm specialising in international corruption and fraud investigations for global corporations and law firms, has been awarded Best Provider Collaboration at the prestigious American Lawyer Industry Awards 2020 alongside their client Airbus and six law firms. The honour recognises […]
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Ex-US sanctions official: Biden to mirror Trump’s approach minus the “flourishes”
This article was originally published in Global Investigations Review on January 8. A former senior US Treasury Department lawyer expects the incoming president to enthusiastically use sanctions as a tool of foreign policy but will probably avoid some of the more controversial measures seen in the Trump era. Charlie Steele, who was chief counsel at […]
Document Review and Managing Access Using eZReview
While undergoing high-volume eDiscovery review, precision and security are incredibly important. Equally important is leveraging the right technology that can help simplify the incredibly complex process. The eZReview platform, offers exactly this – powerful simplicity in the form of an intuitive review module, which can be manipulated using granular permissions for meticulous results. Having worked […]
Artificial Intelligence in Cross-Border Forensic Investigations
What are the benefits of using AI to achieve compliance and resolve investigations? The nature of economic crimes – and related investigations – are changing. Changes in regulation and advances in technology have caused a global shift in corruption-related schemes, from frequent, lower-value schemes to less frequent, higher-value schemes that deploy more creative approaches to […]
Is the DOJ’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework Really Ground-Breaking?
Note: This article was originally published on Legaltech News. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework, published in the final quarter of 2020, was an opportunity for the financial sector to understand the US DoJ’s approach to dealing with emerging financial crime threats. Its publication was timely as the value of Bitcoin, the […]