Our end-to-end risk services span all domains, from managing strategic risks in the C-Suite to improving board oversight, and from balancing financial and environmental policies to addressing cyber threats.
Disputes are inexorable with any nature of business. Especially with the world getting smaller, disputes shall remain a part and parcel of the businesses transacted. Our experience, capabilities and qualifications help to provide an independent expert opinion on complex aspects of disputes.
We assist our clients in disputes involving complex economic, financial and technical issues. Our team of Experts have supported Indian domestic as well as International Arbitration matters under the rules of AAA, LCIA, DIAC, UNCITRAL and SIAC. We offer assistance in cases of commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, valuation disputes, investment treaty disputes, contractual disputes, regulatory disputes and anti-trust disputes.
Our services in this space include supporting as an Expert in mattters of Commercial Loss Accounting, Valuations, Business interruption loss calculations, Stock Loss calculations, Product Liability losses, Cyber Claims, Product Recall Claims, Calculation of Economic Damages due to Breach of Contract, Shareholder Disputes, Personal Injury, Wrongful Termination / Death, EPC / Infrastructure / Real Estate Contracts, Shipping / Maritime Contracts and Delay in Performance.
We assist by authoring Expert reports, Joint Expert reports and Rebuttal reports.
A well written Expert report is job half done. Our experts work with counsel and participate in trials and depositions as expert witnesses in financial, valuation and other nature of disputes.
Our clear, to the point and concise communication along-with our expertise in financial advisory and investigation services are the success factors while testifying in the court or in front of a tribunal. Our experience in varied sectors and geographies give us the edge to testify with calmness and confidence.
Pursuit of claims in a dispute can be laborious, lengthy and in most cases costly. Through Litigation & Arbitration Funding, we help our clients finance their litigation and other legal costs through a third party funding company.
Our experts with financial and legal expertise coupled with the funding help our clients to reduce the risk involved inherent in any claim, mitigate the detrimental effect of lengthy claims on cash flow and to remove litigation costs from the balance sheet.
As unique the claim must be, the financial solution and strategy to pursue the claim also needs to be tailored and suitable to the client’s objective. Our Global reach for Litigation and Arbitration funding works to protect claimants from the risk of escalating costs or adverse results.
Managing a Litigation or an Arbitration case can often be daunting and time consuming. A litigation management system comes with a bouquet of offerings to manage the entire dispute including claims, counter-claims, defenses and a lot more.
A platform where all Litigation and Hearings data including, case values, clients, opponents, courts, court numbers, stages, hearings, opponent lawyers, judges, and events can be maintained and tracked in one place, structured to ease the follow-up and the focus on next actions.
With access from anywhere and easy to use platform, we help in managing key deadlines and accelerating the entire process of dispute.
Managing huge volumes of data is often a challenge in cases of Disputes or Investigations or Regulatory compliances or a Transaction service. Even more effort is required to objectively analyse and utilize the information.
Our use of latest tools and technology allows our clients to focus on core issues and without bothering too much on the data crunching aspects. Our team of experienced technology experts, legal experts and seasoned reviewers make it easy for our clients to save time and costs in a big way.
Our team is adept at deploying and using technology platforms like Relativity and deliver projects at great speed with minimizing costs.
Our Expert team accepts Arbitrator appointments for domestic and international arbitration disputes.
Our expertise in financial services along-with legal background, understanding of multi-cultural aspects and sound legal principles help resolve complex dispute matters.
Our expert areas of dispute include commercial & contractual disputes, maritime disputes, shareholder disputes, valuation disputes and anti-trust disputes.
The occurrence of frauds, white collar crimes, money siphoning, unethical and corrupt behaviors, money laundering, tax evasions, kickbacks and various fraudulent activities are on constant rise. Such actitivities are also becoming innovative day-by-day. A very agile and alert investigation is often sought, which is where our tailored services in Forensic Investigation Services are helpful to our clients. Our experience as accountants, fraud examiners, sector experts and computer forensic professionals become extremely important to conduct critical investigations.
We assist our clients in various investigation requirements. We deliver with our extensive experience in reactive investigation matters along-with being flexible and agile during the course of investigation. Our services include –
1. Employee Frauds – Vendor Kickbacks, Dual Employment cases, Embezzlement & Misconduct, Mystery Shopping
2. Financial Mismanagement – Siphoning of Funds, Financial Misrepresentation, Parallel Business, Ponzi Scheme investigations, Insider Trading investigations
3. Sexual Harassment – Case Investigations, Employee Character checks, Document & Email review
4. Cyber Crimes – Data & Money Theft cases, Policy Violation cases, System Intrusion cases, Unauthorized Access
5. Pro-active (IP, Brand Protection, Data Privacy) – Market Search & Identify, Raid Support, Investigations on Data Theft, Trade Secrets, Counterfeits, etc., Data Privacy related cases
We service our clients on Ethics & Compliance related to various Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption compliances, which include but not limited to FCPA< UKBA, SAPIN II and PoCA (India). Our services include –
1. ABAC Policy design – Ethics & Integrity policy, Code of Conduct policy, Anti Bribery & Anti Corruption compliance documentation
2. Investigations – Bribery & Corruption, Bid rigging cases, Anti Trust & Anti Competition investigations, Compliance reviews
3. Fraud Risk Assessment – Process Walkthroughs, Proactive trend analysis, Fraud Risk Control Matrix, Transaction Testing
4. Whistle Blower Hotline – Framework design & implementation, Hotline set-up & operations, Awareness campaigns & trainings
5. Workshops & Trainings – Conducting trainings, Policy Awareness review, Employee Do’s & Don’ts, Routine work checklist
6. Transaction Review – Pre-audit expense review, Review of Special Transactions
Monitoring lent funds is of prime importance to any lender or organization. Funds granted need to be under adequate vigilance and monitoring. We support our clients in monitoring the use and placement of funds and help the lender take comfort in the transactions of the borrower entity. Our services in this space include –
1. Pre Lending Forensic Due Diligence and pre issue of Bank Guarantees
2. Cash Flow and Bank Guarantee Monitoring
3. Forensic Audits and NPA Investigations
4. Agency for Specialized Monitoring
5. Continuous Monitoring Audit
It is critical to obtain knowledge of backgrounds, track records and business practices for organizations to enter into engagements in unacquainted geographies with business partners, counterparties and third parties. Market Intelligence Services provides insights and information which help our clients in multiple ways.
Our services expand to include – Entity background check, open domain searches, global subscribed databases, litigation intelligence, exposure to political connections, enhanced corporate due diligence, integrity, anti-bribery and anti-corruption due diligence, senior and executive management due diligence, site visits, pretext discussions, screening and red-flag identification.
Managing huge volumes of data is often a challenge in cases of Disputes or Investigations or Regulatory compliances or a Transaction service. Even more effort is required to objectively analyse and utilize the information.
Our use of latest tools and technology allows our clients to focus on core issues and without bothering too much on the data crunching aspects. Our team of experienced technology experts, legal experts and seasoned reviewers make it easy for our clients to save time and costs in a big way.
Our team is adept at deploying and using technology platforms like Relativity and deliver projects at great speed with minimizing costs.
Assets in the nature of real estate, stocks and shares, possessions, undeclared bank accounts, intellectual property rights, company assets (eg property, plant and equipment), vehicles, livestock, yachts and money can be the focal point of dispute. Hence, it becomes important to know, ascertain and trace assets before an appropriate recovery strategy could be implemented.
Asset tracing is conducted by examining land registry, company register, company records, register of non-profit organizations, court records, tax records, vehicle registration register, criminal records, immigration records, border crossing, customs records, open domain databases, subscription based databases and court records.
We service our clients with Promoter & Family Profiling, Discreet Source Inquires and Site Visits, verification and Evidence Gathering of Ownership of Asset, Report & Proof Submission, Strategic Considerations for Developing and Managing a Case and Securing the Assets.
Our Forensic team experience and expertise plays an important role to support various regulatory authorities to conduct forensic audits. These authorities include Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Central Bureau of Investigation, Income Tax, GST, Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Competition Commission of India and Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code.
To facilitate informed decision making and to alert clients to fraud and corruption risks, disclosure issues, and potential negotiation points, we assist our clients by providing precise information and insights about the target entity.
Financial Statement sanctity, Tax and regulatory compliances, Background checks and Public Domain checks & balances help in achieving the objectives for our clients.
The importance of assessing Money Laundering risks is well realized and established. However, the methods, tools and techniques available for mitigating these risks can present a significant challenge. We assist our clients in implementing and maintaining a robust AML program. Our services in implementing AML program include –
1. AML Governance & Policy Framing – conduct gap analysis between local and global AML laws and regulation and the business’ AML policies and procedures and improving the policies & procedures to match global standards
2. AML Audits & investigations – conduct AML Health Checks to ensure your organization is in compliance with internal procedures as well as external rules and regulations; Conduct Investigations into suspicious transactions
3. Fraud Detection & Prevention – design a fraud detection and prevention program to be included within your AML program
4. Integrity Due Diligence & Others – perform due diligence to provide a synopsis of an individual’s or entity’s public profile and highlight any adverse information found; counterparty due diligence; forensic due diligence on fund distributors and client portfolios
5. Risk Assessment Consulting – developing and implementing effective enterprise, customer and sanctions risk assessment models with regards to the regulatory requirements around enterprise wide risk assessments
6. Technology Consulting – with advanced analytics and technology services, we assist you with understanding your data to make informed decisions regarding your AML technology as a critical component of a comprehensive AML program
7. Training & Seminars – develop and deliver customized training for all levels of employees, management, and Board of Directors; provide training to promote a strong AML culture; awareness of common fraud typologies, training, procedures, and controls design / review.
Using an electronic discovery technique to determine and reveal technical criminal evidence, we assist our clients to examine digital media in a forensically sound manner with the aim of identifying, preserving, recovering, analyzing and presenting facts and opinions about the digital information. Our services involve techniques and principles to data recovery, but with additional guidelines and practices designed to create a legal audit trail.
Our services include Database forensics, Network forensics, Memory forensics, Email forensics, Malware forensics and Mobile forensics.
Financial decisions, especially coupled with strategic goals, are the most critical decisions for any business. We advise our clients on their transactions helping them take informed decision. We help our clients perform a transaction with comprehensive information, establishing the right value, securing the right deal and advising them to manage their finances the most appropriate and profitable manner.
Risks are ever evolving in nature. It is challenging for all stakeholders including Regulators, the Board, Financial Institutions and Independent Directors to constantly mitigate risks and maintain this important Line of Defence. In a dynamic environment, it becomes critical to assess risks and respond in a timely manner. Our services help clients to set the right approach and attitude towards mitigating risks and improve board oversight. With our understanding and experience spread globally and across sectors, we create value for our clients.
In today's dynamic world, every business undergoes Transformation to continuously evolve and better. We help our clients by advising them at strategy level to enhance efficiency and reduce costs, automating routine functions to save time and costs, transforming entire function from zero-base and managing thier entire functions.
