Business Intelligence & Investigations
Litigation Support Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 3
About
Provided by Alvarez & Marsal
A&M’s team understands and regularly appears before regulators and law enforcement around the world. As a result, we have deep experience conducting investigations and business intelligence and implementing compliance and process enhancements that withstand regulatory scrutiny.
Our senior leaders’ prior experience in-house and in government means that we understand how to investigate and articulate findings in line with regulator expectations. We are experts at identifying, gathering, and contextualizing data and documentation necessary to respond to government requests and to demonstrate program effectiveness. Our team of CPAs, technologists, and regulatory surveillance experts routinely pressure-tests controls and have significant experience appearing before regulators to explain investigative procedures and findings.
Our team specializes in the following matters, among others:
- Accounting irregularities
- Anti-money laundering violations
- Bankruptcy fraud
- Bribery and corruption
- Commodities and securities market manipulation
- Embezzlement
- False Claims Act violations
- Procurement / bid-rigging
- Sanctions violations
- Terror finance
- Vendor or supplier fraud
- White collar crime / criminal allegations
Chambers Review
Alvarez & Marsal covers business investigations, litigation consulting, forensic technology and expert testimony, among other areas. The team handles due diligence and asset investigations and is regularly sought after to uncover financial fraud, money laundering, FCPA violation and IP theft matters. It is particularly adept at dealing with DOJ and SEC investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Alvarez & Marsal team always make themselves available when required until the job is done. They will put in the extra innings and provide real-time support as needed."
"If you came to me with a restructuring issue, I would immediately point to Alvarez & Marsal."
"The Alvarez & Marsal team always make themselves available when required until the job is done. They will put in the extra innings and provide real-time support as needed."
"If you came to me with a restructuring issue, I would immediately point to Alvarez & Marsal."
Notable Practitioners
Steve Spiegelhalterleads Alvarez & Marsal’s North America investigations practice and has extensive expertise leading investigations that involve FCPA violations, money laundering, financial fraud, political corruption and other criminal matters. Sources point to his experience as a former prosecutor in the FCPA unit at the DOJ.
"Steve has excellent judgement and produces superb work product."