Diligence calibrated to the decision.
Not every question demands the same depth. We scope diligence in three tiers — from fast, defensible screening to discreet human-source inquiry — and tell clients plainly which the matter requires. Every tier is conducted to an evidentiary standard and aligned to the compliance regimes our clients answer to — including the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act, and applicable AML and sanctions requirements.
Screening & Public Record
Database, registry, and watchlist checks — sanctions and PEP screening, corporate records, and structured adverse-media review. A fast, defensible baseline for onboarding, KYC, and high-volume third-party programmes.
Enhanced Diligence
Deeper research across litigation and regulatory history, beneficial ownership, political exposure, local-language media, and asset and reputation indicators — for material transactions, partnerships, and investments.
Discreet Inquiry
Human-source inquiry and field research that reaches past the record — a candid, corroborated picture of conduct, character, and track record from those who have dealt with the subject directly. For the highest-stakes decisions.
Every engagement delivers clear, sourced findings, a risk-rated assessment, and a defensible, fully documented recommendation — on the timeline the decision requires.
Three connected service lines.
Within diligence and investigations, our work spans three service lines — deployed alone or in combination as the matter requires, and always to an evidentiary standard. Where a matter proceeds to dispute, we provide litigation support and expert-witness testimony, with court-ready reporting.
Due Diligence
- Reputational Due Diligence
- M&A Due Diligence
- Screening & Red-Flag Detection
- Corporate Records
- Criminal & Civil Litigation
- Local Media & Database Checks
Investigations
- Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations
- Workplace Misconduct Investigations
- Global Asset Tracing
- IP Theft & Brand Protection
- Litigation Support
- Expert Witness & Testimony
- Digital Forensics
Compliance
- Know Your Customer (KYC) Checks
- Employment Background Screening
- Third-Party & Agent Screening
- Anti-Money Laundering Assessments
- Anti-Corruption Investigations (FCPA, UKBA)