Ben Rowse is a partner of Nardello & Co. and is its Asia-Pacific Regional Head. Currently based in Tokyo, Ben has lived and worked in Asia for more than two decades, both as a foreign correspondent and as a senior investigator with international consultancies.

• EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO NARDELLO & CO.

  Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Ben was a director in a ‘Big Four’ accountancy firm’s forensic practice in Hong Kong, where he founded and led its business intelligence team focused on Greater China. In addition to his client-facing role, he implemented and oversaw the firm’s internal “know your customer” process, which involved conducting more than 5,000 separate background investigations over three years. His time at Nardello & Co. was preceded by several years of working for a global risk consultancy.

  A Southeast Asia specialist, Ben began his career in Asia as a regional correspondent for Agence France-Presse, a role that included a lengthy stint as the news agency’s deputy bureau chief in Hanoi covering Vietnam and Laos. He covered the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the Gulf War in 2003, and the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, among other world events. Prior to AFP, Ben worked for an international human rights organization in London.

• Ben has conducted hundreds of pre-transactional due diligence investigations throughout the Asia-Pacific region, covertly gathering in-country intelligence from his extensive network of developed sources.
• Ben managed extremely sensitive investigations in China into suspected breaches of US sanctions involving North Korean front companies.

Education

• BA, Politics, University of Exeter

Awards

• Chambers and Partners 2022 Litigation Support Guide: Spotlight Table
• Chambers and Partners 2021 Litigation Support Guide: Spotlight Table
• Chambers and Partners 2020 Litigation Support Guide: Spotlight Table