Steven Westervelt is a Managing Director and the head of the firm’s Singapore office. His background in investigations and advisory runs deep. He has managed significant multi-jurisdictional due diligence investigations and other complex matters. Steven works with the world's top law firms, executive leadership teams of public companies, and investment directors of the largest private equity firms. Earlier in his career, he advised US and foreign governments on post-crisis governance matters in Southwest and South Asia. Steven has spent almost his entire career in Asia and has been based in Singapore for the past decade.

• EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO NARDELLO & CO.

  Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Steven was head of the Singapore office for a boutique investigations firm, where he oversaw business strategy and client management. Before that, he spent several years working for Control Risks’ Southeast Asia practice, where he was responsible for an array of complex investigations. 

• Working with external counsel, Steven led a dual investigation into an Indian industrial conglomerate and a third-party intermediary. Using his extensive network of contacts, Steven determined that the third party had a positive reputation, but the Indian conglomerate had faced accusations of making illicit payments to government officials. Digging further, the investigation determined that the payments were not sanctioned by the company's management but were the result of individuals in regional offices.
• A US-headquartered automotive client wanted to understand why it could not find new business partners in Japan after determining that its current partner could no longer meet its commercial requirements. Steven led an investigation into the outgoing partner and assessed its connections with central government officials, regional authorities, and others. After months of discreet fact finding, Steven’s team uncovered links between the outgoing partner and an anti-social group operating in the same prefecture. The investigation allowed the client to exit the relationship safely, with its reputation intact, and ultimately find a new partner.

Education

• MA, International Relations, Leiden University

Languages

• English (native)
• Dutch (conversant)
• Mandarin (basic)

Professional Affiliations

• Royal Society for Asian Affairs