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Don’t Feed the Trolls: An Investigator’s Approach to Online Harassment
In this Corporate Counsel article, Managing Director Chris Ribeiro discusses investigative responses to hate or misinformation campaigns.続きを読む


Data Privacy Laws and Private Investigators: What You Need to Know
When most people think about privacy law続きを読む


Mitigating Risk of Data Leaks in Investigations
Businesses should implement strategies that minimize the chance of leaking collected data, explain Chris Ribeiro and Liam Hanlon at global investigations firm Nardello & Co. Top of the list they say is for firms to prepare for leaks, learn from past experiences, and proactively engage partners and investigators on the latest tools and techniques.続きを読む


Chinese Money Laundering Scheme Boosts Drug Trafficking in US
Managing Director Chris Urben contributes an opinion piece to The Hill.続きを読む


Moderna’s Single-Day CFO: The Importance of Conducting Thorough Background Investigations
On May 9, industry veteran Jorge Gomez r続きを読む


Intelligence in the Modern World: The Opportunities and Barriers of Data in Today’s Investigations
Managing Directors Christopher Ribeiro and Amie Chang discuss the importance of open source intelligence in modern investigations in this Law.com article.続きを読む


New Front Lines in AML Investigations
From cryptocurrency and real estate to Chinese underground banks, Nardello & Co. Managing Directors John Auerbach, Howard Master, and Chris Urben outline emerging front lines in complex financial crime investigations in a chapter of International Comparative Legal Guide’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Regulations 2022.続きを読む


Investigating the SCOTUS leak: Here’s what needs to be done
Senior Managing Directors Nicholas Peck and Thomas Feeney contribute an opinion piece to The Hill.続きを読む


Mitigating Risks in Private Investigations
Today in Bloomberg Law, Senior Managing Director Michael Ramos and Chief Legal Officer Warren Feldman discuss the situations where private investigators may be useful to attorneys conducting probes into allegations of corporate misconduct. They emphasize that private investigators must use ethical and legal methods to gather evidence so that it is admissible in court, and that attorneys can be held responsible for illegal conduct by investigators, such as pretexting.続きを読む


Managing the Cyber Storm, Making Order Out of Chaos
The gloves have come off in cyberspace: 続きを読む


Data Wars: Global Companies in the Geopolitical Crosshairs
In Corporate Counsel today, Nardello & Co. Managing Director John Auerbach and Trenchcoat Advisors co-founders Bill Priestap and Holden Triplett provide tips for better securing your company in today’s high-risk cyber environment, noting that incident prevention is paramount, so security must be more prominent and proactive.続きを読む


Not So Elementary, My Dear Watson: Complying with International Sanctions
As seasoned investigators, we are routin続きを読む


Will Japan’s Economic Security Push Trigger a Paradigm Shift in Its Due Diligence Mindset?
Amid growing concerns about Chinese espi続きを読む


Environmental Accounting Requires More Than Just Auditors—It Also Needs Investigators
As shown during COP26—the UN Climate Cha続きを読む


‘Everyone Has to Give Blood Sometime’: Lessons for Theranos Investors
Chief among the questions raised by the 続きを読む


China Evergrande: Managing the Risk of a Black Box Economy
With the high–profile struggles of real 続きを読む


South Dakota—the new Liechtenstein? What the Pandora Papers Say about US Fiscal Paradises
In mythology, Pandora opened her box and続きを読む


The Investigator’s Endgame: Finding Success Without Compromising Ethics
Modern day investigators have the luxury続きを読む


Enticement and Dissonance: Wall Street Bets on China in Spite of Tensions
Amid worsening US-China relations, US fi続きを読む


Biden’s Central American Anti-Corruption Campaign and Implications for US Businesses
Last month, US Vice President Kamala Har続きを読む


The More Things Change, The More Things Need to Change: Competing in an Unregulated Environment
The last twenty years have seen tremendo続きを読む


As Shareholder Activists Flex Their Muscles, What Lessons for Japan, Inc?
Anyone who thought shareholder activism 続きを読む


January 6 and Beyond: Understanding the New Social Media Landscape
The storming of the US Capitol on Januar続きを読む


The EU’s Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: Be Prepared, Not Worried
The idea that businesses should take car続きを読む


China-Led Trade Agreement Symbolizes Challenges Facing Biden Administration in Asia
Largely drowned out by post-US election 続きを読む


FCPA Defendants Shouldn’t Take the Heat Alone
These days, when it comes to enforcement続きを読む


Blind Followers: Popular Misconceptions About Surveillance
Inspector Javert may not have been a kin続きを読む


Don’t Let the Pandemic Launch Your New Product For You
With an economy stalled by the pandemic,続きを読む


Private Eyes & Public Profiles: The Ethics of Using Social Media in Investigations
As the events—both inconsequential and m続きを読む


Malaise Till Kingdom Come: Pro-Democracy Protests Push Thailand Into Uncharted Territory
A mass of university students giving the続きを読む


Impeaching the Credibility of a Government Witness
In most criminal trials, the testimony o続きを読む


Using Investigators in Workouts, Restructurings, and Bankruptcies
Given the devastating economic impact of続きを読む


China Watching Leadership Tussle Within Japan’s Ruling Party for Policy Recalibration
With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s third t続きを読む


Global Realities: How to Intelligently Rethink Supply Chains
The COVID–19 pandemic has made real for many US companies a concern long held by US national security experts: for industries dependent on key materials solely manufactured in China, the country is a single point of failure, where any breakdown続きを読む


Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent 2.0
Last week’s opening of the annual plenary meetings of the National People’s Congress (“NPC”) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference included an unwelcome surprise for Hong Kong: the announcement that the NPC will enact national security legislation in the続きを読む


Private Investigators and the GDPR: Be Careful What You Ask For—You May Get It
Two years after the implementation of the most ambitious privacy regime in history, data protection agencies remain woefully understaffed, with referrals growing and resources lagging far behind, according to a complaint filed recently with the European Commission. Yet, while they続きを読む


ESG: Activists’ New BFF
For 33 years, Lee Raymond has served on the board of directors of JPMorgan Chase & Co. But, according to a recent op–ed in The New York Times by environmentalist Bill McKibben, it’s time for him to go. His re–election続きを読む


Heads Up: Short Sellers Are Not Quarantined
Having conducted numerous short seller investigations over the past 20 years, I was interested in the recent Wall Street Journal report that short sales hit their highest level since 2016 despite the fact that—as the market sustained large losses from続きを読む


China Plus 10? In the Wake of COVID–19, Manufacturers Will Face an Ever More Diffuse World
Within the lexicon of global business, few expressions have gained as much currency in recent years as “China Plus One.” Often employed as a catch–all distillation of the tectonic shifts occurring in global manufacturing, the term fares less well as続きを読む


The Cyber Threat Epidemic
As organizations struggle to meet the challenges of the COVID–19 pandemic, they should be clear–eyed in evaluating the cyber risks facing them. In the rush to implement widespread remote working, IT teams are being stretched thin. Anxious for accurate information続きを読む


What Do Gumshoes Do When They Can’t Pound the Pavement?
The film noir image of the hard–bitten private eye does not feature him (and it is always a him) sitting at his desk looking through documents. He is out and about, whether following the bad guys続きを読む


Nardello & Co.’s Checklist for Using Zoom Securely
As businesses shift to widespread remote–working arrangements, they rely heavily on online meeting platforms, like Zoom™. Nardello & Co.’s Digital Investigations and Cyber Defense Practice has put together a checklist to help you reduce the risk of Zoom meeting compromises続きを読む


The Gloves Are Coming Off as Shareholder Activists Look Towards Europe: How Companies Can Prepare to Fight Back
While shareholder activism has historically been a US affair, it is starting to put down deep roots in Europe. In recent years, hedge funds’ underperformance relative to equities, combined with their contested fee structure and institutional investors’ increasing acceptance for続きを読む


Batten Down the Hatches: The “Perfect Storm” for White Collar Crime is About to Hit China
After breaking up a fraud ring inside his US company’s operations in China, “Peter” (as I shall refer to him here) hardly had the chance to draw breath before discovering a separate group of coworkers engaged in the same scheme—fakingread続きを読む


Defending Against Shareholder Activist Attacks: Identifying Their Vulnerabilities (And Yours, Too)
Activist investors typically target a company due to perceived performance issues, questioning the merits of a company’s business strategy and lamenting weak shareholder returns. Such criticism is certainly fair game for any shareholder, and all companies should be prepared to続きを読む


Finding the Skeletons in Your Closet—Before the Media Does
Front pages across America lit up in ear続きを読む


On the Brink of Regime Change in Venezuela, Here’s Why Creditors Should Still Worry
With regime change in Venezuela appearin続きを読む


Japan’s Attempts to Help Banks Vet Yakuza Links Fall Short
When Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA続きを読む


My firm conducts global investigations. Here’s what needs to happen for Khashoggi.
Chairman & CEO Daniel Nardello contributes an opinion piece to The Washington Post.続きを読む


Hot Topics and Current Trends in Public Corruption Investigations
Investigating and charging public offici続きを読む


“Safeguarding” Aid Workers: The Importance of Rooting Out Bad Actors
A recent series of alarming revelations 続きを読む


What China’s New Anti-Corruption Agency Means for Foreign Firms
[:en] China’s creation of a National Sup続きを読む


The New Cyber Reality: A Perpetual State of Breach
Just as individuals and organizations we続きを読む


The Equifax Data Breach – What You Need To Know
In the wake of Equifax Inc.’s recent dat続きを読む


Uber’s Rogue Investigators Cause Federal Judge’s Temper to Surge
Judge Jed Rakoff’s decision issued on Ju続きを読む


Murky Waters: Navigating Business & Politics in Asia
Politics and business intertwine in a un続きを読む


Implications of the Panama Papers for Panama and Beyond
When the Panama Papers were first reveal続きを読む


Independent Investigation into NYU Abu Dhabi Campus Allegations
As you may have seen, on April 16th we i続きを読む


Wasta: Connections or Corruption in the Arab World
In the wake of the Arab Spring, corrupti続きを読む