Executive Director/Sr. Manager--Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services
Oversaw large and complex financial services projects associated with investigative matters, some with personnel counts in excess of 700 specialized individuals from cross-practice disciplines in the U.S., Canada, and Europe also requiring understanding of immigration and visa matters, international taxation and insurance applications (mortgage and money laundering lookbacks).• Developed thorough fact-based scenarios supporting internal and external counsel investigations that were instrumental in resolving disputes and claims in matters of scale from small to large.• Interacted and provided transparent advice in multiple complex accounting and auditing matters that enabled client counsel and personnel, members of audit committees, Boards of Directors, and Federal and State regulatory authorities to determine next steps in case resolutions. • Coordinated with both outside counsel and corporate general counsel of a major financial institution on various accounting and banking matters ensuring readiness for potential actions with regulatory authorities (SEC, DOJ, and independent investigator).• Maintained effective relations with key clients and acted as primary contact quickly resolving all questions and inquiries while ensuring appropriate project scoping and agile staffing as needed. • Served as an expert witness highlighting banking and compliance expertise, along with deposition and testimony that led to settlement discussions or support if court proceedings became necessary.• Advised a global diversified manufacturing firm and assisted its counsel with a purchase price dispute related to the acquisition of a rail manufacturing subsidiary from a Fortune 10 entity leading to supporting and documenting a claim in international court for a required approximate $1 billion purchase price adjustment.
