Steve is a Managing Director in Alvarez & Marsal's Disputes & Investigations practice. As A&M's North America Investigations Practice Leader, Steve leads a group of professionals that executes investigations and advises on regulatory compliance around the world. Outside organizations regularly identify Steve as a leader in investigations and compliance. Who's Who Legal has included Steve as a leader in forensic accounting year after year. In 2021, Steve was included in GIR's inaugural list of the top 20 FCPA practitioners. In 2022, Chambers ranked Steve in Band 2 for Investigations.Steve has over 21 years of professional experience that includes investigating complex criminal and civil matters, evaluating and implementing compliance programs, reviewing and revising corporate internal controls, working for independent compliance monitors, and working for companies under monitorship and self-reporting obligations. Steve previously worked as a federal prosecutor with the US Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit; Principal Investigations Counsel of a Fortune 30 company; in private law practice; and as leader of EY's Forensics practice in Washington, D.C.Steve has investigated business conducted in over 50 countries, including allegations relating to alleged violations of laws governing transnational bribery and corruption; money laundering; disruptive and abusive trading, sanctions; terror finance; revenue recognition; embezzlement and other asset misappropriation; false claims; antitrust; the sale of securities; and mail and wire. In every matter, Steve investigates conduct, but also advises on remediation and potential regulatory compliance improvements. Steve regularly advises on the use of advanced analytics to identify risk and better corporate compliance.Steve gained extensive transnational investigative experience during four years as an attorney in DOJ's FCPA Unit. While there, Steve was lead prosecutor in a number of high-profile matters. Among them was the prosecution of a managing director of Morgan Stanley for circumventing Morgan Stanley’s internal controls—a matter in which the government declined to prosecute Morgan Stanley, based upon the quality of Morgan Stanley’s internal controls and compliance program. Steve also led the first FCPA investigation to use a court-sanctioned wiretap. Steve built upon his government experience as Principal Investigations Counsel in the Compliance Department of IBM, where he was responsible for overseeing investigations around the world.