Conducting a preliminary public record background check may uncover issues that may immediately identify “red flags” before a company has fully committed a position to a candidate, potentially averting hiring someone who could damage a company’s business, reputation or shareholder value. Experience has shown that firms generally consider conducting a background check as one of […]
In high stakes litigation, an expert witness background investigation may uncover information that could potentially discredit the expert witness and ultimately lead to a favorable outcome. Pretrial discovery provided you with the opposing expert’s CV and details about his compensation for testimony. You may have Googled the expert witness or pulled up a few of […]
Hiring a private investigator is probably not something you do every day – not every attorney, investor, fund manager or individual has a private investigator on retainer. In fact, you may rarely find yourself in a situation where you need a private investigator. However, those tend to be the situations where it really counts. Of […]
With the increased globalization of today’s marketplace, the need to conduct an international background investigation has become increasingly apparent. Hedge funds are based internationally. Corporate executives frequently fill overseas posts. Attorneys are routinely faced with international parties to litigation and investigations. Running an international background investigation has its own unique sets of challenges, but ultimately, […]
September 2011 Update: Samuel “Mouli” Cohen Trial Set Hiring a professional private investigator to conduct a comprehensive due diligence investigation on Samuel “Mouli” Cohen would have identified multiple “red flags” that could have saved investors millions of dollars. On August 9, 2010, federal prosecutors in California unsealed a criminal indictment accusing local businessman Samuel “Mouli” Cohen […]
A risky and growing trend in the legal arena is the use of in-house paralegals or support staff as an alternative to hiring a trained legal investigator. Although this is understandable, particularly given the cost-effectiveness and convenience of in-house resources, there is no substitute for a professionally trained legal investigator. It takes much more than […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has recently initiated a program to educate both first-time investors and seasoned professionals on the identification of various red flags of investment fraud to conduct a “do-it-yourself” due diligence investigation. While the SEC outlines several important ways to avoid falling victim to an investment advisor fraud, (e.g. “pump and […]
Investigative firms are often called upon to conduct an asset search in the context of litigation; whether a law firm is in pre-litigation mode and wants to see if a case is worth filing or to potentially gain leverage in the course of negotiations. In most cases, attorneys don’t have the luxury of having the […]
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