Say the word private investigator to anyone and most people envision the stereotypical fedora and trench coat wearing, wisecracking, cigar-chomping “old school” street detective. But technology advances have created a “new school” of investigators who mine data, the Internet and various database sources to gather information. Although every case is different, most situations need skilled […]
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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 […]
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