As the pace of business intensifies and globalization grows, the possibility of disputes and other difficulties arise more frequently.
When rules are broken -- unintentionally or otherwise -- organizations are exposed to risks and problems they are often not used to dealing with, from fraud and abuse to errors and differences in understanding.
Whether these challenges involve dealing across borders with customers, joint venture partners, and foreign governments, or whether they are localized to your own country, they may involve different business cultures and legal systems, unfamiliar regulatory, and accountability requirements. Every organization is vulnerable. The risk is real and worrisome.
If this is your situation
- You need an independent evaluation of loss and damage arising from a breach of contract or tort
- You are involved in litigation or (international) arbitration and require an expert witness
- You need to investigate and analyze a claim in a country using local knowledge of business/accounting practice
- Your organization has suffered fraud
- Your organization is facing bribery and corruption claims or there is a suspicion of accounting manipulation, or inappropriate/inadequate disclosure
- You are subject to an investigation by the SEC or the DoJ in the US, or you face shareholder class action
- You want to ensure that you are in compliance with anti-money laundering and other financial crime regulations
- There are concerns about the effectiveness of anti-fraud programmes, controls over financial reporting
- You have a major insurance claim to deal with
- You want to make sure that your royalty income is correct and to audit your licensing contracts
How PricewaterhouseCoopers can help you
Whatever the complexity or urgency of the situation your organization faces, the Dispute Analysis & Investigations (DA&I) practice can provide expert support and solutions. We combine forensic accounting and investigative skills to organizations (and their lawyers) facing issues with financial and legal implications, to help make intelligent, informed decisions whether in the boardroom or the courtroom.
- Project management
- Technical support including scoping, documentation, evaluation, and reporting
- Risk assessment
- Change management
- Training and training materials
- Control environment assistance
- Documentation support
- Design and execution of solutions
- Quality assurance and review activities
- Process improvement
The services we provide include:
Dispute support services
We provide financial, economic, and business services to both lawyers and corporate clients globally who are involved in litigation, arbitration, and other alternative dispute resolution forums. Our professionals offer know-how in early case assessment, class certification, discovery assistance, quantification of exposure, claim preparation, and rebuttal and expert witness testimony. Whatever the situation, from breach of contract or warranty to income losses from torts, we can provide seasoned advice in a variety of areas, including:
- General commercial disputes
- Transaction-related disputes
- Intellectual property disputes
- Antitrust/competition disputes
- Environmental disputes
- Capital project disputes
- Government contract disputes
Companies often face a variety of challenges in implementing their strategic visions, executing, or defending their business models or unlocking the latent value and potential of information. Supported by our state-of-the-art forensic technology tools, we can provide a clear evaluation of the problem or opportunity, options for approaching them and action plans to achieve the optimal outcome. We assist clients in protecting and maximizing the value of their intellectual property by examining compliance with licensing agreements. We provide experienced advice on managing insurance risks and claims. In this area, our specific services include:
- Business Analytics
- Licensing Management Services
- Insurance Claims Services
Investigations
Dealing with suspicions of white-collar crime requires much more than simple know-how. It requires speed, sensitivity, and discretion. It also requires an in-depth knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks in each jurisdiction. We understand the importance of reacting quickly and confidentially to a crisis situation.
We appreciate the need to stop illegal activity, safeguard your company's assets and reputation, prevent recurrences, and arrive at a resolution with as little disruption as possible to the regular flow of business. The areas where we can help you include:
- Anti-money laundering
- Asset misappropriation
- Corruption and bribery
- Financial misrepresentation
- SEC and regulatory investigations
Forensic Technology Solutions
Our team of technologists works with accountants and finance professionals to provide unique approaches to complex business matters. Bringing together data analysis techniques with proprietary soft- and hardware and by using advanced investigative techniques, we can identify, seize, and analyze information (and secure evidence) located on a computer system or other storage media.
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