Corporate crime poses a real and substantial threat to the stability of any business. Taking the proper measures to prevent or react quickly to a malfeasance is critical. Fraud and theft involving everything from intellectual property to inventory, from cybercrime to corruption, can mean critically expensive problems. Who can you turn to when an unexpected impropriety threatens the stability of your company?
Our international network includes CPAs, forensic accountants and Certified Fraud Examiners, former FBI agents, former US attorneys and federal prosecutors, former financial regulators as well as computer forensic technicians and asset recovery specialists. We provide confidential, unparalleled resources to investigate fraud as well as advise on managing and mitigating risk including ways to identify and analyze vulnerabilities.
With a presence in more than 40 countries, we offer:
- A comprehensive understanding of local and regional legal, financial and regulatory systems as well as the types of frauds that pose major threats to doing business in those locations.
- An international network of partners and staff providing a unilateral advantage in investigating problems that extend across borders or that afflict multinational organizations.
We provide assistance with:
- Corporate investigations including alleged misappropriation of corporate assets, their recovery or restraint-of-use; undisclosed conflicts of interest and improper business relationships; international and political corruption; investigative discovery; electronic evidence recovery; and investigations into regulatory non-compliance.
- Background research of people and entities including the integrity of suppliers and vendors; due diligence support for those providing M&A finance; investigative, forensic, and emerging market due diligence; contest for corporate controls; and the backgrounds and qualifications of potential employees.
- Computer forensics and cybercrime investigations such as the recovery of data from IT systems to investigate their misuse; investigations into unauthorized network intrusions (e.g., hacking) and pirated software or other misappropriated assets.
- Money laundering investigations involving violations of statutes and regulations; suspicious transactions and the verification of legitimate customers; and compliance advice for money laundering reporting.
- Intellectual property investigations into the infringement of patents and copyrights including product piracy and counterfeiting and quantification & enforcement of licensing and royalty payments.
- Insolvency and bankruptcy investigations in recovering funds on behalf of debtors or creditors.
- Fraud risk management advice to assist organizations in mitigating the diverse threats from fraud.
PwC offers experienced and knowledgeable teams to manage and minimize the threat of corporate crimes and achieve the best possible outcomes. Our in-depth process of forensic accounting diagnosis and corporate investigations allows clients to continue their business, recover lost funds, and halt further economic losses.
Some of the many benefits realized by our clients:
- Innovative, expert advice and analysis regarding damages and settlements
- Re-designed business practices to prevent future acts of crime
- Internal controls improvements
- Strengthened IT systems
- Experienced preparation of expert reports and trials.
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