Experience

For the past eighteen years, I've been helping clients navigate crisis situations. I draw upon my in-depth knowledge across investigations related to fraud, corruption, employee misconduct, anti-trust violations, data breaches, and regulatory compliance.

Prior to ForensiQ Partners, I held leadership positions at Big Four and boutique firms including PwC, Deloitte, Stroz Friedberg and KPMG, where I established and led successful forensic technology practices. I have a particularly strong background in complex banking fraud and regulatory investigations, utilizing advanced analytics and e-discovery techniques.

Specific Skills:

• Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to lead and manage successful forensic technology businesses.
• Forensic Readiness & Maturity: Skilled in assessing and enhancing forensic preparedness within organizations.
• Independent Reviews: Provides objective and insightful second opinions on forensic processes, procedures, and results.
• Global e-Discovery Expertise: Offers exceptional knowledge in navigating cross-border e-Discovery challenges.
• Strategic Planning: Guides the development of efficient and effective strategies for large-scale e-mail reviews.
• Complex Data Analysis: Possesses deep capabilities in analyzing complex data housed within structured databases.
• e-Discovery Optimization: Delivers profound insights for optimizing e-Discovery infrastructure and operations.

Global Experience and Recognition

I have a successful track record leading cross-border investigations across Europe, spanning various industries such as financial services, manufacturing, consumer goods, and life sciences.

My fluency in Dutch/Flemish, English, French, German, and Italian allows me to seamlessly collaborate with international teams, further solidifying my reputation as a trusted advisor in the global forensic technology landscape.

Casework Highlights:

• Led a multi-jurisdictional investigation into a major anti-trust violation within the European manufacturing sector, leveraging advanced data analytics to uncover a pattern of collusion.
• Successfully recovered critical electronic evidence in a high-profile banking fraud case, utilizing cutting-edge forensic technology to identify hidden transactions.
• Led a multi-year cross-border e-discovery DOJ response into a major anti-trust violation within a global engineering company.
• Conducted dozens of “US-Tax” mandates for Swiss banks who had to identify and report all banking clients with a U.S. nexus to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
• Successfully recovered critical electronic evidence in a high-profile financial crime case, utilizing cutting-edge forensic technology to identify hidden transactions.
• Assisted a global company in a complex internal investigation involving employee misconduct, employing his expertise in e-discovery to streamline document review.
• Conducted a comprehensive integrity due diligence assessment for a private equity firm considering an investment in a high-growth company.
• Partnered with a major law firm to navigate a cross-border data breach for a multinational pharmaceutical company, ensuring regulatory compliance and mitigating reputational risk.
• Utilized advanced cyber forensics techniques to identify the source of a cyberattack targeting a critical infrastructure operator.
• Acted as Independent Examiner in the “US-Tax” case for 15 different Swiss banks.
• Provided expert witness testimony in a banking dispute, leveraging his forensic expertise to demonstrate the authenticicity of important electronic documents.
• Forensically analyzed 7 billion of electronic transactions in an alleged VAT fraud carousel case, using advanced data analytics and high performing relational database technology.
• Led a team in uncovering a significant internal fraud scheme within a large organization, utilizing a combination of forensic accounting and data analysis techniques.
• Assisted a medical device company in responding to a US-DOJ investigation, leveraging his experience in e-discovery and legal hold procedures to ensure a compliant and efficient response.
• Directed an internal e-mail review in a high profile corporate espionnage case.
• Acted as special mandatory for FINMA (the Swiss financial regulator), in a cross-border Swiss banking secrecy violation investigation.
• Provided litigation support for a high-profile global sports scandal, involving a dozen terrabytes of data and using advanced analytics tools such as Nuix, Brainspace and Relativity.
• Designed and delivered a series of training workshops on digital forensics and e-discovery for in-house legal teams and investigators.
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