L. Burke Files

Due diligence and investigations since 1986

Uncover the truth.
Eliminate risk.

I help business owners and investors make better decisions with international due diligence and financial investigations. The work spans more than 130 countries.

L. Burke Files

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In today’s global market

The cost of “I don’t know” can be catastrophic.

Services

Services that take risk off the table.

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International Investigations

Follow the trail wherever it leads.

Intellectual property theft to complex financial fraud, in more than 130 countries.

Investigations
FraudAsset tracingIP theft

Due Diligence

Paper facts and real facts.

Know exactly who you’re doing business with before you sign.

Due diligence
PartnersInvestmentsKYC

Risk Management

From the obvious to the invisible.

Threats identified, with practical strategies to mitigate them.

Risk management
OPSECCompliance

Business Consulting

Grow, streamline or sell.

Hands-on support through complex transactions.

Consulting
M&AExit

By the numbers

1986Year the practice opened
130+Countries with casework
80%Of client hours handled by professionals with 25+ years
5Books authored by L. Burke Files

Deeper expertise

Former bank examiners, intelligence officers and fraud investigators who have solved problems at the highest levels.

Global reach, local insight

A web of trusted people on the ground, combined with a global view.

Tailored strategies

Every engagement starts from your situation and is built around one objective.

L. Burke Files

About

L. Burke Files, DDP CACM

Burke is the expert investigators hire for their hardest cases. He has run investigations ranging from thousands of dollars to more than $3 billion.

As a finance and corporate insider, he knows what information a decision needs and how accurate it has to be. He has received a Commission and a Medal of Merit from the President of the United States.

Serves

INTERFIMA

Management Committee, Luxembourg

Co-founded

IDDO

International Due Diligence Organization

President

AACI

American Anti-Corruption Institute

The team

A few of the experts on our cases.

President · DDP CACM

L. Burke Files

Burke is the expert investigators hire for their most challenging cases. He is an internationally recognized authority in due diligence and asset recovery, and has run investigations ranging from thousands to over $3 billion.

With a background as a financial industry insider, Burke understands how money moves and how to find it. He is the case manager of choice for multi-billion dollar frauds and cross-border asset tracing.

CFCS CFE CAMS

Thomas E. Nollner

After 30 years as a National Bank Examiner, Tom brings an insider’s view to financial crime prevention. He examined the AML and anti-fraud systems of the world’s largest banks from the inside.

Governments in Afghanistan, Iraq, Honduras and Kosovo have relied on him to help build anti-money laundering laws and train regulators. Major law firms use him as an expert witness.

CPA CFE CICA MBA

Mike J. Masoud

With over 23 years of specialized experience, Mike is an expert in anti-fraud, corruption risk management and internal controls across the Middle East and Africa.

He is a technical advisory director for the American Anti-Corruption Institute in the region, an adjunct professor at several universities, and a member of the ACFE Advisory Council.

London

Michael JW White

Mike is a London-based security and risk management consultant entrusted with protecting UK critical infrastructure, including power stations, national grid control rooms and the London Stock Exchange.

He holds a Certificate in Terrorism Studies from the University of St Andrews and sits on a British Standards Institute committee.

How to Launder Money book cover

Latest book

How To Launder Money

A guide for law enforcement, prosecutors and policymakers on the mechanics of global financial crime and where anti-money laundering law breaks down.

Featured on GB News during a live broadcast on launch day.

Latest writing

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January 31, 2019 · Due Diligence

What Was The OECD Thinking

The OECD recently blacklisted another group of countries for their Economic Citizenship Programs. L. Burke Files authored an…

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Questions

Before you call

01Who will handle my case?

Seasoned experts. The team includes former bank examiners, intelligence officers and fraud investigators, and 80% of client hours are handled by professionals with more than 25 years of experience.

02Where do you work?

Worldwide, with investigative experience in more than 130 countries and a network of trusted professionals on the ground.

03How long have you been doing this?

Since 1986.

Contact

Every inquiry is handled in complete confidence.