Deeper Expertise
Our team are industry leaders. We are former bank examiners, intelligence officers, and fraud investigators who have solved problems at the highest levels.
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About
Experience is our strategy. Results are our promise.
80% of client hours are handled by professionals with more than 25 years of experience. You get direct access to the people doing the work.
L. Burke Files, DDP CACM · President
Unraveling the world’s most complex financial crimes.
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 of dollars to over $3 billion.
As a finance and corporate world insider, Burke knows the types and accuracy of information required to make informed and timely decisions. For nearly three decades he has worked as a knowledge specialist in international finance and due diligence. Previously, he was a partner in a regional business, finance and securities consulting firm. He has served as director of corporate finance for an investment banking company and as principal of a business and venture capital consulting firm. He continues to serve on boards for private companies working in international finance, due diligence and anti-corruption.
He has received a Commission and a Medal of Merit from the President of the United States, is an award-winning author of five books, and is regularly sought out by the media as a quotable and reliable source.
What Burke brings
Areas of focus
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High-stakes investigations
A financial industry insider with a rare understanding of how money moves and how to find it. The case manager of choice for multi-billion dollar frauds, tracking assets across borders, and delivering actionable intelligence to clients and counsel.
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Due diligence
Burke wrote the book on due diligence. He moves beyond paper trails to uncover the real facts, exposing hidden risks and identifying trustworthy partners.
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Intellectual property protection
Investigating and stopping infringers to protect clients’ intellectual property and critical information.
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Recognized global authority
Award-winning author of five books and an international speaker whose expertise is regularly cited by major publications.
Currently serves
Management Committee
INTERFIMA
Luxembourg
Co-Founder
International Due Diligence Organization
President
American Anti-Corruption Institute
AACI
Our core
Differentiators
Global Reach, Local Insight
Our network is a web of trusted human assets. We combine global perspective with local, on-the-ground intelligence to deliver timely and accurate information.
Tailored Strategies
We analyze your unique situation and craft a custom strategy designed for one purpose: to achieve your objective efficiently and effectively.
Meet
A few of our experts.
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CFCS, CFE, CAMS
Thomas E. Nollner
The mind of a federal examiner, on your side.
After 30 years as a National Bank Examiner, Tom brings an insider’s perspective to financial crime prevention. He spent his career examining the AML and anti-fraud systems of the world’s largest banks from the inside. Today, he uses that knowledge to protect our clients with the same level of scrutiny used by top federal regulators.
- AML and BSA expertise. A career specialist in the Bank Secrecy Act, AML and OFAC regulations, Tom knows how to design and review compliance programs that hold up.
- International government advisor. Governments in Afghanistan, Iraq, Honduras and Kosovo have entrusted him to help build their national anti-money laundering laws and train their regulatory staff.
- Expert witness. A trusted expert witness for major law firms in New York City, Washington DC and beyond, providing testimony in high-stakes financial litigation.
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CPA, CFE, CICA, MBA
Mike J. Masoud
The Middle East and Africa’s leading anti-corruption authority.
With over 23 years of specialized experience, Mike is a premier expert in anti-fraud, corruption risk management and internal controls across the Middle East and Africa. He builds resilient organizations by designing the internal systems that keep corruption from taking root.
- Regional expertise. A frequent speaker and technical advisory director for the American Anti-Corruption Institute in the region, with a deep understanding of its business and regulatory landscape.
- Anti-fraud systems. Designs and implements fraud prevention programs, corruption risk management strategies and internal control frameworks.
- Academic and advisor. Adjunct professor at several universities and a member of the ACFE Advisory Council.
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London
Michael JW White
Protecting a nation’s critical infrastructure.
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 develops strategic, board-level security solutions for complex, high-value targets.
- Critical infrastructure. Extensive experience developing security strategies for assets vital to national function, from board-level objectives to on-the-ground protection.
- Counter-terrorism. Holds a Certificate in Terrorism Studies from the University of St Andrews.
- Standard-setter. Chairman of an international professional association and a sitting member of a British Standards Institute committee on strategic security management.
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