Corporate Investigations

Corporate Investigations

In recent times, our society has witnessed exponential increase in corporate and financial crimes as the practice is saturated with diverse technical challenges due to the multi-faceted dubious tactics deployed by the perpetrators of these. Correspondingly, corporate investigations have become a more sophisticated subject.

In these difficult times, our team boasts of sophisticated experts who manage our Corporate and Financial Investigations Practice group. Famsville draws from the cognate experience of its Partners and Associates in government enforcement, fraud detection, and corporate investigation. Our team has a firm grasp of the Nigerian legal framework and foreign anti-corruption and financial crimes regulations. Over the years, our team has demonstrated capacity and unrivaled extensive understanding of the relevant criminal laws such as the Corrupt Practices Act and other related offences Act 2000, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act 2004 etc. that help us to guide clients through investigations and compliance with extant regulations whilst increasing the prospect of a successful outcome. We go beyond offering legal services, we understand the risk and the marketplace where our clients operate; we guide them through regulatory and compliance slopes to guarantee their global business competitive advantage.

This group assists corporations, officers, individuals, employees, and directors in the ever evolving and dynamic business context and at every stage of the enforcement process. Our team possesses the experience and the skills for corporate investigations and enquiries.

Our Services

  • Advice on compliance with regulations locally and internationally; more specifically, the FCPA and UKBA.

  • Defending proceedings brought by regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies ccs.

  • Tax fraud and investigation.

  • Undertaking fact and evidence finding investigations.

  • Instituting disciplinary proceedings.

  • Advising on possible civil remedies.

  • Liaising with law enforcement authorities.

  • Undertaking due diligence investigations.

  • Providing watching briefs in criminal trials.

  • Completing internal assessments and formulating a tailored risk strategy focusing on prevention and detection of economic crimes.

  • Vetting suppliers and employees.

  • Advising on best business practices and implementing an internal code of conduct.

  • Developing tailored corporate compliance programs, and Investigating regulatory and policy breaches.

  • We also undertake UK Bribery Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Risk Assessment.

  • Advise on Know Your Client (KYC) requirements.

  • Investigation of tender and procurement fraud.

  • Advising on applicable regulatory provisions.

  • Advising on fiduciary duties of directors and measurement of the fraud and ethical climate within organisations; and

  • Introducing appropriate awareness training.

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