Asset tracingOur in-house team can help locate assets held by companies and individuals to support our clients in disputes, arbitration and litigation.
We are experts in turning scraps of information or intelligence into hard evidence of asset ownership which can be used in court or negotiations.There are a number of different investigative steps that can be undertaken to assist in identifying assets. These include drawing on our unrivalled knowledge of public record systems around the world to search available archives, through using our investigative skills and worldwide network of contacts to provide additional leads and gathering evidence forensically from electronic devices, to analysing information held by the client and assisting in locating and interviewing potential witnesses.
Clients typically access these services when they are entering a dispute with a current or former commercial partner and we act directly for corporates and investors, or for their legal advisors.Examples include:
- Clients considering whether to start legal action or follow an alternative route to resolving a dispute, who need to know how valuable the assets the other party owns and whether they are located in favourable jurisdictions
- Clients seeking freezing orders
- Clients seeking to enforce court orders or arbitration awards