Corporate Investigations
- Implementing best practice
- Preventative policies and training programmes to combat corporate crime
- Leading simple to widespread and complex internal investigations and forensic audits
- Protecting organisations from financial and non-financial damages caused by fraudulent and corrupt activities
- Assisting corporations understand and abide by the local and international laws and regulatory frameworks implemented by governments to identify and eliminate corporate crime
- Strategically reacting and responding to allegations of fraud, bribery, tax evasion, collusion and the like
- Negotiating and collaborating with regulatory authorities on behalf of clients
Investigations
- Corporate and white collar
- Forensics
- Employment and workplace
- Tax fraud
- Competition
- Data breaches
- Ethics
- Digital
- eDiscovery
Business intelligence
- Forensic due diligence
- Lifestyle audits
- Asset tracing and recovery
Disciplinary processes and litigation support
We are supported by our industry-recognised Employment and Dispute Resolution practices. At the end of our forensic investigations and at the client’s instruction, we are able to provide our clients with advice on how to proceed during disciplinary and litigation processes. We act as witnesses as required in these proceedings.
Law enforcement and regulatory agency liaison
We understand the importance of having external relationships with law enforcement and regulatory agencies as this can strengthen our clients’ cases. If a client needs to register a case with the South African Police Service (SAPS) once we have completed our investigation, we can provide the SAPS with the forensic investigation report in order to aid its processes.
Our team of specialists also liaises with the Information Regulator in cases of data breaches and non-compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013.
Advisory
- Fraud risk management
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption
- Anti-money laundering
- Sanctions
- Corporate governance compliance
Training and development
We conduct training workshops and develop policy and procedure material for all of our service areas. Our clients receive ongoing support to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
Corporate Investigations and compliance with POPIA
The right to privacy must be upheld when corporate and workplace investigations are conducted. Watch the CDH Corporate & White Collar Investigations team as they discuss the impact of POPIA on investigations and how to ensure that investigative procedures, including the discovery and collection of evidence, comply with the protection of personal information requirements.
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Corporate Investigations
- Implementing best practice
- Preventative policies and training programmes to combat corporate crime
- Leading simple to widespread and complex internal investigations and forensic audits
- Protecting organisations from financial and non-financial damages caused by fraudulent and corrupt activities
- Assisting corporations understand and abide by the local and international laws and regulatory frameworks implemented by governments to identify and eliminate corporate crime
- Strategically reacting and responding to allegations of fraud, bribery, tax evasion, collusion and the like
- Negotiating and collaborating with regulatory authorities on behalf of clients
Investigations
- Corporate and white collar
- Forensics
- Employment and workplace
- Tax fraud
- Competition
- Data breaches
- Ethics
- Digital
- eDiscovery
Business intelligence
- Forensic due diligence
- Lifestyle audits
- Asset tracing and recovery
Disciplinary processes and litigation support
We are supported by our industry-recognised Employment and Dispute Resolution practices. At the end of our forensic investigations and at the client’s instruction, we are able to provide our clients with advice on how to proceed during disciplinary and litigation processes. We act as witnesses as required in these proceedings.
Law enforcement and regulatory agency liaison
We understand the importance of having external relationships with law enforcement and regulatory agencies as this can strengthen our clients’ cases. If a client needs to register a case with the South African Police Service (SAPS) once we have completed our investigation, we can provide the SAPS with the forensic investigation report in order to aid its processes.
Our team of specialists also liaises with the Information Regulator in cases of data breaches and non-compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013.
Advisory
- Fraud risk management
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption
- Anti-money laundering
- Sanctions
- Corporate governance compliance
Training and development
We conduct training workshops and develop policy and procedure material for all of our service areas. Our clients receive ongoing support to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
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Corporate Investigations and compliance with POPIA
The right to privacy must be upheld when corporate and workplace investigations are conducted. Watch the CDH Corporate & White Collar Investigations team as they discuss the impact of POPIA on investigations and how to ensure that investigative procedures, including the discovery and collection of evidence, comply with the protection of personal information requirements.
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Corporate & White Collar Investigations Lawyers
Our multidisciplinary team, which includes legal and forensic practitioners, accountants, former law enforcement agents and digital professionals, is purposefully constituted and includes holders of the global Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and the South African Forensic Practitioner FP (SA) designations.
Our Corporate & White Collar Investigations LawyersSECTOR HEAD
Rishaban Moodley
Practice Head, Sector Head, Director +27 (0)11 562 1666rishaban.moodley@cdhlegal.comCorporate & White Collar Investigations News
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Market recognition
- Chambers Global 2020-2025 ranked our Corporate Investigations in Band 3.
- Chamber Global 2019 ranked our Corporate Investigations sector as a Recognised Practitioner.
Market recognition
- Chambers Global 2020-2025 ranked our Corporate Investigations in Band 3.
- Chamber Global 2019 ranked our Corporate Investigations sector as a Recognised Practitioner.
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