• Litigation
  Litigation

  Rising risks associated with corporate litigation. Potential reputational damage and significant losses. The threat of global claims. In-house and outside legal counsel and their advisers are not only tasked with mitigating significant risks, but also to do more with less in an ever-evolving legal landscape. StoneTurn’s experts bring decades of experience in business disputes. We work with clients to address the complex financial, accounting and economic-related issues in legal matters ranging from intellectual property disputes to international arbitration. We provide consulting and expert witness services for a range of proceedings –and collaborate with our clients to achieve the best possible outcome.

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• International Arbitration
  International Arbitration

  An age of globalisation. Businesses trading across borders. Governments welcoming outside investors. As foreign markets provide significant opportunities for companies to expand, there is a greater risk of legal disputes. International Arbitration has become a preferred method of cross-border dispute resolution for its neutral forum, as well as the parties’ ability to select arbitrators who are experts in the field in question, and the flexibility to influence the rules of the proceedings.

  StoneTurn has extensive experience providing quantum damages calculations, analysis and investigative expert witness services in complex international arbitrations. Our team leaders have been publicly recognised in the legal community, and testified on international cases under arbitration rules such as ICC, LCIA, LMAA, SAL and UNCITRAL, across a range of industries.

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• Expert Testimony
  Expert Testimony

  When involved in high-stakes matters, legal teams and their clients need experts by their side to untangle complex facts and provide compelling testimony to ensure the best possible outcome. Our U.K.-based professionals have been publicly recognised in the legal community, including by Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration―Expert Witnesses and Experts, as experienced testifiers who make even sophisticated financial information readily understandable. StoneTurn’s experts analyse and explain complex concepts, prepare detailed analyses, and develop clear and concise findings, which are presented in reports and through testimony at hearings, trials and arbitration settings worldwide.

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• Investigations
  Investigations

  Increasing scrutiny from globally coordinated regulators. Whistleblower allegations on the rise. Escalating losses from fraud. Corporate investigations are becoming more and more complex when it comes to gathering all relevant facts and managing any subsequent financial, legal and organisational implications.

  StoneTurn looks beyond the surface when it comes to corporate investigations. Our professionals have decades of invaluable, hands-on involvement in discovering information related to specific issues. Forensic accountants, data analytics experts and skilled investigators work together to find salient information that can support responses to an array of inquiries:

  • Private prosecutions
  • Cross-border investigations
  • Alleged breaches of economic sanctions
  • Asset tracing and recovery
  • Regulatory or compliance irregularities
  • Financial fraud and misstatements
  • Asset misappropriation
  • Anti-corruption
  • Anti-money laundering issues
  • Whistleblower allegations
  • Post-bankruptcy analyses
  • Discovery requests
  • Due diligence
  • Workplace harassment issues
  • Business intelligence

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• Compliance & Monitoring
  Compliance & Monitoring

  Corporate counsel, compliance professionals and internal audit teams face ever-increasing expectations. Regulatory scrutiny is on the rise. There is significant pressure to cut costs. The threat of reputational damage is significant. StoneTurn helps firms in the U.K. become more proactive by identifying sources of criminal and unethical conduct, and implementing procedures and protocols to avoid future problems. We also serve as a court- and government-appointed independent monitor to assess remediation efforts. Turn to us for subject matter and industry expertise, reliable investigative results, objectivity and a proven track record as a trusted adviser.

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• Data Science & Analytics
  Data Science & Analytics

  Businesses are generating vast amounts of data across a growing number of locations at a rapid pace. While data can be used to measure or create operational efficiencies, it can also be used to prove or disprove facts in legal disputes and investigations, to identify financial reporting issues, as well as to measure the effectiveness of ethics and compliance programmes.

  StoneTurn analyses volumes of complex financial, accounting and business data; creates dynamic visual models; and extracts key insights in order to provide a factual basis to draw qualitative conclusions and defend business decisions and activities. In addition, clients rely on us for clear strategies on how to align their data with specific objectives.

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• Forensic Technology
  Forensic Technology

  Significant advances in technology. A proliferation of data. Confidential information is more accessible by various personal devices. In the face of government and internal investigations, employment litigation and patent infringement matters, digital information can often make or break the outcome. And, with the staggering increase in volume and sources, culling through electronically stored information can be a time-consuming and costly process.

  StoneTurn’s proven team of digital forensics experts partners with companies, attorneys and their clients to efficiently capture, analyse and preserve electronically stored information in response to virtually all types of legal disputes, investigations, and allegations of compliance failures, handling every phase of the investigation with the utmost skill and care.

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• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

  StoneTurn brings a multidisciplinary team of experts in compliance, risk management operational excellence, data analytics and financial reporting to help clients navigate the complex regulatory, business, human and reputational issues that often arise when developing and implementing ESG initiatives. We work collaboratively to help organizations identify the right ESG risk framework and/or strategy, implement controls, verify impact and/or effectiveness of controls and measure results.

  Whether our professionals are investigating greenwashing allegations, shaping a purpose-led organizational culture built on trust and integrity, or evaluating the potential impact of an ESG risk, StoneTurners look beyond the numbers and leverage proven insights gained from assessing, monitoring and verifying information for some of the world’s leading corporations. In addition, our global team of former C-level executives is skilled at building engagement across the enterprise and with stakeholders, and in identifying creative solutions to unlock competitive business value through ESG programs.

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• Asset Tracing and Recovery
  Asset Tracing and Recovery

  Increasingly complex and sophisticated embezzlement schemes. Shifting regulations across multiple jurisdictions. The need to work seamlessly with government entities to collect evidence. In today’s global business environment, sophisticated investigative skills are required to identify and recover intentionally hard-to-locate assets.

  StoneTurn’s global team approaches asset tracing and recovery matters from a forensic viewpoint, considering both what is not shown to us, as well as checking what is provided. StoneTurn brings a team of global, on-demand experts to untangle complex financial transactions across multiple jurisdictions, identify schemes and ultimate owners, as well as quantify and recover “hidden” assets. StoneTurn’s team of professionals which includes alumni of global public accounting and large consulting firms, law firms, federal law enforcement agencies, and federal and state prosecutors’ offices, has unmatched experience in high-profile asset tracing and recovery investigations. This range of experience means our client service teams bring diverse skills and broad perspectives to every engagement.

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• Automotive
  Automotive

  Driverless cars. Total connectivity. Heightened regulatory standards. The automotive industry is rapidly evolving to keep pace with the latest technology and increasing scrutiny by government agencies around the world. Amid the uncertainty, StoneTurn’s proven experts partner with automotive clients to analyze compliance programmes to ensure they meet the latest regulatory standards, as well as assist in remediating misconduct to prevent recurrence. We also serve as self-, court- and government-appointed monitors in the automotive industry and as forensic advisers to monitors.

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• Energy
  Energy

  Environmental volatility. Declining growth in consumer demand. Increased global focus on anti-corruption. Energy companies face regulatory, financial and economic pressures in an increasingly crowded marketplace. As revenues remain flat and decline, ensuring that compliance, anti-fraud and intellectual property risks are mitigated is integral to surviving in an industry riddled with uncertainty.

  StoneTurn’s professionals are experts in many of the toughest issues facing the energy industry today: acquisition and transaction disputes relating to energy trading; exploration and drilling; diminution in value due to environmental contamination; licensing and patent infringement disputes; FCPA and accounting fraud investigations and class actions; and ownership and royalty interest holder disputes.

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• Financial Services
  Financial Services

  Heightened government scrutiny. New anti-corruption risks. Unexpected whistleblower allegations. The need to collect and manipulate ever-growing volumes of data. In a post-crisis world, financial services organisations require trusted advisers who bring deep industry knowledge as well as experience across the legal and compliance spectrum.

  StoneTurn’s expert professionals average more than 25 years of experience and have served at more than 25 of the largest financial services institutions, U.K. and U.S. regulatory and prosecutorial agencies, and Big Four audit firms. Our team draws upon this unique experience to help financial services clients manage risks, respond to regulatory inquiries, and investigate alleged fraud and misconduct.

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• Private Equity
  Private Equity

  Post-acquisition disputes. Increasing compliance expectations. Growing anti-corruption risks. Private equity firms and their portfolio companies are struggling to balance the rising costs of compliance and disputes against expectations among investors accustomed to hefty returns of the past. Additionally, fraud due diligence is becoming critically important in transactions as regulators remain focused on anti-corruption measures.

  StoneTurn’s experts have worked across the private equity industry to assist clients and their legal advisers with litigation, investigations, valuation and compliance issues. We address the complex financial, accounting and economic-related issues in legal matters; look beyond the surface in investigating matters ranging from regulatory inquiries to financial fraud; determine damages in complex business disputes; detect anti-corruption risks; and assess the effectiveness of compliance programmes.

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• Retail & Consumer Goods
  Retail & Consumer Goods

  Store closures. Slumping sales. Advancements in technology elevating consumer expectations. The retail industry is undergoing transformation from a traditional brick-and-mortar model to an online-driven landscape that is introducing significant challenges. At the same time, retailers and consumer products manufacturers face complex litigation, intellectual property disputes, fraud investigations and compliance risks.

  StoneTurn’s experts have worked with clients across the retail and consumer products industries. We bring significant experience in assisting corporate executives and their legal advisers to address the complex financial, accounting and economic-related issues in legal matters; look beyond the surface in investigating matters ranging from regulatory inquiries to financial fraud; determine damages in complex business disputes; manage risks; and assess the effectiveness of compliance programmes.

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• Technology
  Technology

  Rising cybersecurity risks. Significant advancements at a rapid pace. Global competition for intellectual property ownership. Technology companies today must continually innovate to stay ahead of both security risks and their competitors, while legally protecting assets. In a fast-paced business environment in which knowledge sharing has become more widespread and competition for employees is fierce, managing these challenges is now more difficult than ever before.

  StoneTurn’s professionals have deep expertise working with technology firms on complex disputes, as well as risks and investigations. We assist with valuation across the quantum of damages, patent, copyright and trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and Lanham Act actions. Our Forensic Technology and Data Analytics professionals often work seamlessly with our other teams to assist clients in these matters.

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• Telecommunications
  Telecommunications

  Explosive growth in connectivity. Increased pressure on infrastructure to move larger amounts of data faster. Uncertain regulatory landscape resulting from an uptick in consolidation. As more consumer products “connect,” telecommunications companies have significant opportunities for growth. To remain competitive, these organisations must continue to invest in infrastructure, global presence and technology.

  StoneTurn’s professionals are experienced in assisting telecommunications companies with the challenges and opportunities they face in a global, fast-moving market. We assist with valuation across the quantum of damages, trade secret misappropriation, due diligence for M&A and lending transactions, and investigations into FCPA and accounting fraud allegations.

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Select Cases

• Arbitration Concerning Losses Stemming from Termination of Sales and Purchase Contracts
  Arbitration Concerning Losses Stemming from Termination of Sales and Purchase Contracts

  StoneTurn acted on behalf of the Respondent, a London-based commodity trading company, in the matter of this LCIA arbitration. Our client faced a claim from an industrial manufacturing facility based in Eastern Europe (a subsidiary of a large global corporation) following the termination of various contractual arrangements between the parties. We prepared two expert reports for the Tribunal, the second of which set out a detailed critique of the quantum approach adopted by the Claimant’s expert, a ‘Big Four’ accounting firm. Our expert testified during the hearing which took place in London.
• Breach of Contract Claim – Power Industry
  Breach of Contract Claim – Power Industry

  StoneTurn acted as expert witness in an LCIA arbitration arising from alleged breaches of contract by an African parastatal company in the power industry. Our client faced multiple claims for losses allegedly sustained after the termination of contracts relating to large-scale infrastructure being installed around a major city. Our experts worked closely with third-party industry experts and, as well as rebuttal reports, we quantified a significant counterclaim.
• Breach of Contract Claim – Mining Industry
  Breach of Contract Claim – Mining Industry

  StoneTurn acted on behalf of the Claimant, a European bank, in the matter of this arbitration heard under UNCITRAL rules concerning the counter-claims brought by an Asian iron ore mining company for losses resulting from the refusal of further funding alleged to have been promised. This project involved the collation, review and analysis of documents concerning the losses allegedly suffered. We prepared two expert reports which principally reviewed and provided a critical assessment of the expert reports produced on behalf of the Respondent and Counter-claimant. After the Tribunal bifurcated the hearing, the Respondent’s case was dismissed on grounds of liability.
• Illicit Commission Payments to Agent – Defence Industry
  Illicit Commission Payments to Agent – Defence Industry

  StoneTurn was retained in a high-value, high-stakes investigation into whether or not illicit commissions were paid in relation to defence contracts. Our work involved extensive analysis of financial and non-financial data, including tracing and accounting for funds through a complex web of bank accounts.
• Breach of Warranty Claim – Digital Media/Advertising Industry
  Breach of Warranty Claim – Digital Media/Advertising Industry

  Instructed on behalf of a global advertising group involving the alleged breach of a number of the Buyers’ Warranties provided during the course of the sale and purchase of a niche digital media agency.  This case involved the mechanical application of a complex formula for the calculation of deferred consideration due to the vendors according to the post-transaction performance of the acquired business.
• Professional Negligence Claim – Private Equity / Food Industry
  Professional Negligence Claim – Private Equity / Food Industry

  Instructed on behalf of the London office of a US law firm in connection with a claim by a D.C.-based private equity fund resulting from the acquisition of an East European ice cream manufacturer.  In addition to a review of significant amounts of disclosure, the case involved a detailed assessment of the financial position of the subject company to determine appropriate valuations based on a number of different assumptions and at different points in time.
• Misappropriation of Funds – Real Estate Industry
  Misappropriation of Funds – Real Estate Industry

  Instructed on behalf of the sibling Claimants against the sibling Defendant in connection with allegations of misappropriation of funds from a substantial long established family property portfolio.  The work involved analysis of 30 years’ of accounting and tax information and the recalculation of the capital contributions, profits and drawings of each partner to establish the individual capital/current account balances.
• Alleged Misconduct Investigation – Private Equity Firm
  Alleged Misconduct Investigation – Private Equity Firm

  StoneTurn assisted a private equity firm in investigating alleged misconduct by executives of one of its portfolio companies. Applying data analysis techniques, StoneTurn reviewed travel, calendar, payroll, and vendor payment records, to identify the executives’ unauthorized spending.  We also performed a controls and FCPA review of third party transactions, identified potential issues and recommended remedial measures to management.
• Independent Compliance and Business Ethics Monitor – Leading Global Investment Bank
  Independent Compliance and Business Ethics Monitor – Leading Global Investment Bank

  The U.S. Department of Justice appointed StoneTurn to serve as Independent Compliance and Business Ethics Monitor to one of the world’s largest investment banks. Leveraging its teams of experienced professionals in both the U.K. and U.S., StoneTurn is working to assess the bank’s compliance with the terms of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA”) related to LIBOR and EURIBOR manipulation and reviewing ethics and compliance programmes across the bank, including policies and procedures designed to prevent and detect violations of antifraud and antitrust laws; and auditing antifraud and antitrust controls.