Investigations & Compliance
When the stakes are high, experience matters.
We turn ambiguity into evidence, insight and decisive action — with senior experts leading every engagement.
Where we come fromFederal and state prosecution, the FBI, global banks, Big Four consulting, cyber law and broadcast newsrooms.
How we workThe professional you meet is the professional who does the work. No handoff to a junior team.
How far we reachAn international roster of specialists engaged by matter, discipline and geography.
What we do
Six practices, each named for the problem it solves. Most matters touch more than one.
Investigations & Fraud
Find out what happened, trace the money and build evidence that holds up.
Internal investigations, fraud, asset tracing and expert testimony.Financial Crime & Compliance
AML, sanctions and anti-bribery programs that satisfy examiners and work in practice.
AML/CFT, sanctions, anti-bribery, KYC, monitoring and independent reviews.Cyber & Digital Threats
Spot threats forming online, including on the dark web, and respond when something gets through.
Breach response, forensics, dark-web monitoring and impersonation readiness.Crisis & Reputation
Protect your standing in the court of public opinion while the legal process runs.
Crisis strategy, media preparation, spokesperson services and remediation.Due Diligence & Intelligence
Know who you are dealing with, and what you are walking into, before you commit.
Enhanced diligence, executive vetting, country risk and M&A support.Independent Monitorships
Independent oversight for regulators, agencies and courts.
Monitorships, independent consultancies, control testing and reporting.How we work
The same four steps, whatever the matter.
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A confidential first conversation
You speak with a principal, not an intake desk. Share only what you are comfortable sharing.
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A scoped plan
We agree the question, the team, the deliverable and the fee before work starts, at a fixed scope wherever possible.
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Senior-led work
The people you met do the work, bringing in specialists by discipline and geography as the matter needs.
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Findings you can use
Built to stand up in front of a board, a regulator, a court or the press.
Who we serve
Find your role to see what we usually help with and a sensible first step.
Legal counsel
Facts established quickly, in a form that supports your legal strategy.
Compliance leaders
A program that satisfies the examiner and keeps working after we leave.
Security leaders
Context on threats that your own tooling was never built to see.
Boards & executives
Independent fact-finding and a defensible decision path under pressure.
Private clients & family offices
Personal matters handled with complete discretion, by a principal.
Regulators, courts & agencies
Methodical, well-documented independent assessment and reporting.
Defined deliverables, not open meters
Signature offerings
Most of our work is scoped to the matter in front of us. Three needs come up often enough that we offer them with a set scope and a known price.
Independent Compliance ReviewAnnual BSA/AML and sanctions program testingA written review of your whole program, benchmarked against the FFIEC examination manual and DOJ guidance, with rated findings and prioritized recommendations you can share with your examiner or partner bank.Part of Financial Crime & ComplianceDark-web & reputation monitoringClovis SentinelContinuous watch over the dark web and social media for your organization, domains and named people, with escalation when something surfaces.Part of Cyber & Digital ThreatsCrisis & cyber retainerClovis ResponseA standing team, an agreed activation protocol and pre-agreed terms, in place before anything happens.Part of Crisis & Reputation
The people on your matter
No bait-and-switch. The expert you meet is the expert on your matter.
Facing something sensitive?
Every inquiry is confidential and read by a principal of the firm. Our intake never confirms the existence of a matter.