Litigation expense can adversely affect any company’s bottom line and banks are no exception.  The ability to contain the costs of litigation is of paramount importance to any institution contemplating legal action or involved in a lawsuit.  We believe that a cost effective approach to litigation is the use of investigators who are trained to efficiently gather evidence.

Applied Facts investigators are experts at gathering litigation intelligence to ensure that our clients are receiving the evidence they need quickly and efficiently.

Our investigators are seasoned professionals in:

• Performing background investigations on experts,  percipient witnesses, and jurors;
• Locating witnesses;
• Interviewing witnesses;
• Conducting surveillance;
• Gathering facts outside of the United States.

As legal precedent and litigation techniques have evolved, Applied Facts has developed an expertise in forensic accounting and computer forensics that effectively supplement the traditional litigation intelligence performed in the course of a lawsuit.  We have found these services to be instrumental in effectuating a legal strategy.

Our forensic accountants are experts in:

• Bank transaction and regulation due diligence;
• Transaction analysis and funds tracing;
• Compliance with the customer identification programs mandated under the Bank Secrecy Act and U.S. Patriot Act;
• Fraud control assessments, including anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing;
• Compliance with Suspicious Activity Reporting (“SAR”) and Currency Transaction Reports (“CTR”);
• Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
• Identifying process improvements;
• Performing damage assessments;

Our computer forensic specialists have extensive experience performing forensics involving fraud, identify theft, terrorist threats, internet usage and computer intrusion.  The use of computer forensics is a key investigative tool to identify communications, trace transactions, and gather electronic data that would otherwise be lost.  Often the evidence recovered through computer forensic technology is the tipping point in the litigation.

Due to the highly sensitive nature of most banking-related assignments, Applied Facts clients are assured that our investigators will demonstrate disciplined discretion throughout the course of the assignment.