USA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Steve Spiegelhalter and Bridget Johnson Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal has a disputes and investiga - tions practice that includes former prosecutors, compliance experts, forensic accountants, and technologists who support multinational com - panies and their counsels in high-profile and time-sensitive matters. A recognised leader in investigations and corporate compliance, A&M regularly appears before US regulators to dis - cuss investigative findings and the effectiveness of corporate compliance programmes on mat - ters under active investigation. With 600+ dis - putes and investigations professionals spread across five continents and seven forensic data
centres, A&M is well-positioned to support its clients across all stages of the investigation life cycle – from data preservation, to forensic anal - ysis including data analytics and forensic ac - counting, interviewing, remediation, and expert testimony. In recent years, A&M has brought its unique perspective gained from serving as the forensics provider to four different government- appointed monitors to help its clients design and implement measured, risk-based solutions that effectively mitigate risk without unduly bur - dening the business.
Authors
Steve Spiegelhalter is a former federal prosecutor, in-house counsel, and compliance officer who now leads Alvarez &
Bridget Johnson specialises in forensic data analytics at Alvarez & Marsal, helping clients navigate compliance, legal, and regulatory challenges. Her expertise spans large-scale
Marsal’s investigations practice. He specialises in investigating alleged improper payments to government officials, commodities market manipulation and other market conduct violations, asset misappropriation, money laundering, bank and wire fraud, false claims, and other alleged criminal activity and regulatory violations. Mr Spiegelhalter also independently tests corporate compliance programmes and counsels clients on their compliance programmes, including companies under government investigation, external monitorship, and self-reporting requirements. Mr Spiegelhalter has led the forensic team on four independent compliance monitorships since 2021.
monitorships, investigations, and proactive compliance programmes. Bridget routinely leads teams to analyse complex and disparate data, with a focus on anti-corruption and sanctions risks. Her notable engagements include supporting multiple FCPA monitorships, leading a fraud risk assessment for a major disaster relief services organisation, and overseeing key data workstreams on an
export controls monitorship of a telecommunications company.
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