Forensic & Litigation Services

Fraud, whether internal or external, poses financial and reputational risks. BDO experts aid entrepreneurs in detecting, preventing, and assessing fraud risks for safeguarding businesses.

Professional guidance in forensics & litigation

Fictitious invoices being approved, misuse of payment cards or hackers stealing company data: businesses face fraud in a variety of ways. Besides financial consequences, fraud also has a negative impact on your corporate reputation. This impact is often underestimated, along with the aspect of liability risk you face as a director. 

  • Would you like to have an objective assessment to find out how fraud-proof your business is, and what risks lurk? 
  • Are you curious about a set of preventive measures to avoid fraud in your organisation? 
  • Do you need the expertise of professionals to detect and deal with fraud cases in a timely manner? 
  • Would you like your legal advisers to be assisted by experienced specialists in managing a disciplinary, criminal or civil claim? 
  • Do you need guidance in setting up a statutory whistleblowing system in your organisation? 

How BDO can help

BDO experts pool their specific knowledge, skills and experience to proactively guide you in protecting your department or organisation against internal and external fraud.

The BDO team will be your sounding board and help your colleagues and legal advisers to detect and address fraud cases in a timely manner.

Find out about a sparring partner who masters this complex matter in detail, checked against the latest news (such as European regulations on setting up an internal whistleblowing system or the FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)).

Our Forensic & Litigation services

  • BDO experts will thoroughly screen your company for latent fraud risks, based on your business activities, existing fraud schemes, the sector you operate in and existing control measures.
  • You will benefit from thorough guidance in the implementation of internal fraud controls, with the establishment of a strategic framework, code of ethics and response plan
 
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  • You will be provided by BDO with the necessary expertise to assist your legal advisers in guiding a disciplinary, criminal or civil claim 
  • We will offer you support in evaluating financial damage, protecting your company's rights and mediating possible disputes with external parties 
  • The BDO team will assist you in setting up a whistleblowing system in your organisation, which has been mandatory in large private and public organisations due to European regulations since the end of 2021 
  • You will be given expert advice on tailor-made policies, the processing of whistleblower reports by trained case managers and the conduct of an independent investigation following a whistleblowing policy
  • By means of practical and interactive BDO training sessions (tailored to your organisation), you will make your employees aware of the dangers and consequences of fraud in your organisation.
  • They will learn how to detect 'red flags' in time and how to act in cases of fraud. 

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