Forensic Accounting & Investigations
BRG experts specialize in forensic accounting investigations. Rapidly identifying, explaining, and remediating issues within an organization’s financial system are critical components of safeguarding its reputation and integrity with employees, shareholders, regulators, and business partners.
Corporate financial scandals and economic crises continue to challenge corporations and their boards, as the schemes to defraud them become more complex and insider threats grow. BRG professionals are well versed at reconstructing financial records; conducting information- and admission-seeking interviews; enterprise-wide complex data modeling and analysis; and designing, implementing, and remediating internal-control environments, computer forensics, and electronic data retrieval.
Who We Are
Composed of former Big Four partners, Certified Fraud Examiners, Certified Public Accountants, internal auditors, and former prosecutors, BRG’s forensic accounting teams translate complex financial transactions and numerical data into terms that laypersons can understand and interpret in a legal setting. Our experts use their understanding of industry, finance, accounting, economics, technology, and data management to review financial reporting information, information systems, and accounting and auditing standards and procedures. They leverage eDiscovery, data analysis and evidence gathering, vetted investigative techniques, and hypothesis testing to assist clients to determine the who, what, when, where, why, and how of an alleged illegal or fraudulent activity.
Our experts have experience in evaluating the financial and operational records of global organizations across industries and have worked with regulators and provided expert evidence and testimony in many jurisdictions.
What We Do
We apply our expertise in high-profile investigations and litigation by advising companies and their legal counsel in both prosecuting and defending allegations of earnings manipulation, inadequate disclosure, fraudulent transactions, and corruption; or in support of special committee investigations involving whistleblower allegations. We can assist in responding to allegations or government subpoenas, preparing for external audits, and designing and remediating processes and procedures that will help prevent suspect activities from recurring.
By leveraging our data analytics capabilities, our forensic accountants also assist organizations with proactive risk-reduction activities by designing and performing extended procedures as part of the statutory audit, acting as advisers to audit committees and fraud-deterrence engagements, and advising in investment analyst research. BRG’s forensic accounting teams assist clients with matters across the fraud spectrum, including:
- Allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse
- Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoenas/SEC Wells Notice
- Securities, accounting, and financial institution fraud
- Responding to short-seller reports
- Purchase price and transaction related disputes
- Whistleblower complaints and internal investigations
- Regulatory breaches
- CARES Act assistance, including Paycheck Protection Program and Employee Retention Credits
- Healthcare fraud
- Procurement fraud
- Anti-bribery and anti-corruption claims
- Ponzi schemes, kickbacks, self-dealing, and embezzlement
- Money laundering
We have seen incarnations of the same fraud-related issues across industries and jurisdictions. Our collective experience allows our clients access to an unparalleled depth of intellectual capital and applied knowledge that gives them the confidence they need to address and remediate these issues.
