Forensic & Integrity Service Offerings

Companies that embed the value of integrity in their strategic vision and day-to-day operations develop stronger businesses, sustain their long-term competitive advantage and deliver more value to shareholders.

EY Forensic & Integrity Services can provide the broad sector experience, deep subject-matter knowledge, the people, technologies, processes, tools and insights that help you to instil a culture of integrity in your business.

What EY can do for you

Our international team of more than 4,000 forensic and technology professionals helps leaders balance business objectives and risks, build data-centric ethics and compliance programs, and ultimately develop a culture of integrity. We strive to bring you the benefits of our leading technology, deep subject-matter knowledge and broad global sector experience.

Integrity & Compliance

Integrity is at the core of contemporary business and this means not only doing what is legal, but also doing what is right. We work with companies to design, assess and improve their compliance programs focusing on the right governance models for their organization and enabling the team to be strong business partners working to prevent violations of regulations and laws. Many companies are looking to modernize their programs and leverage technology to deliver better insights and realize efficiencies. Find out more.

Disputes

EY Claims & Disputes teams assist companies, governments, public entities, individuals and their legal counsel in the world’s most complex disputes. EY professionals provide expert advice and opinions on accounting, financial and valuation matters in international arbitration, litigation and other alternative dispute resolution forums, including expert determination. EY teams offer tailored engagement teams with the professionals required to meet your needs.

EY teams provide insightful solutions, delivered using the skills and knowledge of a multidisciplinary team of 4,500 forensic practitioners and other sector specialists and professionals across more than 150 countries. Connected, able to mobilize quickly, and with global scale and reputation, EY teams can provide the relevant knowledge, language and experience wherever you need us around the world. Find out more.

Discovery & Analytics

Organizations are seeking end-to-end eDiscovery solutions to help them manage legal and compliance risks and also to reduce cost. From pre-litigation information management to post-matter data disposition, EY teams’ qualifications, experience and scale enable us to offer services across the broad range of the eDiscovery life cycle.

EY professionals have significant experience in managing high-profile, complex legal and regulatory responses and investigations. The teams strive to apply advanced analytics and AI technologies to each phase of a matter, from collection validation and gap analysis, early case assessment, data processing, document review, production, depositions and evidentiary hearings, to trial preparation. EY teams of eDiscovery information governance and forensic professionals can help answer the “who, what, where, when and how” questions that meet clients’ eDiscovery and compliance needs. Find out more.

Privacy & Cyber Response

EY teams have assisted companies in responding to a range of cyber incidents including Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data thefts, business email compromises, ransomware attacks and credit card theft. The teams combine cybersecurity and computer forensic experience with traditional investigative approaches, including interviewing witnesses, interrogating data and examining physical and digital evidence to uncover all facts pertaining to a breach.

EY professionals are experienced in helping address regulatory inquiries and liaising with law enforcement authorities. As cyber breaches often span international borders, they tailor their procedures to the specific legal and regulatory requirements of each country involved in the investigation, including our work with external legal counsel. Find out more.

Transaction Forensics

Our Transaction Forensics professionals assist organizations and legal counsel in identifying and mitigating financial, operational and reputational risks inherent to mergers and acquisition transactions. They possess deep experience in anti-corruption due diligence, both pre- and post-close, as well as related investigations and compliance matters.

In addition, they are proficient in conducting in-depth risk analyses of fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering, restrictions on trade and export, related-party transactions, and conflicts of interest. We have global capabilities and resources to address potential issues in transactions across all geographies and industries. Find out more.

Investigations

EY teams of investigators, forensic accountants, compliance specialists and technology professionals can help companies respond rapidly to instances of alleged fraud, bribery and other misconduct, as well as provide support throughout any subsequent regulatory, civil or criminal proceedings.

Using advanced forensic technologies and data visualization tools, EY teams gather facts and quickly identify relevant evidence to help mitigate potential damage caused by impropriety, including potentially corrupt payments, by newly acquired businesses or joint venture partners. Find out more.

Crisis Management and Incident Response Services

Competing demands can make it difficult for organizations to identify threats and prepare for crises. EY Crisis Management & Incident Response Services support business leaders by helping them to identify and monitor potential threats, developing and testing crisis plans and teams, and responding with speed and integrity when an incident occurs. Find out more.

EY Forensics COVID-19 service offerings to our clients in their time of need

We have more than 4,000 forensic and technology professionals in 154 locations across 73 countries providing real-time insight, intelligence and local response. They help businesses identify and mitigate new and emerging risks in this time of uncertainty. EY Forensics service offerings in the wake of COVID-19 include:

  • Business continuity & crisis management
  • Litigation, insurance claims coverage and contract dispute resolution
  • Management of local issues and risks faced by employees and vendors
  • Investigations and compliance audits

What EY can do for you

With approximately 4,500 forensic professionals worldwide, we will assemble the right multidisciplinary and culturally aligned team to work with you and your legal counsel, offering the benefit of our broad sector experience, deep subject-matter knowledge and insights.

Investigations & Compliance

Our dedicated global team of investigators, forensic accountants, compliance and technology professionals help organizations respond rapidly to instances of alleged fraud, bribery and other misconduct, as well as law enforcement and regulatory inquiries. Using advanced forensic technologies, we quickly gather facts and evidence to assess the extent of the issue and to help organizations manage relevant stakeholders. We support legal counsel by analyzing varying data sources to uncover links, patterns and anomalies and by presenting findings in legal proceedings. 

Our professionals also work with companies and their legal counsel to refine risk assessments and tailor compliance programs to help put. We aim to help companies create an ethical business culture focused on honesty, integrity and transparency that improves business performance and protects their brand. Leveraging forensic data analytics, we provide insights into employee behavioral patterns that can be used to develop integrity at the heart of the organization customized compliance programs that align with the organization’s business and risk profile. Find out more.

Claims & Disputes

We help companies and their legal counsel to prepare the calculations, analyses and strategies required for complex commercial disputes. By advising on the financial aspects of contracts and deals that often give rise to disputes, we also help reduce the risk of future problems before the deal is even signed. We support companies in effectively presenting their position on financial and commercial matters in arbitrations, court proceedings and other alternative dispute resolution procedures. We provide robust, unbiased, independent and expert testimony and opinions on a range of specialized matters that are critical to the outcome of disputes, by bringing together deep forensic competencies, sector insight and our extensive cumulative experience of advising on matters in most dispute resolution forums. Ultimately, we help safeguard the value of an organization’s business and help generate legitimate gain from their contracts and transactions.

Our Claims professionals also assist companies to recover financial losses through the preparation of commercial insurance claims and government grant applications following catastrophic losses. In the aftermath of fires, explosions, floods, windstorms, thefts, cyber intrusions and myriad catastrophic situations, organizations often need assistance strategizing how to both restore and document their recoverable financial losses. Our professionals have years of experience helping organizations recoup losses from insurance carriers, as well as, in the US, assisting local governments and not-for-profit organizations to pursue recovery funding through US federal disaster programs (e.g., FEMA, HUD). Utilizing EY Disaster Grant Management, we help organizations throughout the application process, from kickoff to closeout and eventually federal audit if needed. Find out more.

Discovery Services

The diversity and dispersion of digital information continues to grow as the legal and regulatory environments become more challenging. Organizations are seeking end-to-end discovery solutions to help them manage legal and compliance risks and also to reduce cost. From pre-litigation information management to post-matter data disposition, our team’s qualifications, experience and scale enable us to offer services across the entire discovery life cycle. We have significant experience in managing high-profile, complex legal and regulatory responses and investigations. Our Discovery, information governance and forensic professionals can help answer the “who, what, where, when and how” questions that help organizations meet their discovery and compliance needs.

We are committed to protecting an organization’s information assets. We have established global operational guidelines about handling of company data and are supported by dedicated resources from EY General Counsel’s Global Data Privacy team. EY has established Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) to comply with EU and other relevant data protection and privacy regulations and laws. In many cases, particularly under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, BCRs allows us to undertake cross-border data transfer, which ultimately leads to economic efficiency and better quality control via centralized processing and review. Find out more.

Forensic Data Analytics 

Forensic Data Analytics (FDA) is a critical element of nearly every way in which we support organizations — whether an investigation, the digitalization of compliance, forensic diligence or a complex litigation matter. Our FDA professionals are experienced in machine learning, natural language processing and robotic process automation, and have extensive industry sector experience. We assist organizations to detect and investigate instances of fraud, waste, misuse, abuse, corruption and other forms of non-compliance.

Our team’s qualifications, experience, and scale enable us to provide decision-makers with the factual evidence and insights they need to manage integrity risks, lower the cost of compliance and increase business transparency.  

In addition, leveraging a customized, repeatable and cost-effective framework, we assist organizations through managed services to address ongoing compliance risks and rapidly respond to regulatory scrutiny. Taking a “security-by-design” approach, we offer multiple data hosting options, all of which have multiple layers of physical and virtual security and direct connectivity to EY computer forensic labs in more than 30 countries. Find out more.

Privacy & Cyber Response

From investigation, to litigation and regulatory response EY Privacy and Cyber Response (P&CR) professionals assist organizations to navigate through complex cyber attacks. Our teams have assisted companies in responding to a range of cyber incidents including PII data thefts, business email compromises, ransomware attacks, and credit card theft. We combine cybersecurity and computer forensic experience with traditional investigative approaches, including interviewing witnesses, interrogating data and examining physical and digital evidence to uncover all facts pertaining to a breach. We are experienced in helping address regulatory inquiries and liaising with law enforcement authorities. As cyber breaches often span international borders, we tailor our procedures to the specific legal and regulatory requirements of each country involved in the investigation, including our work with external legal counsel.

Our interdisciplinary teams help organizations develop data governance frameworks that are supported by appropriate policies and technology so data protection and privacy compliance is achievable and sustainable in the long run. We also assist in developing GDPR and other relevant data protection and privacy compliance plans that work in conjunction with the organization’s cyber response plan to enable them to respond to a cyber breach in an effective manner within the required time window. Find out more.

Transaction Forensics

Our Transaction Forensics professionals assist organizations and legal counsel in identifying and mitigating financial, operational and reputational risks inherent to mergers and acquisition transactions. They possess deep experience in anti-corruption due diligence, both pre- and post-close, as well as related investigations and compliance matters. In addition, they are proficient in conducting in-depth risk analyses of fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering, restrictions on trade and export, related-party transactions, and conflicts of interest. We have global capabilities and resources to address potential issues in transactions across all geographies and industries. 

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