» Case Studies
Sexual Harassment Investigation
The Chairman of the Board of a middle-market communications company received a letter from a female employee who had recently been reprimanded for her performance that accused a fellow worker of sexual harassment and accused the company of sexual discrimination.
ICI investigators interviewed 20 employees who were witnesses to the alleged misconduct, prepared a formal report for the Board of Directors and assisted the company in locating and retaining expert legal counsel. We also provided technical assistance to the company as they developed and implemented the essential human resources policies needed to preclude similar incidents in the future. ICI staff gave testimony in the court action, and the matter was successfully resolved in the company’s favor.
Competitive Intelligence Gathering
When our client, a major Japanese trading company, wanted to purchase a particular Brazilian company that was a known target of the trading company’s major U.S. competitor, our client needed to identify the key players at the U.S.-based competitor and to learn whether the competitor would consider a joint venture purchase of the target company.
Through extensive research and interviews with industry experts, ICI determined that the U.S. competitor made numerous joint venture acquisitions during its expansions into Europe and Eastern Europe. Our client was able to structure an informed, multifaceted approach to its competitor as a result of ICI's findings.
International Asset Search
An investor group lost more than $5 million with a high-profile asset manager who did not disclose that he was investing their dollars in high-risk derivatives. The plaintiffs’ attorney called upon ICI investigators to identify and locate the manager’s assets.
By employing a combination of investigatory methods and interviews with industry sources, ICI investigators found several investment fund companies in the Cayman Islands run by the manager. ICI’s asset search team also located significant assets throughout the U.S., enabling investors to recoup a large percentage of their losses.
