Analytics in Disputes & Investigations

We help institutions take proactive measures to identify mischarges and miscoded rates. Our experts utilize advanced analytics of transactional data to identify overcharged accounts and implement effective remediation plans to reimburse affected customers. Our professionals have extensive experience assisting with customer account remediation corresponding to investment advisory, loan origination and servicing, consumer lending, and telecommunications services.

CRA has extensive experience in identifying and tracing assets both domestically and internationally in the course of litigation, bankruptcies, and to satisfy legal judgments.  The approach combines desktop research, forensic examination of books and records, on-the-ground source inquiries, and advanced analytics of financial data to identify patterns and anomalies that may highlight fraudulent transfers and trace the destination of misappropriated funds.

With $1.5 trillion laundered through the global financial system annually, banks continue to incur heavy penalties from regulators, along with damage to their brands. We understand that each institution faces distinct challenges, and our customized, data-driven solutions are designed to detect suspicious transactional activity, identify sanctioned individuals and vendors, and remediate compliance gaps in accordance with industry best practices.

High stakes and complex litigation often require additional investigative services to bolster counsel’s legal strategy. CRA has a long history of assisting counsel with substantiating allegations, investigating opposing parties and key witnesses, and analyzing books and records data and electronic communications, and this legacy is applied to our data-driven analytics in complex matters involving datasets of massive size and complexity.

As companies expand their global footprint, they face a heightened risk of allegations of corrupt practices from whistleblowers and/or government regulators.  Increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes must be met with equally sophisticated methods of detection and mitigation. When a crisis arises, CRA mobilizes its multidisciplinary team to combine desktop and on-the-ground intelligence gathering with extensive analysis of financial data to help uncover instances of fraud, identify perpetrators, quantify damages, recover proceeds, and help clients implement effective preventive measures.

It is estimated that there are roughly 4 billion social media users globally. Uncovering who is connected to whom on Facebook or other platforms may be pivotal in fraud and corruption matters, FCPA investigations, asset searches, theft of trade secrets cases and other litigation matters. In light of an ever-increasing focus on socially responsible investing, being able to identify controversial commentary by executives, or what people are saying about a particular topic, company, or product on social media, can greatly impact investment decisions. CRA expertly tackles the daunting volume of social media by employing unique social media analytics tools which efficiently and algorithmically capture relevant information to provide our clients with a deeper understanding of topics and individual subjects of investigation.

CRA simplifies the complexities of big data. We assist our clients with analyzing electronically stored data sources that are often key to resolving litigation, responding to regulatory inquiries, or conducting investigations.  This includes preserving, analyzing, reviewing, and reporting on electronic data from complex structured data sources. Our team is noted for leveraging advanced analytical techniques and advanced visualization tools while working with forensic investigators, finance.