Investigations 101 – Trends, Typologies, & Red Flags in the world of Organized Crime

Alexandra is the CEO & Founder of Owl Consultancy Group. She specializes on deep-dive investigations centered on detecting, preventing, and dismantling illicit activity. Amongst her areas of expertise are financial crimes investigations, geopolitical investigations, bribery & corruption investigations, and international trade investigations.

In furtherance of this focus, she works with clients to conduct internal investigations, to respond to government-initiated investigations, and to address day-to-day trade compliance related inquiries. She assists clients in effectively safeguarding against financial and reputational damages posed by money laundering threats and financial crimes risks. Alexandra conducts “Know Your Customer” (KYC) counterparty due diligence, including (a) research (using internal and external databases) to identify beneficial ownership, source of funds, and adverse media, (b) screening of all counterparties against sanctions and other denied party lists, and (c) broader transactional reviews to identify any potential red flags related to sanctions, AML/CFT, corruption, bribery, or other financial crime risks.

Alexandra actively monitors legislation and regulatory developments relating to client matters. She delivers policy analysis on various political and economic developments across the globe. She also follows legal trends on beneficial ownership requirements, customer due diligence, and supply chain transparency. With respect to economic sanctions, she tracks the potential effects of newly imposed economic sanctions on countries, entities, individuals, and industry sectors. Further, she assists clients in international litigation and arbitrations.