Neil Keenan is a Partner at FRA based in the firm’s Washington DC office and serves as Co-Lead of FRA’s investigations practice. Neil specializes in the delivery of forensic accounting services, including investigations in a number of areas that include corruption, accounting fraud, asset misappropriation, and embezzlement.

Complementing his investigation work, Neil provides compliance advice to clients around anti-bribery/anti-corruption (ABAC) programs, internal controls, and corporate governance frameworks. Neil has provided compliance advice in connection with several compliance monitorships arising from deferred prosecution agreements entered into with the US Department of Justice (DOJ).

During his 25+ years of experience, Neil has developed a broad experience that includes claims processing, M&A financial and compliance due diligence, corporate finance, corporate valuations, business recovery and restructurings, and external and internal audit services. He has served clients across numerous industries such as pharmaceutical and life science, healthcare, energy, telecommunications, automotive, aviation, technology, and entertainment.  

Prior to joining FRA, Neil was a Partner at PwC in their Washington DC and Los Angeles offices. He also worked for PwC in Dubai, UAE, and Aberdeen, UK. As a result, he has extensive international experience and a broad knowledge and understanding of diverse business cultures and practices that help him deliver value to complex multinational organizations. Additional representative experience includes the following:

• Neil led the investigation into a USD 7b fraud at an FTSE 100 healthcare company based in the Middle East, which involved off balance sheet loan agreements, reverse factoring financing, misappropriation of assets, and accounting fraud. Neil presented his findings to the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Financial Reporting Council (FRC), and the Dubai Economic Security Department.
• Neil was the lead partner on a post-acquisition compliance due diligence review in connection with a USD 5b acquisition of a manufacturing company, which included a review of 35+ countries and projects around the world.

As one client recently noted, “Neil is superb. He is low-key and super effective. Clients rightfully love him and he is respected by authorities. He is such a pleasure to work with and an excellent teammate.”

Neil has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Aberdeen, UK and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.