FRA is delighted to once again be recognized by Global Investigations Review (GIR) as one of the top consultancies for internal and cross-border investigations. The annual GIR 100 lists the publication’s “go to” law firms and consultancies around the world based on the GIR editorial team’s extensive research and industry insight.
“Award-winning FRA remains at the forefront of major international bribery investigations.” – GIR 2024
As the firm celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2024, FRA Co-founders Frances McLeod, Toby Duthie and Greg Mason continue to be recognized as active leaders in their field. Frances’s appointment by the DOJ as monitor to Binance – her third monitor appointment – is the latest milestone in FRA’s deepening compliance monitorship expertise. Toby was part of several of FRA’s disclosable investigations this past year, including Gunvor, Entain and Seatrium.
“The firm’s advisory expertise in foreign bribery probes runs deep.” – GIR 2024
GIR also notes significant matters from previous years, establishing FRA’s strong and expanding track record as a specialist, independent forensic firm:
- Swiss company ABB’s $327 million resolution with authorities in the US, Switzerland and South Africa (December 2022)
- Technip FMC’s UK and French subsidiaries settment with the French PNF in 2023
- DOJ-appointed monitorship of Germany autmotive company IAV GmbH in relation to the “Dieselgate” scandal
- Petrofac’s plea discussions with the UK Serious Fraud Office (2021
- Airbus’s landmark multialteral bribery settlement (2020)
The GIR 100 list was published following the GIR Awards 2024, where FRA was nominated for two categories: Investigations Consultancy of the Year and Most Important Development of the Year (Read More).
