Fraud and Investigations

Fraud, bribery, and corruption are serious concerns, particularly in developing economies, and are major contributors to losses suffered by local and international companies. The consequences are not just the monetary losses but also the reputational damage that requires considerable effort to recover from.  Our team is equipped with international experience and perspectives that enable us to assist companies in establishing robust anti-bribery & corruption, incident response policies, and investigations.

A sampling of our highlight matters in this area includes:

• Representing a Japanese renewable energy company in a SIAC arbitration and Singapore litigation against claims for damages, and rightful shareholding in the renewable energy projects against Indian and Vietnamese entities with claims of fraud and forging of documents. 
• Acting as lead counsel on claims against an investee Vietnam-domiciled waste processing and management company and its officers, executives, and majority shareholder, arising from contractual breaches, breaches of fiduciary duties, and potential fraud.
• Providing legal advice and assistance to a client in the negotiation process for the termination of employment of one of the client’s employees due to a breach of the Fraud, Corruption, and Bribery policy of the company.
• Representing a US technology company in the education sector in an SIAC arbitration for non-payment by its Vietnamese partner of minimum guaranteed marketing payments despite repeated demand for payment.
• Representing a Polish company in a litigation and/or SIAC arbitration against its Vietnamese counter-party for a refund of payments made for goods that were not delivered and did not comply with standards from the European Union. 
• Acting for a leading semiconductor producer in relation to the ongoing construction of the client’s plant in Vietnam valued at US$1.6 billion, against the suspected out-of-specification piling undertaken by the sub-contractor. 

Frasers Law Company is a member of the International Fraud Group.