Frequently Asked Questions about Investigations in Latin America

Investigation and analysis that help a client assess a defined decision or exposure. We combine documentary sources, local context, enquiries and verification according to the mandate.

It is a counterparty review that follows ownership, control and reputation beyond screening, using records, lawful local enquiries and, where proportionate, a dated site visit.

Screening checks specified sources and lists. Investigative due diligence follows relevant questions about ownership, control, connections, reputation or operations that those checks may leave open.

Leads are tested against registers, court records and lawful local enquiries, then graded from similar name to documented title. The report separates what is established from what is only indicated.

Public registers, court files and lawful local enquiries show corporate interests, property records and connected parties. Private bank holdings generally cannot be seen before disclosure, so we say so rather than imply otherwise.

No. Access, disclosure and ownership structures vary. We report the evidence found, its strength and the remaining limits.

Yes, subject to agreed engagement terms. We can support a defined workstream on a confidential white label basis.

We cover Mexico, South America and the Caribbean, including the Triple Frontier and the Oil Quadrilateral, with other Caribbean territories assessed one by one. We confirm local capability, lawful access and practical feasibility for each jurisdiction and mandate before scoping.

These are focus areas within our geographic coverage. The Triple Frontier refers to the Paraguay–Brazil–Argentina border area. The Oil Quadrilateral is our working term for Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname. Each country is assessed separately.

Potentially, when the work is lawful, practical and included in an agreed scope. A visit establishes observations within a particular time and place; sources require careful assessment and protection.

Yes. Scope, sources and findings are shared only as the client and the law allow, and discretion is planned into every step. Every engagement is covered by a non-disclosure agreement and by our code of ethics. We limit access to matter information to the people working on it, check for conflicts of interest before we start, and handle personal data under the engagement terms and our Privacy Notice.

The answer depends on the source, collection method, jurisdiction and proceeding. We document methods and limitations; counsel determines evidentiary use.

Timing depends on jurisdiction, record access, fieldwork and scope. We provide a case-specific timetable after intake and update the client if an external dependency changes it.

Every investigation is priced to its own question. Fees depend on the jurisdiction, the records involved and whether fieldwork is needed, so we quote after a short confidential conversation. You receive a written proposal with scope, timing and fee, and you decide whether to proceed.

It is an outside, evidence-based review of suspected fraud, undisclosed associations or misconduct, built from records, targeted local enquiries and a chronology counsel can examine.

It is research into what a person or company is known for locally, using lawful conversations with informed people weighed against records. It complements counterparty investigations.

Asset tracing finds and documents assets and who controls them. Asset recovery is the legal enforcement that follows, led by counsel. We provide the evidence, not recovery forecasts.

It is a compliance step with extra checks for higher-risk relationships. An investigation follows one counterparty further: control, relationships, local standing and real operations.

Yes, subject to lawful purpose and jurisdictional access. We trace sellers, supply routes and connected entities and document them for counsel. Coverage is assessed for each matter.

Yes. Our reporting is designed for international clients, and we confirm the working language and report format at scoping.