JERICHO, N.Y., June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global
consulting firm J.S. Held, proudly celebrating 50
transformative years, announces the recognition of multiple experts
and firmwide expertise in Chambers and Partners' Annual Guides:
Crisis & Risk Management and Litigation Support firms.
The J.S. Held Global Investigations team is once again
recognized for expertise in Political Risk, Investigative Due
Diligence, and Asset Tracing & Recovery. New for 2024, the
Global Investigations team, in concert with the Environmental
Health & Safety team, is recognized among the leading global
Environmental, Social & Governance Risk experts. Further, the
Global Investigations experts in the United Kingdom and
the Asia Pacific are recognized in Business Intelligence &
Investigations.
J.S. Held is proud to share the recognition of the team
expertise and individual experts who received top Chambers and
Partners rankings in the areas of:
Asset Tracing & Recovery – Global | Band 1
Peter Pender-Cudlip,
Global Investigations & Intelligence Expert and Senior Managing
Director within the J.S. Held Global Investigations practice. Peter
advises clients on commercial and sovereign asset tracing,
complex fraud investigations, and a wide range of
cross-border litigation and arbitration matters.
"[Peter]… understands what is important for blue-chip clients
and is able to get useful and usable information with his team.
Peter is great to deal with, and he gets results."
Ashley Messick, Global
Asset Tracing & Recovery Expert and Senior Managing Director
within the J.S. Held Global Investigations practice. Ashley leads
J.S. Held's Sovereign Debt Advisory and has extensive experience
advising on sovereign and commercial disputes, asset recovery, and
enforcement. She has led high-profile investigations involving
debtors originating from Africa,
Latin America, and Russia/Central
Asia. She has tracked down assets and gathered intelligence
in some of the world's most difficult frontier markets, including
West and Central Africa, the
Middle East, and Russia.
"Ashley Messick has an amazing
set of contacts, she's results-oriented … extremely creative and
subtle about looking for assets. She's … thoughtful about
developing strategies that fit with enforcement and … able to
co-ordinate teams from across the globe."
Political Risk – Global | Band 1
Livia Paggi, Political
Risk, ESG, and Business Intelligence Expert and Managing Director
within the J.S. Held Global Investigations practice. She advises
multinational clients on doing business successfully in some of the
world's most challenging markets. Over the past decade, Livia has
developed expertise in Russia and
the wider Eurasia region.
"I worked with Livia and she is brilliant. She is dynamic and
responsive."
Philip Worman, Global
Political Risk, Business Intelligence, and Investigations Expert
and Senior Managing Director within the J.S. Held Global
Investigations practice. Philip advises clients on doing business
in emerging and frontier markets and has particular expertise in
sanctions policy and risk mitigation.
"Philip Worman is outstanding in
all respects; [he] has on-the-ground experience and has a real
international coverage."
Investigative Due Diligence – Global | Band 3
Chambers and Partners recognizes J.S. Held's expertise in this
category and observes, "J.S. Held provides clients with
investigative due diligence alongside its extensive litigation
support, asset tracing and recovery, and political risk practices.
Its clients consist of sovereign entities, corporations, financial
institutions, pension funds, private equity and hedge funds, legal
firms, and high net worth individuals."
Environmental, Social & Governance – Global | Band
3
Chambers, in recognizing J.S. Held's expertise in this category,
shares, "J.S. Held advises multinational companies on ESG issues
around the world, using both its political risk expertise and its
investigations and due diligence practice to assist with providing
advice on ESG-related risks and disclosure obligations. J.S. Held
recently acquired boutique consultancy Africa Matters, further
strengthening its capabilities on ESG work in Africa."
Business Intelligence & Investigations – Asia
Pacific | Band 2
Bruno Vickers, Global
Investigations & Business Intelligence Expert and Managing
Director within the J.S. Held Global Investigations practice. Bruno
has expertise in locating and recovering assets on cross-border
disputes. He has acted for clients in many significant legal
proceedings over the last decade, including those heard in local
courts as well as in international arbitration centers such as
London, Geneva, Dubai, Hong
Kong, and Singapore.
"Bruno is very impressive … he runs a good outfit and clients
really like him."
Business Intelligence & Investigations – United
Kingdom | Band 3
Sebastian Neave, Global
Investigations & Business Intelligence Expert and Managing
Director within the J.S. Held Global Investigations practice.
Sebastian advises clients on complex disputes, cross-border
litigation, and arbitration claims. Sebastian has developed
specific expertise in disputes related to Russia and the CIS, working on high-profile
matters emanating from the region. He has extensive experience
gathering evidence to support recovery strategies against a diverse
collection of states and state-owned commercial parties.
"Sebastian is outstanding… borders do not seem to exist for
him."
Equally important to the overall and individual expert rankings
is the specific feedback from clients and peers acknowledging the
work of J.S. Held:
"J.S. Held has an incredible ability to adapt their research
and work product to the specifics of their respective clients
across numerous industries."
"These guys are top notch, without a doubt."
"They have a very experienced team across various fields of
expertise and jurisdictions."
"The team is incredibly competent and responsive."
"J.S. Held's research, entrepreneurship, and responsiveness
make them stand out."
"Among other asset tracers, their work was by far the most
comprehensive and specific."
"…intelligence work is what they do, clients love them,
and in the end, they find the gold."
"They understand complex and sensitive matters and have the
expertise to handle it efficiently."
"J.S. Held [experts] are professional, responsive, and have
an ability to get information which is unrivalled. They provide
us with sometimes 24-hour support."
"I would highly commend their capacity to tackle complex
matters with finesse and expertise."
Commenting on J.S. Held expert recognitions by Chambers and
Partners, Greg Esslinger,
Executive Vice President and Global Investigations Practice Lead,
shares, "Global Investigations at J.S. Held is home to strategic
innovators, integrated collaborators, and recognized thought
leaders who have created the next-generation investigations
practice together—a multidisciplinary team with global reach and
strong cultural competence." Esslinger adds, "The real added value
of J.S. Held investigation work is the ability to use human sources
to fill information gaps, corroborate data, and generate new leads.
As a firm, we have a wealth of experience identifying and
approaching specific sources with direct knowledge of a sovereign,
company, or individual's assets to develop actionable intelligence.
"
The global forensics team utilizes best-of-breed technology to
support complex data challenges. Experts leverage multiple
technology partners with a clear view to appropriate integration of
GenAI and related tools. Application includes data collection,
managing disparate data sources, translation of foreign language
documents, and processing information from emerging off-channel
communications and collaboration tools. The result: J.S. Held's
clients can focus on strategy and know that technology is on their
side.
Learn more about the dedicated and entrepreneurial experts who
help transform J.S. Held, explore our story, and
celebrate this momentous milestone, our 50 & Forward
celebration, with us at jsheld.com.
About J.S. Held
J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines
technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise
clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our
professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing
high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity,
proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both
tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive
suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to
navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic
situations.
More than 1,500 professionals serve organizations across six
continents, including 81% of the Global 200 Law Firms, 70% of the
Forbes Top 20 Insurance Companies (85% of the NAIC Top 50 Property
& Casualty Insurers), and 65% of the Fortune 100 Companies.
J.S. Held, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not certified
public accounting firm(s) and do not provide audit, attest, or any
other public accounting services. J.S. Held, its affiliates and
subsidiaries are not law firms and do not provide legal advice.
Securities offered through PM Securities, LLC, d/b/a Phoenix IB, a
part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/ SIPC or Ocean Tomo Investment
Group, LLC, a part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/ SIPC. All rights
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