A practical framework for planning, executing, and documenting internal investigations across Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Internal investigations today operate within a complex and increasingly global regulatory environment. Allegations may originate in one jurisdiction, involve transactions in another, and require reporting, remediation, or litigation exposure across multiple legal systems. Fraud examiners, forensic accountants, and auditors must be able to navigate evidentiary standards, regulatory expectations, and governance frameworks that differ across common law jurisdictions while maintaining investigative integrity.
This session provides a structured approach to conducting internal investigations informed by decades of experience in criminal and civil fraud matters, regulatory oversight, compliance engagements, and internal affairs investigations. Drawing on work involving law enforcement, public sector oversight, and international anti-bribery and governance initiatives, the program outlines how to design defensible investigations that withstand scrutiny in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The emphasis is practical: planning scope, preserving evidence, managing stakeholders, documenting findings, and mitigating organizational risk.
Intended Audience
Fraud examiners, forensic accountants, internal auditors, compliance officers, regulatory investigators, law enforcement professionals, and governance specialists responsible for conducting or overseeing internal investigations.
Managing Member | DLG Consulting and Advisory Services
Darryl S. Neier is a nationally recognized expert in forensic and investigative accounting, with more than 35 years of experience conducting and directing complex financial investigations, monitorships, and compliance reviews throughout the United States and internationally. His engagements have extended to Canada, the United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and India. As the Managing Member of DLG Consulting and Advisory Services, Mr. Neier leads multidisciplinary teams in forensic accounting, anti-corruption compliance, and internal investigations. His work spans both public- and private-sector clients, including law enforcement agencies, government oversight bodies, and Fortune 500 corporations. Mr. Neier’s career began with two decades at the Morris County (NJ) Prosecutor’s Office, where he specialized in investigating white-collar crime, political corruption, insurance fraud, and computer crime. His reputation as a forensic expert led him to Sobel & Co., LLC, where from 2002 to 2018 he served as Principal in Charge of the Forensic and Investigative Accounting Practice, developing a nationally recognized team that managed high-profile monitorships, internal investigations, and fraud examinations. His private-sector experience includes engagements for CIT, Nextel, Panasonic, Bristol-Myers, Tyco, AT&T, and multiple regional financial institutions. He has led investigations uncovering fraud, procurement abuse, and financial irregularities, and his findings have supported litigation, enforcement actions, and organizational reform. Mr. Neier has been qualified as an expert witness in both New Jersey Superior Court and U.S. Federal Court.
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