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Control Risks

Asset Tracing & Recovery (Investigations Agencies)

Litigation Support Guide 2026 : Global-wide


Control Risks

About

Provided by Control Risks

Control Risks’ Dispute Support team handles high-stakes contentious matters, with a particular focus on asset tracing and recovery, enforcement strategy, counterparty assessments, evidence gathering, witness identification, litigation and arbitration support, and investigations linked to fraud, bribery and corruption. The team works for a broad range of clients including corporates, investors, financial institutions, law firms, sovereign-related entities, commodities traders, energy and chemicals companies, technology and entertainment businesses, construction companies, non-profits and development finance institutions.

Recent work highlights include complex global asset searches, enforcement support following arbitration awards and court judgments, recovery strategies involving hidden or dissipated assets, cross-border investigations into debtors and counterparties, and matters spanning jurisdictions including China, Hong Kong, the US, UK, UAE, India, Brazil, Switzerland, Singapore, Thailand, Morocco and multiple offshore centres. The team’s specialisations include asset identification and valuation, global location mapping, corporate structure analysis, public records and open-source intelligence research, discreet enquiries and source intelligence, sanctions-aware enforcement support, recovery strategy, litigation intelligence, and the use of local networks to identify assets, pressure points and practical enforcement options.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Asset Tracing & Recovery (Investigations Agencies) - Global-wide

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Control Risks is a global risk consultancy that handles complex, multi-jurisdictional asset tracing and investigations mandates for its clients.

Notable practitioners

Jessica Pyman is a key contact.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Control Risks’ key strength is its multi‑jurisdictional capability and its ability to operate effectively across challenging jurisdictions. Its work combines rigorous public‑record analysis with discreet intelligence‑gathering, producing clear, well‑structured reports that identify assets, corporate structures and enforcement pressure points in a way that directly informs next‑step legal decisions.

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  • Control Risks combines strong technical expertise with a solid understanding of operational and commercial realities, which makes their advice both accurate and pragmatic. What stands out in particular is that we are not dependent on a single key individual. The team appears well-structured, with complementary skill sets and sufficient senior oversight to handle complex or time-sensitive matters effectively.

    Asset Tracing & Recovery (Investigations Agencies) respondentLitigation Support
  • Control Risks is commercially sound, flexible, high-quality, offers a range of services and has a holistic approach.

    Asset Tracing & Recovery (Investigations Agencies) respondentLitigation Support
  • Control Risks is responsive, easy to reach out to and has access to a variety of cutting-edge tools.

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