Litigation Support Guide 2026 : Asia-Pacific Region
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Control Risks
Control Risks’ Business Intelligence team supports clients with dispute-related intelligence, investigations, asset tracing, enforcement strategy and discreet enquiries across complex, often cross-border matters. The team works for corporates, investors, financial institutions, legal advisers, hedge funds, technology companies, energy groups, manufacturers, fintech firms and institutional investor consortiums.
Recent confidential work includes asset tracing, enforcement support, stakeholder mapping, investigations into asset dissipation, business sabotage and information leakage, and evidence gathering for arbitration. Its specialisms include identifying hidden assets, unravelling corporate structures, tracing proxy relationships, gathering human intelligence, and supporting litigation, arbitration and settlement strategies across difficult jurisdictions.
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Control Risks is a specialist global risk consultancy with extensive, long-standing operations across the Asia-Pacific. The firm offers a huge breadth of risk-related services, from physical security to forensic accounting. Control Risks' local language capabilities and market knowledge position the firm well to provide clients with sophisticated fact-gathering solutions.
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Control Risks has excellent experience in business intelligence and enforcement strategies. The team stands out for having its feet on ground and providing focused assistance.
Controls Risks had a holistic and flexible approach to business intelligence. The team was responsive, provided regular updates, and made good progress across various jurisdictions using a range of sources.
Control Risks is very experienced in conducting investigations and intelligence gathering, and has resources in Hong Kong as well as Mainland China that can be readily deployed.
The team has good Chinese capability and research skills, and a deep knowledge of jurisdictional differences and new assets.
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Jessica Pyman is Control Risks' regional head of business intelligence throughout the region and speaks English, French and Mandarin. Pyman is responsible for all aspects of business intelligence services delivered in the Asia-Pacific region, advising on fraud investigations, litigation, corruption, and asset tracing and recovery.
Jessica Pyman works hard to deliver for her clients. She is very user-friendly.
Jessica is a very capable practitioner.
Michael Harrington is a principal in the Control Risks Mumbai office. He works with investment companies, hedge funds and tech companies in multi-jurisdictional investigation matters.
Michael is sophisticated and understands the commercial objectives of asset investigations and tracing.
Michael has sharp business acumen and is always responsive and available to shifting client demands. He is a growing presence in India and should be on the radar for anyone interested in seeking assistance in business intelligence matters.
Business Intelligence & Investigations
Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Michael Harrington
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Practice area: Business Intelligence & Investigations
Location: UK-wide
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