Vantage Intelligence

Firm's Overview

Founded in 2012 by Gretchen King and Masha Shvetsova, Vantage has grown from its headquarters in London to New York, Miami and Dubai.

Vantage is an international intelligence boutique, focused on delivering strategic and actionable insight through meticulous research and analysis, sophisticated human sources intelligence gathering and advanced technological information gathering methodologies, like data mining. The firm assists legal teams and decision-makers in the development and implementation of robust strategies to prevent and solve disputes, protect assets and recover debts across multiple jurisdictions. Vantage's unique combination of creativity and ingenuity has made the firm the go-to practice for leading lawyers and litigation funds, business leaders, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, financial institutions and established corporates.

Vantage's clients view the team as a trusted partner who supports their needs in challenging times; that means the Vantage team is perceived as an active participant in resolving matters. The firm's findings and analysis are presented with recommendations as to how Vantage can further use the information gathered to improve the Client’s position through a combination of litigation, PR, lobbying and a liaison with law enforcement and financial regulatory community.

Services:

Asset Protection and Recovery:

Investigations and asset tracing in support of judgment enforcement actions, including identification of assets of sovereigns, corporations, and individuals;

Identification of beneficial owners and precise mapping of complex offshore structures;

Investigations to obtain evidence of corporate raiding in CIS countries, for use domestically and in foreign courts in support of the aggrieved parties.

Litigation Support:

Investigations in support of dispute resolution prior to the initiation of litigation or arbitration;

Evidence gathering in support of litigation and arbitration, with a unique ability to identify and develop witnesses and sources as well as provide intelligence in support of a settlement;

Evidence collection in support of freezing and discovery actions worldwide including evidence of assets held by plaintiffs or judgment-debtors directly and through offshore structures.

Cyber Security and Forensics:

In-house cyber security and forensics capability to conduct and oversee investigations;

Investigations and forensics services including recovery and analysis of systems, disk images and email archives. Deployment of technical and physical surveillance;

Security assessments (Penetration Testing) and incident response, leveraging Vantage’s team experience from both offensive and defensive operations to examine incident information and technical logs to confirm a breach, followed by full incident analysis.

Contentious Issues:

Investigations into potential fraud, including internal fraud;

Investigations into alleged FCPA and Bribery Act violations for the purpose of (i) companies accused that need an independent assessment; (ii) evaluation of potential acquisition targets to ensure that bribery issues are flagged and remedied; (iii) investigations of competitors suspected of engaging in bribery or similar compliance violations to gain a competitive advantage;

Investigations into acts by competitors or shareholders to intentionally inflict reputational harm on a company.