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Paul Quinlan

Paul Quinlan

Crisis & Risk Management 2026

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As Founder and Managing Partner of Quinlan Partners, Paul Quinlan drives the mission and reinforces the overall approach of the firm, which is: To specialise in creative, strategic, and global public record, open source, and digital research, and to conduct investigative inquiries and interviews around the world.

Paul takes a highly bespoke and integrated approach to investigations, cultivating and applying the best talent, techniques, data resources, and proprietary information technologies to complex and high-stakes questions to yield truth, insight and clarity. In his practice, His investigations have uncovered fraud, corruption, and malfeasance at the highest levels of business and government.

Paul assists leading litigators, investors and corporate decision-makers in gathering critical facts and intelligence and finding hidden evidence and assets in the context of high-stakes and complex disputes, due diligence, and internal investigations.

Prior to founding the firm, Paul was an investigative journalist who reported domestically and internationally for a variety of news organisations and magazines. His investigative reporting uncovered fraud, corruption, and malfeasance at the highest levels of business and government. He is also a former National Press Foundation fellow, has appeared on CNN, and been published by The New York Times, National Journal, USA Today, The St. Petersburg Times, The Miami Herald, The Palm Beach Post, Washingtonian Magazine, Salon, and others.

He received a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia, where he was an Echols Scholar.

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Professional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management

Investigative Due Diligence - Global-wide

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Formerly an investigative journalist, Paul Quinlan is the founder and chief executive officer of Quinlan Partners. Quinlan regularly assists clients with due diligence, internal investigations and intelligence gathering.

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  • Paul is a fantastic partner. I appreciate his attentiveness and responsiveness to our needs. I trust him with our work.

    Investigative Due DiligenceProfessional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management
  • Paul is excellent. He is professional, detailed-oriented and extremely thorough.

    Investigative Due DiligenceProfessional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management
  • Paul Quinlan is a problem-solver and creative solutions expert - he finds a way to make any investigation work.

    Investigative Due DiligenceProfessional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management

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