Umair Nadeem

Investigations

Monitorships

Disputes

Advisory

Audit and Accounting Advisory

Fraud

Bribery and Corruption

Anti-Money Laundering & Sanctions

Cryptocurrency

Umair Nadeem brings over 15 years of experience advising private equity firms, in-house and external counsel, audit committees, management teams, and government entities on fraud, misconduct, compliance, and regulatory risk. Individually ranked among USA-wide forensic accountants by Chambers and Partners, Umair is described as “smart, strategic” and able to “get to the heart of complex issues to find solutions.”

Before joining FRA, Umair was a Director in KPMG’s Forensic practice, leading the Forensic in Audit service line for the southwest region and overseeing major cases, including BP’s Deepwater Horizon investigation. He holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business and is a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Selected matters include:

Balfour Beatty: Supporting the DOJ monitorship of a global real estate company, evaluating the implementation and enforcement of its corporate compliance program and adherence to anti-fraud laws.

Chemicals Distributor: Supported a chemicals distributor with operations in 150+ countries with an internal investigation across multiple high-risk jurisdictions, as well as the design and implementation of a global sanctions and ABAC compliance program.

Medical Device Supplier: Supported company and counsel with an investigation into alleged sales to a sanctioned entity and potential grey market sales through a distributor in the South Asia region, identifying sub-distributors of interest and key risk areas.

Media Group: Supported an internal investigation involving allegations of financial accounting manipulation.

Medical Device Company: Supported an international medical devices company that entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with regulators over compliance failures related to FCPA violations.

Global Financial Institution: Provided forensic accounting support on a DOJ/SEC compliance monitorship of a global financial institution.

Company Executive: Supported criminal defense related to allegations of sanctions violations perpetrated by an executive of a global company based in the Middle East.

Real Estate Investment Trust: Supported criminal defense matter involving a US-based Real Estate Investment Trust alleged to be operating as a Ponzi scheme.

Band 2, Forensic Accountants, USA

Chambers and Partners

2025