Litigation Support

Lawyers are experts at using facts, but the facts can be difficult to obtain – especially when they lie thousands of miles and several languages apart from the venue in which a case is being tried. The foundation of any legal position rests on the truth behind a client’s and his adversary’s positions. When the facts cross national boundaries, unique challenges are presented in obtaining information in a form admissible as evidence in a US court. Inquiries often require a sophisticated approach through local sources with good access, in-depth knowledge of the relevant country and its laws, and resourcefulness. This is where Veritas excels.

Veritas’ management and its advisors have spent years working in far-flung regions of the world in which Western countries have vital interests. They have cultivated contacts in the most senior levels of government, the military, commerce, finance, industry and journalism around the globe; contacts that afford us access to sources of information critical in determining whether a party has been implicated in criminal activity, has been sued in a foreign jurisdiction, or has corporate affiliations or interests that may conflict with contractual obligations. Identifying witnesses possessing potentially valuable information, locating assets for possible seizure and post-judgment forfeiture, and examining an adverse party’s prior business transactions are among the assignments we have routinely undertaken.

Our backgrounds in law enforcement, law, and intelligence combine to give Veritas a unique ability to assist clients facing legal claims with a foreign component. Our staff has overseen litigation support cases involving Russian oligarchs’ contractual violations, French officials selling nationalized shipping assets in exchange for bribes, and East European real estate moguls investigated for money laundering, drug trafficking and murder.

When the truth of the matter is essential to your case, Veritas Intelligence is your global resource.