Partner, PwC
Singapore
Michael has worked as a Forensic Accountant for over 20 years across multiple jurisdictions and cultures. He has been based in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. For over a decade he was based in Central and Eastern Europe during which he worked with colleagues across CIS and CEE. Currently he is leading PwC’s dispute advisory practice in South East Asia from Singapore.
He has assisted clients to manage cultural norms that clash with foreign regulatory requirements, such as anti money laundering, bribery, corruption and ethical standards. His roles have included identifying clients’ risks with respect to regulatory requirements, mapping control procedures against the identified risks and proposing procedures to mitigate identified risks in line with the client’s risk appetite.
Michael has worked with law enforcement to investigate allegations of bribery, corruption and fraud. He has worked with clients to assess the impact of such events. Clients have sought his assistance with proactively preventing unethical behaviour from occurring, identifying such behaviour that is happening and establishing the extent of such behaviour when it is identified.
Michael has been an expert witness on accounting and quantum issues in a wide range of disputes and industries on many occasions. He has been accepted as an expert witness on matters related to bribery and corruption. He has testified as to whether certain transactions are indicative of bribes or corrupt business practices.
