Everest (anti)fraud is the department of Everest Law with expertise in (anti)fraud, compliance and corporate (criminal) law, for companies, for their directors and for professionals. We work both in prevention and in conflict resolution.
Why fraud asks for more than criminal law
More than twenty years of experience with fraud has taught us that fraud calls for a broad approach, one that draws on several branches of the law. Fraud is therefore not confined to criminal law, but also runs through tax law, employment law, company law, liability law and the law on seizure.
On the basis of that broad approach we offer our services in six domains.
Fraud prevention and private investigation
Since 16 December 2024 the law on private investigation sets limits on what you may check yourself inside your own company. We review your anti-fraud policy and draft your fraud & integrity policy, taking account of what you want and within what the law allows.
Fraud investigation and audit
Something is going wrong in your company and you want to know exactly what happened before you decide what happens next. Together we set the contours of an investigation that we carry out, where needed, with specialised private investigators. At the end you receive a report with which you can decide which further steps we take.
Fraud rectification and damage recovery
As the company bearing the loss, you want to stop the fraud and recover as much of it as you can. If you are the one under suspicion, a criminal settlement or a tax regularisation is often in your own interest as well.
Compliance and anti-money laundering
Several of our lawyers are also recognised by Febelfin as Certified Compliance Officer. For that purpose we created a separate service under the name Lex Comply by Everest, with which we help companies to be fully compliant in both (anti)fraud and anti-money laundering (AML).
Corporate criminal law and disputes with regulators
We assist companies and those active within them when they are the subject of a criminal or other investigation. Several of our lawyers are trained and accredited to assist at interviews, prepare you thoroughly in advance and then assist you expertly during your interview. Together with you we consider whether it is useful to ask for access to the file or for further investigative measures. And where it is needed, we also assist you in your defence before the court or before the regulator.
Conflict resolution
A lawyer does more than litigate. We focus on the conflict and we aim to resolve it. Before the court where that is needed, or around the table where that is possible. Stijn De Meulenaer is also accredited as a mediator, and courts regularly appoint him to resolve serious conflicts inside companies (such as disputes between shareholders and directors) through mediation.
