Mike is an Attorney and a Director at FRA with extensive experience conducting forensic investigations and consultations across multiple industries in more than 30 countries. He leads teams conducting anti-bribery and anti-corruption investigations and internal and external fraud threat assessments. Mike has 14 years of BigLaw and Big4 experience, having worked at Ernst & Young conducting forensic audits, investigations, and risk assessments and, prior to that, at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where he conducted investigations, negotiated liability with the DOJ and the SEC, and litigated complex corporate cases in federal and state courts throughout the US. Mike's trial experience gives him an understanding of the legal issues that impact every investigation, including foreign data privacy and local labor laws, jurisdictional questions, and the rules of evidence. Prior to entering law, Mike was a US Marine Corps infantry officer for 12 years, planning, coordinating and executing multinational coalition exercises and US and NATO contingency operations throughout Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas. Mike received his Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School, with highest honors.