Ralph Stobwasser leads asset and funds tracing, complex investigations, remediation, and due diligence assignments across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. His client base centers on financial institutions, central banks, and sovereign wealth funds, and extends to state-owned entities and public and private corporations. He is a trusted advisor to counsel in the region, Europe, and the United States. His investigative work spans anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions and AML/CFT, fraud and financial statement misstatement, and business intelligence, frequently in matters with US regulatory or litigation exposure.

Mr. Stobwasser has been retained as a testifying expert in US federal litigation and in international arbitration, with a particular focus on funds tracing and the assessment of cross-border payment evidence, as well as anti-bribery and corruption and the investigation of asset management practices involving offshore structures. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.

Lexology Index recognizes Mr. Stobwasser as a Recommended expert in their distinguished Asset Recovery report. In the report, Lexology notes, “the ‘excellent asset tracing expert’ Ralph Stobwasser possesses more than two decades of experience in large, complex recovery matters. He is singled out as someone who is ‘a highly effective communicator and has strong analytical skills that help him get quickly to the heart of an investigation.’”