~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Historical View of COVID-19 Related Bankruptcies Compared to the Last Three Recessions. Recessions and Corporate Fraud often go hand-in-hand, as discussed in this report. by F. John Stark, III Managing Principal Water Tower Capital, LLC John Stark is the Managing Principal of Water Tower Capital, LLC. John's path to becoming an experienced investor and manager of stressed and distressed companies began more than two decades ago when he joined the Minneapolis law firm, Briggs and Morgan. His work on a project finance transaction led him to joining the client as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, and within six months the client completed an IPO. John's career on the buy side began when he joined the private placement group at Washington Square Capital, in Minneapolis. In 1990, he joined PPM America in Chicago, where he became the head of the Special Investments Group ($1 Billion workout portfolio; $1 Billion asset-based loan portfolio; and $900 million in capital in 3 Distressed Debt funds). John first retained the principals of Investigative Management Group in 1992. John's experience on the sell side includes being a partner at Corporate Financial Advisors, LLC and Managing Director and co-head of the Restructuring Group at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. in Los Angeles, California. John has also testified as both a 30 (b) (6) witness and as an expert witness in various state, federal, tax, and bankruptcy court proceedings. John co-authored "Marriott Risk: A New Model Covenant to Restrict Transfers of Wealth from Bondholders to Stockholders", Columbia Business Law Review 503 (1994). Check out John Stark's Analysis Here! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JXPGmAPSFYXdOIhDaKoc_ZcUeXm-9ctSeA3EMWCWNJH9y_BdGcoMg9ZrvlpAhGX4VGbyrCu9aX0UglYtn_aN7SY9dkfjRI1NOhJNrDpiABUoCcNefFNQEqLF2qcmCi_E0GU8a0UpYXTiqKzUcpU6SbCqP6kLUD3YXCpYmZCWH2Y80kvtEUcKwMmgWtaL_4AVy4LAPswkz-xTq0KE7hChl6oL14GIMNSQ9sFp5P4YEiuj26QqU6xtW6j_tT3KJrxY&c=pIcQsiD8miACsKQEbYBz3rEknFSs9PYT34kalQ8XbolZoXeLLDEjnQ==&ch=GmyMe_IDI_zcjIYq0KEyn0ggYqJ919zU4RjsmKizBubXvRPI2iSh0g==] A message from Investigative Management Group: As the pandemic pushes into a global recession, we again see an increase in fraud around the world. Utilizing our investigative experience, with extensive cyber capabilities, we find ourselves on the front lines of global fraud investigations. When boards of directors, owners of businesses, and/or interested parties need to get to the bottom of any internal investigation, our services are required. When a law firm is hired to conduct an investigation, they can provide an excellent internal review. IMG provides extensive internal and external verification of statements from witnesses, utilizing cyber experts, social media experts, surveillance, field interviews, asset investigations, and confidential source inquiries. Our firm provides law firms with information, facts and evidence from the field. This gives a complete view of both internal and external factors, very much like the FBI, DEA, and other federal agencies working with the U.S. Attorney. All business performed by IMG is done in compliance with industry regulations, including the recent GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) data security law implemented by the European Union on May 25th, 2018. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Investigative Management Group's Services: LITIGATION SUPPORT - IMG provides a range of investigative and intelligence-gathering services on behalf of attorneys and their clients. IMG assists legal counsel in the discovery process by identifying and interviewing witnesses, locating assets, assessing net worth, and conducting background investigations and surveillance when appropriate. When investigating internal fraud, workplace violence, sexual harassment and discrimination cases, IMG works with companies to uncover early warning signs, creates an action and response plan, and helps deploy professional staff to assist and counsel employees in the aftermath of an incident. To help build cases, IMG utilizes the latest investigative cyber forensics to uncover infiltration or tampering with computer systems and electronic assets, and helps recover lost data and communications. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS / DUE DILIGENCE - IMG provides a comprehensive analysis of a potential business partner, entity, investor, employee or individual, both domestically and abroad. IMG conducts inquiries that include federal criminal records, civil litigation, employment history, UCC filings and warrants, real and personal property holdings, all corporate and business affiliations, regulatory searches in relevant industries, United States Tax Court records, and a full media search, including relevant trade and business media. CYBER SECURITY/DIGITAL FORENSICS - Cybercrime is at an all-time high and has become an ever-increasing threat. IMG's Digital Forensic/Cyber Security division can conduct a comprehensive assessment of your I.T. systems. This assessment includes an evaluation of the current security system's policies and procedures and recommendations to enhance overall efficiency and cost effectiveness. Eavesdropping devices, covert cameras, and other surveillance tools may be in use against your company, yet go undetected by traditional security or cyber security measures. IMG offers professional TSCM inspections (Technical Surveillance Countermeasures) for corporate offices, boardrooms, meetings, and any location requiring information-security and privacy. SECURITY/EXECUTIVE PROTECTION - IMG provides secure transportation and security for your employees or family during international or domestic travel. IMG personnel conduct reconnaissance in the areas of the particular visit, which could include preparing primary and alternate driving routes, identifying safe locations, medical facilities and centers of law enforcement and liaising with other representatives, security organizations or government agencies as required. IMG performs a comprehensive analysis of a company's vulnerability to a range of threats, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters, workplace violence, theft and spying. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Courses Offered by Investigative Management Group (By Appointment) Best Investigative Practices: Due Diligence - This one hour presentation covers the legal landscape during the due diligence process along with important techniques and tactics to utilize while performing due diligence. Our program will also detail how investigative services can be utilized for compliance purposes, which is essential in today's changing legal environment. One (1) NY State CLE credit in Areas of Professional Practice. Best Investigative Practices: Ethical Considerations - This one hour presentation emphasizes the ethical considerations attorneys should keep in mind while conducting or managing an investigation. Topics include client confidentiality, evidence collection, chain of custody and other evidentiary matters, as well as new issues arising as a result of the proliferation of social media. 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