Nick Panes

Nick Panes has more than 25 years of experience in the investigations and risk management industry. Nick’s work has focused on investigative assignments, political risk, business intelligence and regulatory compliance, with postings in Mexico City, New Delhi, Sydney and London.

Nick’s career has been split between investigations, post-event problem solving and ongoing risk management consultancy across a wide range of sectors and geographies. In addition to event or compliance-driven investigations, he has been engaged in the development of governance structures — including the application of associated risk identification, evaluation and mitigation measures — to minimise his clients’ risk exposure.

Nick has worked across the full spectrum of projects, from strategic advisory work through to tactical support. His previous projects have included strategic business intelligence and stakeholder mapping across multiple sectors, conducting and managing complex and sensitive investigative matters on behalf of clients, asset tracing and recovery assignments across multiple jurisdictions, the development of risk management structures including pre- transaction due diligence and anti-corruption risk assessment tools to bolster organisational resilience.

Relevant Experience:

• Managed multidisciplinary investigations teams to address the full spectrum of investigative assignments
• Led complex multijurisdictional business intelligence tasks in both pre-transaction and dispute contexts
• Retained as an expert witness on due diligence and know your customer governance matters

Awards & Recognition:

• Investigations (Forensic Accounting Experts), Lexology Index (2026)
• Consulting Experts (Forensic Accountants), Lexology Index (2026)
• Global Investigations Review 100, Global Investigations Review (2025)
• Political Risk, Crisis & Risk Management Guide, Chambers & Partners (2021–2022)