Douglas Baldwin & Associates, Inc., a Los Angeles based private investigation firm, was established in 1987 to assist complex litigation defense on nationwide class action lawsuits and large insured claims. Since then, DBA has become one of the most highly regarded investigation agencies in Southern California. As a boutique firm, we are well positioned to provide inexpensive data, basic locates, cost competitive backgrounds and asset reports for smaller cases, and wide ranging investigations, special sources, and complex expertise for larger cases.
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DB&A was team leader on perhaps the largest asset research in CA history, involving the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of LA. We reviewed 2500 property records and helped design a database to automatically appraise their value based on various considerations at changing market conditions. We reviewed the history of Spanish land grants, oil well leases, famous estate bequests, and one hundred linear feet of archival materials.
In possibly the largest asset research in California history, DBA was in charge of determining the assets of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. As part of settlement of the SoCal area sex molestation cases, we reviewed 2500 property records and helped design a database to automatically appraise their value based on various considerations at changing market conditions. We reviewed the history of Spanish land grants, oil well leases, famous estate bequests, and one hundred linear feet of archival materials.
The German corporate owners of a major USA technology equipment leasing firm hired DBA to research scandalous accusations of abuse and harassment by some of their salespeople. Involved persons were aggressive personnel in a high stakes market. We were given carte blanche to conduct a proper but delicate investigation, and met with key personnel around the nation to evaluate the situation even as some threatened lawsuits. Concerned that a corporate president was going rogue, DBA was hired by the Board of Directors of a mid-size, privately held medical device company.
For a $2.2 billion judgment collection, DBA provided extensive asset locate and financial research abilities in the case New World TMT v. Prediwave, which involved investment in mainland China cable TV technology. Our careful interviews and research uncovered massive insider executive fraud. That led to the client seizing control and then a $2.2 billion judgment collection effort which involved hunting worldwide for the civil fugitive and nearly $1 billion in embezzled liquid assets.The reverse merger of Chinese corporations onto NASDAQ, over a period of seven years, resulted in most failing and then complex investor lawsuits.
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Dec 20, 2017
