Diana co-leads the Intelligence and Investigations practice for North and Central America based in New York City. She has deep expertise in identifying and mitigating risks to investments, business strategies, partnerships and operations. She advises organizations on cross-border transactions, particularly in M&A and private equity, using intelligence to support confident decision-making. She works primarily with investors and legal teams.
Her expertise spans sanctions and trade compliance, financial crime, key management assessment, reputational risk analysis and intelligence. She also advises clients on leadership dynamics, government attitudes and spheres of influence in new and complex jurisdictions.
Recent engagements include:
- Assisting a private credit team in assessing financial crime risks relating to a multinational financial software company, including key person risk linked to the founder, potential related-party transactions and a previous regulatory investigation
- Supporting a global oil and gas company exploring a partnership in a new jurisdiction, analyzing leadership dynamics, sanctions exposure, treatment of past partners and the attitudes of three governments towards the prospective partner
- Advising a global entertainment company on the renewal of an existing partner contract in light of a criminal investigation, assessing the investigation, the partner’s evolving spheres of influence and potential reputational risks
What sets Diana apart is her thoughtful, client-focused approach. She takes time to understand challenges and designs custom scopes of work that address core objectives. This pragmatic and targeted approach makes her a trusted adviser in complex, high-stakes situations.
Diana is CAMS certified and fluent in English, with working proficiency in Vietnamese and Chinese.