DDC assisted outside counsel in successfully resolving anonymous allegations against a C-level executive of an S&P 20 company—the allegations related to a purported relationship between the executive and an unidentified person that pre-dated the 1980s. DDC conducted deep public records research on the accuser and their inner circle and the executive, including archival research of local newspapers and libraries, criminal and arrest records, and school materials such as obtaining and reviewing school yearbooks. DDC identified discrepancies in the accuser’s claims that assisted outside counsel’s mediation. DDC also determined that the accuser and their family had faced several challenges, including health and financial setbacks, that could have impacted the timing of the allegations.

The General Counsel of a public company engaged DDC to investigate a dispute with an outside partner. The General Counsel sought leverage in the discussions after learning that the partner may have tipped a journalist about the dispute.

DDC determined that the non-U.S. national partner had owned various properties in a popular U.S. vacation destination dating back decades. In researching these properties, DDC uncovered that the partner had been associated with several completely different U.S. social security numbers, including the numbers of at least two deceased persons. DDC confirmed that these SSNs were tied to the partner through an analysis of bank account header and credit header records, their U.S. and international address history, as well as property and corporate records from the early 2000s featuring their signature.