Phil Allister

Phil Allister is a forensic accountant who specialises in implementing global asset-tracing and enforcement strategies.

A Chartered Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner, his findings have been presented to support international legal proceedings and international agencies, including the World Bank.

Based in the Middle East after previously working in New York and the UK, Mr. Allister brings more than fifteen years of international forensic services experience, including asset tracing; third-party due diligence and environmental, social and governance (ESG) reviews; sanctions investigations; business intelligence services; and investigations into fraud, terrorist financing and anti-bribery and corruption allegations.

Mr. Allister has vast experience in procuring nonpublic intelligence to add value to support complex financial investigations and providing expert witness reports for ongoing litigation and arbitration. He is a regular speaker and author on changing trends in intelligence-led investigations. He also provides accredited training to international law firms on how to build an asset-tracing strategy.

Mr. Allister has worked in the UK, US, Lebanon and the UAE for a Big Four firm, a multinational bank and, most recently, as the managing director of a US publicly-listed consultancy, where he led a team across the Middle East and North Africa.