Masterclass: Building and Leading a Forensic Audit Practice

A masterclass for people who already know how to run a forensic engagement and now have to build and lead the practice that runs dozens of them. It covers where forensic demand in India comes from and who pays for it, the legal and professional perimeter (Companies Act, RBI Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management, SEBI LODR, PMLA and the ICAI Forensic Accounting and Investigation Standards), and the business of the practice itself: practice models, team leverage, the technology stack, pricing and utilisation. It then moves to running investigations at scale, with quality control, evidence management, senior management interviews and working alongside lawyers and regulators, before turning to reports that survive courts, NCLT and regulators, expert testimony and lender forensic audits. The final chapters deal with professional liability, data protection under the DPDP Act, ethics under promoter pressure, and how to hire, retain and build recurring revenue. The course closes with a capstone five-year plan for your own practice. Built for forensic practice leaders, chief compliance officers and senior financial crime investigators.