The Plain Path

From first contact to financial recovery.

Most clients move from chaos to active recovery in fourteen days. Here's exactly what happens, when, and why plus what we'll ask of you at each stage.

1 Assessment

A free, confidential 30-minute call.

A senior team member listens, asks the right questions, and gives you an honest read on whether your case fits our work and what realistic outcomes look like. Nothing is committed until you decide.

Timeline
Same day or next business day
Cost
No fee · No obligation
What we'll ask for
Sequence of events, transfer details, communications
What you receive
Verbal opinion + written feasibility memo if we proceed
  • NDA available on request before the call
  • No sales pressure many cases we decline or refer onward
  • You can bring counsel or family to the call
2 Investigation

Forensic reconstruction with admissible evidence.

Our investigators trace the assets across exchanges, banks, and shell entities. Where appropriate, we engage compliance teams at receiving institutions in parallel many freeze proactively while reviewing.

Timeline
Typically 10–20 business days
Cost model
Fixed fee, agreed in writing before start
Deliverable
Recovery dossier flow of funds, counterparties, options
Updates
Weekly status, plus alerts on material developments
  • On-chain forensic tools (Chainalysis, TRM, Elliptic) where applicable
  • Banking, registry, and KYC data via licensed providers
  • Direct exchange compliance liaison where we have relationships
  • Coordinated reporting to FinCEN, FBI IC3, Action Fraud, Europol
3 Recovery

Civil claim, settlement, or judgment whichever returns the most, fastest.

With the dossier in hand, we present recovery options: regulatory complaint, civil claim, criminal referral, settlement negotiation, or class-action joining. You choose. We coordinate counsel and execute.

Timeline
3–18 months depending on path and jurisdiction
Cost model
Discounted retainer + success share on funds recovered
Coordination
Counsel, regulators, exchanges, and police as required
Decisions stay yours
No settlement signed without your express authority
4 Closeout

Funds returned. Records cleaned. Lessons captured.

When the case closes, we ensure recovered funds reach you cleanly, settle any remaining filings, and produce a closeout pack — including hardening recommendations to prevent recurrence.

Disbursement
Direct to your nominated account, with full audit trail
Records
Credit-file and KYC follow-up where relevant
Hardening
Tailored security & process recommendations
Confidentiality
Permanent no public reference without your written consent
Throughout

A single point of contact. Plain English. Always.

Every client has a named senior lead. No call-center handoffs, no buried jargon. You always know where the case stands and why.

Ready to start?

Begin with the assessment. It's free.

Thirty minutes. Confidential. A clear answer on whether we can help.