Consulting and Investigative Services

Learn About Our Expertise and Resources 

Corporate Intelligence Researchers, Inc. -- CIRI is a trusted investigative firm based in Vienna, VA offering consulting and investigative services. Our clients include law firms, venture capital and private equity firms, family offices, and businesses. For over 30 years, we have provided our clients with critical information and supporting analyses and recommendations.

Our expertise in law, finance, regulatory issues, business, and a range of investigative fields provides us with a formidable array of tools and techniques to employ during the development and analysis of critical information. We also have experts in many fields and a network of investigators, journalists, businesspersons, intelligence analysts, and government and law enforcement officials in over 70 countries.

 Our Range of Consulting Services 

Intellectual Property, ​Anti-Counterfeiting & Trade Secrets

Since our inception, we have assisted intellectual property attorneys by developing evidence concerning the infringement of patent and trademark rights. Our information has been used to support claims of infringement that have been asserted in federal courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Our investigations have been conducted in numerous industries, including semiconductors, computers, printers, automobile parts, mobile phones, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, heavy excavation equipment, food products, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

Our extensive network of resources in Europe, Asia, and South America has allowed us to obtain biographical information of principals of infringing companies to determine the size and location of their operations and track infringing products from design to manufacturing, assembly, testing, warehousing, marketing, and distribution. Several of our in-house staff have strong technical backgrounds. This capability has been particularly useful in understanding and investigating semiconductors and other high-tech products.

Background Investigations

We provide background investigations used in connection with financial transactions and pre-employment screening. Our comprehensive background investigations address these issues:

• Confirmation of education and professional credentials
• Criminal history
• Driving record
• Examination of other issues of particular concern
• Media and Internet research for quotes and profiles
• Pending and historical civil litigation
• Personal credit history
• Regulatory enforcement actions
• Verification of current and past business affiliations

Our written reports are articulate analyses of our findings, and attached to them are the key documents cited. Our reports demonstrate the extensive research and analysis that was performed during our investigations, thus providing documented proof that a significant effort was made to examine the backgrounds of the senior management of prospective portfolio businesses and executive-level job candidates. We also offer mid-level and basic reports that are similar to the comprehensive reports but address fewer issues. 

Business Intelligence & Risk Assessment

In the contexts of litigation and competitor intelligence, we develop information concerning the principals of a company, the nature of the company’s operations, and the state of its finances. We also develop information concerning the company’s suppliers, competitors, and professional service providers; and, if it is a manufacturer, the movement of its products from design to manufacturing, assembly and testing, marketing and sales, and distribution and shipment. We are skilled at obtaining this information for both domestic and foreign companies and have especially strong resources in Asia.

Asset and Financial Investigations

We analyze financial documents for law firms and individuals to determine the means by which a party is hiding assets and where they might be hidden. We identify third parties who might have information concerning the assets or the techniques employed to hide them. Attorneys use this information as a basis for subpoenaing and deposing potentially knowledgeable parties. We have the resources to locate assets such as bank accounts (savings, checking, money market funds, and certificates of deposit) and investment portfolios. Our techniques are in full compliance with federal and state laws relating to the acquisition of financial information.