LOI Team
We are extremely well networked to reliable sources and we never will or have ever identified whom are clients are without their [clients] Express Permission. LOI guarantees absolute discretion and client confidentiality.
LOI INVESTIGATIONS (Line of Inquiry) is now the world’s largest Independant, privately owned Private Investigation company. With 44 staffed offices locally staffed in each country by experienced, professional qualified and licensed where applicable bi -lingual private investigators.
Due to the nature of our business, the identity of some our operatives needs to remain protected. However, we’d like you to meet some of the key members of our team here.
Sir Rupert Dewey
Group Chairman
Having qualified in 1978 as a Lawyer of the Supreme Court, Sir Rupert built an illustrious career in law, which quickly expanded handling reputational claims, management and representation of many celebrities whilst holding boardroom positions thanks to his expertise in commercial law. Over the years, he has helped high profile individuals as well as many companies with contracts, mergers and acquisitions, asset management, due diligence, regulatory compliance, auditing and dispute resolution amongst many other difficult operations, all of which present a myriad of complications before they can be brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
Given the amount of work that Line of Inquiry undertakes from corporate clients, family offices and law firms, Sir Rupert Dewey is the ideal professional for the position of Chairman. Under his guidance, we are seeing a growing number of companies worldwide, particularly those serving High-net-worth Individuals, coming to us for their investigation needs related to the previously mentioned fields.
Sir Rupert has also helped several charities to multiply their funding, protect their viability and develop a strategy for long-term growth.
Anne-Marie Harris MIPI
Group Chief executive
(Anne-Marie Harris is bound by the Civil Service procedural rules for life and the Secret Service Act due to which she is legally bound not to post facial IDs due to Home Office clearance.)
Harris is fully trained in risk analysis, assessment and mitigation, submissions for Ministers, annual parliamentary reports, data analysis and Interrogation, various databases, compliance and auditing.
She started her professional career in the Civil Service, where she stayed for 15 years, working in the Department of Constitutional Affairs and in the Ministry of Justice. Over this time, Harris gained a plethora of experience – from data analysis to complex Risk Management and Mitigation, Research & Investigation and leading and managing teams.
Her experience with lawyers, barristers and judges makes her a key member of the team, as she is second to none at liaising with the Judiciary and HMCS. Her key strengths include research and analysis, investigating anomalies and irregularities quickly and accurately in order to develop solutions and problem solving.
Anne-Marie accepts four Pro Bono cases a year in scenarios she feels clients deserve justice.
Larry Wong
Group Chief Operations | Intelligence and security specialist
with over 30 years’ experience in Asia, including South East Asia, Pacific Rim, China, Japan, U.K, Europe and the USA. Languages Spoken – English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Malay
Gavin Burrows
FREELANCE SENIOR COMPANY CONSULTANT INVESTIGATOR
Having completed his training as a private investigator in 1994.
Burrows is a tenacious, accomplished private investigator chosen by private clients, lawyers, celebrities, high-net-worth individuals and captains of industry. Providing first class investigative services in the U.K. and at a global level. With 30 years of experience, Burrows has proved to be second to none at navigating the most intricate cases with the utmost diligence, dedication and what is most important in this business, total confidentiality.
Career highlights that show Burrows versatility and professional skills (and that he can speak of) include:
- Prevented and identified key individuals involved in the attempted theft of DNA from HRH Prince Harry;
- Overseeing the investigation of a major international sex-trafficking network.
- Provided key evidence that facilitated successful convictions for a planned car bomb plot by the animal rights campaign group “Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty” (SHAC);
- Locating Viktor Kozeny (the pirate of Prague) himself and his web of financial and physical assets;
- Advising FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) in an internal publication for every FIFA member on personal and family security.
- Recruited and Freelanced for the British Security Services for 2yrs
- Traced Millions in Missing / Stolen Cash and Metals from private placement and standby Letters of credit and other scams during his career.
- Provided evidence for some of the largest high net worth divorce cases of the last 20 years.
Gavin is an active fund raiser and supporter of Centrepoint.org.uk Youth homelessness charities in the U.K