[02] How we work

Five phases. One accountable team.

→ 01 / DISCOVER

Scope & Triage

Confidential intake. We map your exposure across target markets, identify the highest-yield enforcement vectors, and quote a defined, fixed-scope engagement.

→ 02 / INVESTIGATE

Evidence & Identification

Licensed local investigators. Forensic audit support. Counterfeit-reseller surveillance. Evidence packages built to the standard the local courts and administrative bodies require.

→ 03 / ENFORCE

Local Action

Cease-and-desist. Administrative complaints. Civil litigation. Customs interdiction. Each route selected for the jurisdiction, the infringer, and your commercial objective.

→ 04 / RECOVER

Settlement & Conversion

We negotiate settlements that convert infringers into licensees wherever commercially viable, and pursue damages where it isn't. Funds flow direct to the client.

→ 05 / REPORT

Quarterly Reporting

Every quarter, the client receives a privileged report covering matters opened, evidence developed, enforcement actions taken, settlements concluded, and revenue recovered — with a forward-looking view of the pipeline. No surprises, no opaque billing.

On the practice
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Led by people who have sat in your seat.

The firm's Executive Director, Stephen Chalkley, spent fifteen years building and leading the License Compliance programme across Asia for Dassault Systèmes.

  • He held the budget.
  • He reported to the General Counsel and the regional MD.
  • He made the call on when to escalate, when to settle, and when to walk away.

He now does that work — with the same partner network and the same playbook — for Heads of License Compliance at other software publishers. The client doesn't have to translate a commercial objective into a legal instruction and back again. The team reads both registers, and chooses the route — administrative, civil, audit, or conversion — that serves the commercial outcome.

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