[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

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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