This category focuses on enforcing rights and uncovering hidden misconduct. RFL investigates fraud, misconduct and regulatory violations, and protects brands and intellectual property against counterfeiting and gray-market activities. Our investigators combine law-enforcement backgrounds with deep industry knowledge to run complex cross-border investigations, coordinate with police and regulators, and design practical enforcement strategies. From staged insurance claims and internal embezzlement to counterfeit liquor, printer inks and auto parts, we help clients stop financial leakage, protect consumers and defend hard-earned brand equity.

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Service 2.1 Anti-Counterfeiting & Brand Protection

We design and execute end-to-end brand protection programs, from market surveillance and test purchases to raid support and media coordination. Our work covers counterfeit liquor, printer inks, auto parts and other high-risk products. We map manufacturing and distribution networks, identify key actors, and provide law-enforcement with evidence packages that can stand in court. At the same time, we help clients manage reputational fallout and communicate effectively with consumers and regulators after major seizures or media exposure.

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Representative Cases

• For EPSON KOREA, RFL tracked cheap fake ink manufactured in China and smuggled into Korea, monitored markets daily and mapped import routes. Our evidence enabled police raids on multiple markets and helped protect the client’s reputation.

• Over nearly 20 years, RFL supported European liquor companies by investigating illegal brewing and sales, leading to more than 50 arrests and coordinated media efforts to safeguard brand image.​

 

Service 2.2 Corporate Fraud & Insurance Investigations

Our fraud investigations team uncovers internal and external schemes that drain corporate value—such as staged accidents, arson, kickbacks, conflicts of interest and bribery. We reconstruct events using fieldwork, interviews, records analysis and digital traces, and present clear findings supported by evidence. For insurers, we verify suspicious claims and patterns; for corporates, we identify control failures and propose preventative measures so similar incidents do not recur.

 

Representative Case

• RFL investigated fraudulent arson and staged car accidents for Korean insurance companies, exposing organized schemes behind suspicious claims and helping insurers reduce losses and improve their fraud-detection frameworks.

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Service 2.3 High-Risk Background Screening & Specialized Research

We conduct discreet, high-sensitivity background checks on senior executives, political figures and other high-exposure individuals. Beyond basic database checks, we review media history, court records, political affiliations, business ties and informal networks. For clients who face uniquely complex questions, our multi-disciplinary research team also undertakes tailored projects on political, social and criminal issues, delivering in-depth analytical reports that support high-stakes decisions.

 

Representative Case

• RFL’s CEO was commissioned by a presidential candidate screening committee to investigate rumors and scandals surrounding major candidates, and later chaired an electoral crime investigation unit for a clean-elections NGO.

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