Nardello & Co, an international investigation firm, is extending its global reach with senior-level hires in Washington D.C., Hong Kong and Dubai, where its opening a new office.

Joining Nardello & Co. as managing director of the firm's Washington, D.C. office is Ryan Sparacino, who previously was a member of the litigation and white-collar practices at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.  He has extensive experience handling investigations involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and U.K. Bribery Act, as well as consumer fraud statutes, whistleblower lawsuits and intellectual property disputes. 

Joining as a director in the Hong Kong office is Christopher Pechstedt, who previously directed fraud investigations and litigation support for an Asian risk consulting firm. 

New Dubai Office

Nardello & Co. is expanding its MENA practice by launching its first Middle Eastern office in Dubai, which will be headed up by Rana Feghali, a veteran investigator and former journalist who is returning to the firm after a stint with Deloitte Consulting in Dubai.

Feghali has conducted investigations throughout the Middle East, Gulf States and North Africa.  Her work has included pre-transactional due diligence, FCPA and anti-corruption investigations, litigation support, money laundering traces, and asset searches leading to the recovery of millions of dollars in resources.

Feghali previously was a director with Nardello in the firm's London office before spending several years in the corporate investigations practice for Deloitte Consulting.