AlixPartners announced that corporate and financial investigations specialist Gavin Williamson has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Investigations, Disputes & Risk practice. He is based in AlixPartners’ London office.

Williamson specializes in complex, multi-jurisdictional fraud and corruption investigations, and has 19 years’ experience in forensic accounting, asset-tracing, and corporate governance. He is recognized by Who’s Who Legal as an expert in Investigations, Asset Recovery, and Forensics & Litigation Consulting.

Prior to joining AlixPartners, Williamson was most recently a partner in BDO UK’s forensic practice where he was responsible for the investigations service offering, delivering corporate investigations in the UK and internationally. Previously he was a director in the investigations leadership team at Deloitte Forensic. Williamson holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Dundee, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

“We are pleased to welcome Gavin to our team at AlixPartners,” said Simon Freakley, CEO of AlixPartners. “Gavin brings exceptional leadership and experience to our growing investigations and compliance services team, and his expertise in solving complex international cases will be of great value to our clients.”