Kessler International Opens New Offices in Asia 

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2000: Kessler International, the world's leading investigative consulting and forensic accounting firm, opened new offices in Jakarta, Indonesia and Hong Kong to meet their client's growing demand for services in these regions.  These two new offices will compliment the existing Kessler International office in Tokyo, Japan. With these new offices Kessler International will expand its premier investigative and forensic accounting services to all parts of these regions. 

Michael G. Kessler, President & CEO of Kessler International said, "With our three locations in Asia our clients throughout the world will benefit. Demand is strong in the region for honest and competent investigative consultants and we intend to provide it through our highly skilled staff and personalized service that has become synonymous with Kessler International. Kessler International is Setting the Standard for Investigative Excellence." Kessler further stated, "The offices demonstrate that Kessler International knows it is important to build and maintain relationships -- also an important aspect of Asia's business culture -- and that our commitment to establish offices in this region demonstrates our pledge to provide only the very best and our long tern commitments to these regions." 

Some of the services offered by Kessler International's new offices include forensic accounting, compliance and monitoring programs, anti-money laundering programs, internal investigations, anti-counterfeiting programs, cyber crime detection and evaluation, business intelligence and criminal and civil investigations.  The region will benefit with expert advice particularly in areas such as intellectual property violations and asset tracing. 

The new Indonesian office is located at Level 43, Wisma 46-Kota BNI, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 1, Jakarta 10220 Indonesia, telephone 62-21-574-8970 and fax 62-21-574-8888 and the new office in Hong Kong is located at Level 25, Bank of China Tower, 1 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong, telephone 852-2251-1647 and fax 852-2251-1618. 

Kessler International provides discreet investigative, business intelligence and forensic accounting services to corporations including financial and investment institutions, law firms and governments worldwide. With offices in New York, California, Florida, Illinois, Argentina, Japan, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Indonesia and affiliates throughout the world, Kessler International services the globe by providing the highest quality in forensic accounting services, high technology crime evaluation and prevention, civil and criminal litigation support, intellectual property protection, asset tracing, receivership, compliance and monitoring programs, business intelligence, and corporate risk management. 

The multidisciplinary staff of Kessler International includes experts in forensic accounting, high technology crime, asset tracking and fraud and corruption investigation.  This diversified staff includes former state and federal prosecutors and law enforcement agents, attorneys, forensic accountants, CPA's and analysts.  For more information please refer to the firm's website http://www.investigation.com or call 212-286-9100 or 800-932-2221.