Methodology

The NORDVANDE Case Method

Our Approach

NORDVANDE turns fragmented financial histories into structured, traceable evidence. We reconstruct what happened, connect transactions to accounts, entities and supporting documents, test the record for inconsistencies and missing links, and assess the case from the perspective of a regulated institution. We understand how institutions approach these cases and the questions they are likely to ask, so we prepare you to address them in advance.

Evidence-file detail
Evidence-file detail
The NORDVANDE method

The NORDVANDE Case Method

A disciplined financial history: reconstruct the record, test it against the evidence and make every conclusion traceable.

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Ingest — collect and classify records

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Ingest — collect and classify records

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Ingest — collect and classify records

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Reconstruct — establish events, ownership and how wealth or funds arose

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Reconstruct — establish events, ownership and how wealth or funds arose

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Reconstruct — establish events, ownership and how wealth or funds arose

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Reconcile — connect transactions, accounts, entities, contracts, tax records and wallets

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Reconcile — connect transactions, accounts, entities, contracts, tax records and wallets

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Reconcile — connect transactions, accounts, entities, contracts, tax records and wallets

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Challenge — identify contradictions, missing links and weak evidence

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Challenge — identify contradictions, missing links and weak evidence

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Challenge — identify contradictions, missing links and weak evidence

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Assess — consider relevant AML, sanctions, PEP, reputational, crypto, tax, legal, jurisdictional and institutional factors within proper boundaries

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Evidence — classify verified fact, supported inference, client assertion, missing evidence and unresolved question

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Explain — connect the financial history to evidence in one coherent narrative

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Red Team — test the case through a skeptical institution’s questions

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Package — deliver chronology, explanatory memorandum, evidence index and limitations

Traceability

Claim → Event → Transaction → Document → Independent corroboration where available

Material inconsistencies, limitations and unresolved issues are surfaced, not hidden. NORDVANDE may decline cases unsupported by evidence or requiring concealment or circumvention.

Engagement Formats

Evidence work designed around the review question

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Case Diagnostic

A focused initial assessment of material gaps, priorities and the next best evidence step.

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Case Diagnostic

A focused initial assessment of material gaps, priorities and the next best evidence step.

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Defined Project

A scoped reconstruction or evidence-file assignment with a defined outcome and handover.

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Defined Project

A scoped reconstruction or evidence-file assignment with a defined outcome and handover.

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Staged Engagement

A sequenced workstream for matters where the record and review needs emerge over time.

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Staged Engagement

A sequenced workstream for matters where the record and review needs emerge over time.

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Complex wealth deserves a clear evidence path.

Start with a concise case diagnostic. We will identify whether a defined evidence workstream is the right next step.

Woman

Complex wealth deserves a clear evidence path.

Start with a concise case diagnostic. We will identify whether a defined evidence workstream is the right next step.

Woman

Complex wealth deserves a clear evidence path.

Start with a concise case diagnostic. We will identify whether a defined evidence workstream is the right next step.