William BelmontPartner, The Belmont Group, LLC
+1 212.695.0086
thebelmontgrp.com
Investigative Due Diligence and Management Due Diligence in New York
118 East 60th Street, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10022
The Belmont Group, a New York based national investigation firm, was founded by investigative attorney William B. Belmont. Mr. Belmont has over 30 years of experience in the investigation, due diligence and security field. In addition to having worked as a law enforcement officer and trial attorney, Mr. Belmont served as Director of Operations for the New York office of Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations.
Show more +Mr. Belmont has overseen the management of hundreds of corporate investigations involving fraud, workplace misconduct, brand protection and theft of trade secrets. Additionally, he has managed hundreds of investigations for national and international law firms. Also, he has developed and implemented due diligence protocols for dozens of financial institutions to ensure the integrity of their investments. He provides clients with pre-incident consulting, including vulnerability surveys, threat assessments and crisis management plans and procedures. Furthermore, Mr. Belmont provides security consulting services to clients for personal and private events.
Mr. Belmont oversees the implementation of increased security measures for many corporate clients. He serves as a member of crisis management teams, assisting with contingency plans for critical occurrences, such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, computer network penetrations, business interruptions and incidents of workplace violence. Mr. Belmont is also a frequent speaker on post 9/11 corporate security issues and appeared on Fox News following the World Trade Center attack.
Belmont has managed numerous litigation investigations for national and international law firms, including: a national identity theft for a Fortune 500 corporation, fraud at a large real estate company, and numerous domestic and international intellectual property investigations.
With a background as a trial attorney and investigative attorney, Belmont has considerable experience investigating civil and criminal matters in a wide range of industries including finance, fashion, entertainment and real estate.
As a trial attorney, Belmont specialized in fraud, premises liability, labor law and products liability cases. He successfully won defense verdicts on behalf of Greyhound and Allied Security and was responsible for coordinating trial strategies directed at perpetrators of fraud against Liberty Mutual Insurance. He was also responsible for coordinating the security program for the Anti-Defamation League and Isaac Mizrahi’s international fashion shows
In addition to his experience as an attorney, Belmont served as a police officer in Mesa, Arizona. He received his B.A. in criminal justice from The George Washington University and his J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Belmont’s community service activities include serving as President of the Lynbrook School Board and volunteering as an assistant varsity football coach, as well as a youth coach for boys and girls lacrosse and basketball teams.
Areas of expertise: Corporate Investigations, Workplace Investigations, Litigation Solutions, Intellectual Property Investigations, Security Management, Crisis Management and Security Consulting.
Education and training: Bucknell University, The George Washington University (B.A. in Criminal Justice), The Benjamin Cardozo School of Law (J.D.), Mesa Police Academy, Mesa, AZ.
Association affiliations and memberships: American Society of Industrial Security, New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, Risk and Insurance Management Society, American Corporate Counsel Association, Society for Human Resource Management, Corinthian College Homeland Security National Advisory Board, Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Center Security Committee, Lynbrook School District Security Committee, Board Member – Lynbrook School District, Lynbrook, New York
Qualified presenter on the following topics:
Litigation Solutions
Insurance Defense Investigations
Intellectual Property Investigations
Employment Investigations
Security Policy and Procedures
Crisis Management Plans and Incident Response
Workplace Violence
Risk Management
Due Diligence for Business Ventures and Litigation
CLE Presentations:
The Use of Private Investigators in Litigation Matters
The Use of Private Investigators in Intellectual Property Matters
Counterfeiting – A Global Business
Due Diligence – The Who, What, When and Where of Litigation
Electronic Discovery & Computer Forensics – Strategic Litigation Tools
Changes in the Legal Profession since 9-11
Speaking Engagements:
Ethics - Employment Investigations – CLE Presentation
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
New York, New York
Where do Employee Rights End and Employer Rights Begin?
Human Resources Association of New York
New York, New York
Saving Time and Money by Avoiding the Avoidable Interruption
The New York City Bar Association
New York, New York
The 9/11 Report, What does it mean to HR?
Society for Human Resource Management
New York, New York
FACT Act and Ethical Implications for the In-House Practitioner
Association of Corporate Counsel
Long Island, New York
Security and Investigation issues for Small Business Owners
Levittown Chamber of Commerce
Long Island, New York
The Use of Investigators during Intellectual Property Litigation
Nassau County Bar Association
Long Island, New York
The Use of Investigators during Labor and Employment Litigation
Nassau County Bar Association
Long Island, New York
Workplace Violence – Policy and Procedure
Securitas Workshop Seminar
New York, New York
The Zen of Security Management – A View of Policies and Procedures
Computer Associates
New York & Connecticut
Information Security - What's New in Cyber Attacks, and How to Defend Your Organization
Long Island Forum for Technology
Long Island, New York
Workplace Investigations
The Nassau County Bar Association
Long Island, New York
The Impact of 9/11 on the Business of Corporate Security
The City University of New York - Baruch College
New York, New York
Crisis Management
Risk and Insurance Management Society
Long Island, New York
Counterfeiting – A Global Issue
The New York State Bar Association
Lake George, New York
Threat and Crisis Management
The Metropolitan Security Council
Long Island, New York
Security and Safety Issues facing Hospitals
The International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety
Long Island, New York
The “New War” in Insurance Agreements: Insurance implications Post 9-11
The John Street Club
New York, New York
“The Road Ahead: Forecasts for the Region’s Employees and Employers in the Aftermath of 9/11”
Audrey Cohen College, The Wall Street Journal
New York, New York
Israel’s Security Industry: Technology and Strategies for Homeland Defense and Counter-Terrorism
The Government of Israel Economic Mission
New York, New York
Anticipating, Preventing and Responding to America’s New Threats
Tools & Technology for Security Management
New York, New York
When Disaster Strikes Your Client
Legalink International Law Association
New York, New York
Citations:
The New York Daily News Fox Television Portland Press Herald
Crain’s Business New York NBC Television
The London Times ABC Television
Hotel Security Reporter CBS Television
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