Avi Klein

Background

About Avi Klein

The Klein Group is a private investigations firm supporting civil and criminal litigators, in-house counsel and investors. We specialize in asset searches, background investigations, locating and interviewing key witnesses, identifying anonymous online fraudsters, surveillance and challenging service of process. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, we serve clients throughout the United States. Representative engagements include: • A two-year investigation into embezzlement at a major San Francisco hotel in which we located key witnesses and financial records, resulting in a favorable settlement and the federal indictment of the opposing party. • Located key witnesses corroborating a pattern of illegal billing behavior by a major hospital chain. • Identified and interviewed critical witnesses in a contract dispute at a regional airport, resulting in critical findings supporting the client’s key factual claims. • Identified syndicate of anonymous online retailers selling cosmetics and other products with unauthorized endorsements by leading television celebrities. • Conducted due diligence background checks and blind reference interviews on behalf of publicly traded companies and privately-held investment groups. • Conducted internal investigation into complaints brought by a former employee against a financial services firm. • Extensive experience managing complicated surveillance, including in support of high net worth individuals being targeted by false personal injury claims. • Located difficult-to-serve defendants across the United States, with particular expertise in domestic harassment matters.