Ms. Lynch joined the firm in December 2008.  Ms. Lynch was conferred with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 2000 by the University of Windsor (Canada) and a diploma in Investigative and Forensic Accounting by the University of Toronto (Mississauga-Rotman School of Management) (2005).  She is also a Certified Management Accountant (Canada).  Ms. Lynch served in the corporate recovery section of Grant Thornton (BVI) from 2006-’08.  Her work included the forensic analysis and investigation required to locate and identify assets of a complex and insolvent Cayman Islands mutual fund company; as well as participating in a risk-assessment audit of a Bermudian bank.  From 2003-’06 Ms. Lynch served as an investigator seconded to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (London, Ontario) by the Canada Revenue Agency.  She served as a team member of a joint forces operation between Revenue and the RCMP called ‘Integrated Proceeds of Crime.’ This included the forensic analysis of complex financial documentation concerning several alleged members of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club – which involved the deconstruction of multi-layered offshore financial transactions.  Ms. Lynch was required to assess the tax law implications of the illicit activities under investigation by the RCMP.  She was also responsible for the preparation of formal reports to the Department of Justice (Canada).  From 2001-’03, Ms. Lynch served as a field auditor for the Canada Revenue Agency (London, Ontario).  She also successfully completed the Canada Revenue Agency’s Investigators Course concerning the conduct of investigations under the Canada Income Tax Act, Excise Tax Act, Criminal Code, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canada Evidence Act.  She also successfully completed a course by the Ontario Provincial Police in respect of interview techniques.

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