The Guy You Call When You Don't Know Who to Call

If you are an attorney and you need the services of a private investigator, you call Bill Belmont. If you're a company and you need a security assessment, you call Bill Belmont. If you are in trouble and you don't know who to call, you definitely need to call Bill Belmont.

On this episode of the Inside BS Show, Dave Lorenzo interviews investigations and security expert, William (Bill) Belmont.

00:00 The Guy You Call When You Don't Know Who to Call
01:49 Bill’s interesting background
04:50 How to make sure you investigator is covered by attorney/client privilege
06:59 What types of cases does Bill's team work on?
10:00 What is Opposition Research?
11:35 How do Private Investigators deal with fake video cases?
15:40 Bill explains Due Diligence
22:20 Why Does the Average Professional (Attorney, CPA) Hire Bill's Firm?
26:59 What is a Lawful Source of Funds Investigation?
29:01 How does a Private Investigator help a criminal defense attorney with sourcing funds?
30:58 How does a security consulting firm work?

William Belmont
Investigative Attorney
(212) 695-0086
bill@thebelmontgrp.com
http://Thebelmontgrp.com

About William Belmont
The Belmont Group 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.
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.

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 sports.