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Investigations & Incident Response
Collisionless investigates complex digital-assets theft, fraud and financial crime, from active incidents and asset tracing to attribution, evidence development and enforcement support.
$420M+ investigated across fraud & financial-crime matters
Led by a former DEA task-force agent
Evidence built for counsel, courts & law enforcement
Point of view
Tracing is not the outcome. A blockchain trace becomes valuable when it creates actionable intelligence, attribution, evidentiary value or a point of intervention.
Following the movement of funds is only one part of an investigation. The harder work is determining what the activity means, who or what sits behind it, what evidence can be developed and what action the facts support.
What we investigate
Complex matters where digital assets meet real-world consequence.
Protocol & exchange incidents
Exploits, bridge attacks, hot-wallet compromises and insider events affecting protocols, exchanges and digital-assets businesses.
Theft & misappropriation
Stolen or misappropriated assets involving funds, companies, founders, executives and significant private holders.
Fraud & investment schemes
Sophisticated fraud, investment schemes, fraudulent platforms and laundering networks where the loss and available evidence justify investigation.
Litigation & disputes
Asset identification, source-of-funds analysis and investigative support in civil litigation, insolvency and contentious matters.
Agency & regulatory referrals
Investigative capacity and case support for law enforcement, government agencies and supervisory authorities.
Financial-crime exposure
Counterparty exposure, laundering typologies and on-chain risk questions raised by institutions and their counsel.
During an active incident
What to expect when you engage us.
Urgency, handled clinically. No pressure tactics, no promises
we can't keep.
we can't keep.
Immediately
Confidential intake and triage. We establish what happened, what moved and what remains at risk, then assess whether investigation can materially improve the available options.
First hours
Rapid tracing identifies where assets are moving and potential points of intervention. Where appropriate, we begin engagement with exchanges, issuers and other intermediaries and preserve time-sensitive evidence.
First days
The investigation expands into attribution, records development and coordination with counsel or law enforcement. We define the viable paths forward, the evidence required and the likely value of further work.
Throughout
Clients receive structured reporting, direct access to the practitioners doing the work and coordinated engagement with the parties the matter requires.
As assets move farther from regulated infrastructure, the available strategy can change. We reassess the matter as the evidence develops and adjust the investigative objective accordingly.
Litigation & expert support
Expert Witness &
Litigation Support
Litigation Support
Independent digital-assets analysis and investigative expertise for counsel in contentious matters, including plaintiff, defense and court-related engagements.
Expert reports & declarations
Tracing methodology review & rebuttal
Discovery & subpoena strategy
Source-of-funds & asset identification
Kovel engagements
Expert testimony
Who runs your matter
Senior practitioners, personally engaged.
Jared Gabbay
Head of Investigations
Former DEA task-force agent with more than 20 years of experience leading complex, multi-jurisdictional investigations. An early practitioner of blockchain tracing, his federal investigative work contributed to major darknet matters and asset-seizure efforts exceeding $850M in aggregate value.
Specialist depth
When a matter requires additional expertise, Collisionless draws on a trusted bench of senior investigators and technical specialists, including former federal agents, forensic accountants, financial-crime investigators and blockchain engineers.
Resource
The Digital Assets Recovery Guide
A practical guide to what happens after a digital-assets loss, including tracing, attribution, intermediaries, evidence and realistic paths to recovery.
Explore the guide
Common questions
Do you work directly with individuals who have suffered a loss?
Yes, where the loss is significant and investigation can materially affect the outcome. Our intake assesses the facts before engagement so we can set realistic expectations from the outset.
How do you price engagements?
Engagements are scoped based on the nature and complexity of the matter. We typically work through defined investigative phases or retainers for matters requiring ongoing capacity. Fee structures are agreed at the outset based on the scope and objectives of the engagement.
Do you work with opposing counsel or on the defense side?
Yes. We provide independent analysis, source-of-funds work and expert support for both plaintiff and defense matters. Our findings reflect what the evidence establishes, regardless of which side retains us.
