Lance Poon

Lance Poon

Director: Forensics

Forensics

$$BDO.LiveSite.People.Contact$$

$$BDO.LiveSite.People.ExecutiveSummary$$

Experience

Lance is a Director in the Forensic Services Department at BDO. He joined BDO in 2023 and has over 18 years of experience in the forensic industry specialising in Digital Forensics, Forensic Analytics and eDiscovery. 

Prior to joining BDO, Lance held senior positions at some of the other Big 4 advisory firms. In addition to this, he spent five years working at the State Capture Commission where he was assisted the Commission with their digital forensic and eDiscovery needs in all of their investigations. 


Qualifications

  • B.Com Information Systems
  • GCFE (GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner)
  • NUIX Master: Data Discovery & Forensic Practitioner
  • Certified in Cybersecurity
  • Certificate in Forensic Law
  • ICFP - Forensic Practitioner FP(SA)
  • ACFE - Associate member

Industry expertise

  • Digital forensics acquisition and analysis  
  • Forensic data analytics 
  • eDiscovery
  • Fraud, corruption and misconduct investigations 
  • Corporate dispute investigations 
  • Competition (antitrust) investigations
  • Execution of search warrants and court orders
  • Expert witness testimony

Other

Lance has exposure in a variety of industry sectors including: 

  • Financial services
  • Insurance
  • Law enforcement 
  • Legal services
  • Manufacturing 
  • Mining
  • Regulatory
  • SOEs 
  • Telecoms