About this Webinar
Deepfakes are no longer limited to fake videos and images. AI-generated manipulation is increasingly appearing in emails, documents, and written evidence, creating serious risks for investigations and litigation.
In this session, Phil Beckett (Alvarez & Marsal) explores how these threats are evolving, what they mean for forensic and legal teams, and how to spot manipulation before it undermines a case.
Key takeaways:
• How AI manipulation is impacting documents, communications, and evidence
• Practical ways to detect suspicious content and anomalies
• How teams can adapt investigative and forensic approaches to manage this risk
Presenters
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Phil Beckett
Managing Director and Practice Leader of Alvarez & Marsal's Disputes and Investigations UK
Phil Beckett, a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal, heads A&M’s Disputes and Investigations practice in Europe and the Middle East, he brings more than 20 years of experience in forensic technology engagements, advising clients on forensic investigations of digital evidence, the interrogation of complex data sets, information governance, cyber risk and the disclosure of electronic documents. He was Who’s Who Legal’s Investigations Digital Forensic Expert of the Year in 2017 & 2018 and the Forensic Technology team are listed in Band One within Chambers and Partners UK-wide eDiscovery Rankings.
He has worked with global clients across a wide range of sectors, including pharmaceutical, oil & gas, financial services, IT software/hardware, automotive, electronic equipment, power generation, chemicals, music and entertainment, defence and aviation, engineering, construction, manufacturing, professional services and healthcare. Mr. Beckett has acted as an IT Forensics Expert and given written testimony.
Mr. Beckett has led anti-bribery investigations, kickback investigations, IP theft cases, employment disputes, fraud investigations, cartel/anti-trust investigations, compliance review exercises, and supported commercial litigation and international arbitration. Many of these cases have been cross-border, requiring close monitoring of data protection and privacy legislation and the appropriate use of technology.
Mr. Beckett has worked on a large number of high-profile e-disclosure cases, including a litigation between Russian entities in the High Court, where data had to be managed in an extremely secure environment across the UK and Russia. Mr. Beckett also managed a regulatory review of a global bank trader performed by multiple regulators involving the collection, processing and hosting from multiple systems and jurisdictions (including Germany, Switzerland and the UK), including instant-message chat data.
Mr. Beckett was previously a Partner at Proven Legal Technologies and a Managing Director at Navigant leading their European Forensic Technology Practice for seven years where his clients included major internationally-listed companies as well as large privately owned or private equity-funded businesses.
Mr. Beckett earned a bachelor's degree in computing and management from the Loughborough University, a master’s degree in forensic computing from Cranfield University, a master’s degree in Computer and Communications Law from Queen Mary University of London, and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), winning the ACCA Gold Medal when he qualified in 2001. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and lectures regularly on information governance and digital investigations.
Sarah Hargreaves
Vice President of Forensic Professional Services, Exterro