Who we are

Ing. Ján Lalka, CFE, CII

Ján Lalka, the Managing Director and founder of Surveilligence, has many years of experience in serious economic crime investigations, financial risk management and corporate finance. He has worked for an international bank in market risk management and in a private venture capital group, where he was involved in the restructuring of an engineering company. He has worked as a forensic investigator in the forensic department at Deloitte (2004-2008) and at a forensic agency Surveilligence (since 2008).
Ján graduated from the University of Žilina in Slovakia and finished his postgraduate studies in Econometrics and Applied Economics at AINOVA in Bratislava. He is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, INSOL Europe, the Council of International Investigators, the Czech Institute of Internal Auditors and the Centre for Restructuring and Insolvency of Harry Pollak at the University of Economics in Prague.
Ján has written many articles on fraud investigation and prevention which have been published in numerous trade magazines and national media.
His professional experience includes:

• Investigation of tunneling (illicit transfers of corporate assets) from indebted companies and related asset tracing in Czech and Slovak bankrupt companies.
• Involvement in numerous forensic engagements in private firms both locally and internationally as well as a forensic fraud examiner in major municipalities and a responsible engagement partner in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Baltics, Poland and Kosovo.
• The projects included complex fraud investigations, tracing of company assets, fraud prevention reviews, investigations of financial statement fraud, internal audit assistance, background searches and the identification of undisclosed relationships. Ján participated in several large foreign investigations including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations of Siemens and Daimler Chrysler.
• Lecturer at institutions regarding fraud detection, investigation and prevention at the London School of Economics, the University of Economics in Prague, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Czech Institute of Internal Auditors, the Institute of bank education of National Bank of Slovakia and the Economic University of Bratislava.

Ing. Filip Volavka, CISA, EnCE

Filip Volavka is a consultant focusing on forensic technology and data analysis for internal frauds, data leaks and risk management and Czech IT court expert.
Filip Volavka worked three years as an information system auditor in Ernst & Young. Then he worked for 10 years in PwC as a digital data expert mainly in fields: computer forensics, cybercrime and data analysis. He has spent two years in Canadian PwC office in Toronto.
Filip Volavka studied information and knowledge engineering at University of Economics in Prage. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) in International Systems Audit and Controls Association since 2007 and an EnCase Certified Examiner since 2008.
His successful projects include:

• Lead data analytics team that analyzed financial data for more than 30 entities of a multinational company (couple billion records) looking for bribery risks
• Managed data leak investigation for a large bank within CEE
• Assisted in administration of a large global financial institution. Reviewed IT infrastructure consisting of 2500+ systems, preserved the data from crucial ones and built a model to calculate client balances
• Investigated IT misuse case in a utilities company
• Managed and worked on number of large eDiscovery/eDisclosure projects

Ing. Jan Kvasnička

Jan Kvasnička, Head of Investigations at Surveilligence, focuses on economic crime and internal fraud investigations. Jan specialises in forensic accounting, he has an extensive experience in visualisation and analysis of structured and unstructured data and in third-party background checks.
Jan graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Economics in Prague, where he also completed a minor degree in Auditing. For three years he worked as an independent accountant for an international company. From 2017 to 2021 he worked in the internal audit and the forensic team at Deloitte, where he was involved in numerous projects and investigations in the private and public sector.
Jan has worked on projects such as:

• Investigation of bribery and black funds creation through the purchase of fictitious services (international FMCG company). The investigation involved a reconstruction of a CRM system backup.
• Investigation into tender rigging (international company in the automotive segment). Investigation involved review of extensive documentation provided by the client's supplier.
• Post-merger investigation into company's involvement in carousel fraud (international FMCG company). The investigation involved extensive analysis of historical sales and purchasing data via an SQL database combined with detailed relationship analysis of business partners.
• Investigation into misappropriation of funds in a major government organisation.
• Leading a team that provided "compliance due diligence" background checks of business partners for a major European energy company.
• In-depth investigative background checks of dozens of individuals and entities.

Ing. Pavla Chaloupka

Pavla Chaloupka, Forensic Manager at Surveilligence, specializes in fraud investigations, financial security, compliance reviews and dispute advisory. With a proven track record in conducting high-profile investigations, Pavla excels in the analysis and visualization of complex data, ensuring compliance and mitigating financial risks. Pavla's academic foundation is in Business Law and Financial Management, with an Engineer's degree from the Prague University of Economics and Business. Her career spans roles at Big Four companies in the Czech Republic and France, showcasing her expertise in forensic services, regulatory compliance, and project management across international settings.
Pavla has worked on various projects in the following areas:

• Forensic Investigations – Corporate Investigations, transaction testing of procurement process, investigation of illicit transfers of corporate assets of a bankrupt entity, fraudulent reporting by the management, multiple investigations in the area of financial security.
• Dispute Advisory Services (DAS) - damages quantification, dealing with abuse of majority shareholding, alleged breach of contract related to ownership change, BIT arbitration under UNCITRAL rules.
• Compliance / Conduct Review - Background Checks on high-risk business counterparties to identify potentially undisclosed business interests of key employees, investigation of a breach of standards of business conduct, integrity inquiries, multiple FCPA reviews in pharmaceutical companies for US based clients.
• Sanctions – Identification of impermissible transactions regarding OFAC regulations in the banking sector for a US law firm, OFAC Remediation Plan for international client in banking industry.
• AML/KYC – activities including Gap analysis of KYC procedures at client’s bank subsidiaries, assistance within CIB KYC teams with on-boarding of high-risk counter-parties, preparation and implementation of action plans, supervision of AML Regulatory team in Czech based bank.

Cooperating experts

Due to the complex nature of our investigations, we closely cooperate with other experts from partner companies. Amongst the experts are lawyers, financial and internal auditors, security consultants, insolvency practitioners as well as specialists in valuation and corporate finance. We cooperate with proven and reliable detectives and investigation agencies to fulfil the specific requirements of our clients.