Michael Kallabat

Global Head of Investigations and Disputes

Michael Kallabat is global head of Investigations and Disputes for K2 Integrity. Michael guides organizations through their most complex risk and compliance challenges, bringing nearly two decades of experience advising boards and senior executives across the energy, finance, infrastructure, retail, and transportation sectors.

A trusted advisor at the executive level, Michael helps organizations identify critical vulnerabilities and build the enterprise-wide risk management strategies needed to protect their reputation and long-term resilience. He leads a multidisciplinary team of investigators, forensic accountants, and asset tracing specialists that deliver clear, defensible outcomes in complex disputes, cross-border fraud, and bribery and corruption investigations.

Michael is also a recognized authority on fraud risk program design, third-party anti-bribery and anti-corruption screening, and crisis and business continuity planning, ensuring that the organizations he serves are not only prepared for high-stakes challenges but also positioned to emerge from them stronger.

Prior to joining K2 Integrity, Michael was a managing director at a global international consultancy, based in Riyadh, where he led a team of investigators and executed compliance reviews for the global governing body of international member associations across Africa and the Middle East; led cross-border employment investigations involving fiduciary breaches, undisclosed conflicts of interest, misappropriation of funds, and related-party misconduct; and conducted global anti-corruption and compliance assessments for a multinational healthcare manufacturer across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

Michael has a B.S. in finance and international business from Georgetown University.

Representative Matters

Executed multijurisdictional compliance reviews for member associations of an international sporting body across Africa and the Middle East, performing control testing, financial analysis, and governance framework assessments to identify regulatory and operational risk exposures.
Led a cross-border employment investigation involving a UAE-based subsidiary, applying forensic investigative methodologies to substantiate fiduciary breaches, including undisclosed conflicts of interest, misappropriation of funds, and related-party misconduct.
Conducted global anti-corruption and compliance assessments for a multinational healthcare manufacturer across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, evaluating distributor networks against FCPA and UK Bribery Act requirements, including third-party due diligence and controls effectiveness testing.
Performed end-to-end internal investigations for a U.S.-based nonprofit operating in Africa, incorporating forensic accounting, transaction tracing, structured witness interviews, and large-scale email/document review using e-discovery techniques.
Conducted a fraud assessment and security review for a prominent multinational manufacturing firm based in KSA. The assessment included interviews, theft prevention, fraudulent check analysis, and policy and procedure gap analysis.
Worked on a high-profile investigation in KSA that included corruption, collusion, bribery, and the laundering of significant funds through banks in the U.S., Europe, and the Cayman Islands. This complex, multijurisdictional investigation demanded close collaboration across diverse investigative disciplines.
Served as a global advisor to a pharmaceutical client, taking the lead on various business intelligence and third-party reputational risk investigations, resulting in substantial mitigation of third-party exposure across Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia.
Assisted a U.S.-based retailer in developing a robust third-party screening platform covering vendors, suppliers, sales professionals, and new hires.
Supported a U.S.-based insurance company in developing business continuity planning and disaster recovery mitigation strategies for cyber, insider threat, political unrest, and weather-related events.

Note: This list includes engagements completed prior to joining K2 Integrity.