Bruno Vickers joins HKA to build Investigations practice in Singapore

Global consulting firm HKA has appointed Bruno Vickers as a partner in its Singapore office, where he will lead the build-out of the Investigations practice in the region.

A member of the Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages (FACD) practice, Bruno Vickers brings almost 20 years of experience providing investigative support, fact-finding and evidence gathering for clients across a range of high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation and arbitration cases.

In his previous role, he was a Senior Managing Director at J.S. Held, where he led the Investigations team across Asia-Pacific. Before this, he was responsible for founding the Asia practice of GPW, an international political risk, investigations and dispute consulting firm.

Vickers is a Licensed Private Investigator with experience ranging from due diligence on transactions to complex fraud, asset tracing and dispute resolution. He specialises in global asset recovery and has worked alongside leading litigators and in-house counsel to secure and enforce civil and arbitral awards.

Over his career, Vickers has assisted clients in significant legal proceedings before both local and international arbitration centres, including those in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. He has also provided expert evidence in matters before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the ICC International Court of Arbitration, and testified before the Singapore International Commercial Court.

Vickers has been based in Singapore since 2016. Prior to that, he spent time living and working in Dubai, London, Brussels, Vienna and Hong Kong.

“We are thrilled to welcome Bruno to our team in Singapore,” said Stuart Ells, Partner at HKA. “His depth of expertise, leadership and experience in high-stakes, cross-border disputes will expand our technical capabilities and further strengthen our ability to deliver world-class expert services to clients across the region.”

Commenting on his appointment, Vickers said: “I’m delighted to join HKA at a time when its global platform and growing Asia-Pacific presence make it an especially compelling place to build. I look forward to working alongside the multidisciplinary team to establish a business intelligence and investigations practice in the region.”

“At a moment of geopolitical turbulence and rapid AI-driven change, the demand for rigorous, independent intelligence has never been greater. Clients navigating complex disputes, judgment enforcement and asset recovery, high-stakes transactions and sensitive strategic decisions need analysis that cuts through the noise and gets closer to the truth, and I’m excited to contribute to that at HKA.”