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Laura Bolger
As a Principal of Polaris Risk (polarisrsk.com), Laura Bolger utilizes her team-building, project management, and investigative experience, through an empathy-based approach, to proactively identify and resolve firm-wide challenges in service delivery, marketing, business development, and personnel management. Ms. Bolger collaborates alongside the CEO and leadership stakeholders to deliver excellent client services and consistently enhance business performance, while ensuring sustainable growth for the firm’s multi-million-dollar investigations, protective intelligence, and security consulting service lines.
Ms. Bolger’s extensive ‘matter lifecycle’ experience with investigations and high-risk/high-value hires for clients enables her to seamlessly define scope, timelines, deliverables, and notable caveats or follow-ups across a variety of strategic initiatives designed to improve business performance and service delivery. As Managing Director of Investigations and Intelligence, Ms. Bolger and the investigations team help clients manage the full lifecycle of time-sensitive and confidential matters; she oversees the process from its start – as she scopes issues to target the client’s concerns – to its finish – as she ensures that the team’s investigative work and deliverables are properly contextualized and poised to address the client’s needs directly.
Ms. Bolger conducts investigations in several practice areas, including brand protection and intellectual property, pre-employment, transactional or litigation-related due diligence, and multifaceted support for FCPA matters. In addition to investigative work, she has managed corporate and event security programs for mid-to-large-scale multinational organizations to deliver domestic and international threat response.
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What was the civil unrest in Los Angeles in June 2025?
Overview of protests amid immigration policy enforcement in Los Angeles, from key locations and events to practical safety best practice takeaways.
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Expert interview: Managing risk in changing times
Candid conversation on evolving corporate risk, cyber–physical integration, intergenerational teams, and AI’s role. Full Q&A plus embedded video.
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A guide to proactively managing employee malfeasance
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Meet new SEC expectations with expert board guidance, vCISO support, and metrics-driven readiness. Trainings, strategy, and rapid incident oversight.
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Six Essential Elements of a Security Mindset
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Reputation management and vetting with Polaris
Polaris supports brands with social media risk assessments, monitoring, and crisis PR consulting to navigate high-profile hires and online controversies.
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The Polaris Approach to Customized Intelligence Monitoring
Polaris' bespoke intelligence monitors track health, protests, crime, cyber, weather, and client-specific risks—curated by analysts to inform decisions.
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The Polaris Approach to Mitigating Workplace Risks
Mitigate workplace risks amid layoffs with planning, security readiness, and monitoring. Covers ex-employee threats and data on stress and preparedness.
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Active shooter prevention with Polaris
As workplaces and public venues reopen, Polaris helps organizations screen risks, strengthen access control, and train teams to prevent violence.
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Polaris Cyber Readiness Assessment
How Polaris evaluates vulnerabilities, social engineering defenses, security controls, and response and recovery to strengthen your network’s resilience.
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Intel-backed protection for major events
Polaris' Intel-Backed Protection Services deliver fluid, adaptable coverage with event-specific monitors, geofencing, and expert vetting for high-stakes events.
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Ransomware response and recovery with Polaris
Ransomware threatens real operations. Polaris delivers policy reviews, rapid response, malware removal, audits, and digital forensics to help you recover.
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The Polaris Approach to Film & TV Production Protection
How Polaris protects film and TV productions with intel monitoring, dedicated risk managers, on-set security, secure transport, and anonymous reporting.
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Private client and family office security services
Polaris safeguards high-profile individuals and family offices with bespoke security, travel, social media, cyber, and medical support.
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Keys to yacht and maritime security explained
Polaris helps high-profile clients assess risks, integrate coverage, and leverage specialized mitigations for discreet protection.
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What's the right approach to travel security?
Comprehensive travel security coverage with location-specific briefings, planned event strategies, and real-time risk tracking from Polaris.
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The Polaris approach to trial-ready litigation intelligence
Polaris provides global investigations, witness development, computer forensics, asset recovery, and due diligence to strengthen cases in court.
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Polaris due diligence: ensure trust with investigations
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Plan, Respond, and Recover for Severe Storm Seasons
More active hurricane seasons demand stronger preparation. Learn how Polaris supports planning, response, and recovery to protect your people and operations.
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Mitigating Risk in the Cannabis Industry
Polaris helps cannabis businesses navigate security, compliance, and logistics—from permitting to transport—with adaptable, expert support across the U.S.
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What are KYC verification and due diligence services?
Strengthen compliance with customizable KYC programs, executive screenings, corporate registration checks, and scalable investigations tailored to your risk.
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Polaris's approach to global criminal screenings
How Polaris delivers international criminal checks through on-the-ground expertise, local partners, and visibility across 85+ countries.
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Polaris M&A vetting services in the pandemic era
Assess partners and executives with customizable pre- and post-transaction due diligence. Navigate urgent M&A with global risk tools and on-the-ground intel.
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Threat trends of 2022 and risks to watch in 2023
A scan of 2022’s protests, infrastructure attacks, global conflicts and cyber risks—and what to expect and prepare for in 2023.
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Strategic intelligence for activist investors
Polaris Corporate Risk Management delivers actionable intelligence to support hedge funds’ activist campaigns, with a case study and key capability highlights.
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Polaris FCPA compliance, risk, and investigations
Polaris brings over 50 years of global security expertise to FCPA compliance: risk assessments, due diligence, investigations, and a case study on real-world remediation.
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Polaris monitorship services and case studies
Explore Polaris’ proactive and remedial monitorships across regulated industries, with services from due diligence to AML and real-world case studies.