Rilind L. Era is a director at the Mintz Group, where he focuses on executive due diligence and dispute matters.  He specializes in examining the backgrounds and reputational risk of senior executives and companies in North America and Europe, especially in Germany and Switzerland.   

Since he joined the firm in 2013, Rilind has worked on litigation and white-collar crime matters, including the investigation of a massive Ponzi scheme that involved public records research as well as identifying, locating and interviewing key individuals.  A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Rilind also works on vetting clients’ potential business partners and litigation opponents, threat monitoring, and asset tracing for enforcement of arbitration judgments.

Prior to joining Mintz, Rilind was a fellow at the German Parliament in Berlin, where he helped prepare speeches and legislation materials.  He also worked for a European Union-funded project on agriculture and environmental protection in Kosovo.  Rilind has served as a researcher for think-tanks and multilateral organizations, including the International Crisis Group, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 

Rilind holds a Masters degree in economics and energy studies from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna, Italy and Washington D.C.  Rilind speaks German and Albanian.