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It was wonderful. The sessions were informative, and the conference presented an excellent opportunity to network with experts in fraud and asset recovery.
Harneys (British Virgin Islands)
Joann Arweiler
Principal; Investigative Due Diligence Practice Leader BDO USA (USA)
Brown Rudnick LLP (UK) Adam Crane Partner
Baker & Partners (Cayman Islands)
Benjamin Borsodi Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer (Switzerland)
Rachel Cropper-Mawer Partner
Clyde & Co. LLP (UK)
Matthew Bradley KC Barrister 4 New Square (UK)
Alan Cohn
Partner and Co-Chair, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Practice Steptoe & Johnson LLP (USA)
Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder Sequor Law (USA)
Co-Chair, Cross-Border Asset Recovery Practice
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (USA)
Ogier (Cayman Islands)
Conyers Dill & Pearman (British Virgin Islands)
Alex Englander Associate Holland & Knight LLP (USA)
StoneTurn (USA)
Sophie Eyre Partner
Bird & Bird (UK) Adam Fee Partner
Milbank LLP (USA)
Richard Gillis KC Barrister One Essex Court (UK)
Founding Partner
Duarte Forssell Sociedade de Advogados (Brazil)
Tara Archer Glasgow Partner
Higgs & Johnson (The Bahamas)
Constantine Cannon LLP (UK)
Reception Venue Sponsors Co-Chairs Speakers Advisory Board Agenda Accreditation Become a Sponsor About Us Pricing REGISTERMarc Jones Partner
Stewarts Law LLP (UK) Martin Kenney Managing Partner
Martin Kenney & Co. Solicitors (British Virgin Islands)
One Essex Court (UK)
Yves Klein Partner
Monfrini Bitton Klein (Switzerland)
Kate McMahon Partner
Edmonds, Marshall, McMahon Ltd. (UK)
Grant Thornton UK LLP (British Virgin Islands)
Arnoldo B. Lacayo
Shareholder Sequor Law
David Mizrachi Senior Partner
MDU Law (Panama)
Johnny Lee
Principal & National Practice Leader, Forensic Technology Grant Thornton LLP (USA)
Keith Oliver Head of International Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP (UK) Danny Ong Partner
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP (Singapore)
Prieto Cabrera & Asociados (Dominican Republic)
Dolus Advisors (USA) Hakob Stepanyan Manager, Forensics
BDO USA, LLP (USA)
Adam Rosendorff
Former Lab Director Theranos (USA) Héctor Sbert Partner
ECIJA, Barcelona (Spain)
Saverio Lembo Partner; Head of White Collar Crime Practice Group
Bär & Karrer SA (Switzerland)
Pamela Goldbaum Pimstein Partner
Lathrop Blanco Goldbaum Advogados (Chile)
Paul Smith Partner
Harneys (Cayman Islands)
Costas Stamatiou Partner
Elias Neocleous & Co. LLC (Cyprus)
Lyndsay Sykes Partner
PPO Abogados (Bolivia)
Associate Director – Caribbean Quantuma (Cayman Islands) Oren Warshavsky Partner
Baker & Hostetler LLP (USA)
Dan Wyatt Partner
Reynolds, Porter Chamberlain LLP (UK)
Reception Venue Sponsors Co-Chairs Speakers Advisory Board Agenda Accreditation Become a Sponsor About Us Pricing REGISTEREdward H. Davis, Jr.
Founding Shareholder Sequor Law (USA)
Brown Rudnick LLP (UK)
Bär & Karrer SA (Switzerland)
Head of International Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP (UK)
Conyers Dill & Pearman (British Virgin Islands)
Elias Neocleous & Co. LLC (Cyprus)
Mona Vaswani Partner Milbank LLP (UK)
Martin Kenney & Co. Solicitors (British Virgin Islands)
Schellenberg Wittmer (Switzerland)
and Networking
Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder Sequor Law (USA)
"A speculation or a swindle? Let us call things by their proper names," so said Oscar Wilde, and as we live in an age of financial uncertainty, as well as technological advancement, no wonder we get caught by the lure of clickable profits. We saw all the glossy adverts for cryptocurrencies at the Super Bowl but, as we watch them tumble, Shakespeare reminds us that "who makes the fairest show means most deceit!" Is cryptocurrency following in the footsteps of the South Sea Bubble, tulip mania, or the dot-com bubble?
Keith Oliver will remind you all of the benefit of hindsight in a whistlestop tour of fraud through the centuries.
The reason I come to C5 is the quality of the panels and the quality of the speakers, the topics are always fresh and new, it is the best asset recovery conference in the world, bar none. Ed Davis, Sequor Law (USA)
Head of International Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP (UK)
The high-tech nature of blockchain and cryptocurrency has created numerous challenges for fraud and asset recovery practitioners. The unknowns and new lessons in crypto fraud and asset tracing expand every day. As you expand your practice and expertise, you cannot afford to fall behind in this emerging area of law. Now more than ever, it is critical for litigators to know the finer points of blockchain and digital assets; and deepen familiarity with the complexities of tracing across the chain.
Be sure to join us in this session as we discuss:
• How fraudsters are using blockchain to conceal their activity and evade detection
• The court’s powers in multiple jurisdictions to recognize and ID crypto asset owners; and how they can trace and transfer ownership
• Understanding some of the unique and advanced types of crypto fraud; including: scam ICO’s, pump and dump schemes, exit scams, phishing and advanced ponzi shemes
• The best strategies for serving freezing orders and injunctions against unknown individuals and organizations
Alan Cohn Partner and Co-Chair, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Practice
Steptoe & Johnson LLP (USA)
Jane Colston Partner Brown Rudnick LLP (UK)
4 New Square (UK)
Johnny Lee Principal & National Practice Leader, Forensic Technology Grant Thornton LLP (USA)
Danny Ong Partner
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP (Singapore)
In this engaging session, we will hear from investigators and practitioners that have been involved in some of the most impactful and high-profile criminal and civil matters. We will trace the steps that were needed to get the matter investigated and prosecuted, and assets recovered—and will review:
• What has triggered suspicion and investigations – both criminal and civil
• The initiation of the investigation and severity of the potential charges against a public official
• The early stages of interagency and multi-jurisdictional cooperation, and what is ultimately needed to bring a case to fruition
• The ramifications to the public as a result of a potential leadership shakeup, and instilling confidence in future government representation
• How to avoid a deteriorating state of governance, along with preventing the potential for serious organized crime moving in during the crisis and likely transition
• The role of outside counsel in subsequent litigation
Schellenberg Wittmer (Switzerland)
Rachel CropperMawer Partner
Clyde & Co. LLP (UK)
Edmonds, Marshall, McMahon Ltd. (UK)
Oren Warshavsky Partner
Baker & Hostetler LLP (USA)
9:35
us for this session as our experts will outline:
Initiatives and efforts available to combat kleptocracy
The types of recovery actions that are available
• The various roles that forensic accountants and business intelligence executives play in recovering assets
Databases and tools that help identify the folks subject to the sanctions, and locate the hidden assets
Andrew Adams Director, Task Force KleptoCapture U.S. Department of Justice (USA)
Costas Stamatiou Partner Elias Neocleous & Co. LLC (Cyprus)
Forensic Accountants and corporate intelligence providers can make or break an asset recovery case; and it is critical that they identify the right tools to use and manage the associated risks. The ability of accountants and corporate intelligence specialists to quickly identify and retrieve reliable evidence is both an important and necessary skill, and often serves to inject crucial momentum into the early stages of an investigation. Psychodynamic Intelligence is an additionally impactful, though often under-utilized, tool in the very human fight to bring fraudsters to justice and recover victims’ losses.
Join our experts as they discuss the most effective tools and skills that are used to gather information in asset recovery cases, such as:
• The ability to identify and retrieve information from a wide array of sources which may be spread across multiple jurisdictions
• Open-source desktop inquiries and electronic tools to aid in analyzing, interpreting and contextualizing information before pinpointing its relevance
• Covert intelligence gathering and political advocacy in “rule of law challenged” jurisdictions
• Ways to develop recruiting sources, sting operations, surveillance, and bank account information procurement
• Decode trace and shadow data relating to human behavior to: create pinpoint profiles of the fraudster and his confederates’ strengths and vulnerabilities; develop predictive behavioral models and psychologically sophisticated counter-offensive response plans; open a third dimension on case management, strategy, and prosecution
Martin Kenney Managing Partner Martin Kenney & Co. Solicitors (British Virgin Islands)
Saverio Lembo Partner; Head of White Collar Crime Practice Group Bär & Karrer SA (Switzerland)
The international nature of the financial services industry and other companies registered in multiple jurisdictions necessarily means that fraud litigation is almost invariably cross-border. In addition, offshore and cross-border fraud litigation is very expensive and requires a preliminary high-level assessment of funding and recovery prospects.
Join this interactive session as we review some of the biggest challenges for recovering assets across borders involving onshore and offshore jurisdictions, such as:
• Identifying key jurisdictions of interest and any evidence that can be collected without involving the Courts – to develop an initial high-level case strategy
• Determining if funding will become a key practical challenge for fraud and asset recovery claims – new legislation in some offshore jurisdictions opening up the world of litigation funding and other innovative fee structures
• Recognizing that fraud and technological advancements are inextricably linked in a variety of ways; and understanding that fraudsters are often early adopters and adept users of new technology
Marlee Miller Branch Chief, Office of International Affairs U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (USA)
Adam Crane Partner Baker and Partners (Cayman Islands)
Richard Templeman Associate Director – Caribbean Quantuma (Cayman Islands)
When an international fraud involves a number of jurisdictions, the individual or entity intending to bring a civil fraud claim to recoup their losses often faces multiple issues that impact the ability to recover. It is a very complex landscape within which fraud practitioners must navigate, and requires focus and consideration of conflicting regimes, class priorities, foreign substantive law, and an array of other foreign insolvency and fraud-related proceedings.
In this interactive session, our experts will address some of the most pressing, hard hitting questions confronting fraud and asset recovery practitioners, such as:
• How to gather evidence, utilize corporate intelligence and explore freezing injunctions in cross-jurisdictional and increasingly complex scenarios
• Forum and Venue: Challenges in selecting and changing the “battlefield” to speed up the cases, gain momentum and improve chances of asset recovery
• How to obtain and serve freezing orders against unknown individuals and organizations
• Overcoming a lack of cooperation between attorneys and enforcement authorities in the affected jurisdictions
• How to conquer evidential challenges that parties face in complex civil fraud claims: handling the different approaches taken to disclosure & discovery in Civil and Common Law jurisdictions
David Mizrachi
Senior Partner MDU Legal (Panama)
Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder Sequor Law (USA)
ECIJA, Barcelona (Spain)
Lyndsay Sykes Partner
PPO Abogados (Bolivia)
Jonathan Addo Partner Harneys (British Virgin Islands)
Jennifer Fox Partner
Islands)
lot has been said about the basics of crypto disputes, and particularly the standard suite of relief for fraud victims of freezing and disclosure orders. But much less has been said about the underlying substantive crypto claims relating to fraud, where there arguably remain more questions than answers. Join this session to take a deeper dive into crypto disputes and consider issues such as:
The types of substantive claims relating to crypto fraud, the potential pitfalls and strategic considerations
What to look out for when following a chain of transactions via the blockchain, and how crypto fraudsters commonly seek to off-board fraudulently obtained crypto or fiat
• The potential liability of crypto developers and a court's ability to order amendments to the code. When frauds occur it is not only the fraudsters who face potential liability
The known unknowns in crypto disputes that will impact fraud claims: good faith, money vs commodity, DAOs, flash loan exploits and more
Sophie Eyre Partner Bird & Bird (UK)
Dan Wyatt Partner Reynolds, Porter Chamberlain LLP (UK)
Hakob Stepanyan Manager, Forensics BDO USA, LLP (USA)
Marc Jones Partner Stewarts Law LLP (UK)
Alex Englander Associate Holland & Knight LLP (USA)
Cross border insolvency laws present a complex landscape within which fraud practitioners must navigate, with an eye towards conflicting regimes, class priorities, foreign substantive law, principles of comity and an array of other foreign insolvency and fraud-related proceedings.
In this session, leading experts will provide us with updates on cross-border insolvency and restructuring laws in the U.S., Europe and offshore jurisdictions, including discussions on:
• Best practices for navigating jurisdictional impacts and discrepancies in insolvency law
• Comprehensive strategies on debtor-side assignments and practical tips for handling complex and sophisticated creditor rights matters
• To what extent there has been an uptick in insolvency and restructuring: Are the predictions coming true?
Yves Klein Partner Monfrini Bitton Klein (Switzerland)
Tameka Davis Partner Conyers Dill & Pearman (British Virgin Islands) James Pomeroy Director Grant Thornton UK LLP (British Virgin Islands)
Recovery Practice Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (USA)
In England and Wales, Norwich Pharmacal is generally unavailable to pursue proceedings out of the jurisdiction – following Ramilos Trading Ltd v Buyanovsky. This creates real obstacles in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional fraud and asset tracing claims where evidence or information is held by English-based third parties. However, in the last two years, the Cayman and BVI courts have handed down major decisions that refuse to follow Ramilos, holding that relief can be obtained for the purpose of taking action outside the jurisdiction.
Join this session as our panel of experts discuss if this marks a new trend allowing relief to support foreign proceedings.
One Essex Court (UK)
Jennifer Fox Partner Ogier (Cayman Islands)
Grab a glass of champagne and be sure to join us in this session for special insights and a closing toast as our panelists discuss:
• Continuing challenges in in locating assets in Central and South America
• The continuing influence and attempts at fraudulent executive appointments
• The current and ongoing judicial and government corruption throughout the rest of Latin America
• Newer resources and fraud prevention tools that prosecutors have at their disposal when trying to enforce judgments and recover assets
• The future of litigation, damage assessment, internal investigations, and asset recovery
One Essex Court (UK)
Prieto Cabrera & Asociados (Dominican Republic)
Snežana Gebauer Partner
StoneTurn (USA)
Henrique Forssell Founding Partner Duarte Forssell Sociedade de Advogados (Brazil)
Pamela Goldbaum Pimstein Partner
Lathrop Blanco Goldbaum Advogados (Chile)
Accreditation will be sought in those jurisdictions requested by the registrants which have continuing education requirements. This course is identified as nontransitional for the purposes of CLE accreditation.
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Course objective: Key updates on fraud litigation, forensic investigations and cross-border challenges related to asset tracing and recovery:
y What’s New? Surprising Trends in Multi-Jurisdictional Fraud Schemes, Funding – and Emerging Obstacles to Asset Tracing and Recovery
y Crypto Asset Fraud as an Existential Threat: Practitioners Share Key Takeaways on Commencing Proceedings, Interim Relief and Tracing Assets and Wrongdoers
y Remote vs. In-Person Due Diligence and Asset Tracing: Experts Take Stock of the Newest Hurdles Confronting Fraud Victims and Their Legal Counsel
y THE BIG DEBATE: The Pros and Cons of Whistleblower Incentives and Awards – Practitioners from Both Sides of the Pond Go Head-to-Head
y Cross-Border Insolvency & Restructuring in Practice: UNCITRAL and More Developments Affecting Enforceability, Asset Tracing and Recovery
Field of Study: Business Law
Prerequisite: None.
Level of knowledge: Basic
Advanced Preparation: None.
1) Associates, Senior Counsel, Barristers, QC and Partners with international law firms in the following practice areas:
y Fraud, Asset Tracing/Recovery
y Insolvency
y Bankruptcy
y Litigation/Dispute Resolution
2) Managing Directors / Partners / Co-Founders / Heads / Consultants of:
Risk Advisory Services
y Asset Tracing Unit
y Cyber Incident Response Services
y Forensic and Business Intelligence Investigations
Business and Financial Advisory Services
Portfolio Advisory/Counsel Services
TEACHING METHOD: Group Live
DELIVERY METHOD: Group Live
Participants will earn up to 11.0 CPE credits.
Refunds and Cancellations: Requests for credit memos or refunds must be received in writing by October 14, 2022 and will be subject to a cancellation fee. No refunds will be granted after October 14, 2022.
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The BDO Forensics team provides clients with the knowledge, experience, technology and insights to navigate challenges and crises arising from disputes, regulatory compliance, fraud and corruption. With scale and speed, we leverage our global capabilities, innovative technology and deep functional and industry experience to help our clients simplify complex matters working with management to remain focused on operations and strategy.
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Harneys has been at the forefront of the development of offshore jurisprudence for decades and has been involved in the most significant global disputes winning keynote victories for our clients and often helping shape the law.
We are offshore litigation and insolvency specialists, with a team that spans the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, and Singapore. We provide clear, timely, and innovative solutions for our clients in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes.
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