Represented a financial institution incorporated in the Cayman Islands against a former director to trace and recover approximately US$ 50 million dissipated throughout Eastern Europe through fraudulent commercial contracts. Parallel proceedings pursued in the Cayman Islands and in the United Kingdom.

Represented Komercni banka in a US$ 250 million fraud involving BCL Trading GmbH and 30 letters of credit issued by the bank at the request of BCL for purported sales of large quantities of agricultural products from Russia and the Ukraine. The bank believed there were no genuine sales of produce in Russian warehouses, the invoices and warrant lists were a sham and certain individuals acted as BCL’s accomplice in a scheme designed to defraud the bank. Komercni banka won on every count and was awarded the full amount of its claim, which exceeded US$ 100 million. FraudNet members representing an offshore regulator successfully pursued the winding up of 7 linked offshore companies.

Acted for the Depositors Compensation Scheme managers in the regulators scheme for depositor protection arising from the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), a major international bank founded in 1972 that operated in 78 countries, had over 400 branches, claimed assets of US$ 25 billion and became the focus of the world’s worst financial scandal and a “$20-billion-plus heist” (Beaty & Gwynne 1993).

Represented the joint liquidators in a 23-year liquidation arising from a major bank collapse, which included fraud investigations. Developed an innovative scheme to repatriate unclaimed dividends to existing claimants.

Represented defendants Banco Ambrosiano, Parmalat and Cirio implicated in several high-profile financial debacles and delicate investigations concerning allegations of bribery, corporate or financial crimes.

Assisted a financial institution in international and regulatory efforts to combat cyber fraud through the use of copycat and look-alike websites, which resulted in the successful termination of the fraudulent websites.

Represented Liquidator of Barbados bank subsidiary of a Guatemalan bank and the Guatemalan Bank Supervisory Agency in the largest bank failure in Guatemalan history. The case encompassed the filing of the first ever Chapter 15 bankruptcy case in the State of Florida and the tracing and recovery of assets in various jurisdictions including the US, Grand Cayman, Barbados and Guatemala. Over US$ 50 million in assets have been recovered thus far in U.S. bankruptcy court,

Acted against a company related to Forum Filatélico that purchased but did not pay for stamps amounting to €3,790,013. Simultaneously to fraud criminal proceedings, a debt claim was filed against this company and as a precautionary measure, assets of the company were seized. The debtor’s bank accounts in Spain were successfully attached, and a search for further assets is ongoing.

Represented a Cypriot company to bring fraud claims in various European and Caribbean jurisdictions relating to the control of a US$ 1 billion telecommunications company.

Represented a Dutch and Swiss client in the main fraud proceedings pending in Spain that involve several million Euro and 100,000 victims.

Represented a number of linked parent and subsidiary companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands and the directors of those companies who were accused of fraudulent dealings and dissipation of company assets valued at over US$ 200 million. The matter spanned a period of eight years and involved allegations of fraudulent share issuance and misappropriation of company assets. Civil and criminal proceedings brought in the U.S. cited dealings in South America, Central America, the U.S. and the Cayman Islands.

Represented victims of a multi-million dollar Italian fraud to bring claims for breach of fiduciary duty against UK solicitors and advise in relation to parallel criminal proceedings in Italy.

Represented Finnish corporations in matters regarding alleged violation of securities legislation by their directors and/or employees.

Represented international stamp traders who provided stamps to a company related to two high profile Spanish entities that defrauded at least 200,000 victims because (i) they did not have all the stamps they had supposedly purchased for their clients; (ii) the value of the stamps was grossly overestimated. The Spanish companies are being investigated by Spanish authorities and have been declared insolvent, with claims exceeding several thousand million Euros and assets of approximately 10 percent of such claims. Both companies have been accused before Spanish courts of fraud, and the Audiencia Nacional is now investigating the case.

Represented the Finnish and Swedish subsidiaries of International Paper in a landmark criminal and civil case (both in terms of precedent and the monetary interest at stake) concerning unlawful disclosure of business secrets by certain individuals and entities.

Assisted the receivers of a liquidation trust to arrest a Cypriot registered vessel purchased with illegal funds within the context of an admiralty action. Requested a declaration that the vessel was subject to a constructive trust for the benefit of the client and further requested the rectification of the ship register to this effect.

Represented a Federal District Court receiver appointed in an SEC civil enforcement action in Texas involving an Internet-based fraudulent investment scheme that purportedly raised over US$ 100 million. Immediate action led to the freezing of accounts holding almost US$ 14 million. Forensic investigative efforts, both domestic and foreign, led to the recovery of additional monies and the freezing of a further US$ 2.7 million in Luxembourg. Recoveries also were obtained from a parallel U.S. government forfeiture proceeding, a proceeding commenced by Liechtenstein authorities, and an account uncovered in Luxembourg. As a result, the claims of over 1,400 victims were paid in full.

Assisted a Nova Scotia firm representing the court appointed receiver of a failed Caribbean bank in successfully preventing the bank from transferring a registered Panamanian vessel in order to avoid payment of mortgage debt.