FIRE & ICE Circle Europe
10 March 2025
to 11 March 2025
Date TBC, Le Mirador Resort & Spa, Vevey, Switzerland
FIRE & ICE Circle Europe is an exclusive TL4Circle event and is by invitation only. This event will bring together 40 top Asset Recovery Practitioners in the beautiful setting of Vevey, Switzerland, curated by our Advisory Board Yves Klein of Monfrini Bitton Klein, Jennifer Fox of Ogier, Adam El-Hakim of LALIVE, Stewart Hey of Charles Russell Speechlys, Valerie Hohenberg of Wolf Theiss, and Yam Wern-Jhien of Setia Law.
This exclusive invitation only event, involves facilitated discussions across one and a half days of content, led by our esteemed Advisory Board consisting of Yves Klein of Monfrini Bitton Klein, Jennifer Fox of Ogier, Adam El-Hakim of LALIVE, Stewart Hey of Charles Russell Speechlys, Valerie Hohenberg of Wolf Theiss, and Yam Wern-Jhien of Setia Law.
We have worked with the advisory board to devise and curate the invite list and areas of discussion. Designed to be interactive and as inclusive as possible, there are no set-piece presentations or panel sessions with the focus being on open discussion.
This Circle is now operating a waitlist. We look forward to welcoming all our confirmed attendees.
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The event will take place at Le Mirador Resort & Spa, Vevey, Switzerland.
Your attendance includes:
- 1x night 5-star hotel accommodation
- 1x drinks reception
- 2x three course lunches
- 1x three course dinner
- 1x breakfast
- 4x boardroom sessions
- 3x hosted round tables
- 2x days of refreshments
This Circle is supported by:
Please find the confirmed list of attendees for FIRE & ICE Circle Europe, along with the 2024 agenda below:
Delegates
Stewart Hey (Advisory Board)
Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys (UK)
Yves Klein (Advisory Board)
Partner
Monfrini Bitton Klein (Switzerland)
Adam El-Hakim (Advisory Board)
Counsel
LALIVE (Switzerland)
Jennifer Fox (Advisory Board)
Partner
Ogier (Cayman)
Yam Wern-Jhien (Advisory Board)
Director
Setia Law (Singapore)
Valerie Hohenberg (Advisory Board)
Partner
Wolf Theiss (Austria)
Isabel Asquith
Senior Director
Raedas
Baruch Baigel
Partner
Asserson
Adam Baradon KC
Barrister
Blackstone Chambers
William Barry
Member Chair
Miller & Chevalier
Katie Catenese
Partner
Foley & Lardner
Massimo Chiasera
Partner
Bär & Karrer
Russell Crumpler
Senior Managing Director
Teneo
Thomas Eymond-Laritaz
Founder & CEO
Highgate
Laure-Hélène Gaicio-Fievez
Partner
BSP
Claudia Götz Staehelin
Partner
Bär & Karrer
Peter Gray
Partner
ADG Legal
Edward Grundy
Managing Partner
Hereford Litigation
Peter Hayden
Partner
Mourant
Kevin Hellard
Partner
Grant Thornton
Alex Jay
Partner
Stewarts
Edouard Kaiflin
Senior Associate
Monfrini Bitton Klein
Gretchen King
Co-Founder
Vantage Intelligence
Brian Lacy
Partner
Ogier
Stephen Leontsinis
Partner
Collas Crill
Ben Mays
Partner
Hereford Litigation
Vadim Medvedev
Partner
Avellum
Antonia Mottironi
Attorney-at-Law
Ardenter Law
Christopher A. Noel
Counsel
Sequor Law
William Peake
Global Managing Partner
Harneys
Caroline Phipps
Principal
LK Law
Tim Penny KC
Barrister
Wilberforce Chambers
Laurence Ponty
Partner
Archipel
Anthony Riem
Senior Partner
PCB Byrne
Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou
Partner
Lennox Paton
Tobias Schaffner
Partner
Stiffler & Partner
Dorothy Siron
Partner
Stephenson Harwood
Tee St. Matthew-Daniel
Partner
Paul Weiss
Oleg Temnikov
Partner
Wolf Theiss
Oren Warshavsky
Partner
BakerHostetler
Agenda
9:30am
10:00am
Advisory Board Welcome
Format: Square
10:10am
Interplay Between Criminal and Civil Fraud Jurisdictions in Asset Recovery
Stewart Hey - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Valerie Hohenberg - Partner - Wolf Theiss (Austria)
11:10am
Refreshment Break
11:40am
Weaponising AI by both Cops and Robbers
Yam Wern-Jhien - Director - Setia Law (Singapore)
Stewart Hey - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
12:40pm
Lunch
Interactive Roundtables
2:00pm
Latest Developments in Litigation Funding
Hosted by Hereford Litigation
Ben Mays - Partner - Hereford Litigation
Edward Grundy - Managing Partner - Hereford Litigation
2:40pm
David vs. Goliath — Thinking Outside the Box to Win Disputes
When fighting against opponents whose assets are hidden in jurisdictions lacking rule of law, claimants risk being worn down by long, costly and uncertain legal process. Deploying non-linear solutions outside the courtroom in parallel to the legal proceedings can help turn the tide to win disputes.
Hosted by Highgate
Thomas Eymond-Laritaz - Founder & CEO - Highgate
3:20pm
Refreshment Break
3:40pm
Crypto: Challenges and Opportunities for Asset Recovery Practitioners
Jennifer Fox - Partner, Cayman Islands - Ogier (Cayman)
Yam Wern-Jhien - Director - Setia Law (Singapore)
4:20pm
Closing Summary
6:00pm
Drinks Reception
7:30pm
Dinner
9:30am
Morning Refreshments
Format: Square
10:00am
Evolving Use of Receivers in the Asset Recovery Space
Yves Klein - Partner - Monfrini Bitton Klein (Switzerland)
Jennifer Fox - Partner, Cayman Islands - Ogier (Cayman)
11:00am
Refreshment Break
11:30am
Obtaining Evidence in Aid of Foreign Proceedings
Adam El-Hakim - Counsel - LALIVE (Switzerland)
Valerie Hohenberg - Partner - Wolf Theiss (Austria)
12:30pm
Lunch & Close of Event
Essential Information
Venue
Le Mirador Resort & Spa
Chem. de l'Hôtel Mirador 5,
1801 Chardonne,
Switzerland
Accommodation
Accommodation is included in the ticket price for Tuesday 12th March only.
Should you not require accommodation please let us know as soon as possible.
To extend your stay please contact us
Dress Code
Sessions: Business Casual Throughout
Networking Drinks & Dinner: Business Casual Throughout
Location
Event Location
Contact
Attendance, Booking & General Queries
For general enquiries please contact
Maddi Briggs on +44 (0) 20 3398 8545
or email maddi@thoughtleaders4.com
Partnership
For partnership enquiries please contact
Chris Leese on +44 (0) 20 3398 8554
or email chris@thoughtleaders4.com
Venue & Logistics
For venue & logistics enquiries please contact
Sarah Barton on +44 (0) 20 3398 8560
or email sarah@thoughtleaders4.com