Thought Leaders 4

Fraud. Insolvency. Recovery. Enforcement.
The global Asset Recovery community bringing together key practitioners across contentious insolvency, fraud litigation and international enforcement. Membership is free for practitioners so join below.

Our Community Partners:

Through our members’ focused community, both physical and digital, we assist in personal and firm wide growth.

Working in close partnership with the industry rather than as a seller to it, we focus on delivering technical knowledge and practical insights. We are proud of our deep industry knowledge and the quality of work demonstrated in all our events and services.

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Join a community of experts, referrers and peers
Attend events in all formats
Interact using our digital Knowledge Hub
Learn and share expertise through the Community Magazine
Grow your network and business
Build relationships through a facilitated Membership directory

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TL4321
3 speakers, 2 questions, 1 mic: Short technical updates of 10-30 minutes
QuickFIRE
1 session, multiple speakers with live Q&A: Interactive session of 30-60 minutes
Virtual Conference
Multiple sessions & speakers, panel sessions & live Q&A : Technical & interactive from 60-120 minutes

Targeted at professionals whose practice encompasses or touches upon Fraud, Insolvency, Recovery & Enforcement. Community members will include:

Who should join?

Solicitors

Barristers

Offshore Practitioners

Forensic Accountants

Funders

Investigators

Insolvency Practitioners

Banks

Distressed Debt Funds

Finance Professionals

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Upcoming Events

1 Day Conference • In-Person Event

22 Sep 2022

FIRE UK: Welcome Back Summit

Relight your FIRE

Our welcome back summit is back! Join us as the FIRE community re-connects after the summer with a properly unique day of content, networking and genuine fun!

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2 Day Summits • In-Person Event

13 Nov 2022

FIRE Middle East 2022

TL4 FIRE is bringing back our Middle East summit which will bring together the rockstar practitioners from across the region.

Experience something different at an unbeatable price in the industry.

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2 Day Summits • In-Person Event

22 Feb 2023

FIRE Starters Global Summit: Dublin

Following our highly successful 2022 event we are already looking forward to 2023 - Be sure to save the date!

The FIRE Starters Global Summit is a unique new event for the rising stars of the Asset Recovery, Fraud & Insolvency practitioners calendar. At a price unprecedented in the industry this event will give the neglected bulk of the industry the chance to speak, network and grow their personal contacts with likeminded peers.

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2 Day SummitsVirtual • In-Person Event

17 May 2023

FIRE International: Vilamoura

New, fresh, super specialist but inclusive, this event set on the sun-drenched Portuguese coast is not to be missed.

Designed to be innovative, unique and fun, experience something different at an unbeatable price in the industry. Featuring speakers from accross the globe and led by our excitingly fresh advisory board our content led, but network focussed approach makes this the true flagship Asset Recovery event in the fraud & insolvency practitioner's calendar.

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1 Day ConferenceHalf Day Conference • In-Person Event

30 Jun 2022

Enforcing a Divorce Award

In a focused half day, understand best practice in planning for enforcement at the outset of a divorce proceeding from a multi-disciplinary panel of experts.

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4Sight

07 Jul 2022

Wirecard - Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth

Hear directly from Dan McCrum on the inside story of Wirecard. With his long awaited book Money men out, hear the inside story from Dan, a panel Q&A with Dan with key industry perspectives, and pick up your own signed copy!

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1 Day Conference • In-Person Event

07 Jul 2022

QC Surgery: Insolvency

Unique knowledge through focused sessions each led by an eminent QC. Chaired by Hanh Nguyen, CRS & Hannah Davie, GT, this is a technical update not to be missed

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2 Day Summits • In-Person Event

21 Aug 2022

FIRE Summer School: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide

Bringing you the Ultimate Insider's Guide to all things Asset Recovery. If you are newly qualified and looking to broaden your knowledge and refine your skills then you need to be here.

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Event Videos

FIRE International: Vilamoura | 18th - 20th May 2022

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The International Law Book Facility Essay Competition - Jude D’Alesio, Winner

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Looking back from 2030 - ILBF Essay Competition, Ghazi Hakem

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Opportunities for Legal Technology in the Improvement of Access to Justice and Diversity in the Legal Profession by 2030 - ILBF Essay Competition 2022, Daniel Smithson

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Regulating Anthropogenic Climate Change with Tort Law

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Substituted Service of Proceedings Upon Foreign Defendants through their Lawyers within the Cyprus Jurisdiction

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60 seconds with: Josephine Davies, Twenty Essex

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A New Swiss §1782? Article 185A PILA and the Assistance of Swiss Courts in Support of Foreign Arbitral Evidentiary Proceedings

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Private Prosecutions & Economic Crime: A Route to Justice for Victims

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Weaponizing the Financial System Brings Money Laundering Risks

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Sanctions and the Problem with Trusts

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60 seconds with: Lucy Pert, Hausfeld

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Tracing Cryptocurrency and the English Court’s Power to Compel Disclosure from Foreign Respondents

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Fortification for Damages in Freezing Injunctions: out with the old, in with the new?

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The Era of Mobile Spyware

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60 seconds with: Nicola Boulton, PCB Byrne

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Pleading the Fifth (in England & Wales)

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An Investigative Approach to Non-Performing Loan Recovery: the Wood, the Trees and the Low-Hanging Fruit

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Service of Process Abroad: No International Agreement? No Problem. Rely on FRCP 4(F)(2) & (3)

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60 seconds with: Sophia Purkis, Fladgate

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The Impact of Russia Sanctions on BVI Legal and Insolvency Practitioners

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Has the Troublesome Issue of Determining Jurisdiction for Claims Which Relate to Economic Loss Finally Been Resolved?

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The Case of the Missing Diamonds: a Best-Practices Primer in Multijurisdictional Asset Recovery

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60 seconds with: Tomislav Šunjka, ŠunjkaLaw

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Personal and Cross-Border Insolvency in India

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Freezing Oligarchs’ Assets: Yes, But…

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Quincecare: A Panacea for Victims of APP Fraud?

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60 seconds with: Lucy Colter, 4 New Square

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Receivership: Draconian or now Versatile?

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Developments in the UAE

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FIRE Magazine Issue 9 - FIRE International 2022 Vilamoura Edition

We are delighted to present Issue 9 of FIRE Magazine in conjunction with the flagship Asset Recovery event for 2022, FIRE International in Vilamoura, Portugal.

In this FIRE International edition, our authors provide insight from the UAE, UK, BVI, Switzerland, India, US, Cyprus and Australia on issues and updates affecting FIRE practitioners. We also hear from some of our speakers at FIRE International in our series of 60 seconds with interviews.

We are also delighted to feature a supplement for the International Law Book Facility Essay Competition where we hear from Jude D’Alesio of Bristol University, the winner of the competition and his insightful essay that earned him an internship at Brown Rudnick.

Thank you to all of our members and community partners for their continued support, we hope you enjoy this abounding FIRE issue.

InterviewsInternational Women’s Day 2022 Profile

Thought Leaders 4 Women Who Inspire - IWD 2022 - Blair Leahy QC Profile

In this International Women's Month we want to shine a spotlight on a few truly amazing women in our community as they discuss their journey's to leading positions, highlight the challenges they faced in their progression, share their advice with the next generation of female practitioners as well as further action steps to #breakthebias and forge a more inclusive legal world. The Thought Leaders 4 Women Who Inspire features a series of interviews that we will be publishing over the course of the month to celebrate women and champion change.

InterviewsInternational Women’s Day 2022 Profile

Thought Leaders 4 Women Who Inspire - IWD 2022 - Jane Colston Profile

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Thought Leaders 4 Women Who Inspire - IWD 2022 - Leyza Blanco Profile

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Thought Leaders 4 Women Who Inspire - IWD 2022 - Phoebe Waters Profile

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FIRE by the Liffey - a FIRE Starters Global Summit 2022 round-up by Kingsley Napley

Good craic, towering cultural heritage, and the wandering ghost of sweet Molly Malone - Dublin is a city of legendary charms.

It should come as no surprise therefore that the launch of the FIRE Starters Global Summit to Ireland’s capital after two years of Covid misery was a hotly anticipated event in the conference calendar.

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Reflections from the FIRE Starters Global Summit 2022 - By Ogier

There was a distinct air of positivity and delight to be out and about networking again at the FIRE Starters Global Summit in Dublin. Once again the event was well attended by a wonderful and dynamic group of international professionals from across the advisory spectrum in asset recovery, fraud and insolvency and many new networks were forged over the fun three-day event.

With a team of four attending from its Guernsey, Jersey and Cayman Islands offices, Ogier has written a short overview of some of the sessions they attended. Every session was engaging and informative, and the speakers and practical insights into the industry continue to be of the highest standard.

InterviewsInternational Women’s Day 2022 Profile

Thought Ladies That Inspire - IWD 2022 - Frances Coulson Profile

In this International Women's Month we want to shine a spotlight on a few truly amazing women in our community as they discuss their journey's to leading positions, highlight the challenges they faced in their progression, share their advice with the next generation of female practitioners as well as further action steps to #breakthebias and forge a more inclusive legal world. Today we launch our ThoughtLadies that inspire campaign featuring a series of interviews that we will be publishing over the course of the month to celebrate women and champion change.

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The Future Thought Leaders Essay Competition, A Fire Starters Global Summit Special Edition

We at ThoughtLeaders4 are serious about providing opportunities to up-and-coming practitioners specialising in Asset Recovery, Fraud, Insolvency and Enforcement. We strongly believe that the next generation of practitioners should be writing, speaking and attending events in order to build networks and further their careers.

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FIRE Magazine Issue 8 - Bringing Together The Rising Stars Of Asset Recovery

We are delighted to publish this issue of the FIRE Magazine post FIRE Starters Global Summit, our first Asset Recovery event of 2022. In this edition, we gain insight on all aspects of FIRE from our FIRE Starters community. Our authors discuss a variety of current trends and recent cases, including ESG, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Crypto-fraud. We also hear more from our community in a series of 60 second interviews, including the winner of the Future Thought Leaders Essay Competition, Caitlin Bruce. Thank you to all of our authors for contributing towards the first issue of 2022. It is going to be a busy and exciting year for the FIRE community, and we look forward to connecting with as many of you as possible throughout 2022.

What we say

What our members say

"BRG are excited to join the FIRE Community as a Partner. ThoughtLeaders4 are highly experienced in the field and are taking an innovative, collaborative approach to building a relevant and valuable platform. We’re particularly pleased to be joining at a time of such uncertainty where this type of connection is more important than ever"

Adam Garside - BRG

"We are very excited to be working with ThoughtLeaders4 on the innovative and unique FIRE community. The team have a stellar reputation and we are proud to be supporting FIRE and look forward to a collaborative relationship"

Paul Kennedy - Campbells

"We need to be partnering up with people who are taking a fresh and innovative way about how online content is delivered, how digital content is delivered. And we saw the opportunity with FIRE to be at the front end of that."

Mark Goodman - Campbells

"I think the best thing about ThoughtLeaders4 for us personally is there's an element of openness in sharing ideas, and exploring insights."

Syed Rahman - Rahman Ravelli

"The key reason is it's a market leader in the asset recovery and insolvency world. We definitely wanted to join in on the ground floor, we're excited about what the plans are for the community growth"

Leyza Blanco - Sequor Law

"From the first meeting we had with ThoughtLeaders4 we really like the vision. The vision is to produce a practical community of practitioners that are looking out for each other, who were sharing thought leadership and are going to help each other"

Adam Garside - BRG

"This isn't just about a short term solution during the period of a shutdown. This is for us part of a longer term strategy to online content and something that we would certainly recommend."

Mark Goodman - Campbells

"We've been impressed with your approach and enthusiasm for things which really matter in this area. You do really want to make it the best community that you can and we enjoy working with you. You're energetic and collaborative as a team and it's been a pleasure to work with you."

Hannah Davie - Grant Thornton

What our
members say

Adam Garside - BRG

Paul Kennedy - Campbells

Mark Goodman - Campbells

"I think the best thing about ThoughtLeaders4 for us personally is there's an element of openness in sharing ideas, and exploring insights."

Syed Rahman - Rahman Ravelli

Leyza Blanco - Sequor Law

Adam Garside - BRG

"This isn't just about a short term solution during the period of a shutdown. This is for us part of a longer term strategy to online content and something that we would certainly recommend."

Mark Goodman - Campbells

Hannah Davie - Grant Thornton