In distress situations, particularly when there is concern about misappropriation of assets, we take a trusted but flexible approach to recover assets for victims.

We focus on understanding the unique situation of each case and work with you to devise and implement asset recovery solutions.

The cases we deal with will often have elements of fraud, regulatory breaches or international angles. Our team is focused solely on asset tracing and seamless global recovery for clients. 

Global asset recovery using cross-border insolvency powers.

Our solutions include traditional insolvency procedures to maximise returns to creditors.

We have the largest asset recovery practice in the UK and our team focuses on maximum recovery of assets for victims. 

We adopt innovative strategies incorporating the powers we have as insolvency practitioners and recognise the importance of acting at short notice and handling any complexity of cases.

LALIVE is an international and independent law firm based in Switzerland, with offices in Geneva, Zurich and London, renowned for its expertise and experience in international legal matters, in particular dispute resolution. We provide comprehensive advice to companies, governments, international organisations and private clients helping them to anticipate, avoid, manage and successfully address potential or existing disputes around the world. Our high-level expertise has earned us recognition as one of the leading dispute resolution firms worldwide.

Our fraud and insolvency group are experienced commercial litigators with a particular focus on dealing with high value, cross border matters where there is an overlap between fraud and insolvency. Our expertise spans a wide range of sectors and industries, as well as our knowledge of global jurisdictions and how to ensure the best possible result for our clients.

Monfrini Bitton Klein focuses on white-collar crime related litigation, from asset recovery to business crime defense and anti-corruption investigations. 

We have decades of experience in high-stakes, complex offshore litigation, such as enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, cross-border insolvency, international judicial assistance, and tracing of assets concealed in Switzerland or abroad for claimants in commercial, matrimonial and probate disputes.

We have highly developed courtroom skills applicable to business crime defense and complex divorces. Our background equips us to pursue complex cross-border proceedings, in particular asset recovery on behalf of foreign states and business entities.

Our expertise in insolvency, commercial litigation, trusts and banking law means we are a natural choice for civil fraud and asset recovery cases, including breach of fiduciary duties, knowing receipt and dishonest assistance, international asset tracing and restitutionary remedies.

We are experienced in obtaining emergency relief, such as worldwide freezing injunctions and search orders, and advising on interim conservatory measures in other jurisdictions.

Our civil fraud and asset recovery team includes barristers at all levels of experience, which means we can offer a comprehensive service on all manner of fraud issues, from international, multi-counsel cases to discrete advisory work.

Alaco is a leading business intelligence consultancy. A seasoned team of investigators gather critical evidence and intelligence to support clients in a range of situations, from commercial disputes and judgement enforcement against sovereigns to sensitive private client matters. 

Whether helping to monetise an award or mapping out the commercial (and political) reach of the other side, Alaco provides support during the full life cycle of a case, finding admissible evidence to support proceedings across different legal forums and tribunals. We regularly act alongside other advisors such as insolvency practitioners, communications consultants and lobbyists. Our reach is global, underpinned by skilled use of research resources and decades of experience.

We are a recognised fraud team that has significant expertise in pursuing and defending complex and large scale civil fraud actions across multiple jurisdictions, as well as carrying out investigations where you suspect you may have been the victim of wrongdoing.

Working as part of a 150+ strong litigation team based in our offices in the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, we support a diverse range of clients, extending from multinational businesses to some of the world’s wealthiest individuals, on the full spectrum of fraud cases.

The team has a proven track record in carrying out asset tracing, particularly in the context of complex global financial structures and trust arrangements. We can assemble and manage specialised international teams at very short notice, using our established network of foreign advisers, including forensic accounting and IT specialists.

Our global litigation team serves a broad range of domestic and international commercial and individual clients, from family offices and HNWIs to large corporate entities. We are experienced in global enforcement and asset recovery, company and board disputes, restructuring and insolvency, contract disputes, insurance, fiduciary, professional negligence, media, privacy and defamation, and real estate disputes. We are vastly experienced in international arbitration and public international law, and work on wide range of investment protection and state to state disputes. Our global white collar investigations and defence team are also on hand to help clients manage allegations of wrongdoing. 

With more than 170 litigation lawyers spread across New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, the BVI, London, Milan, Singapore and Hong Kong, we work together as a single team to help clients protect their interests domestically and globally.

Greyhawk is a specialist investigations firm which supports lawyers during high value and cross border disputes.  The firm has a strong focus on fraud, international asset recovery and contentious insolvency.

Greyhawk combines a range of approaches according to client requirements. These include witness identification and interviewing, intelligence gathering through an extensive international network, interrogation and analysis of public information sources, surveillance, and specialist tools to surface data from the deep and dark web.

The firm works across the EMEA region, and is especially known for its expertise in the CIS, Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.

For more than 25 years, IWIRC has been connecting women worldwide. Across the board room, courtroom and the continents, our diverse relationships make IWIRC the premier organization for women in the restructuring and insolvency professions with over 1,500 members worldwide.

Be Inspired.  IWIRC promotes professional at all stages of their careers, from new to seasoned professionals.

Be Informed.  IWIRC and its networks provide countless webinars, conferences and meetings where members can be informed about the latest topics and updates in the field. In addition, IWIRC is the “go to” resource for knowledgeable, diverse experts for speaking engagements across multiple professional organizations in the field of restructuring and insolvency.

Be Connected.  IWIRC is a global organization with regional connections and local networks to make the most of business development and referrals for its members.

Kingsley Napley’s Civil Fraud & Contentious Insolvency groups are uniquely placed to offer specialist and highly experienced partners and to build teams including experts from our criminal and regulatory departments as well as providing targeted advice on media/reputation management. We act for the full range of clients: from governments to individuals, companies and insolvency practitioners; from victims to defendants, and are frequently instructed in relation to the most sensitive, ‘crisis’ or complex disputes (often requiring us to navigate difficult issues with the police and/or press), multi-jurisdictional disputes and those involving complex or novel points of law.  

When disputes arise offshore, they are often complex, international and high value. Ogier has one of the largest offshore teams advising on technical, strategic and procedural aspects across the spectrum of contentious commercial issues and disputes.

With a team whose experience spans cross-border, multi-million and multi-billion dollar disputes across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the US and Russia, we resolve disputes in negotiation, mediation, arbitration or in court.

Our team has many years of experience advising and acting in complex and high-value fraud and asset-tracing matters, working with clients to locate, secure and recover assets. We advise on freezing and other injunctions, and on the enforcement of foreign judgments.

Our ability to advise clients around the clock through our offices in the Asian, Caribbean and European time-zones enables us to act swiftly where urgent action is required, particularly in respect of freezing orders.

PCB Byrne brings together two like-minded, dynamic market leaders in fraud litigation (PCB Litigation and Byrne and Partners) to form a new top-tier firm specialising in all forms of dispute resolution.

PCB Byrne provides in-depth expertise and unparalleled service having decades of experience in dealing with complex UK and international disputes in the civil, criminal and regulatory sectors. With 14 partners and 49 fee-earners, PCB Byrne is a conflict-free firm delivering creative and commercially focused solutions. PCB Byrne builds the best bespoke teams for clients, whilst retaining its commitment to exceptional, hands-on service.

Described as a “disputes powerhouse”, our 300 strong litigation team is one of the largest in London. Our “high-quality litigators with vast experience of how to win complex disputes” are recognised by the legal directories. Chambers & Partners 2021 recently described the team as "the most thorough solicitors I've ever worked with. They're the best at what they do."

We handle both international arbitration and UK-based litigation and were shortlisted for Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year 2020 at the Legal 500 UK Awards and Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year 2019 at the British Legal Awards.

Collas Crill is a top ten offshore law firm with offices in BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and London. Our clients include some of the world's leading financial institutions, international businesses, trusts and funds, as well as high-net-worth individuals and families.

Our insolvency and restructuring team brings a wealth of experience from a range of backgrounds to give quick, accurate, commercial advice, primarily across the financial services sector. At whatever stage we are engaged, our involvement will assist in identifying the on-going risks facing a client and to enable that client to  continue to identify and to effectively manage deteriorating relationships with creditors, financiers, investors or other interested parties.

Specialists for every case.

We are an international, independent law firm which primarily represents clients before courts and the authorities and advises them in all areas of the law. As one of the leading law firms in Liechtenstein, we have been able to deepen and expand our knowledge and experience over decades, particularly in the field of business law.

Clients

We advise and represent private clients (especially high-net-worth individuals) and companies from Liechtenstein and abroad. Our institutional clients include, among others, banks, asset managers, fiduciary service providers, insurance companies, fund administrators and local and foreign authorities.

Keidan Harrison LLP is a boutique City of London law firm, specialising in dispute resolution and insolvency.

Our expertise includes civil fraud, asset recovery, contentious insolvency, trusts disputes, pensions disputes, professional negligence, banking and financial services litigation and commercial arbitration. We act for international and UK businesses and high-net-worth individuals (HNWI), and insolvency practitioners.

Our approach is partner-led and highly personalised, ensuring our clients’ needs are at the forefront every step of the way.

The Female Fraud Forum (FFF) is a multi-disciplinary association aimed at solicitors, barristers, investigators and forensic accountants.

The purpose is to promote and encourage the advancement of women of all levels of expertise, through shared ideas, knowledge and experiences. The FFF will run both legal and personal development focused educational events and innovative networking and social events.

3 Verulam Buildings is one of the foremost sets of barristers’ chambers specialising in commercial law.

3VB has a genuine depth of experience across the full range of commercial litigation, from banking and financial services to civil fraud, company law, group litigation, insurance, professional negligence, insolvency, IT, media and entertainment and public international law. Chambers has a strong reputation in domestic and international arbitration, including significant experience of investment treaty disputes and cases involving energy, natural resources and infrastructure.

3VB has substantial experience of international work, in both litigation and arbitration. Members are frequently instructed by lawyers from other jurisdictions and are accustomed to working in multi-jurisdictional teams. They have particular experience of disputes arising in the Caribbean, the Gulf States, the post-Soviet states and the Asia-Pacific region. 

Gatehouse Chambers (formerly Hardwicke) is a leading commercial chambers which specialises in arbitration and all forms of ADR, commercial dispute resolution, construction, insolvency, restructuring and company, insurance, professional liability and property disputes.  It also has niche specialisms in clinical negligence and personal injury as well as private client work.   Ranked as a leading set in all its main practice areas in the legal directories, it is also a market leader in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and CSR/pro bono.

A leading commercial set of chambers, the barristers of Twenty Essex offer outstanding legal minds combined with a modern and commercial disputes experience.

Our clients include major global companies, institutions, governments and their advisors from around the world and our barristers advise and appear as advocates in court or arbitration in relation to a broad range of company and commercial, EU, competition, and public international law disputes. Practices involve the preparation and conduct of litigation before a wide range of courts and tribunals, in the UK, in foreign jurisdictions as well as on the international stage.

The vast majority of the work is international in nature and we have well-established links to many overseas markets, including through our Asian hub in Singapore servicing clients throughout Asia Pacific and beyond.

The set is also home to a number of highly respected domestic and international arbitrators and mediators, some of whom were previously judges either in the UK or overseas.

Maitland Chambers is one of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in the UK. Based in London’s Lincoln’s Inn, we offer legal advice and advocacy of the highest quality both domestically and internationally.

With a vast number of specialists in fraud, asset recovery, insolvency and restructuring, our members act for a diverse client base and regularly appear in courts and tribunals of every level in England and Wales (including the Privy Council) and internationally, particularly in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Gibraltar and the Channel Islands.

Whether an organisation is facing an internal investigation into allegations of improper behaviour, responding to a whistleblower complaint, handling a regulatory inquiry, or a  commercial dispute, it is critical that the matter be handled quickly, thoroughly and sensitively.

With over 500 dedicated professionals across the world, experience in international markets and an established network of in-country contacts, we have the experience and capability to support organisations and their legal counsel across a range of sectors, regions and contexts.

Whether you need comprehensive support in a tricky dispute; specialised expertise for a sensitive investigation; or forensic, eDiscovery and eDisclosure services to make complex, highly technical and resource intensive tasks straightforward and effective—you're in good hands with Control Risks.

We have deep understanding of how fraud works and track the latest techniques used to perpetrate fraud and dissipate assets.  Acting for claimants and defendants, our services include:

• conducting internal investigations
• advising on and deploying a wide range of procedural tools to obtain information and find and preserve assets
• helping our clients to reach commercial settlements
• proposing and implementing litigation strategies, including in complex multi-party, multi-jurisdiction litigation
• enforcing judgments
• acting as supervising solicitors where orders are made to search businesses’ premises
• cyber and cryptocurrency fraud investigations and asset recovery

Serle Court has a leading reputation in commercial litigation; having been involved in the most significant disputes in the market in recent years.  Members of chambers are recommended by Chambers UK and the The Legal 500 not only for commercial litigation but also in the commercial fields of banking and financial services, civil fraud, insolvency and company and partnership law.  Chambers is said to “impress both as active participants in major pieces of litigation and as thought leaders in the international dispute resolution market.”

Members of Chambers are regularly instructed in commercial cases both in the Commercial Court and the Business and Property Courts.  Our barristers are often instructed to attend court at short notice; for interim procedural hearings, and to obtain urgent freezing injunctions.

Blackstone Chambers combines formidable strengths in commercial, employment, international and public law with state of the art facilities and a friendly and open approach to client service.

We pride ourselves on our ability to assess a client's legal needs; we appreciate and understand the pressures of the modern day legal environment and we work with clients to provide the most suitable expert for the issues in hand.

Omni Bridgeway is a leading global provider of funding and specialised skills for high value litigation, arbitration and enforcement proceedings, and for the work-out and monetisation of single and group claims, judgments, awards and non-performing loans.

Our worldwide client base includes leading law firms, banks, insurers, governments, multilateral institutions, multinationals and smaller companies across all areas of industry, as well as individuals.

We are a leading set of commercial chancery barristers based in Lincoln’s Inn, London. Our 44 members, including six King’s Counsel, offer expertise and experience in a broad range of commercial and chancery work.  In addition to our members’ strengths as both advisers and advocates in domestic matters, we are well known for our work in offshore and international jurisdictions.

Members practise across the full range of work conducted in the business and property courts: trusts, wills and estates; property; company and insolvency law; commercial litigation and civil fraud.  They appear at all levels of the courts and tribunals in England and Wales, as well as other forms of hearing such as inquiries and arbitrations.  Members have acted in many off-shore jurisdictions including Jersey, the Isle of Man, Cayman, the Bahamas, the BVI and Bermuda.

 

Vantage is an international intelligence boutique, focused on delivering strategic and actionable insight through sophisticated research and analysis, human source development, and non-public information gathering. Vantage assists decision-makers in the development and implementation of robust strategies to prevent and solve disputes, protect assets and recover debts across multiple jurisdictions.

Rahman Ravelli always provides a skilled team of lawyers with vast experience of working in substantial, complex, national and international asset recovery cases. Our asset recovery specialists all work at great speed to help shape robust action and enforcement.

We regularly advise on suspected fraudulent activity where assets have been - or are at risk of being - dissipated. Our specialists are devoted to working for large-scale enterprises and companies in the most challenging cases - cases that often involve investigations in a number of countries and dealing with multiple jurisdictions.

A specialist high-stakes dispute resolution and crisis management team, built on formidable experience, driven by ingenuity, and rooted in integrity. 

We know that no two cases are ever alike. Understanding and respecting the unique complexity, sensitivity, and challenge that each case brings, Setia draws on its formidable experience and knowledge to deliver expert legal advice and representation to clients embroiled in high-stakes commercial dispute and crisis situations, whilst remaining rooted to our core values of respect, resilience and reliability.

Dublin International Disputes Week has been designed by Ireland's top litigators to capture the essence of the latest issues in cross-border litigation in 2022, including post- Brexit enforcement, the impact of EU law on arbitration, Ireland’s novel restructuring solutions for international insolvencies and many more. Our programme features a mix of diverse and inclusive panels with a choice of networking receptions and a formal conference dinner and lunch. In addition to the conference, Irish legal firms and associations, such as the Commercial Litigation Association of Ireland, the EU Bar Association, and the Construction Bar Association, are planning a series of complementary events. Collectively these offer you fantastic opportunities to network with other specialists, share ideas and build new contacts in this everchanging field and be part of what we will build into an annual event.

The Tech Disputes Network is an inclusive forum for legal and technology professionals who are interested in learning how to avoid, manage and win tech disputes.

TDN regularly hosts seminars covering all manner of disputes where technology lays at the heart. These range from disputes over IT projects to the latest trends in cryptocurrencies and the aftermath of cyberattacks. These seminars offer members the opportunity to hear from leading domain experts, free of charge, and to network with other like-minded professionals in an informal setting. TDN also hosts the ‘Need to Know Basis’ podcast series, which delivers bite-sized updates on tech disputes to members’ inboxes on a regular basis.

TDN is run by a committee of legal and sector experts in the technology space and counts leading practitioners among its members.

 Dentons Global Advisors are an expert-led advisory firm that provides integrated solutions for our clients in an increasingly complex, regulated and interconnected business environment.

We help clients engage with governments and regulatory bodies, navigate public disclosures and transactions within the private and capital markets, and manage their reputations through critical moments of change, challenge or opportunity. Our partnership with Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, means clients can draw upon integrated legal expertise and high-end advisory services when and where they need it.

As trusted counselors to business leaders, management teams and boards of directors, we pride ourselves on providing informed insights, world-class strategies, candid advice and results-oriented execution – all underpinned by a steadfast commitment to quality, shared values and the highest ethical standards.

We have a global network with local expertise, providing nuanced counsel that is tailored to the situation and unencumbered by the bureaucratic structures that often prevent the best team and the best advice getting to clients.

Asserson’s Disputes team win different. With offices in London, Manchester, the US and Tel Aviv, and headed by Baruch Baigel, the practice brings market leading litigators together with some of the rising stars of the future acting for an international client base. Clients include international government agencies, multinational corporations, banks and high net worth individuals. The firm has expertise in a wide range of fields including fraud, asset recovery, proceeds of crime, international arbitration, complex financial instruments and international trust work. The team have acted on several high profile and high value claims in the High Court in London, three of which were listed among the Top 20 cases of the year by the Lawyer over the last decade.