FIRE Americas: Cayman

In-Person on the 5th - 7th June 2024

The Westin, Grand Cayman

Bringing together experts from across North America, South America and the Caribbean

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Agenda

Welcome Party, Sunday 12th March 2023 Monday 13th March 2023 Tuesday 14th March 2023

7.00pm

Pre-Event Networking Welcome Party

Meet your fellow attendees and connect with the intrepid business travellers.

Hosted by:

9.00am

Registration

9.30am

Chairs' Welcome
Kevin Hellard - Practice Leader, Insolvency & Asset Recovery - Grant Thornton
Leyza Florin Blanco - Shareholder - Sequor Law (USA)

9.40am

Shades of Fraud in the Americas
Elizabeth Taraila - Senior Counsel - Allen & Overy (USA)
Alissa Nann - Of Counsel - Foley & Lardner (USA)
Stephen Leontsinis - Managing Partner - Collas Crill (Cayman)
Stewart Hey - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Joel E. Cohen - Managing Director - Stout (USA)

10.20am

Forum Shopping

Recent judgments around Chapter 15
HK recognition
New restructuring regime
Nature of dispute
Flexibility of judiciary regarding jurisdiction
Where assets are
Enforcement strategies

Jose Carrizo - Partner - Morgan & Morgan (Panama)
Warren E. Gluck - Partner - Holland & Knight (USA)
John Royle - Director - Grant Thornton (Cayman)

11.00am

Refreshment Break

11.20am

Assessing the Interaction between Law, Technology & Asset Recovery

Technology developments and how it will assist investigatory techniques
Practical interplay between legal remedies and asset recovery strategies
development of law - is it keeping up with technology?)- Caribbean (Monetary Authority) and US / SEC

Duane Loft - Partner - Pallas Partners (USA) LLP
Zachary Bluestone - Lawyer - Bluestone, P.C. (USA)
Annalisa Shibli - Senior Associate - Collas Crill (Cayman)

12.00pm

Crypto & Digital Fraud
Jessica Lee - Partner - Brown Rudnick
Joseph Gallo - Senior Associate - Withers (USA)
James Pomeroy - Director - Grant Thornton (BVI)

12.40pm

Lunch

Afternoon Chairs
Marlyn Narkis - Partner - MDU Legal (Panama)
Leyza Florin Blanco - Shareholder - Sequor Law (USA)

2.00pm

View from the Judges Bench
Hon. Daniel Carnio Costa - Judge - Sao Paulo State Court of Justice (Brazil)
Susana Hidvegi Arango - Formerly Chief Bankruptcy Justice - Superintendencia De Sociedades (Columbia)
Hon. Judge Lori V. Vaughan - Bankruptcy Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court - Middle District of Florida (USA)
Hon. Judge Robert A. Mark - Bankruptcy Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of Florida (USA)
Leyza Florin Blanco - Shareholder - Sequor Law (USA)

2.50pm

Governments, Fraud & Asset Recovery
Addy R. Schmitt - Managing Partner, Washington, DC Office - Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler (USA)
Mark Bloom - Partner - Baker McKenzie (USA)
Alex D. Moglia - Founder and President - Moglia Advisors (USA)
Henrique Forssell - Founding partner - Duarte Forssell Advogados (Brazil)

3.40pm

Refreshment Break

4.00pm

Assessing the Impact of Sanctions on Fraud & Commercial Litigation
Tara Plochocki - Partner - Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC
Tom Sulivan - Attorney - Marks & Sokolov

4.40pm

Criminal interplay with Civil Proceedings
Robin Rathmell - Partner - Kasowitz Benson Torres (USA)
Marlyn Narkis - Partner - MDU Legal (Panama)
Kenneth Krys - Executive Chairman & Founder - KRyS Global

5.20pm

Chair's Summation & Close of Day 1

5.30pm

Drinks Reception

Co-Hosted by:

7.30pm

Beach BBQ

Hosted by:

9.00am

Refreshments

9.30am

Chair's Welcome Back
Henrique Forssell - Founding partner - Duarte Forssell Advogados (Brazil)
Leyza Florin Blanco - Shareholder - Sequor Law (USA)

9.40am

Unpacking Investigations & Investigators
Bradley Sharp - President & CEO - Development Specialists, Inc (USA)
Derek Cohen - Partner - Walden, Macht & Haran
E. Patrick Gilman - Partner - Brown Rudnick (USA)

10.20am

Refreshment Break

10.40am

FIRE & Arbitration
Lori Marks-Esterman - Partner - Olshan (USA)
Kenneth Krys - Executive Chairman & Founder - KRyS Global
Addy R. Schmitt - Managing Partner, Washington, DC Office - Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler (USA)

11.20pm

Trust Busting: How does it work in different jurisdictions
Ian Herbert - Counsel - Miller & Chevalier (USA)
John Machell KC - Barrister - Serle Court
Andrew Peedom - Counsel - Collas Crill (Cayman)

12.00pm

Lunch

Afternoon Chairs
Kevin Hellard - Practice Leader, Insolvency & Asset Recovery - Grant Thornton
Marlyn Narkis - Partner - MDU Legal (Panama)

1.00pm

Bankruptcy & Insolvency Powers
Alan Lipkin - Partner - Chaffetz Lindsey (USA)
Tatiana Flores - Partner - LDCM Advogados (Brazil)
Matthew Morrison - Barrister - Serle Court
Miguel E. Urriola - Partner - Fabrega Molino (Panama)
Mark Wilson - Partner & Head of Complex and International Recovery Work - Gateley Legal

1.40pm

Quincecare: Where are we where banks are concerned?
Natalia Hidalgo - Senior Associate - Monfrini Bitton Klein
Louise Hutton KC - Barrister - Essex Court Chambers
Caroline Greenwell - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys

2.20pm

Chairs' Summation & Close of Conference
Kevin Hellard - Practice Leader, Insolvency & Asset Recovery - Grant Thornton
Marlyn Narkis - Partner - MDU Legal (Panama)

4.30pm

IWIRC Post-Conference Drinks Reception at Camana Bay

On Tuesday 14th March, IWIRC and TL4 invite you to join us for a post-conference drink at Next Door, Camana Bay.

The Crescent, Camana Bay
Georgetown, Cayman Islands
Next to Agua Restaurant

*Discount off ticket price for the TL4 conference available for IWIRC members. Please contact IWRC CAYMAN HERE to take advantage.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Event Partners

Dinner Partner

Collas Crill

Media Partner

IFC Media

Contact Us

speakers

For speakers enquiries please contact Paul Barford on +44 (0) 20 3398 8510 or email paul@thoughtleaders4.com

partnership

For partnership enquiries please contact Chris Leese on +44 (0) 20 3398 8554 or email chris@thoughtleaders4.com

Booking & General Queries

For Booking & General Queries enquiries please contact Danushka De Alwis on +44 (0) 20 3580 5891 or email danushka@thoughtleaders4.com

Venue & Logistics

For Venue & Logistics enquiries please contact Sarah Barton on +44 (0) 20 3398 8560 or email sarah@thoughtleaders4.com

Marketing

For Marketing enquiries please contact Yelda Ismail on +44 (0) 20 3398 8551 or email yelda@thoughtleaders4.com

FIRE Americas: Cayman

Agenda

Pre-Event Networking Welcome Party 7.00pm

Registration 9.00am

Chairs' Welcome 9.30am

Shades of Fraud in the Americas 9.40am

Forum Shopping 10.20am

Refreshment Break 11.00am

Assessing the Interaction between Law, Technology & Asset Recovery 11.20am

Crypto & Digital Fraud 12.00pm

Lunch 12.40pm

Afternoon Chairs

View from the Judges Bench 2.00pm

Governments, Fraud & Asset Recovery 2.50pm

Refreshment Break 3.40pm

Assessing the Impact of Sanctions on Fraud & Commercial Litigation 4.00pm

Criminal interplay with Civil Proceedings 4.40pm

Chair's Summation & Close of Day 1 5.20pm

Drinks Reception 5.30pm

Beach BBQ 7.30pm

Refreshments 9.00am

Chair's Welcome Back 9.30am

Unpacking Investigations & Investigators 9.40am

Refreshment Break 10.20am

FIRE & Arbitration 10.40am

Trust Busting: How does it work in different jurisdictions 11.20pm

Lunch 12.00pm

Afternoon Chairs

Bankruptcy & Insolvency Powers 1.00pm

Quincecare: Where are we where banks are concerned? 1.40pm

Chairs' Summation & Close of Conference 2.20pm

IWIRC Post-Conference Drinks Reception at Camana Bay 4.30pm

Event Partners

Dinner Partner

Media Partner

Contact Us

speakers

partnership

Booking & General Queries

Venue & Logistics

Marketing

Pre-Event Networking Welcome Party
7.00pm

Registration
9.00am

Chairs' Welcome
9.30am

Shades of Fraud in the Americas
9.40am

Forum Shopping
10.20am

Refreshment Break
11.00am

Assessing the Interaction between Law, Technology & Asset Recovery
11.20am

Crypto & Digital Fraud
12.00pm

Lunch
12.40pm

View from the Judges Bench
2.00pm

Governments, Fraud & Asset Recovery
2.50pm

Refreshment Break
3.40pm

Assessing the Impact of Sanctions on Fraud & Commercial Litigation
4.00pm

Criminal interplay with Civil Proceedings
4.40pm

Chair's Summation & Close of Day 1
5.20pm

Drinks Reception
5.30pm

Beach BBQ
7.30pm

Refreshments
9.00am

Chair's Welcome Back
9.30am

Unpacking Investigations & Investigators
9.40am

Refreshment Break
10.20am

FIRE & Arbitration
10.40am

Trust Busting: How does it work in different jurisdictions
11.20pm

Lunch
12.00pm

Bankruptcy & Insolvency Powers
1.00pm

Quincecare: Where are we where banks are concerned?
1.40pm

Chairs' Summation & Close of Conference
2.20pm

IWIRC Post-Conference Drinks Reception at Camana Bay
4.30pm