FIRE Americas

Welcome Drinks Networking Party
6.00pm

Registration & Morning Refreshments
9.00

Advisory Board Opening Remarks
9.20

A Forthcoming Shift in US Policy
9.30

• Engaging with the policies and looking at enforcement in practice
• What are the enforcement priorities on fraud related work, and the impacts to the region and globally
• Whistleblower awards program - impacts from the voluntary disclosure guidelines
• Updates on the Corporate Enforcement Policy

Addy Schmitt - Managing Partner - Harris St Laurent Wechsler (USA)
Diana Shaw - Partner, White Collar Defense - Wiley Rein (USA)

Navigating the Complexity of Sanctions
10.15

• Safeguarding against sanctions
• What is the sanctions risk associated
• Designing effective compliance programmes
• A look at LATAM sanctions programmes

Flavia Pavie -  - General Counsel (LATAM)
Paula Anderson - Partner, Co-Head of Commercial Litigation - A&O Shearman (USA)

Networking & Refreshment Break
11.00

Achieving Successful Cooperation Between Courts and FIRE Practitioners
11.30

• Working together and what information is needed for each other
• Exploring cross-border asset recovery and cultural differences
• How treaties and agreements are facilitating asset recovery
• Crisis management – tips on making fast decisions and mobilising quickly

Henrique Forssell - Founding Partner - Duarte Forssell Advogados (Brazil)

Challenges with the Enforcement of Judgements
12.15

• Exploring the right tools that aid enforcement
• Strategies relating to government enforcement
• Recognition of foreign judgements and overcoming jurisdictional barriers

Rafael Martins Bordinhão - Founding Partner - Guimarães e Bordinhão Advogados Associados (Brazil)
Oliver (Ollie) J. Armas - Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment - Hogan Lovells (USA)
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan (UK)

Networking and Lunch
13.00

A Judiciary Viewpoint
14.00

FIREside chat with Judges

The Differing Insolvency and Restructuring Regimes Across the Americas
14.45

• How the Cayman restructuring officer regime is working out in practice
• LATAM: an active restructuring market
• Common obstacles with Chapter 11

Roger Guevara, Partner, Alta Batalla (Costa Rica)
Karen Fellowes - Senior Counsel - Stikeman Elliot (Canada)

Networking & Refreshment Break
15.30

How Digital Assets Disputes Have Evolved
16.00

• How the offshore space treats digital assets
• What is the state of play of the crypto market
• A comparison of how digital assets are regulated across jurisdictions
• Crypto recovery – a case study on getting good and successful results

Zachary Bluestone - Shareholder - Bluestone Law (USA)
Atila Sauner Posse - Partner - Ajota Administração Judicial (Brazil)

Successful Strategies for Obtaining Information
16.45

• How to acquire information in the midst of privacy issues
• Using the courts to provide measures in finding information
• Considerations with obtaining evidence abroad
• Use of AI for analysing financial information and electronic data

Rodrigo Callejas - Partner - Carrillo & Asociados (Guatemala)
Natalie Todd - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan (UK)
Yves Klein  - Partner - Monfrini Bitton Klein (Switzerland)

Advisory Board Closing Remarks
17.30

Drinks Reception
17.40

Join us for the inaugural Sovereign & States Litigation Summit USA which will be held the following day, at the same venue.

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