FIRE Starters Global Summit: Dublin

At a price unprecedented in the industry this event brings together the rising stars of Asset Recovery, Fraud & Insolvency to forge networks, discuss experiences and build their own personal brand
21st - 23rd February 2024, Conrad Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

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Agenda

Registration
1.00pm

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome
1.55pm

Emma Ruane, Partner
Peters & Peters

Laurence Clarke, Senior Associate
Kingsley Napley

Jon Felce, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan

Section 423 Claims, Across Multiple Jurisdictions
2.00pm

Rita Burungi, Associate Partner
Ligomarc Advocates (Uganda)

Liv Machado, Partner
Tauil & Chequer Advogados (Brazil)

Hector Sbert, Partner
ECIJA (Spain)

Natalie Todd, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan

Using Data Analytics, Digital Forensics and Intelligence in Investigations
2:40pm

  • The identification and preservation of data in proceedings; and adopting a forensic strategy
  • Using raw data sets to inform evidence gathering and analysis
  • The intelligence toolkit and its use in investigations

Allanna Rigby, Partner
Control Risks

Ching Liu, Principal
Control Risks

Lorna Van Oss, Associate Director
Control Risks

Conflict of Laws & Jurisdictions: What Are The Current Challenges
4.00pm

Maria Kennedy, Barrister
Twenty Essex

Patrick Dunn Walsh, Barrister
Twenty Essex

Nicholas Poon, Founder
Breakpoint LLC (Singapore)

Kagazy Case Study
4:40pm

Daniel Saoul KC, Barrister
4 New Square

Daniel Gritten, Counsel
Hogan Lovells

Chairs’ Summation & Close of Day 
5:30pm

Welcome Drinks Reception
7:00pm

Registration
9.00am

Chairs' Opening Remarks
9.30am

Catherine Eason, Partner
PCB Byrne

Sam Ouriach, Associate Director
Grant Thornton

Keynote Session
9.40am

Tony Sales, "Britain's Greatest Fraudster" &
Fraud Expert

Panel: How to Navigate Big Fraud Cases: Mandatory Injunctions
10.30am

Addy R. Schmitt, Managing Partner, Washington, DC Office
Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler (USA)

Grzegorz E. Woźniak, Founder and Managing Partner
Woźniak Legal (Poland)

Nathalie Ker Si Min, Partner
Lim Chee Wee Partnership (Malaysia)

Jeremy Gellis, Member
Cozen O'Connor (Canada)

Networking & Refreshment Break
11.10am

Workshop Sessions:
11.30am

Choose 1 Session of 4 following the following themes:

 Workshop Room 1 - Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond

 Workshop Room 2 - Legal Updates & Strategy   

 Workshop Room 3 - Insolvency

 Workshop Room 4 - International: What Should I know About…?

Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond - Chaired By:

Catherine Eason, Partner
PCB Byrne

Caroline Greenwell, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Legal Updates & Strategy - Chaired By:

Laurence Clarke, Senior Associate
Kingsley Napley

Sam Goodman, Barrister
Twenty Essex

Insolvency - Chaired By:

Sam Ouriach, Associate Director
Grant Thornton

Emma Ruane, Partner
Peters & Peters

International: What Should I know About…? - Chaired By:

Benoît Mauron, Partner
LALIVE (Switzerland)

Jessica Thorpe, Director, Business Intelligence
Dentons Global Advisors

Jon Felce, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan

1 - 10 ways to Better Understand your Client

Larry Fenelon, Partner
Ogier

Jemma Brimblecombe, Legal Director
Kingsley Napley

Tayyibah Arif , Counsel
Dechert (UK)

2 - The First 24 Hours of A Fraud Case

Joanna Bogdańska, Attorney at law, Partner
KW Kruk & Partners (Poland)

Jonathan Harris , Managing Partner NY Office
Haris St. Laurent & Wechsler (USA)

Kenny Lau, Counsel
Providence Law (Singapore)

Mahareksha S. Dillon, Partner
SSEK Law Firm (Indonesia)

3 - Hidden Assets How to Get Into Data, How to Locate Assets

Jason Teo, Associate Director
Setia Law (Singapore)

Daniel Rubel, Partner
Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP (US)

Miguel E. Urriola , Partner
Fabrega Molino (Panama)

4 - How To Build Your International Practice

Jon Felce, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan

Lizzy Stewart, Senior Clerk & CEO
4 New Square

Mark Wilson, Partner & Head of Complex and International Recovery Work
Gateley Legal

Networking & Lunch Break
12.30pm

Workshop Sessions
1.30pm

Choose 1 Session of 4 following the following themes:

 Workshop Room 1 - Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond

 Workshop Room 2 - Legal Updates & Strategy   

 Workshop Room 3 - Insolvency

 Workshop Room 4 - International: What Should I know About…?

1- What you really need to know being a partner, is this the right thing for me?

Sue Medder, Business Consultant
ThoughtLeaders4

Caroline Phipps, Principal
LK

Stephen Ross , Partner
Withers (UK)

2 - Negotiation tactics

Maria Edgeworth, Partner
Ogier Leman

3 - Using Insolvency Offensively & When and How to Maximise Recovery

Geraldo Fonseca, Partner
Fonseca Vannucci Abreu (Brazil)

Marine Simonnot, Partner
UGGC Avocats (France)

Sheila Ng, Partner
Rajah & Tann (Singapore)

4 - Asset Tracing in Different Jurisdictions & Specific Challenges

Sarah Kocks, Attorney-at-law
Kocks & Partners (Belgium)

Dhananjay Kumar, Partner
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (India)

Emanuel Callejas , Partner
Carrillo & Asociados (Guatemala)

Stephen Chan, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys (Hong Kong)

Workshop Sessions
2.10pm

Choose 1 Session of 4 following the following themes:

 Workshop Room 1 - Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond

 Workshop Room 2 - Legal Updates & Strategy   

 Workshop Room 3 - Insolvency

 Workshop Room 4 - International: What Should I know About…?

1 - Case building investigation, collecting evidence, identification of relevant evidence

Kit Smith, Managing Associate
Keidan Harrison

2 - Settlement strategies and dealing with settlements

Bill Geiringer , Senior Associate
Pinsent Masons

3 - Types of claims available & when do you know it’s worth pursing?

Okorie Kalu, Partner
Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors (Nigeria)

4 - Obtaining evidence from foreign jurisdictions or other proceedings

Robin Rathmell, Partner
Kasowitz Benson Torres (USA)

Networking & Refreshment Break
2:50pm

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back
3:10pm

Jessica Thorpe, Director, Business Intelligence
Dentons Global Advisors

Sam Goodman, Barrister
Twenty Essex

Asset Recovery For & Against Sovereign States
3:15pm

Alexander A. Yanos, Partner, Co-chair of International Arbitration Group
Alston & Bird (US)

Angelika Hellweger , Legal Director
Rahman Ravelli

Hector Sbert, Partner
ECIJA (Spain)

Jon Felce, Partner
Cooke, Young & Keidan

Maureen Ward, Partner
Bennett Jones (Canada)

Whistle-Blowers
3:55pm

Mary Inman, Partner
Constantine Cannon (USA)

The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
4:35pm

Close of Day 1 & Time to Change
5:15pm

Fancy Dress Drinks Reception
6:00pm

Prize for the best fancy dress!  

Conference Dinner
7:30pm

'Women in FIRE' After-Party Drinks Reception
10:00pm

HOUSE DUBLIN

27 Leeson Street Lower, Saint Kevin's, Dublin 2, Ireland

Hair of the Dog Morning Refreshments
9.00am

FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back
9.30am

Caroline Greenwell, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys

Benoît Mauron, Partner
LALIVE (Switzerland)

Keynote Session
9.35am

Ivana Bartoletti, Global Chief Privacy Officer at Wipro & Co-Founder
Women Leading in AI Network

The Choice and Interaction between Insolvency, Criminal & Civil Proceedings
10.15am

Joseph R. Dunn, Member / Co-Chair, Cross-Border Asset Recovery Practice
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C (USA)

Mylène Boché-Robinet, Partner
Boché Dobelle Avocats (France)

Paulo Magalhaes Nasser, Partner
Nasser Advocacia Estrategica (Brazil)

Amala Umeike, Founding Partner
Stren & Blan Partners (Nigeria)

Mahareksha S. Dillon, Partner
SSEK Law Firm (Indonesia)

Refreshment Break
10.55am

The End Game: Converting a Claim
11:10am

Roberta Guaineri, Of Counsel
Advant Nctm (Italy)

Sheila Ng, Partner
Rajah & Tann (Singapore)

Litigation Arising Out of Bank Collapses – What is it Going to Look Like?
11.50am

Ian Herbert, Counsel
Miller & Chevalier (USA)

Niall Ledwidge, Managing Director
Stout (USA)

Daisy Nijkamp, Counsel
Stibbe (The Netherlands)

FIRE Starters Essay Competition Winner
12.30pm

Lunch & FIRE Starters Committee Summary
12.45pm

Meet For Networking Activity
2:45pm

Tour of the Guinness Storehouse

1.00pm
Registration
1.55pm
FIRE Starters Committee Welcome
Emma Ruane - Partner - Peters & Peters
Laurence Clarke - Senior Associate - Kingsley Napley
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
2.00pm
Section 423 Claims, Across Multiple Jurisdictions
Rita Burungi - Associate Partner - Ligomarc Advocates (Uganda)
Liv Machado - Partner - Tauil & Chequer Advogados (Brazil)
Hector Sbert - Partner - ECIJA (Spain)
Natalie Todd - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
2:40pm
Using Data Analytics, Digital Forensics and Intelligence in Investigations
  • The identification and preservation of data in proceedings; and adopting a forensic strategy
  • Using raw data sets to inform evidence gathering and analysis
  • The intelligence toolkit and its use in investigations
Allanna Rigby - Partner - Control Risks
Ching Liu - Principal - Control Risks
Lorna Van Oss - Associate Director - Control Risks
4.00pm
Conflict of Laws & Jurisdictions: What Are The Current Challenges
Maria Kennedy - Barrister - Twenty Essex
Patrick Dunn Walsh - Barrister - Twenty Essex
Nicholas Poon - Founder - Breakpoint LLC (Singapore)
4:40pm
Kagazy Case Study
Daniel Saoul KC - Barrister - 4 New Square
Daniel Gritten - Counsel - Hogan Lovells
5:30pm
Chairs’ Summation & Close of Day 
7:00pm
Welcome Drinks Reception
9.00am
Registration
9.30am
Chairs' Opening Remarks
Catherine Eason - Partner - PCB Byrne
Sam Ouriach - Associate Director - Grant Thornton
9.40am
Keynote Session
Tony Sales - "Britain's Greatest Fraudster" & - Fraud Expert
10.30am
Panel: How to Navigate Big Fraud Cases: Mandatory Injunctions
Addy R. Schmitt - Managing Partner, Washington, DC Office - Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler (USA)
Grzegorz E. Woźniak - Founder and Managing Partner - Woźniak Legal (Poland)
Nathalie Ker Si Min - Partner - Lim Chee Wee Partnership (Malaysia)
Jeremy Gellis - Member - Cozen O'Connor (Canada)
11.10am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.30am
Workshop Sessions:

Choose 1 Session of 4 following the following themes:

 Workshop Room 1 - Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond

 Workshop Room 2 - Legal Updates & Strategy   

 Workshop Room 3 - Insolvency

 Workshop Room 4 - International: What Should I know About…?

Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond - Chaired By:
Catherine Eason - Partner - PCB Byrne
Caroline Greenwell - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Legal Updates & Strategy - Chaired By:
Laurence Clarke - Senior Associate - Kingsley Napley
Sam Goodman - Barrister - Twenty Essex
Insolvency - Chaired By:
Sam Ouriach - Associate Director - Grant Thornton
Emma Ruane - Partner - Peters & Peters
International: What Should I know About…? - Chaired By:
Benoît Mauron - Partner - LALIVE (Switzerland)
Jessica Thorpe - Director, Business Intelligence - Dentons Global Advisors
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
1 - 10 ways to Better Understand your Client
Larry Fenelon - Partner - Ogier
Jemma Brimblecombe - Legal Director - Kingsley Napley
Tayyibah Arif - Counsel - Dechert (UK)
2 - The First 24 Hours of A Fraud Case
Joanna Bogdańska - Attorney at law, Partner - KW Kruk & Partners (Poland)
Jonathan Harris - Managing Partner NY Office - Haris St. Laurent & Wechsler (USA)
Kenny Lau - Counsel - Providence Law (Singapore)
Mahareksha S. Dillon - Partner - SSEK Law Firm (Indonesia)
3 - Hidden Assets How to Get Into Data, How to Locate Assets
Jason Teo - Associate Director - Setia Law (Singapore)
Daniel Rubel - Partner - Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP (US)
Miguel E. Urriola - Partner - Fabrega Molino (Panama)
4 - How To Build Your International Practice
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
Lizzy Stewart - Senior Clerk & CEO - 4 New Square
Mark Wilson - Partner & Head of Complex and International Recovery Work - Gateley Legal
12.30pm
Networking & Lunch Break
1.30pm
Workshop Sessions

Choose 1 Session of 4 following the following themes:

 Workshop Room 1 - Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond

 Workshop Room 2 - Legal Updates & Strategy   

 Workshop Room 3 - Insolvency

 Workshop Room 4 - International: What Should I know About…?

1- What you really need to know being a partner, is this the right thing for me?
Sue Medder - Business Consultant - ThoughtLeaders4
Caroline Phipps - Principal - LK
Stephen Ross - Partner - Withers (UK)
2 - Negotiation tactics
Maria Edgeworth - Partner - Ogier Leman
3 - Using Insolvency Offensively & When and How to Maximise Recovery
Geraldo Fonseca - Partner - Fonseca Vannucci Abreu (Brazil)
Marine Simonnot - Partner - UGGC Avocats (France)
Sheila Ng - Partner - Rajah & Tann (Singapore)
4 - Asset Tracing in Different Jurisdictions & Specific Challenges
Sarah Kocks - Attorney-at-law - Kocks & Partners (Belgium)
Dhananjay Kumar - Partner - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (India)
Emanuel Callejas - Partner - Carrillo & Asociados (Guatemala)
Stephen Chan - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys (Hong Kong)
2.10pm
Workshop Sessions

Choose 1 Session of 4 following the following themes:

 Workshop Room 1 - Path to Partner: To Infinity and Beyond

 Workshop Room 2 - Legal Updates & Strategy   

 Workshop Room 3 - Insolvency

 Workshop Room 4 - International: What Should I know About…?

1 - Case building investigation, collecting evidence, identification of relevant evidence
Kit Smith - Managing Associate - Keidan Harrison
2 - Settlement strategies and dealing with settlements
Bill Geiringer - Senior Associate - Pinsent Masons
3 - Types of claims available & when do you know it’s worth pursing?
Okorie Kalu - Partner - Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors (Nigeria)
4 - Obtaining evidence from foreign jurisdictions or other proceedings
Robin Rathmell - Partner - Kasowitz Benson Torres (USA)
2:50pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
3:10pm
FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back
Jessica Thorpe - Director, Business Intelligence - Dentons Global Advisors
Sam Goodman - Barrister - Twenty Essex
3:15pm
Asset Recovery For & Against Sovereign States
Alexander A. Yanos - Partner, Co-chair of International Arbitration Group - Alston & Bird (US)
Angelika Hellweger - Legal Director - Rahman Ravelli
Hector Sbert - Partner - ECIJA (Spain)
Jon Felce - Partner - Cooke, Young & Keidan
Maureen Ward - Partner - Bennett Jones (Canada)
3:55pm
Whistle-Blowers
Mary Inman - Partner - Constantine Cannon (USA)
4:35pm
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
5:15pm
Close of Day 1 & Time to Change
6:00pm
Fancy Dress Drinks Reception

Prize for the best fancy dress!  

7:30pm
Conference Dinner
10:00pm
'Women in FIRE' After-Party Drinks Reception

HOUSE DUBLIN

27 Leeson Street Lower, Saint Kevin's, Dublin 2, Ireland

9.00am
Hair of the Dog Morning Refreshments
9.30am
FIRE Starters Committee Welcome Back
Caroline Greenwell - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Benoît Mauron - Partner - LALIVE (Switzerland)
9.35am
Keynote Session
Ivana Bartoletti - Global Chief Privacy Officer at Wipro & Co-Founder - Women Leading in AI Network
10.15am
The Choice and Interaction between Insolvency, Criminal & Civil Proceedings
Joseph R. Dunn - Member / Co-Chair, Cross-Border Asset Recovery Practice - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C (USA)
Mylène Boché-Robinet - Partner - Boché Dobelle Avocats (France)
Paulo Magalhaes Nasser - Partner - Nasser Advocacia Estrategica (Brazil)
Amala Umeike - Founding Partner - Stren & Blan Partners (Nigeria)
Mahareksha S. Dillon - Partner - SSEK Law Firm (Indonesia)
10.55am
Refreshment Break
11:10am
The End Game: Converting a Claim
Roberta Guaineri - Of Counsel - Advant Nctm (Italy)
Sheila Ng - Partner - Rajah & Tann (Singapore)
11.50am
Litigation Arising Out of Bank Collapses – What is it Going to Look Like?
Ian Herbert - Counsel - Miller & Chevalier (USA)
Niall Ledwidge - Managing Director - Stout (USA)
Daisy Nijkamp - Counsel - Stibbe (The Netherlands)
12.30pm
FIRE Starters Essay Competition Winner
12.45pm
Lunch & FIRE Starters Committee Summary
2:45pm
Meet For Networking Activity
Tour of the Guinness Storehouse

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