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Client Alert November 16, 2023

Immediate Global Crisis Management Essential For Targets of Large-Scale Crypto Fraud

  • Speed is critical for targets of large-scale cryptocurrency fraud or cyber-attacks.
  • The borderless and pseudonymous nature of cryptocurrencies means stolen assets can be quickly dispersed around the world.
  • Targets should deploy a speedy, global response, combined with non-traditional approaches, to increase the chances of a substantial recovery.

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Client Alert October 26, 2023

International Creditors Can Crack Delaware's Notoriously Tough Trusts

  • Debtor-friendly Delaware has strong asset protection laws that make it a destination of choice for global entities and individuals looking to hold their assets in a trust.
  • This creates a headache for international creditors – recovering assets in a Delaware trust can seem like an insurmountable challenge.
  • By adopting a creative, aggressive and multijurisdictional strategy, however, creditors can crack even Delaware’s notoriously tough trusts.

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Client Alert August 31, 2023

How Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals Should Respond When Their Cyprus-Based Assets Are Under Attack

  • As global geopolitical tensions rise, Cypriot-held assets are increasingly under threat.
  • Governments, competitors and other counterparties are increasingly launching aggressive and often unwarranted attacks against the Cyprus assets of ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
  • At-risk individuals should work with a cross-border team and local counsel to take strategic steps to defend their assets.

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Client Alert July 6, 2023

Defending Your Offshore Trusts from Onshore Attacks

  • Ultra-high-net-worth individuals embroiled in onshore government, commercial or family disputes may find their offshore trusts a vulnerable target.
  • These often-aggressive attacks set up a complex clash of onshore and offshore law, and demand an equally aggressive and comprehensive response.
  • There are steps UHNWIs and their advisors can take to reduce their risk exposure and respond to attacks on their wealth.

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Client Alert March 10, 2023

How International Creditors Can Crack Delaware's Notoriously Tough Trusts

  • Debtor-friendly Delaware has strong asset protection laws that make it a destination of choice for global entities and individuals looking to hold their assets in a trust.
  • This creates a headache for international creditors – recovering assets in a Delaware trust can seem like an insurmountable challenge.
  • By adopting a creative, aggressive and multijurisdictional strategy, however, creditors can crack even Delaware’s notoriously tough trusts.

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Client Alert February 8, 2023

Stopping the “Snowball Effect” of a Reputation Under Attack

  • Reputation is both a highly valuable and sensitive asset for ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs), and is constantly at risk.
  • A strategically placed narrative aimed at undermining an individual’s commercial or political objectives can “snowball” to impact many aspects of their personal and professional lives.
  • We explain how defensive and proactive strategies can be deployed to defend an UHNWI’s reputation, demonstrate their source of wealth and protect their freedom of movement around the world.

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Client Alert November 17, 2020

The Dark Side of 1782: Defending Against Aggressive U.S. Discovery Actions

  • Section 1782 discovery in the United States is a powerful tool to access information and gain an edge in foreign proceedings.
  • However, the power of this tool and the ease in which it is granted invites parties to use it in service of goals completely unrelated to ongoing proceedings, such as a negative PR campaign.
  • Defeating a 1782 application is not easy, but there are counterarguments and cross-border tools available to fight back and turn the tables on an unscrupulous adversary.

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