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OffshoreAlert Miami – 14-16 April 2024
We would like to announce that OffshoreAlert will be delivering their Miami Event on 14-16 2024 at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach 1 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL, United States Launched in 2002, OffshoreAlert Miami is their longest-running event – a destination conference that attracts 350 attendees from dozens of countries who combine business with pleasure, with
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C5 – 18th Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery – Geneva – March 14-15, 2024
We are excited to announce that we are a media partner for American Conference Institute’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva conference that is taking place on March 14-15, 2024, in Geneva! Deemed as the foremost, can’t-miss event each year, the 2023 agenda will be fully revamped, and you don’t want to miss out on
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IFG Conference in Hong Kong on 25th April 2024!
We are very excited to announce that we shall be hosting the International Fraud Group’s bi-annual conference in Hong Kong this spring, organised by Karas So LLP in association with Mishcon de Reya on Thursday 25th April 2024. This is a great opportunity for you to engage with international lawyers, forensic accountants, restructuring and insolvency experts,
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OffshoreAlert is going to Bangkok!
We are delighted to be supporting event partner for Offshore’s first Asia-Pacific Conference. OffshoreAlert Bangkok! February 28 – 29, 2024 at the Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok 991/9 Rama I Rd, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand OffshoreAlert Bangkok is our first conference in the Asia-Pacific region and is designed to be a destination event to which attendees
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Stop the Traffik “Big Give”
The IFG recently match funded our sponsor STOP THE TRAFFIK Group Big Give Christmas Challenge assisting Stop the Traffik in raising critical funds which will bolster their fight to create a world where no person is bought or sold. This would not have been possible without our incredible support. Watch this space for further updates
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UK Consumers conned out of £580 million by fraudsters!
We are delighted to share the below article written by our colleagues Philippa Rees, Partner, Knowledge Lawyer, Catherine Rogerson, Associate and Karolina Tomaite, Solicitor Apprentice who are in our Dispute Resolution Department of Mishcon de Reya. Please do click the link below. UK Consumers conned out of £580 million by fraudsters in first half of
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12th Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami – C5 are on their way to Miami!
January 23-24, 2024 | Hotel AKA Brickell, Miami, FL Deemed as the foremost, can’t-miss event for the Fraud community, we hope that you will take this invaluable opportunity to engage with the pre-eminent fraud, asset tracing and recovery, insolvency, restructuring and more thought-leading practitioners in Miami! This flagship conference has seen important milestones in key
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IFG Flagship Fraud Event – Thursday 30th November 2023! Join Us!
The IFG are holding their First Flagship Fraud Conference on Thursday 30th November at the IET, 2 Savoy Place in London, hosted by Mishcon de Reya LLP! Join us for a day long event which will feature guest speakers and four panel discussions on hot topics in the fraud landscape including: – Fraud and International
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High Court Sets Aside Injunction Granted Against Binance
Crypto fraud losses in the UK have increased by 40% in the past year according to Action Fraud. Mishcon de Reya’s Rhymal Persad, Sofia Berggren and Philippa Rees explore Piroozzadeh v Persons Unknown, and the increase in crypto-related fraud cases brought before the English Courts. High Court sets aside injunction granted against Binance: are we going to see more
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Navigating Cross-Border Challenges
Fraud and asset recovery cases are increasingly being fought against unidentified defendants, as individuals hide behind computers, fake emails and false online personas. Rhymal Persad, Philippa Rees and Jordan Harrison of our member firm Mishcon de Reya explore the importance of disclosure orders, and the challenges of seeking them from foreign banks: Asset tracing in fraud cases: navigating
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Article on Government’s recent Fraud Strategy Announcement
The IFG are delighted to share the below Article written by Catherine Rogerson, Associate and Linda Ali, Trainee Solicitor, Fraud Department at Mishcon de Reya LLP on the Government’s recently announced fraud strategy. Please click the link below https://www.mishcon.com/news/the-governments-new-fraud-strategy-is-it-enough  
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Thank you Toronto! IFG Asset Recovery Conference (April 2023)
Our IFG members travelled out to Toronto for our Spring Meeting hosted by Bennett Jones taking part in another great Asset Recovery Conference. We were delighted to welcome key note speakers Hon. A. Anne McLellan P.C., O.C., A.O.E., former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Canada, and Inspector
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Obligations to Report Wrongdoing: International Perspectives: White Collar Crime & Investigations Online Event!
Obligations to Report Wrongdoing: International Perspectives When must an organisation report wrongdoing to law enforcement? What are the penalties for failing to report? Are there tangible benefits to self-reporting? Please join the White Collar Crime and Investigations subgroup of the International Fraud Group as we explore these questions from the perspective of a variety of
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Toronto Calling! 27th and 28th April 2023
The IFG are making their way to Toronto for the Annual Spring Members’ Meeting hosted by our Canadian members Maureen Ward Bennett Jones on the 27th and 28th April 2023. We are looking forward to participating in the Asset Recovery Conference and meeting our international friends and colleagues. We have a full agenda and great
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OffshoreAlert Miami 2023!
The International Fraud Group (IFG) are pleased to support OffshoreAlert’s 19th Annual North America Conference on intelligence, investigations, and recovery in high-value international finance Join the IFG members on 23-25 April alongside 300 of the world’s leading figures fraud investigation, asset recovery and more. Speakers include Christopher Farmer and Russell Crumpler, both of Teneo, and
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‘ENRC v. Gerrard’: Will International Investigations Ever Be The Same?
OffshoreAlert 2022, London This panel discussion is organised along the lines of the ‘BBC Question Time’ format with the panelists making some initial comments about the implications of the ‘ENRC v. Gerrard’ judgment and then answering questions from attendees.Among the topics to be addressed are: Is there a conflict of interest in a public authority
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