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Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Barry Lynch and Christopher Kennedy, both of Alvarez & Marsal, as the Foreign Representatives of Business Finance Opportunities Fund L.P., described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled mutual fund, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Evgeny Mariashin, a Russian lawyer residing in Cyprus, to take discovery from Google, LLC for use in legal proceedings in England brought by Alexander Gorbachev against Andrey Grigoryevich Guriev, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application by ACT Maritime LLC and Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB to take discovery from Bank of America, N.A., Bank of New York Mellon, BNP Paribas S.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Société Générale, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., and International Registries Inc., as agent for the Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, for use in legal proceedings in England involving Panormos Crude Carriers Ltd., of the Marshall Islands; London Maritime Holdings Ltd., of the Marshall Islands, and their "ultimate beneficial owner", Athanasios Kairaktidis, "in connection with a fraud believed to have been perpetrated by him which undermines Petitioners’ ability to recover on its first preferred vessel mortgage, underlying loan agreement and corporate guarantee", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Niall Ledwidge, of Stout; Michael Pearson, and Andrew Childe, both of FFP, as Joint Official Liquidators of Silicon Valley Bank (Cayman Islands Branch) v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A. and Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara; George R. Fritz, Janine D. Henkes, and John Does 1-100 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Memorandum Opinion and Order Dismissing Chapter 15 Petition in re.: Silicon Valley Bank (Cayman Islands Branch) at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint "to recover $3,000,000 from a Defendant who received such proceeds illegitimately from a contract counterparty to the Fund and despite any known right to receive or retain them" in Income Collecting 1-3 Months T-Bills Mutual Fund (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. Karen Aigen, a.k.a. Keren Katya Aigen, described as a resident of California, USA who "was married to Ofer Abarbanel", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Michael Pearson, Andrew Childe, and Niall Ledwidge, as the Foreign Representatives of Silicon Valley Bank (Cayman Islands Branch) (in Official Liquidation), filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in World Fuel Services Europe Ltd., of London, England v. M/V Occitan Sky, described as "a bulk carrier that, upon information and belief, is sailing under the flag of Portugal", at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Complaint "for recognition and enforcement of a foreign-country money judgment issued by the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court" in Cerner Middle East Limited, described as a Cayman Islands company based in Kansas City, Missouri v. Belbadi Enterprises LLC, of the United Arab Emirates; Vandevco Limited, of Washinton, and Orland Ltd., of Oregon, as Defendants, and Willamette Enterprises Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Belbadi Engineering LLC, of the United Arab Emirates, as Nominal Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Emergency Motion to "secure and protect the Debtor's assets" by Brian Simms, Kevin Cambridge, and Peter Greaves, as the Joint Provisional Liquidators of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., who stated that their "findings to date indicate that serious fraud and mismanagement may have been committed", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Bahamas by Brian Simms, Kevin Cambridge, and Peter Greaves, as the Foreign Representatives of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., which operates "a digital assets business", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Canada by Diane Turpin, as the Foreign Representative of Endoceutics, Inc., Endoceutics Pharma (MSH) Inc., Endoceutics Pharma (Québec) Inc., all of Canada; Endoceutics SA, of Belgium, and Endoceutics Pharma (USA) Inc., of Delaware, which "develop and manufacture specialty pharmaceutical products in the field of women’s health", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Application by Russell Crumpler and Christopher Farmer, as the Foreign Representatives of Three Arrows Capital Ltd., described as "an investment firm incorporated in the BVI with a focus on trading cryptocurrency and other digital assets that was reported to have over $3 billion of assets under management as of April 2022", to take discovery from Three Arrows Capital's Founders, Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition for Attachment and Temporary Restraining Order In Aid Of Arbitration in Infinitex Solutions LLC, of Puerto Rico v. ML Healthcare Partners GmbH, described as being domiciled and based in Switzerland, and Suhail Al Ansari, described as a resident of the United Kingdom, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint "alleging that its outstanding and unpaid judgments against the Defendants Democratic Republic of Congo and Societe Nationale D’Electricite, can and should be enforced through the seizure of four properties located in Montgomery County, Maryland purchased by and in the hands of Third-Party Garnishees Francis Selemani Mtwale and his wife, Aneth Michael Lutale through the US-registered Balanne Family Living Trust, an entity they control, with funds embezzled from the DRC pursuant to a scheme intended to thwart the DRC’s creditors" in FG Hemisphere Associates LLC v. Democratic Republic of Congo, Société Nationale d'Electricité, Balanne Family Living Trust, Aneth Doragh SF Mtwale, Francis Selemani Mtwale, and The Land Known for Assessment and Taxation Purposes as Lot 96 Plat 19998, Lot 133 Plat 24987, Lot 144 Plat 2017-25050, and Lot 54 Plat 24984 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Temporary Restraining Order in LCX AG, of Liechtenstein v. John Does at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order regarding the alleged theft of $8 million of virtual assets in LCX AG, described as "a virtual asset service provider in Liechtenstein" v. John Does at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Complaint alleging "the unauthorized access to and theft of nearly $8 million worth of various virtual assets" in LCX AG, described as "a virtual asset service provider in Liechtenstein" v. John Does at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Complaint alleging breach of contract in Archetype Investments Fund SPC Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. Tremont International LLC, of Delaware, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Summons and Temporary Restraining Order in Nuri Musaed Al Saleh, of Kuwait, and Sandra Holding Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Fawzi Musaed Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait; Ahmed Fawzi Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait and the United Kingdom; Yasmine Fawzi Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait residing in the USA, and Farah El Merabi, described as a citizen of Lebanon residing in Kuwait, at Massachusetts Superior Court, for Middlesex County.

Motion to Ex Parte Recognition of Foreign Freezing Order "issued on November 30, 2021 by the Court of the Dubai International Financial Centre in the United Arab Emirates" in Nuri Musaed Al Saleh, of Kuwait, and Sandra Holding Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Fawzi Musaed Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait; Ahmed Fawzi Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait and the United Kingdom; Yasmine Fawzi Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait residing in the USA, and Farah El Merabi, described as a citizen of Lebanon residing in Kuwait, at Massachusetts Superior Court, for Middlesex County.

Complaint to recognize "a worldwide freezing order issued by the Court of the Dubai International Financial Centre of the United Arab Emirates against the Defendants" in Nuri Musaed Al Saleh, of Kuwait, and Sandra Holding Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Fawzi Musaed Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait; Ahmed Fawzi Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait and the United Kingdom; Yasmine Fawzi Al Saleh, described as a citizen of Kuwait residing in the USA, and Farah El Merabi, described as a citizen of Lebanon residing in Kuwait, at Massachusetts Superior Court, for Middlesex County.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Igal Wizman and Keiran Hutchison, as the Joint Official Liquidators of Income Collecting 1-3 Months T-Bills Mutual Fund, of the Cayman Islands, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Final Judgment in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Income Collecting 1-3 Months T-Bills Mutual Fund (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office to take discovery from Bank of America N.A., Citigroup Inc. d.b.a. Citibank; JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., UBS Group A.G., HSBC Bank, Credit Suisse Bank N.A., Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas for use in foreign legal proceedings regarding "tens of billions of dollars stolen by Muammar Muhammed Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi over the course of his 32-year dictatorship", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Class Action Complaint against defendants in or from the British Virgin Islands, Czech Republic, England, Hong Kong, Poland, Scotland, Thailand, Ukraine, and USA alleging "Defendants orchestrated a massive international scheme to defraud Plaintiffs and similarly situated investors by soliciting them to deposit money or cash equivalents with ROFX, a “robotically operated foreign exchange trading” platform that purportedly utilized algorithms to trade on behalf of investors" in Ryan Birmingham, Roman Leonov, Mitchell Parent, Jonathan Zarley, and Steven Hansen v. ROFX.net, described as "an unincorporated entity providing unregulated financial services through its web-based platform to investors around the world" with "registered addresses" in England, Hong Kong, and the USA; Auro Advantages LLC, Aware Choice Ltd., Boonruk Ruamkit Co. Ltd., Brass Marker s.r.o., Easy Com LC, Epayments Systems Ltd., Ester Holdings Inc., Global E-Advantages LLC, Grovee LLC, Igoria Trade S.A., IT Outsourcing Co. Ltd., Notus LLC, Shopostar LLC, VDD-Trading Ltd., Wealthy Developments LP, Andrei Fetin, Anna Shymko, Anton Bilous, Borys Konovalenko, Dmytro Fokin, Jorge Luis Castillo, Manuchar Daraselia, Mikhail Rymanov, Natalia Los, Nattpemol Krinara, PapahraTsor Nrviratporn, Peter Mogilniy, Stanislav Khomenko, and Youras Ziankovich at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Reginaldo Brandt Silva, as the Foreign Representative of Banco Nacional SA, which has been accused of fraud, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Cosimo Borrelli and Mitchell Mansfield, as the Foreign Representatives of Huy Vietnam Group Limited (in Official Liquidation), whose Founder, Nhat Huy, "may have misappropriated approximately $59 million", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition and Complaint in CesFin Ventures LLC, of Delaware v. Al Ghaith Holding Company PJSC, of Abu Dhabi; Ali Hamel Khadem Al Ghaith Al Qubaisi, Ghaith Hamel Khadem Al Ghaith Al Qubaisi, and Khalifa Hamel Khadem Al Ghaith Al Qubaisiat the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Guernsey by Matthew Wright, Benjamin Rhodes, and James Toynton, as the Foreign Representatives of Xenfin Fund 1 Trading Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), which "served as a special purpose vehicle to invest in real estate in the United States and around the world" and is "wholly owned by GFG Funds PCC Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation)", of Guernsey, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Xenfin Fund 1 Trading Limited, of Guernsey v. Venetian 1417 LP, of Delaware, at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Awards in CLDN Cobelfret Pte Ltd., of Singapore v. Triorient LLC, of Connecticut, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Germany by Christoph Debus, Ralf Teckentrup, Christian Schmitt, Detlef Specovius, as the Foreign Representatives of Condor Flugdienst GmbH, described as "a global airline carrier based in Germany" that "belonged to the Thomas Cook Group, an international tourism group with your operation and airline business divisions", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Application by Tatiana Akhmedova to take discovery from Google LLC for use in legal proceedings in England involving, inter alia, her husband, Farkhad Akhmedov, a Russian businessman; their son, Temur Akhmedov, and "Liechtenstein trustee entities Counselor Trust Reg and Sobaldo Establishment" regarding judgment collection and alleged "fraudulent evasion", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Complaint for Recognition and Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in Piraeus Bank S.A., of Greece v. Bendora Constructions Technical Commercial Societe Anonyme Imports-Exports-Dealerships, a.k.a. Bendora S.A., and Ioannis Efthymiadis, both of Greece, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Application by Seawolf Tankers Inc. and Heidmar Inc., both of the Marshall Islands, to take discovery from Riverstone Holdings LLC, DnB Bank ASA, Bank of America NA, Bank of China, The Bank of New York Mellon, Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas SA, Citibank NA, Commerzbank AG, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Trust Company of Americas, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., HSBC Bank (USA) NA, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, and Wells Fargo Bank NA for use in legal proceedings in the Marshall Islands and United Arab Emirates against several parties, including Ridgebury V4 Investments LLC, Ridgebury Mike LLC, and Ridgebury Kilo LLC, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Mary Ann James de Holguín, of Colombia, to take discovery from Shutts & Bowen LLP and Maria del Pilar Rubio, described as "a tax attorney with Shutts & Bowen LLP in Miami, Florida, "for use in a forthcoming civil probate action in Colombia, for the distribution of assets that belong to or are traceable to the estate of Mr. Rodrigo Ernesto Holguín Lourido", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Tatiana Akhmedova to take discovery from Humaid Abdulla Mohammed al Masaood al Muhairbi for use in "two pending foreign adjudicative proceedings" in Dubai involving the applicant and her "ex-husband" Farkhad Akhmedov, a Russian businessman, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Application by The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited to take discovery from Bank of America N.A., Bank of Baroda, Bank of China, New York Branch; The Bank of New York Mellon, BNP Paribas, New York Branch; Citibank N.A. Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mashreq Bank, New York Branch; National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Societe Generale, New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch; UBS AG, New York Branch, and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. for use in legal proceedings in South Africa involving Oakbay Resources and Energy Limited and allegations of "money laundering, common law fraud, and securities fraud", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Andrew Morrison and David Griffin, as the Foreign Representatives of Frontera Resources Caucasus Corp. (in Official Liquidation), at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Renan Miguel Saad, as the Foreign Representative of Porcão Licenciamentos e Participacões SA and Brasil Foodservice Manager SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Owen Walker and Martin Trott, as the Foreign Representatives of Archetype Investments Fund SPC Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Andrew Morrison, David Griffin, and John Batchelor, as the Foreign Representatives of Pinnacle Global Partners Fund I Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Second Amended Complaint in Martin Trott and Christopher Smith, as Joint Official Liquidators and Foreign Representatives of Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP (in Official Liquidation) and Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. Platinum Management (NY) LLC, Mark Nordlicht, David Levy, Estate of Uri Landesman, Murray Huberfeld, David Bodner, Daniel Small, Joseph SanFilippo, David Ottensoser, Bernard Fuchs, Michael Nordlicht, Michael Katz, Kevin Cassidy, Seth Gerzberg, Ezra Beren, Naftali Manela, Daniel Saks, Moshe M. Feuer, a.k.a. Mark Feuer; Scott Taylor, Dhruv Narain, Platinum Partners Black Elk Opportunities Fund LLC, Platinum Partners Black Elk Opportunities Fund International Ltd., Morris Fuchs, Leon Meyers, MN Consulting NY LLC, Estate of Jules Nordlicht, Barbara Nordlicht, Estate of Solomon Englander, Estate of Gertrude Englander, Rockwell Fulton Capital LP, Ditmas Park Capital LP, Platinum Group FI Group LLC, FBCA Trust, Aaron Parnes, Sarah Parnes, Shmuel Fuchs Foundation, Solomon Werdiger, Olive Tree Holdings LLC, Huang Lai Tsu Hsia, Huberfeld Family Foundation, Mind Body & Soul Co. Limited, Twosons Corporation, GRD Estates Ltd., Meadows Capital LLC, Abraham C. Grossman, David Gichtin, Ora Gichtin, Golda Wilk, The Estate of Marcos Katz, Adela Katz, Beechwood Capital Group LLC, B Asset Manager LP, B Asset Manager II LP, Beechwood Re Investments LLC, Beechwood Re Holdings Inc., PB Investment Holdings Ltd., as successor in interest to Beechwood Bermuda Investment Holdings Ltd.; Beechwood Re Ltd., Beechwood Bermuda International Ltd., BAM Administrative Services LLC, Illumin Capital Management LP, Private Bankers Life Annuity LTC 2, as successor interest to BBIL ULICO 2014 Trust, Washing National LTC 2, as successor in interest to BRe WNIC 2013 LTC Primary and BRe WNIC 2013 LTC Sub; Bankers Conseco Life Ins. Co. - LTC 2, as successor in interest to BRe BCLIC Primary and BRe BCLIC Sub; BBLN-Pedco Corp., BHLN-Pedco Corp., and Beechwood Trust Nos. 1-20 at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Opus Trustees Limited, of Guernsey, in its capacity as trustee of The Manet Trust and Renoir Investments Limited, of Guernsey, to take discovery from Bank of China, The Bank of New York Mellon, BNP Paribas, Citibank NA, CommerzbankAG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered Bank, and UBS AG for contemplated legal proceedings in Guernsey regarding a fraud believed to involve Société Bancaire et Fiduciarie Privée, Credit Foncier Comoros, Credit Foncier International s.r.o., Federico Cappuzzo, Daria Chekhova, Laura Meier, Credit Foncier Dubai UAE, and Kataryna Ryzovska, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Appellees' Brief in Jean-Michel Paul, founder of England-domiciled Acheron Capital Ltd., v. Furstenberg Finance SAS, of France, and Marc Bataillon concerning discovery orders for intended criminal proceedings against Paul in Luxembourg, filed at the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Claire Loebell and Keiran Hutchison, as the Foreign Representatives of HiTs Africa Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Norway by Tom Hugo Ottesen, as the Foreign Representative of Norske Skogindustrier ASA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Furstenberg Finance SAS and Marc Bataillon to take discovery from Bank of America NA, Bank of China, The Bank of NY Mellon, BNP Paribas SA, Citibank, N.A., Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank (USA), N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Société Générale, Standard Chartered Bank, and UBS AG for use in "reasonably contemplated foreign criminal proceedings in Luxembourg against Jean-Michel Paul, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Gazprombank (Switzerland) Ltd. v. Anatoly Karpov at New York State Supreme Court.