Sequor Law

Application by Vinmar Overseas Ltd., a Bahamas company based in Texas, USA, to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Indonesia "against certain individual shareholders and directors of PT Sumi Asih, Mr. Alexius Darmardi Karjantoputro, Mr. Markus Susanto, and Mr. Muljadi Budiman, as well as its corporate shareholders PT Mulia Darma Sarana and Stargate Trading Limited", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Cedrick Redula, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Frederick Farrel, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Archie Thomas, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Troy Rejda, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Carlos Baltazar, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Satoshi Show, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to recover ill-gotten purported investment gains monies paid to Defendant as a result of the fraudulent and illegal pyramid scheme" in Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., described as "a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin" v. Sabina Romanowska, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Notice of Supplemental Authority in support of the Defendants' motion to dismiss in the Republic of Kazakhstan v. Anatolie Stati, of Moldova; Gabriel Stati, Ascom Group S.A., of Moldova, and Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd., of Gibraltar, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award in Menzies Middle East and Africa SA, of Luxembourg v. Republic of Niger at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Angela Barkhouse, Toni Shukla, and Carl Jackson, all of Quantuma, as the Foreign Representatives of 1MDB Energy Holdings Limited, Alsen Chance Holdings Limited, Blackrock Commodities (Global) Limited, Aabar International Investments PJS Limited, and Platinum Global Luxury Services Limited, which "formed part of the fraud perpetrated against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, in which numerous entities and individuals formed a network to divert and distribute funds to the fraudsters who orchestrated the fraud and to individuals and/or entities connected to them", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Eliza Fazan, of Expertisemais Perícias e Administração Judicial, as the Foreign Representative of Gam Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda. and Florida Paulista Açúcar e Etanol S.A., filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Oreste Nestor de Souza Laspro, of Laspro Consultores Ltda., as the Foreign Representative of BWA Brasil Tecnologia Digital Ltda., filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England by Nicholas Nicholson, Prashan Patel, and Kevin Hellard, all of Grant Thornton, as the Foreign Representatives of Isak Henry Gabay, described as a citizen of Switzerland and co-founder of Hong Kong-domiciled, England-based Duet Group Ltd. - a "global investment holding company" that managed "over $4.4 billion of equity" - who has been criminally charged in Germany with tax-related offenses regarding "Duet Group’s involvement in “Cum-Ex” transactions", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Frasers Group Plc, described as "a British retail group listed on the FTSE-100 (but majority owned by its founder, Mike Ashley)", to take discovery from Penny Novick for use in legal proceedings in England regarding "a highly unusual US$995 million margin call that MSIP improperly imposed on Saxo Bank (and passed on to Frasers) in relation to certain options held by Frasers", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Application by Rafaella Gouveia, as Executor of the Estate of Danielly Gouveia, to take discovery from 2601 Collins Ave Corp., Black Badge, Corp., Axxion Group 21, LLC, and Choi & Menezes LLP "for use in a pending proceeding before the Brazil Succession Court, which is conducting an inventory and appraisal of the assets belonging to the Estate of Carlos Alberto de Olivera Andrade, with the goal of achieving proper distribution of the inheritance assets pursuant to Brazilian succession law", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Frasers Group Plc, described as "a British retailer group listed on the FTSE-100 (but majority owned by its founder, Mike Ashley)", to take discovery from James Patrick Gorman, described as "Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley", for use in legal proceedings in England regarding "a highly unusual US$995 million margin call that Morgan Stanley improperly imposed on Saxo Bank (and passed on to Frasers) in relation to certain options held by Frasers", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Food Investment SpA and Australis Seafoods S.A., both of Chile, to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. for use in legal proceedings in Chile and England against Isidoro Ernesto Quiroga Moreno, Isidoro Alfonso Quiroga Cortés, Benjamin Quiroga Cortés, Martin Abraham Guiloff Salvado, and Santiago Garretón Sánchez, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of Foreign Main Proceedings in the Cayman Islands and Singapore by Angela Barkhouse, Kim Leck, and Luke Furler, all of Quantuma, as the Foreign Representatives of Atom Holdings (in Provisional Liquidation), AAX Asia Private Limited (Under Interim Judicial Management), and AAX Singapore Private Limited (Under Interim Judicial Management), described as being part of a group that "engaged in the cryptocurrency business, offering saving, spot, and futures trading", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint "to recover an ownership interest in JBS S.A. that Defendants unlawfully obtained from Tinto, a Brazilian agribusiness company" in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Consultores Ltda., of Sāo Paulo, Brazil, as Judicial Administrator and Foreign Representative of Tinto Holding Ltda. v. Colorado Investment Holdings LLC, of Delaware; J&F Investimentos S.A., JJMB Participações Ltda., and WWMB Participações Ltda., described as Brazilian entities whose "ultimate beneficial owners" are "the Batistas ... a family of sophisticated Brazilian businessmen", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Ukraine by Victor Novikov, as the Foreign Representative of PJSC Platinum Bank, described as "an insolvent Ukrainian bank", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Luis Vasco Elias, of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Consultores Ltda., as the Foreign Representative of Tinto Holding Ltda., of São Paulo, Brazil, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in Preferred Bank v. Sideral Linhas Aéreas Ltda, described as a "freight cargo and passenger air transportation" domiciled in Brazil; AMP Leasing Ltd., of Ireland; David Alan Boyer, and Joel Plasco at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in South Africa by Chavonnes Badenhorst St Clair Cooper, as the Foreign Representative of Mirror Trading International (PTY) Ltd., which "purportedly was a fund manager trading in cryptocurrency", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Orlando Geraldo Pampado, as the Foreign Representative of Tonon Bioenergia S.A., Tonon Holding S.A., both of Brazil, and Tonon Luxembourg S.A., of Luxembourg, which are all part of the Tonon Group, which "operated three industrial ethanol plants in the States of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul" and whose "corporate purpose comprised the manufacture, commercialization and export of sugar and ethanol, the cultivation of sugar cane, as well as the generation of electric power", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England and Wales by Kevin Hellard, Robert Starkins, and Nick Nicholson, as the Foreign Representatives of Anatoly Leonidovich Motylev, a citizen of Russia who, in his bankruptcy, "disclosed an interest" in companies in several jurisdictions, including Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Seychelles, and Turkey, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Estonia by Andres Hermet, as the Foreign Representative of Envestio SI Oü, described as an allegedly fraudulently-operated "holder and administrator of a crowdfunding platform which purportedly offered potential investors web-based intermediation of loans for businesses and real estate projects", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman, who, along with his son, Gabriel Stati, and two companies owned by them, had been developing substantial oil fields and energy assets in the Republic of Kazakhstan", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Moldova "for damages caused by the criminal actions of, inter alia, Marat Beketayev [former Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan], Kairat Boranbayev [former head of Kazakhstan’s security services] and Karim Massimov [former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan]" and alleging "abuse of official authority, blackmail, and attempted blackmail", 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 Brazil by Alexandre Brito de Araujo, of Cavallazzi, Restanho & Araujo Advogados Associados S/C, as the Foreign Representative of Chapecó Companhia Industrial de Alimentos S.A. and S.A. lndústria e Comércio Chapecó, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of Foreign Main Proceedings in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands by Angela Barkhouse, Helen Janes, and Carl Jackson, as the Foreign Representatives of Brazen Sky Limited, Aabar Investments PJS Limited, Tanore Finance Corporation, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners Limited, Vasco Investment Services SA, Selune Limited, Pacific Rim Global Growth Limited, and Affinity Equity International Partners Limited, and Angela Barkhouse and George Kimberley Leck, as the Foreign Representatives of Bridge Global Absolute Return Fund SPC, which were all "part of the fraud perpetrated against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, in which numerous entities and individuals formed a network to divert and distribute funds to the fraudsters who orchestrated the fraud and to individuals and/or entities connected to them", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman who held interests in substantial oil fields in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which were wrongly expropriated by Kazakhstan resulting in the state’s obligation to pay a nearly $500 million international arbitral award issued by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings in Moldova alleging "abuse of official authority, blackmail and attempted blackmail" against Vladimir Voronin, Oleg Reidman, Emmanuel Grinshpun, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Karim Massimov, Timur Kulibayev, Kairat Boranbayev, Arvind Tiku, Alexander Mashkevich, Kanatbek Safinov, Arman Rakhimov, Serik Rakhimov, Grigory Andreev, Andrey Kiselyov, Marat Beketayev, Ruslan Ashenov, Orynbasar Kubygul, Almat Madaliyev, and others, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Dr. Ravi Shankar Vedam v. Prashanth Pandya, Manatee Oral and Facial Surgery Center LLC, Mary Collandra, Clifford E. Chapman, Hotel Ramada, and Kathleen Wade for use in insolvency proceedings in India regarding Tiffins Barytes Asbestos & Paints Limited, described as "an Indian company that operated in the mining of iron ore and barites", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Application by Anatolie Stati, described as "a Moldovan businessman, who held interests in substantial oil fields in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which were wrongly expropriated by Kazakhstan resulting in the state's obligation to pay a nearly $500 million international arbitral award", to take discovery from Emmanuil Grinshpun for use in legal proceedings in Moldova against "Vladimir Voronin, Oleg Reidman, Emmanuel Grinshpun, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Karim Massimov, Timur Kulibayev, Kairat Boranbayev, Arvind Tiku, Alexander Mashkevich, Kanatbek Safinov, Arman Rakhimov, Serik Rakhimov, Grigory Andreev, Andrey Kiselyov, Marat Beketayev, Ruslan Ashenov, Orynbasar Kubygul, Almat Madaliyev, and other persons" for alleged "abuse of official authority, blackmail and attempted blackmail", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Registration of a Brazilian Judgment in Banco Santander (Brasil) SA v. Buritirama Mineração SA, João José Oliveira de Araújo, Skypar Empreendimentos e Participações Eireli, Skypar Inernational Inc., Eurotech Yachting Management Ltda, Fazendas Nacionais Participações Ltda, and Buritipar Holding SA at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for the Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding by Eliza Fazan, of Expertisemais Serviços Contábeis e Administrativos Ltda., as the Foreign Representative of Nexgenesis Holdings Ltda., Gencomm Financial Services do Brasil Ltda., Gencomm Internet Services do Brasil Ltda., and Gencomm Logistics Services do Brasil Ltda., all described as being "part of the Rakuten Group's Brazilian operations", for use in legal proceedings in São Paulo, Brazil, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint to, inter alia, recognize two Canadian court orders in Bryan Porter and Peter Franklin James Hill, both citizens and residents of Canada, as Co-Estate Trustees During Litigation of the Estate of the late Kenneth Ryan Hill, described as "a Canadian status Indian from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory and a member of the Mohawk nation" v. Ryan Edward Dalton Burnham, as the Executor of the Estate of the late Kenneth Ryan Hill; Rayna Rachalle Bayliss, Emery John Bayliss, Alisha Sherine Milhim, Gabryella Milhimhill, Brittany Beaver, Brody Hill, Catherine Anne Haggett, Jasmine Alura Hill, Jordan Austin Hill, Maegan Martin, Katherine Andersen, and Jacob Mathew Andersen at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Foreign Judgment Registration in Aygo Consultoria e Assessoria Empresarial Ltda., of Brazil v. Sousa Freitas Advogados Associados, of Brazil, and João Carlos de Sousa Freitas, Jr. at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Helen Janes, Angela Barkhouse, and Carl Jackson, as the Foreign Representatives of SRC Strategic Resources Limited, Bright Oriande Limited, and SRC International (Malaysia) Limited, all in Voluntary Liquidation, collectively described as being "part of the fraud perpetrated against 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, in which numerous entities and individuals formed a network to divert and distribute funds to the fraudsters who orchestrated the fraud and to individuals and/or entities connected to them", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by BAPA Holdings Corp. to take discovery from Broadspan Capital LLC for use in legal proceedings in Guatemala "against Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala" for "breach of contract and for damages in excess of US$7 million pertaining to the development of “The Cove at Pristine Bay” in Roatan, Honduras", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Hong Kong by Russell Crumpler and Fergal Power, as the Foreign Representatives of Dingway Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands-domiciled company based in Hong Kong, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Petition to enforce Atbitration Award in Oriental Republic of Uruguay v. Italba Corporation at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in Colin Diss, Hannah Davie, and Michael Leeds, of Grant Thornton, as Foreign Representatives of the Bankruptcy Estate of Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi, who was adjudged bankrupt in England v. Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi and Azzan Qais Abdulminem Al Zawawi at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Uruguay by Daniel Germán and Gabriel Ferreira, as the Foreign Representatives of Leonardo Rozenblum Trosman and Fabian Elias Rozenblum Gorel, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Uruguay by Asociacion Uruguaya de Peritos, a.k.a. AUPE, as the Foreign Representative of Motociclo SA, which "imports and manufactures bicycles, motorcycles, and spare parts" and was allegedly rendered insolvent by the "reckless administration" and "improper diversion of assets" by its shareholders, Leonardo Rozenblum and Fabian Rozenblum, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Man Proceeding in England by Nicholas Wood, Colin Diss, and Michael Leeds, as the Foreign Representatives of Holdwave Trading Limited, which allegedly "took part in laundering the proceeds of a significant, complex, and multinational fraud believed to have been committed against SCB [Standard Chartered Bank] (and other banks) originating with one of its customers, Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Limited" and, inter alia, involved activity in England, India, the United Arab Emirates, and the USA,, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Man Proceeding in England by Nicholas Wood, Colin Diss, and Michael Leeds, as the Foreign Representatives of Oceanroad Global Services Limited, which allegedly "took part in laundering the proceeds of a significant, complex, and multinational fraud believed to have been committed against SCB [Standard Chartered Bank] (and other banks) originating with one of its customers, Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Limited" and, inter alia, involved activity in England, India, the United Arab Emirates, and the USA, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Philip Smith, of the British Virgin Islands, and Cosimo Borelli, of Hong Kong, as the Foreign Representatives of KG Manhattan 126 Finance Limited, which has "failed to repay a secured US$85,000,000 loan given by Bank of Shanghai (Hong Kong) Limited and China Minsheng Bank Corporation Ltd., HK Branch" and was involved in "suspicious transactions", 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 British Virgin Islands by Russell Crumpler and David Standish, as the Foreign Representatives of Exential Investments Inc., which is part of the Dubai-based Exential Group that allegedly perpetrated a fraud in which "investors lost investments in the range of at least $250 - $500 million", filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Comité Economique et Social Central d'Office Depot France, a.k.a. Works Council, which is "the employee representative body of OFFICE DEPOT FRANCE tasked with defending the rights, holding the duties and obligation of collective expression of the employees of OFFICE DEPOT FRANCE", and Alter, described as "the certified public accountant appointed by the Works Council to assist it with the analysis and understanding of OFFICE DEPOT FRANCE's finances and strategy", to take discovery from The ODP Corporation "(i) for use by Applicants in pending insolvency proceedings before the French Commercial Court of Lille (Tribunal de Commerce de Lille) and (ii) for use in a pending criminal investigation instigated by the Works Council's complaint to the Attorney General of Lille", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Paul Pretlove, of Kalo (BVI) Limited, as the Foreign Representatives of FCI Markets Inc., described as part of "a group of Dubai-based forex trading companies ... known as Exential Group" that was found by a Dubai court to be "a Ponzi scheme disguised as a forex trading program" that defrauded investors out of more than $200 million, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.