Courts

Criminal Indictment alleging fraud involving "an unincorporated entity that was established in approximately late 2019 and operated a purported decentralized cryptocurrency investment platform" in USA v. Vladimir Okhotnikov, Olena Oblamska, Mikhail Sergeev, and Sergey Maslakov, all citizens of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.

Complaint alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment in Geoffrey Varga, as Voluntary Liquidator of Himelsein Mandel Offshore Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. Teleios LS Holdings DE LLC, Teleios PF Loans DE LLC, and Oaktree Capital Management LP at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding an alleged fraud and money laundering scheme involving "the ransomware variant known as Sodinokibi/REvil" in USA v. Crypto valued at $317,252 seized from 'virtual currency wallets held by Daniil Shchukin' at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Class Action Complaint for allegedly "aiding and abetting" an alleged $8 billion fraud by Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto group the defendants in Connor O'Keefe v. Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, Silvergate Bank, Signature Bank, Deltec Bank and Trust Company Limited, described as "an offshore bank licensed and operating in The Bahamas"; Farmington State Bank, d.b.a. Moonstone Bank; Jean Chalopin, described as "a banking executive domiciled in The Bahamas"; Thomas Bravo LP, Paradigm Operations LP, Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, of Singapore; Softbank Vision Fund (AIV M2) L.P., Ribbit Capital, L.P., Altimeter Capital Management, LP, Multicoin Capital Management LLC, Tiger Global Management, LLC, Sino Global Capital Limited, of the Bahamas; Fenwick & West LLP, Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, and Armanino, LLP at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Originating Application in Michael Latefi, Saif Al Zarouni, and Ali Jassim v. CLAW Restaurant Holdings Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Judgment issuing a £5 million worldwide asset freeze order for alleged "serious misconduct" by Karel Manasco in Mansion (Gibraltar) Ltd. and Onisac Limited, which "are part of a wider group of companies (“the Mansion Group”) which together comprise and operate an online gaming enterprise known as “Mansion”" v. Karel Christian Manasco, described as "a qualified accountant and Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants" who served as Mansion Gibraltar's "Chief Executive Officer and de facto Chief Financial Officer", and KM Accountants Limited, of Gibraltar, at the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.

Defendant's Notice of Removal in Frontera Resources Corporation, described as "a Houston, Texas based international oil and gas exploration and production company" v. Mourant Ozannes, a Cayman Islands law firm, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Complaint alleging misappropriation of trade secrets in Rembrandt 3D Holding Ltd., of Nevis v. Technovative Media Inc., Hawk Investment Holdings Ltd., of England, and Seecubic Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

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.

Petition in the matter of China 33 Media Group Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for Directions in the matter of Blue Horizon Structured Products SPC Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Notice of Winding-Up Order and Appointment of Provisional Liquidators for PB Life and Annuity Co. Ltd., published by The Royal Gazette newspaper on February 21st, 2023.

Winding Up Petition in China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, of Hong Kong v. ICONIQ Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands company based in Dubai, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Rubric Inc. v. Mark Anthony at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint in Alec Ohanian and Artin Ohanian V. Stablegains Inc., described as "an investment platform which promised users a 15% yield on their deposits by investing the deposits in “safe” assets", at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Originating Application in the matter of International Property Holdings at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint alleging conversion and unjust enrichment in The Armand Hammer Foundation Inc., described as "a Florida Not For Profit Corporation" v. Hammer International Foundation, described as "a Cayman Islands Association Not For Profit", at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Unopposed Motion to Amend Complaint in Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss in Custodia Bank Inc., described as a Wyoming-based bank "specializing in payment services and crypto-asset custody" v. Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City at the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Candlestick Capital Management LP, of Delaware, as Defendant, and Candlestick Master Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands, and Candlestick US F&F Fund LP, of Delaware, as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC, of Delaware, as Defendant, and HITE Hedge LP, of Delaware; HITE Hedge II LP, of Delaware, and HITE Hedge Offshore Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Complaint alleging "a fraud scheme that spanned nearly six years, and tricked several hundred thousand individuals worldwide out of billions of dollars" in Thomas Bull, a citizen and resident of Australia v. Alex Mashinsky and Kristine Mashinsky, a.k.a. Krissy Mashinsky, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Originating Application in the matter of Smarock Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of Amberg International at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of Pacific Minato II GP Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint alleging a $2.7 million crypto-based investment fraud involving the DNYF Fund in Daniel Cheung, of Toronto, Canada v. Sean M. Full at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Complaint alleging breach of contract regarding an alleged $1 million promissory note in Prime Vector International Limited, described as a British Virgin Islands company based in Singapore v. Simulacra Corporation at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Complaint alleging breach of contract in Global Online Trading Inc. v. Bahet Commodity Arbitrage Limited, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Complaint in Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd., of England v. GSP Merrimack LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging the defendants "offered and sold crypto asset securities in unregistered transactions and perpetrated a fraudulent scheme that led to the loss of at least $40 billion of market value" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd., of Singapore, and Do Hyeong Kwon, described as a resident of South Korea and Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging "an illegal campaign" against the plaintiffs "in an effort to steal more than USD $1.5 billion of Plaintiffs' assets" in Jysan Holding LLC and Jusan Technologies Ltd. v. Republic of Kazakhstan, The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan, The Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, The Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic Kazakhstan, The Committee for National Security of Kazakhstan, Madina Abylkassymova, Olzhas Kizatov, Arman Omarbekov, and Adilbek Dzhaksybekov at the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Claim Form in Transcience Investments Limited v. Greentown Holdings (BVI) Inc., Asiapak Investments Limited, and Shaheryar Arshad Chishty at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud in Genesee County Employees' Retirement System v. Kornit Digital Ltd., of Israel; Ronen Samuel, and Alon Rozner at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Complaint for the extradition of Dok-Or Chotana from the USA to Thailand to face criminal charges regarding her alleged theft of 323 million Thai Baht ($9.5M) from 39 clients of Kasikorn Bank, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, while employed as "an assistant bank manager and advisor of high net worth individuals", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Complaint alleging fraud in Tommy Alastra Productions Inc. v. Hugo McDonaugh, "who is engaged in the business of facilitating the creation and sale of NFTs, or "non-fungible tokens"", and Perpetual Altruism Ltd., described as a "UK technology startup", at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment in Troy James Hogg, of Ontario, Canada v. Ian Brewster, of New York and Ontario, Canada; Krysten Milne, of Ontario, Canada; Jason Reid, of New York; Tri-State Capital Partners LP, of New York, and Utopya Technologies Corp., of Ontario, Canada, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Criminal Indictment alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regarding "bribes to foreign officials at Brazil's state-owned and state-controlled oil and gas company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras" involving entities in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Liberia, Panama, and Uruguay in USA v. Glenn Oztemel, described as a citizen of the USA, and Eduardo Innecco, described as a citizen of Brazil and Italy, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Class Action Complaint alleging "Silvergate is liable for its role in furthering FTX’s investment fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty" in Matson Magleby, of Utah, and Golam Sakline, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Dubai v. Silvergate Bank and Silvergate Capital Corporation at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto "seized from Binance" that is allegedly the proceeds of "a money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting conspiracy" in USA v. 65.08094134 Bitcoin, 247653.48461442 United States Dollar Tether, 9.1345 Ethereum, 25000.461 Unites States Dollar Tether, 1.00000785 Bitcoin, 0.17972627 Bitcoin, and 27892.00185173 United States Dollar Tether at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Petition to remove Bernard Eder as an arbitrator in Endurance Specialty Insurance Limited, of Bermuda v. Horseshoe Re Limited, of Bermuda, on behalf of and for the benefit of its Separate Accounts HS0083 and HS0084, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Application by Distribuidora Domo SA de CV, described as "a Mexican company that distributed Miller beer until 2017", to take discovery from Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Mexico, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Class Action Complaint alleging "unlawful schemes by a number of state-owned Chinese corporations and individuals, GNC’s Directors of the Board and senior management, and financial advisor" in John Yong Tang, of New Jersey, and Faris Al Kooheji, a citizen of Bahrain v. CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd., of Hong Kong; CITIC Limited, CITIC Capital Partners LLC, GNC Holdings, LLC, ZT Biopharmaceutical LLC, Yichen Zhang, Yong Kai Wong, Hans Allegaert, Kenneth A. Martindale, Tricia K. Tolivar, Cameron Lawrence, Susan M. Canning, Michele S. Meyer, Alan D. Feldman, Michael F. Hines, Amy B. Lane, Philip E. Mallott, Robert F. Moran, Evercore Inc., and Gregory Berube at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Legal Notice regarding the appointment of Joint Provisional Liquidators for The Wine Investment Fund Limited (in Provisional Liquidation) at Bermuda Supreme Court, published by The Royal Gazette on February 13th, 2023.

Legal Notice about the filing of a winding up petition by the Bermuda Monetary Authority against The Wine Investment Fund Limited (in Provisional Liquidation) at Bermuda Supreme Court, published by The Royal Gazette on February 13th, 2023.

Complaint alleging fraud in LDR International Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. Sara Jacqueline King, described as a lawyer who "is a partner at the law firm King Reuben", and King Family Lending LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Incpac Holdings Limited in Nexa Resources Peru SA, formerly known as Compañía Minera Milpo SAA, of Peru v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Judgment quashing regulatory actions by the Regulator of International Banking in Nevis and Regulator of the Nevis Financial Service Department in Petrodel Investment Advisers (Nevis) Ltd., Michael J. Prest, and Bank of Nevis International Limited v. Regulator of the Nevis Financial Services, Regulator of International Banking, Nevis Island Administration, Heidi-Lynn Sutton, and Phil Jones at the Saint Kitts and Nevis High Court.

Writ of Summons in Royal Park Investments SA/NV, of Belgium, as "the assignee of claim rights associated with the structured credit portfolio of inter alia Fortis Bank, Cayman Islands branch" v. S&P Global Inc., of New York; Standard & Poor's International LLC, of Delaware, and S&P Global UK Ltd., of England, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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.

Complaint alleging fraud in CAM Specialty Lending 1 Ltd., of the Cayman Islands v. Zola Hospice LLC, Darline Singh, Kamilla Distefano, and E&E Hospice Inc. at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Unicorn Star Holdings Limited in Toby Jonathan Collins, of London, England v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.