Experts on the IRS Whistleblower Program will discuss the program's evolution, their own personal experiences in working within the program, what works, what doesn't and what needs to change.
In the wake of the release of 11.5 million hitherto confidential account records known as 'The Panama Papers', which the target, Mossack Fonseca law firm, claims was obtained through hacking, and various other leaks of client information, this session will look at prudent steps to protect your data, whether stored on mobile devices, servers or in other electronic form.
This session will look at the latest developments in the area of e-discovery, including how US-based rules affect other jurisdictions, how to harvest hidden material, data review strategies, and cross-border transfer of data for litigation purposes.
The United States routinely takes the moral high ground when accusing offshore jurisdictions of facilitating money laundering and tax evasion to the detriment of the world's major countries and the global economy in general. This session will look at evidence that suggests it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black?
A behind-the-scenes eye-witness account of the international wealth management profession from a sociologist who has spent the last eight years researching it, during which time she trained to become a wealth manager and visited 18 offshore jurisdictions.
The panelists, both experienced litigators, will discuss methods and practice pointers for obtaining pre-litigation discovery in the U.S. and offshore. The session will also cover recent and important amendments to the U.S. federal rules governing both discovery and document preservation obligations.
Engage in a candid dialogue with two former federal prosecutors, one also a former SEC Enforcement lawyer, who are both now in private practice, specializing in legal cases involving financial crime.
Learn the latest developments, tips, strategies and best practices developed by the industry experts to recover - using offshore means - assets from China, which has historically been a dark hole for international judgment enforcement efforts.
This panel will examine, compare and discuss the legal standards for piercing the corporate veil in respect of major litigation jurisdictions including Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, the United Kingdom and the USA.
Short-seller Keith Dalrymple will discuss how he exposed Bermuda-domiciled, New York Stock Exchange-listed reinsurer Gerova Financial Group Ltd., contributing to its collapse, criminal indictments against Gerova's principals and a smear campaign against him and his investment research company.
This session will look at allegations that Richard Vento and his family were swindled by offshore providers in Anguilla, Bahamas, and Nevis after putting more than $30 million of assets into an estate planning scheme and detail the family's multi-jurisdictional legal battle to recover those assets.
An analysis of recent U. S. Department of Justice tax enforcement efforts and predicting future enforcement activity aimed at offshore and Asian financial institutions.
This session will look at the growing problem of domain name thefts, with fraudsters often using offshore jurisdictions in an attempt to keep what they have stolen, and steps that can be taken to recover stolen domains, obtain damages, and protect against future thefts.
This session will look at a 10-year legal battle between the USA and the liquidators of Eurofed Bank, in Antigua, for control over assets accumulated by corrupt former Ukraine Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko.
OffshoreAlert has assembled a panel of the most important people in the history of whistleblowing to take you inside the UBS and HSBC leaks and discuss material issues, including the treatment of whistleblowers by law enforcement and tax collection agencies, how the system can be improved, the extent of global tax evasion and the involvement of the world's major banks.
This session will look at how Canadians Cullen Johnson and Elaine White were able to pull off a bizarre offshore asset recovery and investigative scam from offices in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.
For many years, the British Virgin Islands has been the King of Incorporations in the offshore world, proving to be particularly popular with citizens of China and Russia in recent times. This session will look at why the BVI is so attractive to foreigners seeking to set up offshore shell entities, what the jurisdiction offers that rivals don't, what is so appealing about its legal structures, and what they are being used for.
This session will look at allegations that, when trust settlors die, some trustees use the opportunity to steal their assets to the detriment of living beneficiaries and the remedies available to victims.
This session will advance certain counter-measures that can allow fraud victims seeking recovery to overcome seemingly-insurmountable obstacles in countries where the government and regulators shamelessly assist and protect fraudsters.
This session will look at investigative web-sites whose financial model is to profit from price falls in publicly-listed securities. They do this by identifying red flags in publicly-listed companies, shorting their shares, and then publishing the negative information for other investors to make of what they will.
This session will look at Raoul Weil's successful defense strategy, key legal and trial issues, and the implications for other foreign bankers and advisers who find themselves similarly charged with helping U.S. taxpayers evade taxes.
Investigators who are experienced in conducting investigations and gathering intelligence in Offshore Financial Centers will discuss what information is typically publicly-available in OFCs, the importance of developing a network of contacts in jurisdictions that pride themselves on secrecy, and how to identify red flags that might suggest wrongdoing.
This session will examine statute of limitation issues from the perspective of a litigant seeking to attack the transfer of funds to a trust set up in 'trust-friendly' jurisdictions, in particular the Cook Islands, The Bahamas, Cyprus and Nevis.
This session will navigate the offshore and onshore service provider through the stormy waters encountered when a foreign tax or criminal authority comes knocking on your door requesting information or interviews.
A look at recent developments in areas as varied as the choice of jurisdiction to wind up foreign companies, the power to issue anti-suit injunctions to prevent aggressive creditors from seeking inequitable priority, the existence of a power at common law to assist foreign insolvency office holders and the duties of insolvency office holders.
This session will look at how tens of billions of dollars of criminal proceeds from eastern Europe are laundered into the West, with the help of offshore structures and Russian banks owned by Vladimir Putin's cousin.
This session will look at the latest developments in the quest by the IRS to collect taxes from U.S. taxpayers with undeclared accounts in foreign jurisdictions and to prosecute and penalize those taxpayers whose structures are considered to be illegal and the service providers who assist them.
The 'twists-and-turns' story of how US$240 million in steel boxes was reportedly smuggled out of Libya after the fall of the Gaddafi regime, and how a sting operation to recover the funds for the people of Libya was pursued.
As has been amply show in recent years, the world's leading banks routine engage in illegal activity. This session will look at whether banks lie and suppress records to thwart asset recovery investigations.
This session will look at how offshore jurisdictions compare in terms of banking secrecy, recording of beneficial ownership registries for trusts, foundations, and companies, availability to the public of corporate share registers and accounts, anti-money laundering, tax information exchange, international judicial co-operation, and other areas.
An overview of offshore tax shelters and other schemes involving insurance arrangements, IRS actions against those programs, and how their clients have fared in criminal, tax and civil litigation.
In this session, panelists with direct knowledge of 'Operation Tempura' will discuss the investigation, seek to explain why it experienced so many problems and offer their views on what it says about the Cayman Islands and its relationship with the United Kingdom.
British attorney Laurence Harris will talk about his experiences leading one of the world's largest civil asset recovery programs, which has recovered substantial assets for the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
This session will show you how to identify Ponzi schemes and other investment frauds so that you may reduce your exposure to lawsuits, regulatory actions, and losses.
Given the success of a global clampdown on tax evasion, can Offshore Financial Centers survive and prosper in this new financial climate without tax evading clients and if so, who will be the winners and losers?
A look at the pros and cons of having central registries of beneficial owners of offshore companies in offshore financial centers and whether the move towards them has substance or is political hot-air by the U.K. Government.
Commercial Court Judges in key Offshore Financial Centers discuss laws and rulings affecting international business disputes that come before their courts.