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    Qatar National Bank et al v. Perles Law Firm, P.C.: Discovery Application (France)

    Application by Qatar National Bank and Qatar Charity, both of Qatar, described as "the victims of a fraudulent scheme, pursuant to which a certain individual (or individuals) took advantage of a grieving family and, we are advised, their counsel at the Perles Firm by providing them with a forged bank record, which falsely linked QNB and QC to an alleged wire transfer that supposedly facilitated the heinous murder by terrorists of an American journalist, Steven Sotloff", to take discovery from Perles Law Firm, P.C. for use in legal proceedings in France, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

    HRH Princess Deema v. Ronald Gibbs et al: $45M Asset Freeze & Receivership Judgment

    Judgment regarding an application for an asset freeze injunction, the appointment of receivers, service out of the jurisdiction, and substituted service in HRH Princess Deema bint Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud, of Saudi Arabia v. Ronald William Gibbs, a lawyer based in England, and Elysium Yacht Limited, of the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    Edwin Garrison v. Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP: Class Action Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

    Class Action Complaint alleging civil conspiracy, aiding and abetting fraud, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, and RICO regarding the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison v. Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP, of New York, USA, described as "one of the foremost and most profitable American multinational law firms in the world", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Luc Despins v. Forbes Hare (BVI): Complaint (‘$124K Fraudulent Transfers’)

    Complaint to avoid and recover “fraudulent” transfers of $124,105 in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Forbes Hare, a law firm in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Bankruptcy Trustee of indicted Chinese ‘$1B fraudster & launderer’ Ho Wan Kwok sues Ogier BVI for $350K & others for $28M

    The U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee of New York-based, Chinese national Ho Wan Kwok, who is in custody awaiting trial for allegedly laundering more than $1 billion of fraud proceeds, has sued British Virgin Islands law firm Ogier in an attempt to recover $350,000 in 'unauthorized transfers', one of 23 recently-filed complaints against entities in Australia, BVI, England, Italy, Japan, and U.S. seeking to recover a total of $28.7 million in 'unauthorized or fraudulent' transfers.

    Luc Despins v. Ogier (BVI): Complaint (‘$350K Unauthorized Transfers’)

    Complaint in Luc Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for Ho Wan Kwok, a citizen of China currently in custody in the United States awaiting trial for an alleged $1 billion fraud and money laundering scheme v. Ogier, a law firm in the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.

    Everett Stern v. Michael Flynn et al: Complaint (‘Defamation’)

    Complaint alleging defamation by "labeling the Plaintiff as the purported Fake HSBC Whistleblower, asserting mental instability, branding him as a pathological liar, alleging false statements to the FBI and January 6th Committee, imputing deceit to the American public, and accusing him of impersonating a Federal Agent" in Everett Stern v. Michael Flynn, Joseph Flynn, Binnall Law Firm LLC, Jesse Binnall, and Jason Greaves at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

    C5 Capital Ltd. et al v. Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP: Discovery Application (England)

    Application by C5 Capital Limited, of England, described as "a highly successful specialist venture capital firm that invests in cybersecurity, space, and energy security, and André Pienaar, a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, to take discovery from law firm Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP for use in "anticipated foreign litigation" regarding "a breach of contract and/or defamation case against former C5 Capital employee Daniel Freeman - a U.K. citizen and domiciliary - who misused C5 Capital’s confidential information and made false, disparaging, and defamatory statements about C5 Capital and Mr. Pienaar to Stein Mitchell in breach of his Employment Agreement and Settlement Agreement with C5 Capital", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

    Madeleine Clark v. Harneys: Complaint (‘$370K Unpaid Wages’)

    Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Madeleine Clark, described as "a London barrister and former employee of the First Defendant under a fixed 2-year contract of employment dated 1 May 2017" v. Harney Westwood & Riegels, of the British Virgin Islands, and Harneys Gill at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    Eduardo Cohen Watkins v. Richard Rothberg et al: Discovery Application (Switzerland)

    Application b y Eduardo Cohen Watkins, described as "the son of Lily Safra and ... a collector and dealer of antiques", to take discovery from Richard Rothberg and Stephen Gardner for use in "two lawsuits pending in Switzerland related to the estate of Lily Safra", described as "a philanthropist and art collector" who died in 2022, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    USA v. Frederick Sharp et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Securities Fraud’)

    Criminal Indictment alleging securities fraud in USA v. Frederick L. Sharp, a resident of Canada; Luis Carrillo, a resident of Mexico; Mike K.G. Veldhuis, a resident of Canada; Paul Sexton, a resident of Canada, and Courtney M. Kelln, a resident of Canada, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

    Republic of Haiti v. Harris Sliwoski LLP et al: Notice of Removal (‘Legal Malpractice’)

    Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint alleging "legal malpractice action involving shockingly negligent litigation conduct by a law firm that claimed, without Plaintiff’s knowledge or authority, to represent Plaintiff then failed to make the most basic argument on Plaintiff’s behalf that would have avoided the subsequent entry of a $31 million judgment against Plaintiff", in the Republic of Haiti v. Harris Sliwoski LLP, Dan Harris, and John McDonald at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    America 2030 Capital Ltd. v. Mark Brantley et al: Complaint (‘Breach of Confidentiality’)

    Complaint alleging "breach of confidentiality, and breach of duty owed to a current and former client" in America 2030 Capital Limited, described as a Colorado company based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA that "operates a well-known business of stock loans around the world" v. Mark Brantley, described as "attorney and founding partner at Daniel Brantley Attorneys at Law, Premier of Nevis, and resident of the state of Saint Christopher and Nevis"; Daniel Brantley Attorneys at Law, a law firm in Nevis; Brian Barnes, Elizabeth Harper, Dia Forrester, each described as a partner of Daniel Brantley Attorneys at Law residing in Nevis; Sunpower Business Group Pte Ltd., and Tournan Trading Pte Ltd., both of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Video: Attorney From Hell: Stephen David Jones

    In this video, the incredible story of dishonest English attorney Stephen David Jones, the senior partner of Jirehouse law firm who was sentenced to 12 years in prison at LondoIn this video, we explore the story of Stephen David Jones, a former senior partner at Jirehouse law firm, sentenced to 12 years for defrauding an American billionaire of £13 million. This unique case, which led to a private prosecution after inaction by authorities, is presented by criminal lawyer Steven Kay KC and journalist Nick Kochan.

    CE Line One Corporation Ltd. v. Citigroup, Inc.: Discovery Application (England)

    Application by CE Line One Corporation Ltd., formerly known as Five Ocean’s Trading Asia Limited, of Hong Kong, to take discovery from Citigroup Inc. and Jonathan C. Goldstein, P.C. for use in "civil and criminal proceedings to be initiated in England and Wales" against "Jeremy Bennett, a British solicitor; 7 Legal and Finance Limited, a British “national business; and Darren Neil Masters, a financial consultant living in Naples, Florida" regarding an alleged $11.3 million investment fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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    Luiza Dubrovsky v. Cole Schotz PC et al: Complaint (‘$5.4M Legal Malpractice’)

    Complaint alleging legal malpractice against the defendants "arising out of their concurrent representation of the adverse interests of two clients in connection with a series of commercial transactions, including secured loans and sales of membership interests related to mixed-use real estate at 172-174 Madison Avenue and 176 Madison Avenue (a/k/a 21 East 33rd Street), New York, New York" in Luiza Dubrovsky v. John Steven Stewart, an attorney, and Cole Schotz PC, a law firm, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Stacy Quinney v. Etienne Blake: Complaint (‘$105K Debt’)

    Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim alleging a Cayman Islands law firm has failed to return a client's funds that it held in trust for a Canadian client in Stacy Quinney, described as "a businessman and a citizen of Canada" v. Etienne Blake, a law firm, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    Robert Allen Law P.A. v. Creative Management Consulting Sàrl et al: Complaint (‘Monaco Yacht Show’)

    Complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference with existing business relationship in Robert Allen Law, P.A., described as a Miami, USA-based "law firm that represents numerous foreign businesses in the yacht sector" v. Creative Management Consulting Sàrl and Jean-Lux Herouard, both of Monaco, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Etienne Blake v. Clyde Allen: Complaint (‘$77K Unpaid Legal Services’)

    Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim alleging unpaid legal services regarding the plaintiff's representation of the defendant "in connection with a serious professional conduct complaint made against him by previous clients" in Etienne Blake, described as "a firm of attorneys in and from the Cayman Islands" v. Clyde H. Allen, described as "an Attorney at Law and sole legal practitioner practicing from 'Clyde H Allen CHAMBERS'", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

    New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order on Motions (‘Accounting Fraud’)

    Decision and order on motions, including granting, in part, plaintiff's motions for summary judgment and sanctions against defendants' attorneys, in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

    Weihua Du v. Shalom Segelman et al: Complaint (‘$550K E-B Investor Immigration Program Fraud’)

    Complaint in Weihua Du, described as "a Chinese foreign investor who participated in the U.S. Government's EB-5 investor immigration program" v. Shalom Segelman, Line DC Manager LLC, The Line DC Escrow LLC, Yucaipa U.S. Hospitality Partners, LLC, YAAF II Parallel (U.S. Hospitality Partners), Inc., Adams Morgan Managing Member LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel Holdings LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel JV LLC, Adam Morgan Hotel Members LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel Owner LLC, Milou Chesapeake Regional Center LLC, Yevgeny Samokhleb, and Liu & Bitterman PLLC at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

    ‘I didn’t try to mislead you about Gibraltar’s Novasigma Ltd.’, writes Cyprus attorney Angelos Shakas

    Letter from Cyprus attorney Angelos Shakas in which he claimed "there was no intention to mislead" OffshoreAlert in a previous letter in which he claimed that the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission had removed a public warning against Gibraltar-domiciled Novasigma Limited, which was operated by Shakas' client, Georgia-based, Finnish tax advisor Jussi Hallikas, "due to the inaccuracy of its content" - an apparently false claim that led to the GFSC contacting Shakas after reading it in OffshoreAlert.

    BCI Finances Pty Ltd. et al v. Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP: Complaint

    Complaint "for turnover that arises from Olshan’s refusal to produce to the Foreign Representative documents in Olshan's possession, custody, or control that relate to its prior representation of Ligon 158" in John Sheahan, of Australia, as liquidator of B.C.I. Finances Pty Limited, Binqld Finances Pty Limited, E.G.L. Development (Canberra) Pty Limited, Ligon 268 Pty Limited, Gerobin Finances Pty Ltd., Erbin Finances Pty Ltd., Rawbin Finances Pty Ltd., Marbin Finances Pty Ltd., Erma Nominees Pty Ltd., and Ligon 158 Pty Ltd. v. Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, a New York-based law firm, at the U.S. Bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York.

    State of Georgia v. Donald Trump et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Georgia Election Interference’)

    Criminal Indictment in The State of Georgia v. Donald Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, a.k.a. Rudy Giuliani; John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith III, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, David Shafer, Shawn Still, Stephen Lee, Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, Sidney Powell, Cathleen Latham, Scott Hall, and Misty Hampton, a.k.a. Emily Misty Hayes, at the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.

    Edwin Garrison et al v. Sam Bankman-Fried et al: Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Exchange Collapse Litigation’)

    Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint in Edwin Garrison et al v. SkyBridge Capital II, LLC, Shane Chen, Sino Global Capital Holdings, LLC, Temasek International (USA) LLC, Samuel Bankman-Fried, Thomas Brady, a.k.a. Tom Brady; Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors LLC, Shaquille O'Neal, Udonis Haslem, William Trevor Lawrence, Kevin O'Leary, Shohei Ohtani, David Ortiz, Naomi Osaka, Nishad Singh, Solomid Corporation, Gary Wang, Gisele Bundchen, Lawrence Gene David, a.k.a. Larry David; Caroline Ellison, Dan Friedberg, Sam Trabucco, Thoma Bravo L.P., Paradigm Operations LP, Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, Armanino, LLP, Silvergate Bank, Zixaio Gary Wang, Ben Armstrong, Creators Agency, LLC, Andrei Jikh, Brian Jung, Erika Kullberg, Jeremy Lefebvre, Tom Nash, Kevin Paffrath, Jaspreet Singh, Graham Stephan, Altimeter Capital Management, LP, Deltec Bank and Trust Company Limited, Farmington State Bank, d.b.a. Moonstone Bank; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Signature Bank; Fenwick & West LLP, Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, Signature Bank, Sino Global Capital Limited, Softbank Group Corp., Softbank Vision Fund (AIV M2) L.P., Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, Tiger Global Management, LLC, Multicoin Capital Management LLC, Ribbit Capital, L.P., Jean Chalopin, K5 Global Advisor LLC, SkyBridge Capital II, LLC, SoftBank Group Corp., SoftBank Global Advisers Limited, SB Group US, Inc., and SoftBank Investment Advisers (UK) Limited at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Leandro Cabo et al v. Fenwick & West LLP: Class Action Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

    Class Action Complaint alleging a law firm participated in a crypto fraud by the FTX Group in Leandro Cabo, of California; Ryan Henderson, of California; Kyle Rupprecht, a citizen and resident of Canada; Vijeth Shetty, of Florida, and Warren Winter, a citizen and resident of Germany v. Fenwick & West LLP at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

    ‘Remove my name or I’ll sue’, writes English lawyer Roy Daby

    Letter from Roy Daby, a lawyer in England, threatening OffshoreAlert with legal action if we did not remove his name from a news article about a Mauritius company of which he is a director alongside banned U.K. director and serial fraudster Brett 'James' Jolly (the second Jolly-controlled company of which Daby has been a director).

    Alameda Research LLC et al v. Daniel Friedberg: Complaint (‘Legal Malpractice’)

    Complaint "to recover damages caused by breaches of fiduciary duties, legal malpractice, and other wrongdoing, and to recover fraudulent transfers" in Alameda Research LLC, described as "a Delaware limited liability company that had operations in the United States, Hong Kong, and The Bahamas"; FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; West Realm Shires Inc., and West Realm Shires Services Inc. v. Daniel Friedberg, who allegedly served as General Counsel and "Chief Compliance/Regulatory Officer" of the FTX Group, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

    Oussama El Omari v. Dechert LLP et al: Complaint (‘Hacking’)

    Complaint alleging hacking in Oussama El Omari, a former director of Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority, in the United Arab Emirates v. Dechert LLP, a law firm; Nicholas Paul del Rosso, described as a private investigator, and Vital Management Services Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Neil Gerrard v. Yuri Koshkin et al: Discovery Application (England)

    Application by David Neil Gerrard, a resident of the United Kingdom and a former partner of Dechert LLP law firm to take discovery from Yuri Koshkin described as "a U.S. citizen and a former Soviet intelligence officer", and Trident Group Global LLC, described as "a Florida LLC, headquartered in Miami", for use in legal proceedings in England, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Julie Harrigan: Disqualification (Jersey)

    Public Statement by the Jersey Financial Services Commission that it has disqualified Julie Ann Harrigan from the jurisdiction's financial services industry following her criminal conviction for fraudulent conversion while working as a lawyer, for which she received a three-year prison sentence.

    David Molner v. Reed Smith LLP et al: Complaint (Aramid Entertainment Fund)

    Complaint alleging "greed, grievous injury and continuing damages arising from Defendants’ deceiving Plaintiff David Molner into making a series of decisions in reliance on the promises of trusted colleagues and advisors whose true (but concealed) purpose was to wrest control from Plaintiff over the carefully planned, board-approved, shareholder-supported, voluntary liquidation of Aramid Entertainment Fund, Ltd. in the purposefully chosen venue of the Cayman Islands" in David Molner v. Reed Smith LLP, James C. McCarroll, James D. Sanders, Francisco Mok, Kurt Gwynne, Jordan W. Siev, Geoffrey Varga, Jess Shakespeare, Kinetic Partners, Duff & Phelps LLC, David Bree, Roger Hanson, Donald M. Seymour, and DMS Governance Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
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    Edwin Garrison v. Kevin Paffrath et al: Status Conference Request (‘Harassment of Counsel by ‘BitBoy Crypto’ Ben Armstrong’)

    Plaintiffs' Request for Status Conference regarding "Harassment Towards Counsel" by defendant Ben Armstrong, a.k.a. 'BitBoy Crypto', in Edwin Garrison, Gregg Podalsky, Skyler Lindeen, Alexander Chernyavsky, Sunil Kavuri, Gary Gallant, and David Nicol v. Kevin Paffrath, Graham Stephan, Andrei Jikh, Jaspreet Singh, Brian Jung, Jeremy Lefebvre, Tom Nash, Ben Armstrong, Erika Kullberg, and Creators Agency LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

    Kisha Trezevant v. Stanley Trezevant III: Motion to Compel Deposition of Norman Klein (Cayman Islands Attorney)

    Motion in Limine to Compel Deposition of Norman Klein, a partner with Appleby (Cayman) law firm, regarding allegedly "sham transactions" involving Cayman properties in Kisha Dean Trezevant v. Stanley H. Trezevant III at the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the 13th Judicial District, at Memphis, Shelby County. Editor's Note: This Motion in Limine was later struck and sealed by the Court "to reduce the opportunity for the now withdrawn allegations to be further disseminated".

    LDR International Ltd. v. Sara King et al: Complaint (‘$10.2M Fraud’)

    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.