OffshoreAlert Miami 2022

    April 24-26, 2022 | Ritz-carlton, south beach | miami beach, Florida

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    Archived event information for the 18th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference North America that took place on April 24-26, 2022 at the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. The world’s leading intelligence-gatherers, investigators, and asset recovery attorneys gathered to learn, network, and do business at OffshoreAlert’s conference-by-the-ocean in sunny Miami Beach.There were 17 sessions on topics such as Russia, crypto, offshore, litigation funding, and an array of other subjects, while speakers include industry giants such as Jules Kroll, who pioneered the modern corporate investigations industry.There were also numerous cocktail receptions, satellite parties, and extended networking breaks at which attendees mingled, developed contacts, and did business.
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    Sun Apr 24
    Mon Apr 25
    Tue Apr 26
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    Sun Apr 24
    5:30 PM

    Welcome Oceanside Cocktail Reception

    DiLido
    Sponsored By:
    Holland & Knight
    Validity Finance
    Mon Apr 25
    8:15 AM

    Networking Breakfast

    Salon 3
    Sponsored By:
    Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
    9:15 AM

    Opening Remarks

    David Marchant

    David Marchant

    Founder, Owner & Editor

    OffshoreAlert

    9:30 AM

    The Pegasus Project: How 'No-Click Spyware' Hacked Mobile Phones

    Salon 1 & 2

    This session will look at a zero-click smartphone spyware tool known as 'Pegasus' that was sold by the Israel-based NSO Group and was used by its clients to target more than 50,000 people, including businesspeople, lawyers, heads of state, political opponents, diplomats, human rights defenders, and journalists, providing the attacker with full access to the target's data, images, photographs, texts, camera, microphone and geolocation. Pegasus was exposed following a massive leak of confidential information, triggering a global investigation by journalists in which the hunted became the hunter. We will discuss how Pegasus worked and provide specific examples of what it was used for.

    Mark Seibel

    Mark Seibel

    Technology Policy Editor

    The Washington Post

    Stephanie Kirchgaessner

    Stephanie Kirchgaessner

    US Investigations Correspondent

    The Guardian

    10:30 AM

    Networking Break

    Salon 3
    Sponsored By:
    Bennett Jones
    11:15 AM

    Hunting Russian Oligarchs: Databases & Tools to Identify Their Assets

    Salon 1 & 2

    Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a surge in financial sanctions against Russian Oligarchs, banks, and other entities. The hunt is now on to identify beneficiaries, trace and freeze assets, including private jets and superyachts. This session will explore databases and tools that will help you know who you're dealing with and locate assets that they don't want you to know about.

    Ellen Hewitt

    Ellen Hewitt

    Senior Director

    FTI Consulting

    Nigel Nicholson

    Nigel Nicholson

    CEO

    GreyList Trace

    Roman Anin

    Roman Anin

    Investigative Reporter

    IStories

    Will Fitzgibbon

    Will Fitzgibbon

    Investigative Reporter

    ICIJ

    12:15 PM

    Networking Lunch

    DiLido
    Sponsored By:
    Martin Kenney & Co. Solicitors
    1:30 PM

    The Mechanics of Crypto Investigations

    Salon 1

    This session will show you how to investigate who stole the crypto, where it went, whether it was converted into fiat currency, and who has the proceeds now.

    Benedict Hamilton

    Benedict Hamilton

    Managing Director, Forensic Investigations and Intelligence

    Kroll

    Beth Bisbee

    Beth Bisbee

    US Head of Investigations

    Chainalysis

    Hakob Stepanyan

    Hakob Stepanyan

    Manager - Forensic Investigation & Litigation Services

    BDO USA

    Monika Laird

    Monika Laird

    Threat Finance Lead

    TRM Labs

    Offshore/Onshore Insolvency & Asset Recovery Playbook

    Salon 2

    This session will be a how-to guide to liquidating and recovering assets across borders involving both onshore and offshore jurisdictions.

    Hannah van Roessel

    Hannah van Roessel

    Director, Senior Legal Counsel

    Omni Bridgeway

    Ilan Cohen

    Ilan Cohen

    Intelligence Analyst

    Itur Financial Intelligence

    James Pomeroy

    James Pomeroy

    Director

    Grant Thornton

    Martin Kenney

    Martin Kenney

    Managing Partner

    Martin Kenney & Co (MKS)

    2:45 PM

    The Mechanics of Crypto Recovery

    Salon 1

    Having identified who stole the crypto, this session will show you how to recover it and who can be held legally liable, not just the thieves but those who laundered it and provided other services, including crypto exchanges.

    Aidan Larkin

    Aidan Larkin

    Chief Executive Officer

    Asset Reality

    Amanda Wick

    Amanda Wick

    Founder & CEO

    Association for Women In Cryptocurrency

    Carmel King

    Carmel King

    Director

    Grant Thornton

    Jean-Michel Verelst

    Jean-Michel Verelst

    Director

    Belgium's Asset Recovery and Asset Management Office

    Risky Business: The Dangers of Intelligence-Gathering

    Salon 2

    Members of the opaque community of intelligence gatherers discuss the risks of their profession.

    Christopher Steele

    Christopher Steele

    Director & Joint Founder

    Orbis Business Intelligence

    Masha Shvetsova

    Masha Shvetsova

    Co-Founder

    Vantage Intelligence

    Michael Ronickher

    Michael Ronickher

    Partner

    Constantine Cannon

    3:45 PM

    Networking Break

    Salon 3
    Sponsored By:
    Bennett Jones
    4:30 PM

    Crypto Litigation: Tips From Litigators

    Salon 1

    Lawyers who have brought lawsuits around the world to recover cryptocurrency from exchanges and other entities will discuss their experiences and offer tips to avoid problems and be effective.

    Amanda Tuminelli

    Amanda Tuminelli

    Lawyer

    Kobre & Kim

    Dani Haston

    Dani Haston

    Head of Global Asset Management

    Chainalysis

    Daniel Coyle

    Daniel Coyle

    Counsel

    Sequor Law

    Syed Rahman

    Syed Rahman

    Partner

    Rahman Ravelli

    New Paradigms for SEC-Offshore Office Holder Interaction: Cayman's 'T-Bills Mutual Fund' Resolution

    Salon 2

    A discussion of the watershed SEC/Offshore Liquidators compromise in the liquidation of Cayman Islands-domiciled Income Collecting 1-3 Months T-Bills Mutual Fund and what it means for future insolvencies.

    Guy Dilliway-Parry

    Guy Dilliway-Parry

    Partner

    Pirestleys

    Igal Wizman

    Igal Wizman

    Partner

    EY Bahamas

    Jessica Magee

    Jessica Magee

    Partner

    Holland & Knight

    Warren Gluck

    Warren Gluck

    Partner

    Holland & Knight

    5:30 PM

    Oceanside Cocktail Reception

    DiLido
    Sponsored By:
    Omni Bridgeway
    Sequor Law
    Tue Apr 26
    8:45 AM

    Networking Breakfast

    Salon 3
    Sponsored By:
    K2 Integrity
    9:30 AM

    Ongoing Multi-Billion Dollar Crypto Schemes: Tether & NEXO

    Salon 1

    This session will look at Tether and NEXO, two ongoing questionable schemes in the crypto industry that collectively involve hundreds of billions of dollars.

    Edward Normand

    Edward Normand

    Partner

    Roche Freedman

    Eric Rosen

    Eric Rosen

    Partner

    Roche Freedman

    Kyle Roche

    Kyle Roche

    Partner

    Roche Freedman

    The Promise and Pitfalls of Civil RICO as a Fraud Recovery Tool: A Litigator’s Perspective

    Salon 2

    Our panelists will explore using the civil Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") to recover damages for serious frauds, including treble damages and attorney's fees and costs. While civil RICO's remedies are powerful, pitfalls abound for the unwary litigator, including heightened pleading standards and securities transaction bars. Obtaining RICO personal jurisdiction over defendants both in and outside the United States will also be discussed.

    Daniel Treuden

    Daniel Treuden

    Founding Member

    Bernhoft Law Firm

    Joshua Bruckerhoff

    Joshua Bruckerhoff

    Partner

    Reid Collins & Tsai

    Robert Bernhoft

    Robert Bernhoft

    Founding Partner

    Bernhoft Law Firm

    10:30 AM

    Networking Break

    Salon 3
    Sponsored By:
    Greylist Trace
    11:15 AM

    Crypto Regulation & Enforcement: The Present & Future

    Salon 1

    This session will look at efforts around the world to regulate crypto, what's in the pipeline, and what effect it's likely to have on the industry.

    Ari Redbord

    Ari Redbord

    Head of Legal & Government Affairs

    TRM Labs

    Kathy Kraninger

    Kathy Kraninger

    VP, Regulatory Affairs

    Solidus Labs

    Lee Reiners

    Lee Reiners

    Executive Director, Global Financial Markets Center

    Duke University School of Law

    High-Value International Recovery: Tips From The Experts (Part One)

    Salon 2

    Leading international fraud and value recovery attorneys will take your questions and discuss emerging and dominant issues that impact your ability to be successful and effective. This session is intended to be informal and interactive and represents an opportunity for you to have your questions answered by experts who have 'been there, seen it, done it'.

    Adam Crane

    Adam Crane

    Partner

    Baker & Partners

    Alex Jay

    Alex Jay

    Partner

    Stewarts

    Edward H. Davis, Jr.

    Edward H. Davis, Jr.

    Founding Shareholder

    Sequor Law

    Maureen Ward

    Maureen Ward

    Partner

    Bennett Jones

    12:15 PM

    Networking Lunch

    DiLido
    Sponsored By:
    Delta Capital Partners
    1:30 PM

    NFTs, Fraud & Money Laundering

    Salon 1

    This session will look at Non-Fungible Tokens, how they work, what you need to know, and legal issues associated with them.

    Alex Shea

    Alex Shea

    Director, Risk, Regulatory & Compliance

    Guidehouse

    Joe McGill

    Joe McGill

    Global Investigations

    TRM Labs

    Olta Andoni

    Olta Andoni

    Deputy General Counsel

    Ava Labs

    High-Value International Recovery: Tips From The Experts (Part Two)

    Salon 2

    Leading international fraud and value recovery attorneys will take your questions and discuss emerging and dominant issues that impact your ability to be successful and effective. This session is intended to be informal and interactive and represents an opportunity for you to have your questions answered by experts who have 'been there, seen it, done it'.

    Aidan Larkin

    Aidan Larkin

    Chief Executive Officer

    Asset Reality

    Jonathan Tickner

    Jonathan Tickner

    Partner

    Peters & Peters

    Polly Sprenger

    Polly Sprenger

    Partner

    Addleshaw Goddard

    Tatiana Markel

    Tatiana Markel

    Partner

    BakerHostetler

    2:45 PM

    Crypto: The Future of Money or Fool's Gold?

    Salon 1

    Given the rise of cryptocurrencies, this session will analyze money, what gives it value, and contemplate what it will look like in the future, including what role, if any, crypto will play.

    Bob Seeman

    Bob Seeman

    Managing Partner

    CyberCurb

    Litigation Investing: ILOs & Other Developments

    Salon 2

    Leading investigators and funders of high-value international finance will take your questions and discuss emerging and dominant issues in litigation funding, including cases, legal rulings, returns, the role of investigators, and what they look for when deciding what cases to fund. This session is intended to be informal and interactive and represents an opportunity for you to have your questions answered by experts who have 'been there, seen it, done it'.

    The session will include a look at Initial Litigation Offerings, which is a new way of allowing investors to finance individual lawsuits through digital tokens.

    David Kerstein

    David Kerstein

    Managing Director

    Validity Finance

    Jonathan Sablone

    Jonathan Sablone

    MD, Global Director of Originations

    Delta Capital

    Ken Epstein

    Ken Epstein

    Investment Manager & Legal Counsel

    Omni Bridgeway

    Kyle Roche

    Kyle Roche

    Partner

    Roche Freedman

    3:45 PM

    Networking Break

    Salon 3
    Sponsored By:
    Greylist Trace
    4:30 PM

    An Hour With the Experts: Following the Money with Jules and Jeremy Kroll

    Salon 1 & 2

    Jules Kroll, the founder of the modern corporate investigations industry, discusses the evolution of the industry over the course of his 50-year career with his son and business partner, Jeremy Kroll. In the conversation, Jules will explore how he evolved his investigation and asset tracing techniques and strategies throughout his career to follow the money all the way back to its rightful owner. He will dive into the importance of adapting these techniques and strategies to meet today’s challenges, including sanctions against Russia, the anonymity of cryptocurrency, and the increasing complexity of financial crimes.

     

    Jeremy Kroll

    Jeremy Kroll

    President, Co-CEO, and Co-Founder

    K2 Integrity

    Jules Kroll

    Jules Kroll

    Executive Chair

    K2 Integrity

    Mariano Federici

    Mariano Federici

    Senior Managing Director

    K2 Integrity

    5:30 PM

    Closing Remarks

    Salon 1 & 2
    David Marchant

    David Marchant

    Founder, Owner & Editor

    OffshoreAlert

    5:35 PM

    Closing Happy Hour

    Lapidus Bar
    Sponsored By:
    We bring together leading speakers from major onshore and offshore jurisdictions who investigate or provide high-value, complex international financial products and services.
    Association for Women In Cryptocurrency
    Chainalysis
    FTI Consulting
    Belgium's Asset Recovery and Asset Management Office
    TRM Labs
    The OffshoreAlert Conference is an effective channel to get your message to participants in high-value international finance, particularly intelligence-gatherers, fraud and asset recovery specialists, insolvency specialists, litigation funders, investigators, regulators, law enforcement, and journalists. If you'd like your company to be part of this or a future event, we'd be happy to tell you more about our premier opportunities.

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