The most-read publications out of our British Virgin Islands office in 2025 reflect readers’ continued interest in the evolving legal, regulatory and commercial landscape of the jurisdiction....more
Please join members of K2 Integrity’s specialist global asset recovery team for a virtual session focusing on the needs of legal teams pursuing asset recovery. You’ll hear from Tom Stanley, a senior managing director at K2...more
As cross-border insolvency and international arbitration continue to converge, creditors increasingly face a pivotal strategic question: where should an arbitration be seated, and in which jurisdiction should an award be...more
On 8 January 2026, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that it will return £400,000 to nine victims of a global email fraud dating back more than two decades. The move, achieved through a civil recovery order under the...more
Companies can expect an enforcement environment in 2026 that is increasingly coordinated, data-driven and globally integrated, with enforcement authorities and regulators across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific...more
In R. v Binance Holdings Limited, 2025 ONSC 7113, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the Court) issued a significant decision on the reach of Canada’s criminal restraint and management regime as it applied to...more
Hughes Hubbard advised Sompo Holdings, owner of one of Vincent van Gogh’s iconic “Sunflowers” paintings (valued at $250 million), in securing a major appellate win. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit...more
When airframes, engines, and other aircraft parts cross borders, the value and protection of collateral can shift just as quickly. For cross-border financiers and lessors, the assumption that their interests are fully secured...more
The case of Zappos owner Tony Hsieh, the late billionaire who was initially believed to have died intestate, without a valid will, took an unexpected turn when an apparent original will surfaced years later, halfway around...more
The enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the United States has become an increasingly complex area of law, particularly as recent appellate decisions have introduced new challenges and considerations for creditors...more
A developing situation involving sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), and the European Union has prompted critical questions about how far sanctions restrictions reach in...more
On Oct. 6, Delaware’s Court of Chancery dismissed an action seeking to freeze and recover over 1,000 ether (ETH) from two ex-employees of Duelbits, a Curacao-based online crypto casino, holding that ETH is intangible property...more
There is no doubt about it: crypto assets are gaining acceptance in the mainstream in the United States. Congress has passed the GENIUS Act, calling for a comprehensive regulatory framework for stablecoins. And the Securities...more
Sadly, victims of art theft are often left without recourse because they simply cannot locate their stolen property. However, sometimes luck has other plans. Stolen Art in a Children’s Movie- Artworks reemerge in the most...more
When a Ponzi scheme collapses, how does a bankruptcy trustee with limited resources and hundreds of innocent investors — some winners, some losers — address all the competing issues in an equitable and cost-effective way? The...more
On September 3, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had seized 300,000 kilograms of precursor chemicals used to produce methamphetamine that had been shipped from China and were intended for clandestine...more
The UK Home Office has published a progress report on the outcomes framework of the 2023 Economic Crime Plan 2 (ECP2). The ECP2 set out strategic objectives to reduce economic crime, safeguard national security and promote...more
When the UK government launched Economic Crime Plan 2 (ECP2) in March 2023, its ambitions were clear. Building on the first Plan, the 2023-26 strategy set out three overarching goals: to cut fraud; reduce money laundering and...more
You’ve navigated the complexities of litigation, meticulously built your case, and ultimately secured a judgment. The sense of victory is palpable, and you hold in your hand that seemingly definitive court order. However,...more
For over a decade, ACI & C5’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami has brought together an international community of top fraud litigators, asset recovery specialists, insolvency experts, in-house counsel, litigation...more
The tension among regulators between the push for increased transparency and the need to protect individual privacy is always apparent in asset searching exercises. This tension is a global phenomenon, central to the ongoing...more
In the context of asset recovery, a successful outcome largely depends on the ability of a claimant to garner sufficient disclosure of assets that are amenable to enforcement. This, in turn, explains why the powerful...more
This guide explores the latest legislative, regulatory and enforcement developments in Bermuda and provides expert analysis on industry-wide topics including the local legal framework, the main stages of a fraud case,...more
This guide explores the latest legislative, regulatory and enforcement developments in the British Virgin Islands and provides expert analysis on industry-wide topics including the local legal framework, the main stages of a...more
This guide explores the latest legislative, regulatory and enforcement developments in the Cayman Islands and provides expert analysis on industry-wide topics including the local legal framework, the main stages of a fraud...more