Case Studies
Asset Recovery in High Net Worth, Matrimonial Disputes: Practitioner Tips for Conducting Cross-Border Investigations, Enforcing Judgments and Overcoming High Stakes Obstacles

David Mizrachi
Senior Partner
MDU Legal (Panama)

Rachel Cropper-Mawer
Partner
Ogier (Jersey)

Zachary R. Potter
Managing Partner
Rottenstreich Farley Bronstein Fisher Potter Hodas LLP (USA)

Tod McDonald
CPA & Founder
Valid8 Financial (USA)
It is not uncommon for one of the parties in a marriage to conceal their wealth in complex holdings, trusts, and other methods of hiding those assets from their spouse. To effectively identify and value assets that have not been disclosed — or are grossly undervalued — it is important to utilize the latest legal, forensic and investigative tools to trace, trap and repatriate the hidden assets.
Some of the challenges, tools and assets that will be discussed in this engaging session include:
- Hurdles to gathering evidence in multiple jurisdictions
- How to obtain and serve freezing orders
- Forum and Venue: Challenges to selecting and changing the “battlefield” to speed up the cases, gain momentum and improve your clients’ chances of asset recovery
- How to effectively and ethically utilize forensic accounting and corporate intelligence for high stakes matrimonial asset recovery investigations
- Creative use of insolvency tools in matrimonial cases