More than 250 offshore stakeholders from over 25 countries and jurisdictions come together at OffshoreAlert's flagship Annual Event in Miami Beach each year including leading lawyers, regulators, investigators, and service providers from Europe, UK, USA, Canada and key offshore jurisdictions. As in previous years, the conference program showcases high-profile speakers and our industry's most topical sessions tailored for those in the highest end of international finance.
1. 12th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference
May 4-6, 2014 | The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach | Miami Beach, FL
The Premier Educational & Networking Event on Offshore Finance
An Event Tailored for the Offshore World
Join 300 lawyers, regulators, investigators, and service providers from Europe, UK, USA,
Canada and key offshore jurisdictions to discuss the most critical issues affecting the industry.
Get The Answers You Need
The OffshoreAlert Conference
covers the full spectrum of
issues in Offshore Finance and
is a neutral forum to discuss and
analyze all material aspects that
affect individuals and corporations
conducting business in or through
Offshore Financial Centers.
Meet Key Industry Players
Gain access to some of the most
influential players in offshore
finance including leading judges,
lawyers, regulators, investigators,
and service providers from major
onshore and offshore jurisdictions
in different geographical regions.
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OffshoreAlert’s continued
commitment to impartiality
allows us to attract speakers and
delegates from both sides of the
fence and is why we can guarantee
that you will receive credible and
unbiased information about key
aspects of offshore finance.
A must for anyone who professes to practice in the offshore world”
- John Boaden, Managing Director of Investigations at Martin Kenney & Co., Solicitors
2. Dear Participant,
We look forward to welcoming you to our 12th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference Miami taking place at
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida on May 4-6, 2014. Once again, this year’s program
showcases high-profile speakers and our industry’s most topical sessions.
As a participant, you will establish new contacts and exchange financial intelligence on offshore finance
including the latest on tax initiatives, political, legal and compliance issues, beneficial ownership registries,
and financial transparency. You will find out how to identify and exploit opportunities, avoid legal and risk
pitfalls, and remedies that are available if your once-promising deal turns sour from over 40 top-flight
speakers. Plus, you will make great contacts by mingling with the crème de la crème in the private and
public sectors of numerous onshore and offshore jurisdictions.
As in previous years, OffshoreAlert’s Miami Conference is the “must-attend” event in 2014 for those in the
highest end of international finance, attracting 250+ attendees from more than 25 countries in different
continents and is for everyone who is involved in international finance - in any capacity. High Net Worth
Individuals. Officers & Directors. Auditors. Bankers. Attorneys. Tax Advisers. Compliance Officers. Money
Managers. Investors. Investigators. Regulators. Law Enforcement.
If you have any questions, our conference team is happy to assist. We look forward to seeing you in Miami
Beach in a friendly and professional atmosphere amongst other offshore stakeholders.
David Marchant
David Marchant
Owner & Editor, OffshoreAlert
Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
May 4-6 2014
About offshorealert
OffshoreAlert is an independent news website founded in
1997 by investigative reporter David Marchant and offers
news, documents & intelligence about businesses and
individuals operating in Offshore Financial Centers, with an
emphasis on fraud investigations. OffshoreAlert also holds
conferences in North America and Europe tailored for the
offshore world.
OffshoreAlert is generally considered to be a leading
authority on OFCs and serious financial crime. It is routinely
quoted or referenced by news organizations around the
world, including The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles
Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Miami
Herald, Vancouver Sun, The Economist, BusinessWeek,
CBS News, BBC Radio, Bloomberg Television, United Press
International and many more.
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The 12th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference will take
place at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach. Directly on
the beach and featuring an architectural style that
hearkens back to the Art Moderne style of the early
1950’s, The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach is in walking
distance to a myriad of dining, galleries, shopping,
entertainment and nightlife venues that have defined
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4. 15:00 – 18:00 Registration & Badge Pick-up
16:00 – 17:00 Speed Networking
Take the guess work out of networking with this structured face-to-face business
networking activity designed to accelerate business contacts. Participants greet each
other in a series of brief exchanges during a set period of time. During an interac-
tion, attendees share their professional backgrounds and business goals. This event is
particularly useful for first-time attendees.
17:30 – 18:30 Welcome Cocktail Reception
Please join us for the Welcome Reception—the biggest social gathering of The Event.
Join a few hundred of your fellow Event attendees for music, hors d’oeuvres and
specialty cocktails! It’s a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and network
with other attendees.
Special Events
Sunday, May 4
17:30 – 16:30 Oceanside Networking Cocktail Reception
In a spectacular oceanfront cabana setting, our networking receptions have all the
glamour of tropical South Beach. Featuring DJs, cigar rollers, specialty cocktails,
hors d’oeuvres and plenty of networking. Attendees look forward to these fun and
exciting events every year.
Monday, May 5
Sponsored by Martin Kenney & Co., Solicitors and Freeborn & Peters LLP
Sponsored by Nixon Peabody
5. 08:00 – 08:50 Registration, Badge Pick-up & Breakfast
08:50 – 09:00 Welcome Remarks
An introduction to the conference, its aims and a breakdown of who is in attendance.
David Marchant, Owner & Editor, OffshoreAlert (Miami)
09:00 – 10:30 In An Age of Transparency & Automatic Tax Information Exchange, Can OFCs
Survive?
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?
Burke Files, Principal, Financial Examinations & Evaluations, Inc. (Arizona)
Tim Ridley, Former Chairman, Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (Cayman Islands)
Jack Blum, Chairman, Tax Justice Network (USA)
James McConvill, Counsel, Forbes Hare (London) & Senior Lecturer, Offshore Corporate Law, Victoria University
(Australia)
Dan Reeves, Founder, Offshore Compliance & Enforcement Consulting Group & Retired Senior Advisor, IRS Off-
shore Compliance Initiatives (New Jersey)
10:30 – 11:00 Refreshment Break
11:00 – 12:30 Tax, Fraud, & Finance: Offshore Judges Discuss Key Rulings at Their Courts
Commercial Court Judges in key Offshore Financial Centers discuss laws and rulings
affecting international business disputes that come before their courts.
Edward Davis, Jr., Founding Shareholder, Astigarraga Davis (Miami)
Edward Bannister QC, Presiding Judge, British Virgin Islands Commercial Court (BVI)
Neville Adderley, Justice of Appeal, The Bahamas Court of Appeal (Bahamas)
Ian Kawaley, Chief Justice, Bermuda (Bermuda)
12:30 – 13:45 PwC Oceanside Luncheon
Sponsored by:
13:45 – 15:00 Session 1: Debt Collection: How to Locate Bank Accounts & Other Assets to Enforce
Judgments
Find out how to legally locate debtors’ bank accounts and other assets and how to
get the most value from your judgment enforcement attorney.
Joe Dickerson, Founder & CEO, Financial Forensic Services (Denver)
Robert Pinchuck, President, Columbia Financial International (West Palm Beach)
Session 2: Blood, Sweat & TIEAs: Tax Information Exchange Litigation in OFCs
This session will look at legal challenges by taxpayers to applications at offshore
courts for information under Tax Information Exchange Agreements.
Alex Potts, Partner, Sedgwick Chudleigh (Bermuda)
Thomas Lowe QC, Barrister, Wilberforce Chambers (London)
MondayMay 5, 2014
6. Session 3: Beneficial Ownership Registries: An Update
A look at the pros and cons of having central registries of beneficial owners of off-
shore companies in offshore financial centers and whether the move towards them
has substance or is political hot-air by the U.K. Government.
Gonzalo Jalles, CEO, Cayman Finance (Cayman Islands)
Glenford Malone, Deputy Director, Investment Business, British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
(BVI)
15:00 – 16:00 Session 1: How to Identify Investment Frauds & Reduce Your Liability
Learn how to identify Ponzi schemes and other investment frauds so that you may
reduce your exposure to lawsuits, regulatory actions, and losses.
David Marchant, Owner & Editor, OffshoreAlert (Miami)
Carlo Fedrigoli, Counsel, Galadari & Associates (Dubai)
James Pomeroy, Director, Forensic Services, PwC (Caribbean)
Session 2: The Next Big Thing: How The OECD’s Action Plan on ‘Base Erosion &
Profit Shifting’ Will Affect OFCs & Their Clients
The implications of the OECD’s Action Plan on Base Erosion & Profit Shifting for off-
shore financial centers and their clients.
Ben Arrindell, Member, United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
(Barbados)
Chris Faiferlick, Tax Bureau Member, Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (Washington, DC)
Session 3: Onshore Litigation Options for Offshore Funds
The pros and cons of offshore funds litigating in the United States, as opposed to
offshore.
Jonathan Sablone, Partner, Nixon Peabody (New York)
Colette Wilkins, Partner, Walkers (Cayman Islands)
16:00 – 16:30 Refreshment Break
16:30 – 17:30 Session 1: Bitcoin & Financial Crime: An Analysis
This session will look at how the digital currency Bitcoin is used by financial criminals
to commit a range of offenses, including theft, fraud, and money laundering.
Christine Duhaime, Partner, Duhaime Law (Toronto)
Nicolas Christin, Assistant Research Professor, Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh)
Session 2: Expected DOJ Implications & Likely Activities Flowing from FATCA & Re-
cent Intergovernmental Agreements
Find out how to prepare for - and head-off - DOJ investigations and prosecutions
concerning FATCA and IGAs.
Tim Prudhoe, Partner, Kobre & Kim (BVI)
Sean Casey, Partner, Kobre & Kim (New York)
Nick Matthews, Member, Kinetic Partners (London)
Session 3: When Onshore-Offshore Liquidations Collide: How are Assets Divided?
This session will analyze recent court decisions when onshore and offshore liquida-
tions clash.
Neal Levin, Partner, Freeborn & Peters (Chicago)
Paul Dennis QC, Partner, O’Neal Webster (BVI)
Nicholas Fox, Managing Associate, Mourant Ozannes (Cayman Islands)
17:30 – 18:30 Oceanside Networking Cocktail Reception
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7. 08:00 – 09:00 Registration and IPSA Breakfast
Sponsored by:
09:00 – 10:30 Turks & Caicos Islands: Inside One of the World’s Largest Asset Recovery Pro-
grams
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.
James Maton, Partner, Edwards Wildman (London)
10:30 – 11:00 IPSA Networking Refreshment Break
Sponsored by:
11:00 – 12:15 Session 1: Inside the Cayman Islands: The ‘Operation Tempura’ Affair
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.
Brent Fuller, Photo-Journalist, Cayman Free Press (Cayman Islands) - Moderator
Dan Duguay, Former Auditor General of the Cayman Islands (Canada)
John Evans, Former Covert Participating Informant, Operation Tempura (London)
Martin Bridger, Former Senior Investigator, Operation Tempura (London)
Session 2: Financing Asset Recovery Attempts: Third-Party Litigation Funding &
Success Fees for Asset Recovery Professionals
Experts in the field will explain how they determine whether a third-party lawsuit is
worth funding, how risk is assessed and managed, where and how money is spent,
how recovered assets are split between investors, asset recovery professionals and
victims, and how decisions are made about continuing funding a case or pulling the
plug.
Martin Kenney, Managing Partner, Martin Kenney & Co., Solicitors (BVI)
Timothy D. Scrantom, Principal, Scrantom Dulles International (Washington, D.C.)
Jonathan Cooperman, Partner, Farber Financial Group (Toronto)
12:15 – 13:30 Kobre & Kim Oceanside Luncheon
Sponsored by:
TuesdayMay 6, 2014
8. 13:30 – 14:30 Session 1: Tracing USD Wire Transfers Via Intermediary Bank Discovery & Using
‘Global’ New York Attachment Orders to Seize Assets
This session will cover cutting-edge techniques and emerging trends in International
Insolvency and Debt Enforcement.
Warren Gluck, Senior Associate, Holland & Knight (New York)
Chris Kennedy, Senior Manager, RHSW (Cayman Islands)
Session 2: Financial Transparency: A Comparison of Jurisdictions
A 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.
Andres Knobel, Consultant, Tax Justice Network (Argentina)
Session 3: Gaddafi’s Libya: Inside the Covert Operation to Recover $240 m of ‘Sto-
len’ Cash
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.
Martin Kenney, Managing Partner, Martin Kenney & Co., Solicitors (BVI)
Kim Marsh, Executive Vice President, International Operations, IPSA International (London)
14:30 – 15:30 Session 1: Offshore Insurance Schemes: Are Insureds Cheating The Government Or
Are Insurers Cheating Insureds?
An overview of offshore tax shelters and other schemes involving insurance arrange-
ments, IRS actions against those programs, and how their clients have fared in crimi-
nal, tax and civil litigation.
Jay Adkisson, Chair, American Bar Association’s Committee on Captive Insurance (California)
Denis Kleinfeld, Of Counsel, Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph (Miami)
Session 2: Tales From the Field: Do Banks Lie When Served with Documents Sub-
poenas in Fraud & Asset Recovery Inquiries?
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.
Martin Kenney, Managing Partner, Martin Kenney & Co., Solicitors (BVI)
Edward Davis, Jr., Founding Shareholder, Astigarraga Davis (Miami)
15:30 – 16:00 Refreshment Break
16:00 – 16:45 The Fraudster’s Playbook: How To Anticipate His Every Move
This session will take you deep inside the playbook of the fraudster to learn the tricks
of his trade and allow you to anticipate his every move.
Neal Levin, Partner, Freeborn & Peters (Chicago)
16:45 – 17:45 ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’: The Real Story (Not Hollywood’s Fantasy Version)
The true story of ‘The Lamb of Long Island’ or, as Jordan Belfort (and no-one else)
calls himself, ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ by the former U. S. federal prosecutor who
brought him to justice.
Joel M. Cohen, Partner, Gibson Dunn (New York)
17:45 – 18:00 Closing Remarks
David Marchant, Owner & Editor, OffshoreAlert (Miami)
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9. Alex Potts
Partner, Sedgwick Chudleigh
(Bermuda)
Alex specializes in
commercial litigation and
arbitration, with a focus
on Bermuda and offshore-
related disputes.
Andres Knobel
Consultant, Tax Justice Network
(Argentina)
Andres is part of the Tax
Justice Network’s Team
that compiles the Financial
Secrecy Index, which ranks
jurisdictions according to
their secrecy and the scale of
their activities.
Ben Arrindell
Member, United Nations
Committee of Experts on
International Cooperation in Tax
Matters (Barbados)
Ben is currently a director of
Cidel Bank & Trust, Inc. in
Barbados and is an expert on
international tax matters.
Brent Fuller
Photo-Journalist, Cayman
Free Press (Cayman Islands) -
Moderator
As a journalist working in
Cayman since 2006, Brent
has reported extensively
about Operation Tempura.
Burke Files
Principal, Financial
Examinations & Evaluations,
Inc. (Arizona)
Burke specializes in financial
investigations and due
diligence, with an emphasis
on serious financial crime,
such as fraud and money
laundering.
Carlo Fedrigoli
Counsel, Galadari & Associates
(Dubai)
Carlo specializes in banking
and financial regulation and
white-collar crime, including
complex cases of corporate
and financial fraud, anti-
money laundering and
offshore investigations.
Chris Faiferlick
Tax Bureau Member, Business
and Industry Advisory
Committee to the OECD
(Washington, DC)
Chris specializes in transfer
pricing and is a Tax Bureau
member of the Business and
Industry Advisory Committee
to the OECD.
Chris Kennedy
Senior Manager, RHSW
(Cayman Islands)
Chris specializes in
insolvency, restructuring and
corporate finance.
Christine Duhaime
Partner, Duhaime Law
(Toronto)
Christine practices primarily
in the area of financial
regulatory compliance and
has become an expert
on financial crime issues
concerning Bitcoin.
Colette Wilkins
Partner, Walkers (Cayman
Islands)
Colette specializes in
litigation, contentious
restructuring and insolvency.
Dan Duguay
Former Auditor General of the
Cayman Islands (Canada)
Dan is a former Auditor
General of the Cayman
Islands and a former Audit
Manager for the Office
of the Auditor General in
Bermuda. The Governments
of both jurisdictions have
been plagued by corruption
allegations in recent years.
Dan Reeves
Founder, Offshore Compliance
& Enforcement Consulting
Group & Retired Senior
Advisor, IRS Offshore
Compliance Initiatives (New
Jersey)
While with the IRS from 1977
to 2012, Dan developed
many of the investigative
techniques currently
being used to identify U.
S. taxpayers with offshore
bank accounts and has
led a number of high-
profile investigations that
involved the use of John
Doe summonses to obtain
offshore banking records,
including UBS AG, HSBC, the
Stanford Financial Group and
others.
David Marchant
Owner & Editor, OffshoreAlert
(Miami)
David Marchant has been a
journalist since 1984, working
in the United Kingdom,
Bermuda and the USA.
He is the sole shareholder
and editor of OffshoreAlert,
which is based in Miami,
Florida and was launched in
February, 1997.
Denis Kleinfeld
Of Counsel, Fuerst Ittleman
David & Joseph (Miami)
Denis specializes in
international tax law.
Edward Bannister QC
Presiding Judge, British Virgin
Islands Commercial Court (BVI)
Edward was appointed the
first Commercial Court Judge
in the British Virgin Islands in
2009.
Edward Davis, Jr.
Founding Shareholder,
Astigarraga Davis (Miami)
Based in Miami, Ed
specializes in international
fraud and asset recovery and
has been involved in several
high-profile cases.
Glenford Malone
Deputy Director, Investment
Business, British Virgin Islands
Financial Services Commission
(BVI)
Glenford has worked for more
than 10 years for the financial
services regulator in one of
the world’s most prominent
offshore financial centers.
Gonzalo Jalles
CEO, Cayman Finance
(Cayman Islands)
As CEO of Cayman Finance,
Gonzalo plays a leading
role in the promotion of the
Cayman Islands’ financial
services industry.
Ian Kawaley
Chief Justice, Bermuda
(Bermuda)
Ian is Bermuda’s Chief
Justice, having previously
served as a Commercial
Court judge at Bermuda
Supreme Court.
Jack Blum
Chairman, Tax Justice Network
(USA)
Jack has significant
experience and focuses
his practice in the areas of
bank and securities firm
compliance, congressional
investigations, international
financial crime, money
laundering and offshore tax
evasion.
SpeakersMeet the Players
10. James Maton
Partner, Edwards Wildman
(London)
James advised the
Government of the Turks
& Caicos Islands in one
of the world’s largest
civil recovery programs,
involving an extensive
number of cases seeking
to recover land obtained by
corruption, the termination
of substantial development
agreements, and claims for
misappropriated funds and
evaded stamp duty.
James McConvill
Counsel, Forbes Hare (London)
& Senior Lecturer, Offshore
Corporate Law, Victoria
University (Australia)
James specializes in
international banking and
finance law, corporate
governance and compliance,
mergers and acquisitions,
and insurance.
James Pomeroy
Director, Forensic Services,
PwC (Caribbean)
James specializes in
complex, multi-jurisdictional
insolvency cases and fraud
investigations, including
offshore banks and
investment funds.
Jay Adkisson
Chair, American Bar
Association’s Committee on
Captive Insurance (California)
Jay specializes in the
areas of creditor-debtor
litigation, asset protection,
wealth preservation, captive
insurance companies and
insurance/reinsurance
litigation.
Joe Dickerson
Founder & CEO, Financial
Forensic Services (Denver)
Joe specializes in locating
and seizing assets to satisfy
judgments.
Joel M. Cohen
Partner, Gibson Dunn (New
York)
While serving as Assistant U.
S. Attorney for the Eastern
District of New York, Joel
prosecuted notorious penny
stock swindler Jordan
Belfort - the subject of Martin
Scorsese’s movie ‘The Wolf of
Wall Street’.
John Evans
Former Covert Participating
Informant, Operation Tempura
(London)
John’s search of his
newspaper’s office in the
Cayman Islands helped to
trigger Operation Tempura
and he later became a covert
‘participating informant’ for
police.
Jonathan Cooperman
Partner, Farber Financial
Group (Toronto)
Jonathan specializes in
fraud investigations, forensic
accounting, and asset
recovery.
Jonathan Sablone
Partner, Nixon Peabody (New
York)
Jonathan is a litigation
partner and chair of Nixon
Peabody’s Private Funds
Dispute practice.
Kim Marsh
Executive Vice President,
International Operations, IPSA
International (London)
Kim specializes in multi-
jurisdictional corruption,
bribery and due diligence
investigations, and
anti-money laundering
assignments targeting
offshore and onshore tax
havens.
Martin Bridger
Former Senior Investigator,
Operation Tempura (London)
A retired senior Metropolitan
Police Officer in London,
Martin is the former Senior
Investigator of Operation
Tempura.
Martin Kenney
Managing Partner, Martin
Kenney & Co., Solicitors (BVI)
Martin is perhaps the best-
known fraud and asset
recovery attorney in the
world, having worked on
a number of high-profile
international cases.
Neal Levin
Partner, Freeborn & Peters
(Chicago)
Often compared to Mr. Wolf
from Pulp Fiction, Mr. Levin
- a fraud specialist - is most
notably summoned when the
case ‘stinks’.
Neville Adderley
Justice of Appeal, The Bahamas
Court of Appeal (Bahamas)
Justice Adderley is a Justice
of Appeal at The Bahamas
Court of Appeal.
Nicholas Fox
Managing Associate, Mourant
Ozannes (Cayman Islands)
Nicholas specializes in
insolvency and financial
services litigation.
Nick Matthews
Member, Kinetic Partners
(London)
Nick specializes in
helping financial services
firms prepare for FATCA
compliance.
Nicolas Christin
Assistant Research Professor,
Carnegie Mellon University
(Pittsburgh)
Nicolas is the co-author of
a report entitled ‘Beware
the Middleman: Empirical
Analysis of Bitcoin-Exchange
Risk’.
Paul Dennis QC
Partner, O’Neal Webster (BVI)
Paul specializes in
commercial litigation,
corporate insolvency,
shipping and admiralty.
Robert Pinchuck
President, Columbia Financial
International (West Palm
Beach)
Robert offers a variety of
products and services to the
debt collection industry.
Sean Casey
Partner, Kobre & Kim (New
York)
Sean specializes in complex
white-collar criminal
defense matters, regulatory
enforcement matters, and
internal investigations.
Thomas Lowe QC
Barrister, Wilberforce
Chambers (London)
Tom’s main areas of expertise
include commercial fraud,
insolvency, trust litigation,
professional negligence,
financial services, banking as
well as probate disputes.
Tim Prudhoe
Partner, Kobre & Kim (BVI)
Tim is an experienced
commercial litigator with
extensive experience in
relation to offshore financial
centers, including the BVI,
Turks & Caicos Islands, and
Bermuda.
Tim Ridley
Former Chairman, Cayman
Islands Monetary Authority
(Cayman Islands)
Tim is a former senior
partner of leading Cayman
Islands-headquartered law
firm Maples and Calder and
a former Chairman of the
Cayman Islands Monetary
Authority.
Timothy D. Scrantom
Principal, Scrantom Dulles
International (Washington,
D.C.)
An American lawyer and
English barrister, Timothy is
also an entrepreneur, having
co-founded two litigation
funding firms, namely
BlackRobe Capital Partners
LLC and Juridica Capital
Management Ltd.
Warren Gluck
Senior Associate, Holland &
Knight (New York)
Warren specializes
in international debt
enforcement and cross-
border insolvency and has
pioneered new asset tracing
methods.
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11. Gold Sponsors
With special thanks to our Sponsors and Partners
Platinum Sponsors
Astigarraga Davis is a specialized commercial law firm with a practice focused on asset
recovery and financial fraud (representing victims of fraud and corruption), bankruptcy
and creditors’ rights litigation (representing banks and other creditors), and international
litigation and arbitration. Our firm has located and pursued fraudsters who have victim-
ized governments, financial institutions, private entities and individuals.
Martin Kenney & Co. is a specialist, multi-jurisdictional investigative and litigation prac-
tice based in Road Town, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The lawyers of the firm
concentrate on the representation of persons harmed by economic crime in a multi-juris-
dictional setting. The firm uses a combination of traditional and extraordinary measures
to gather, most usually on an emergency basis, evidence of serious forms of wrongdo-
ing, and to recover substantial value in many places concurrently.
Freeborn & Peters LLP is a full-service law firm, headquartered in Chicago, with inter-
national capabilities. Freeborn’s Fraud and Internal Investigations Team focuses on the
investigation, prosecution and recovery related to many varieties of fraudulent activity,
corruption and other misconduct, including Ponzi schemes; securities, bankruptcy, insur-
ance and bank fraud; government corruption and FCPA; antitrust violations; fraudulent
conveyances; and offshore financial centers.
Nixon Peabody LLP is one of the largest multi-practice law firms in the world, with offices
in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The firm is an international leader in alternative investment
litigation representing hedge funds, private equity funds, venture funds, liquidators,
trustees, institutional investors, investment banks and high-net-worth individuals. Our liti-
gators have extensive experience handling matters relating to U.S. investment products
domiciled in offshore jurisdictions in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands. We
have represented numerous European investors in U.S. onshore disputes stemming from
such offshore investments, and offer a global strategy by leveraging our assets in the
world’s financial markets.
Mourant Ozannes is an offshore law firm providing advice on Cayman, Guernsey and
Jersey law to the world’s leading financial institutions, public companies, corporations,
fund promoters and private clients. We work alongside several of the most respected
international law firms. We have more top tier legal directory rankings than any other
offshore law firm (Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000, Legal 500 and PLC Which Lawyer,
2010).
Invest Barbados (IB) is an economic development agency of the government of Barba-
dos. IB is responsible for attracting, winning and sustaining international investment for
Barbados. The corporation is also responsible for unleashing the export potential of the
indigenous services sector and helping to develop and manage the Barbados Business
brand.
Since 2001, Secure Hosting has been providing premium hosting solutions to busi-
nesses who are concerned about data seizure, privacy loss or business interruption. Our
PCI compliant Cloud and Dedicated hosting solutions give you a higher level of privacy
and data security because our servers are located in data centers in The Bahamas and
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12. Gold Sponsors
PwC’s network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people provides multi-
jurisdictional solutions to complex issues in times of crisis or loss. Our team of forensic
specialists based throughout the Caribbean Region and around the world, can tackle
any crisis or anxiety costing you sleep: corruption, fraud, cybercrime, contract disputes,
litigation, intellectual property and licensing compliance, insurance claims, regulatory
investigations, and so on. We’re your trusted advisor, your expert witness, your investiga-
tor and your representative in mediation and arbitration. We fight threats to your brand
and bottom line – anywhere and everywhere, at a moment’s notice.
Kobre & Kim LLP is a conflict-free international law firm focused exclusively on litigation,
arbitration, and investigations. The firm leverages the skill and experience of English
solicitors and barristers (including three English Queen’s Counsel), offshore lawyers, and
U.S. trial attorneys (including more than a dozen former U.S. Department of Justice law-
yers) in an integrated advocacy team. This unique offering provides the firm with the full
capability to litigate in the world’s leading jurisdictions for complex commercial disputes,
cross-border government enforcement and regulatory investigations, as well as interna-
tional judgment enforcement and cross-border asset forfeiture and recovery matters.
Silver Sponsors
O’Neal Webster was founded in 1989 and has grown to become one of the leading com-
mercial and litigation law firms in the British Virgin Islands. The firm provides legal advice
and solutions of the highest quality to a broad client base, with particular emphasis on
corporate & finance, trusts, funds, commercial litigation, corporate restructuring and
insolvency. Our dedicated lawyers are consistently highlighted for their skill and experi-
ence within prominent industry and trade publications.
Farber Financial Group is a Canadian financial advisory services firm. From structuring,
negotiating, and executing M&A and corporate financing to rescuing, refinancing, and
rebuilding businesses, the advisors at Farber act swiftly and decisively to get results
every time. Additionally, we know that corporate fraud schemes are some of the most
complex crimes to detect and resolve. Our trained, certified, and licensed specialists
have the authority to exercise extraordinary legal powers, giving us access to a sus-
pected fraudster’s worldwide property and often enabling us to recover assets that may
otherwise be lost.
IPSA International, Inc. is an international risk advisory firm which provides clients in
the corporate, financial and legal communities with high-end investigative consulting
services. IPSA’s preferred practice areas are: Anti-Money Laundering, Investigative Due
Diligence, Anti-Corruption Bribery/Compliance and Litigation Support. We specialize in
fraud detection, prevention and investigation, international due diligence, global risk miti-
gation services and the proactive or reactive support of anti money laundering compli-
ance programs. We help our clients Manage the Balance Between Risk and Reward®.
13. Bronze Sponsors
Cayman National is the largest financial services provider in the Cayman Islands. It
provides business and personal banking services, trust and corporate services, fund
administration, and wealth management from the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man,
with representative offices in Dubai, Panama and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Bennett Jones is one of Canada’s premier business law firms. With a 90-year history and
unparalleled depth in energy, natural resources and project development, the firm has
over 360 lawyers advising clients on corporate, commercial and restructuring mandates
and litigation matters. Bennett Jones is well equipped to advise foreign businesses and
investors with Canadian ventures, and connect Canadian businesses and investors with
opportunities in China, the Middle East and around the world.
Your lawyer. Your law firm. Your business advisor.
Founded in 2003, Cayman Finance, formerly the Cayman Islands Financial Services
Association, serves to promote the integrity and transparency of the Cayman Islands’
financial services industry through cooperation and engagement with domestic and
international political leaders, regulators, organisations, and media and to encourage the
sustainable growth of the industry through innovation, education, and integration.
The Cayman Islands Government’s Ministry for Financial Services develops policies
and facilitates strategies that enhance and encourage economic activity. It achieves
this goal through collaboration with the private sector and other government agencies.
Among other responsibilities, entities that fall under the Ministry provide government with
policy advice and recommendations on international initiatives, including tax, trade and
regulatory matters; anti money-laundering and counter-financing of terrorism matters;
inward investment opportunities; and inter-government relations.
Campbells has over 40 years’ experience advising local and international clients on
Cayman Islands law and regularly represents large corporates and financial institutions
in substantial international transactions and disputes. Our lawyers are well recognised
for their expertise by leading directories and trade publications and regularly advise
some of the most prominent names in finance, investment and insurance. Our team
is actively involved in the development of Cayman legislation, sitting on various
government financial services legislative committees.
Rose LLP is a Canadian business litigation firm with a leading practice in multi-
jurisdictional fraud, corruption and asset recovery cases representing global financial
institutions, fraud victims and court-appointed trustees and receivers. The firm is
a founding member of ICC Fraudnet, and Matthew Lindsay Q.C. is ICC Fraudnet’s
Executive Director.
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Exhibitors & Supporting Sponsors
14. Group Discounts
A 10% group discounts is available for three or more
bookings from one company booked together as a group.
Fees
The standard fee for attending OffshoreAlert’s Conference
is outlined on the Registration form. This includes the
cocktail receptions, luncheon and refreshments, entrance
to all sessions & the exhibitor hall, certificate of attendance
on request, and the digital conference documentation and
materials submitted by the speakers. You may enclose
payment with your registration or we will send an invoice.
Payment is due within 30 days of registering. If registering
within 30 days of the event, payment is due immediately.
Payments can be made by check, Visa, MasterCard,
Discover or American Express. Please make all checks
payable to “KYC News, Inc.” and write the name of the
delegate(s) on the face of the check. If payment has not been
received prior to registration the morning of the conference,
a credit card hold will be required. All bookings are subject
to terms and conditions and your booking will be taken as
acceptance of these.
Dates: May 4-6, 2014
Venue: Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
Accommodation
Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
Group Rates: Standard Interior View Room $339.00
For Reservations: Call +1 305-671-2609
Please reference the OffshoreAlert Conference for Group
Rates. In order to receive the Group Rate, all reservations
must be made on or before April 14, 2014
Complaint Resolution Policy
For more information regarding administrative policies such
as complaint and refund, please contact our offices at +1
305-372-6296.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations received in writing prior to 21 March 2014 a
refund will be made of any ticket fee paid by the attendee less
a 10% administration charge. Cancellations received after
21 March 2014 will incur a charge of 50% of the total cost of
their booking. Cancellations received after 18 April 2014 will
incur a charge of 100% of the total cost of the booking. In the
case of a group booking of two, should a delegate/s cancel,
OffshoreAlert reserves the right to charge the difference
between the group rate and standard rates. If an attendee
fails to attend (without prior written cancellation) no refund will
be offered.
If OffshoreAlert cancels the event, OffshoreAlert is not
responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by
the registrants. Speakers and sessions are subject to change
without notice.
Substitutions
Substitution of one attendee for another will be accepted
without charge at any time but must be supported by a fully
completed Registration Form. Please notify OffshoreAlert by
emailing events@offshorealert.com as early as possible if this
is the case.
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