May 5, 2023

OffshoreAlert Conference Miami 2023

Tom Firestone, Stroock partner and former Resident Adviser at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, joined investigators and attorneys on the panel, “Russia in a Time of War – How to Investigate, Enforce Judgments & Handle Problem Clients,” a panel held during the 19th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference North America in Miami.

Together, panelists addressed:

• Increased lawsuits against Russia/Sanctioned Entities and how to enforce any awards, including seizing money frozen in European clearing houses and seizing private planes;
• How does the Russia-Ukraine War affect existing litigation and investigations;
• Confiscation of assets of Russian oligarchs;
• Inability of Russian banks to pursue debtors who often stole money or haven't returned the loans and who now live abroad; and
• Proactive Russian sanctions analysis investigations.

Listen to the discussion here. (Subscription Required).

• Government Affairs & Regulatory Support
• Litigation
• National Security / CFIUS / Compliance
• White Collar & Internal Investigations

• Washington, DC