McDermott Will & Emery

BDO USA P.C. v. Justin Rojas: Complaint (‘Raiding of Clients’)

January 5, 2024

Complaint that "arises out of former BDO employee Rojas’s departure to Armanino LLP - a competitor of BDO - and subsequent raiding of BDO clients and employees in violation of Rojas's restrictive covenant obligations to BDO" in BDO USA P.C. v. Justin Rojas at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Fortinbras Enterprises LP et al v. One Florida Bank: Complaint (‘$19M Fraudulent Transfers’)

August 23, 2023

Complaint "to recover more than $19,000,000 that was fraudulently transferred to One Florida Bank by non-party Lighthouse Management, LLC" in Fortinbras Enterprises LP, HT Investments LLC, Silver Rock Contingent Credit Fund LP, all of Delaware, USA, and Silver Rock Tactical Allocation Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands v. One Florida Bank at the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for Orange County, Florida.

Taylor Thomson v. Persistence Technologies (BVI) Pte Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$25M Crypto Fraud’)

June 13, 2023

Complaint alleging fraud in Taylor Thomson, described as a citizen of Canada residing in England v. Persistence Technologies (BVI) Pte Ltd., described as a British Virgin Islands company based in Singapore; Tushar Aggarwal, and Ashley Richardson at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

HASH Asset Management Ltd. et al v. DMA Labs Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$18M Crypto Fraud’)

December 23, 2022

Complaint alleging fraud involving "yield earning cryptocurrency" in HASH Asset Management Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; TAF Capital Pty Ltd., as Trustee for the Bluebottle Fund, of Australia, and Ni Kaihao, described as a citizen and resident of China v. DMA Labs Inc., ICHI Foundation, of the Cayman Islands; Nick Poore, and Bryan Gross at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Highlake Maritime Ltd. v. Kai Christian Poetschke et al: Complaint

December 8, 2020

Complaint alleging fraud in Highlake Maritime Limited, described as a British Virgin Islands-domiciled "estate planning and succession tool for a group of Venezuelan siblings" v. Kai Christian Poetschke, "who has maintained residences in both Miami Beach, Florida and Zurich", and Intelligent Capital Management LLC, of Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Aleksej Gubarev et al v. Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd. et al: Judgment (Defamation)

October 30, 2020

Approved Judgment in favor of the defendants regarding a libel complaint about "an article published by BuzzFeed Inc on its news website on 10 January 2017, under the headline 'These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia'" in Aleksej Gubarev, described as a Russian "businessman and entrepreneur" residing in Cyprus, and Webzilla Limited, of Cyprus v. Orbis Business Intelligence Limited and Christopher Steele, both of England, at the High Court of Justice, in London, England.

Aleksej Gubarev et al v. Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd. et al: Judgment (Misconduct)

July 31, 2020

Approved Judgment regarding alleged misconduct involving "the solicitors acting for the claimants, McDermott Will and Emery LLP and Ms Ziva Robertson, a partner in that firm" in Aleksej Gubarev and Webzilla Limited v. Orbis Business Intelligence Limited and Christopher Steele at the High Court, in London.

Nicholas Day v. Diligence, Inc.: Complaint for Advancement of Legal Fees & Expenses

February 11, 2020

Complaint for Advancement of Legal Fees & Expenses in Nicholas Day, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in France v. Diligence, Inc. at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Diligence Inc. v. Nicholas Day: Defendant’s Opposition To Status Quo Motion

January 27, 2020

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of a Status Quo Order regarding Switzerland-domiciled Diligence Global Business Intelligence SA in Diligence Inc., a Delaware company majority owned by Cayman Islands-domiciled Information Security Investments Company v. Nicholas Day, a citizen of the United Kingdom, at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Aleksej Gubarev et al v. Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd. et al: Approved Judgment On Split Trial

January 31, 2019

Approved Judgment on an application for a split trial in Aleksej Gubarev, Webzilla BV, and Webzilla Limited v. Orbis Business Intelligence Limited and Christopher Steele at the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, for England and Wales.

Hiscox Services Ltd. et al v. Montres Journe NY, LLC: Foreign Discovery Petition

May 29, 2018

Notice of Petition for an Order Granting Leave to Issue Subpoenas to Montres Journe NY, LLC for use in legal proceedings in Bermuda between Hiscox Services Ltd., Hiscox Agency Ltd., and Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited, as plaintiffs, and Yuval Abraham, as defendant, filed at the U. S. District Court for the New York.

InterAcciones Banking Corporation Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition

May 9, 2012

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Antigua & Barbuda by Charles Walwyn and Robert Wilkinson, as the Foreign Representatives of InterAcciones Banking Corporation Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Porton Capital Inc. v. Angela Dillow et al: Discovery Application

January 19, 2011

Application by Porton Capital Inc., of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Angela Dillow and Linda Homan for use in legal proceedings in England "against 3M UK Holdings Limited", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.