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Video: Attorney From Hell: Stephen David Jones

December 14, 2023
In this video, the incredible story of dishonest English attorney Stephen David Jones, the senior partner of Jirehouse law firm who was sentenced to 12 years in prison at LondoIn this video, we explore the story of Stephen David Jones, a former senior partner at Jirehouse law firm, sentenced to 12 years for defrauding an American billionaire of £13 million. This unique case, which led to a private prosecution after inaction by authorities, is presented by criminal lawyer Steven Kay KC and journalist Nick Kochan.

CE Line One Corporation Ltd. v. Citigroup, Inc.: Discovery Application (England)

November 28, 2023
Application by CE Line One Corporation Ltd., formerly known as Five Ocean’s Trading Asia Limited, of Hong Kong, to take discovery from Citigroup Inc. and Jonathan C. Goldstein, P.C. for use in "civil and criminal proceedings to be initiated in England and Wales" against "Jeremy Bennett, a British solicitor; 7 Legal and Finance Limited, a British “national business; and Darren Neil Masters, a financial consultant living in Naples, Florida" regarding an alleged $11.3 million investment fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
OffshoreAlert London

OffshoreAlert London – Our Best-Ever Agenda

November 26, 2023
Truth and reality will be on display at next week’s OffshoreAlert London conference. Some will like it, some will not, but both will benefit from hearing it. Our eclectic and […]

Luiza Dubrovsky v. Cole Schotz PC et al: Complaint (‘$5.4M Legal Malpractice’)

November 20, 2023
Complaint alleging legal malpractice against the defendants "arising out of their concurrent representation of the adverse interests of two clients in connection with a series of commercial transactions, including secured loans and sales of membership interests related to mixed-use real estate at 172-174 Madison Avenue and 176 Madison Avenue (a/k/a 21 East 33rd Street), New York, New York" in Luiza Dubrovsky v. John Steven Stewart, an attorney, and Cole Schotz PC, a law firm, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Stacy Quinney v. Etienne Blake: Complaint (‘$105K Debt’)

October 18, 2023
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim alleging a Cayman Islands law firm has failed to return a client's funds that it held in trust for a Canadian client in Stacy Quinney, described as "a businessman and a citizen of Canada" v. Etienne Blake, a law firm, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Robert Allen Law P.A. v. Creative Management Consulting Sàrl et al: Complaint (‘Monaco Yacht Show’)

October 10, 2023
Complaint alleging breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference with existing business relationship in Robert Allen Law, P.A., described as a Miami, USA-based "law firm that represents numerous foreign businesses in the yacht sector" v. Creative Management Consulting Sàrl and Jean-Lux Herouard, both of Monaco, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Etienne Blake v. Clyde Allen: Complaint (‘$77K Unpaid Legal Services’)

October 3, 2023
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim alleging unpaid legal services regarding the plaintiff's representation of the defendant "in connection with a serious professional conduct complaint made against him by previous clients" in Etienne Blake, described as "a firm of attorneys in and from the Cayman Islands" v. Clyde H. Allen, described as "an Attorney at Law and sole legal practitioner practicing from 'Clyde H Allen CHAMBERS'", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

New York AG v. Donald Trump et al: Decision & Order on Motions (‘Accounting Fraud’)

September 26, 2023
Decision and order on motions, including granting, in part, plaintiff's motions for summary judgment and sanctions against defendants' attorneys, in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Organization Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holdings Managing Member, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post Office LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC, and Seven Springs LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Weihua Du v. Shalom Segelman et al: Complaint (‘$550K E-B Investor Immigration Program Fraud’)

September 12, 2023
Complaint in Weihua Du, described as "a Chinese foreign investor who participated in the U.S. Government's EB-5 investor immigration program" v. Shalom Segelman, Line DC Manager LLC, The Line DC Escrow LLC, Yucaipa U.S. Hospitality Partners, LLC, YAAF II Parallel (U.S. Hospitality Partners), Inc., Adams Morgan Managing Member LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel Holdings LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel JV LLC, Adam Morgan Hotel Members LLC, Adams Morgan Hotel Owner LLC, Milou Chesapeake Regional Center LLC, Yevgeny Samokhleb, and Liu & Bitterman PLLC at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

‘I didn’t try to mislead you about Gibraltar’s Novasigma Ltd.’, writes Cyprus attorney Angelos Shakas

August 24, 2023
Letter from Cyprus attorney Angelos Shakas in which he claimed "there was no intention to mislead" OffshoreAlert in a previous letter in which he claimed that the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission had removed a public warning against Gibraltar-domiciled Novasigma Limited, which was operated by Shakas' client, Georgia-based, Finnish tax advisor Jussi Hallikas, "due to the inaccuracy of its content" - an apparently false claim that led to the GFSC contacting Shakas after reading it in OffshoreAlert.

BCI Finances Pty Ltd. et al v. Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP: Complaint

August 23, 2023
Complaint "for turnover that arises from Olshan’s refusal to produce to the Foreign Representative documents in Olshan's possession, custody, or control that relate to its prior representation of Ligon 158" in John Sheahan, of Australia, as liquidator of B.C.I. Finances Pty Limited, Binqld Finances Pty Limited, E.G.L. Development (Canberra) Pty Limited, Ligon 268 Pty Limited, Gerobin Finances Pty Ltd., Erbin Finances Pty Ltd., Rawbin Finances Pty Ltd., Marbin Finances Pty Ltd., Erma Nominees Pty Ltd., and Ligon 158 Pty Ltd. v. Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, a New York-based law firm, at the U.S. Bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York.

State of Georgia v. Donald Trump et al: Criminal Indictment (‘Georgia Election Interference’)

August 14, 2023
Criminal Indictment in The State of Georgia v. Donald Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, a.k.a. Rudy Giuliani; John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith III, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, David Shafer, Shawn Still, Stephen Lee, Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, Sidney Powell, Cathleen Latham, Scott Hall, and Misty Hampton, a.k.a. Emily Misty Hayes, at the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.

Edwin Garrison et al v. Sam Bankman-Fried et al: Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Exchange Collapse Litigation’)

August 11, 2023
Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint in Edwin Garrison et al v. SkyBridge Capital II, LLC, Shane Chen, Sino Global Capital Holdings, LLC, Temasek International (USA) LLC, Samuel Bankman-Fried, Thomas Brady, a.k.a. Tom Brady; Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors LLC, Shaquille O'Neal, Udonis Haslem, William Trevor Lawrence, Kevin O'Leary, Shohei Ohtani, David Ortiz, Naomi Osaka, Nishad Singh, Solomid Corporation, Gary Wang, Gisele Bundchen, Lawrence Gene David, a.k.a. Larry David; Caroline Ellison, Dan Friedberg, Sam Trabucco, Thoma Bravo L.P., Paradigm Operations LP, Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, Armanino, LLP, Silvergate Bank, Zixaio Gary Wang, Ben Armstrong, Creators Agency, LLC, Andrei Jikh, Brian Jung, Erika Kullberg, Jeremy Lefebvre, Tom Nash, Kevin Paffrath, Jaspreet Singh, Graham Stephan, Altimeter Capital Management, LP, Deltec Bank and Trust Company Limited, Farmington State Bank, d.b.a. Moonstone Bank; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Signature Bank; Fenwick & West LLP, Prager Metis CPAs, LLC, Signature Bank, Sino Global Capital Limited, Softbank Group Corp., Softbank Vision Fund (AIV M2) L.P., Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, Tiger Global Management, LLC, Multicoin Capital Management LLC, Ribbit Capital, L.P., Jean Chalopin, K5 Global Advisor LLC, SkyBridge Capital II, LLC, SoftBank Group Corp., SoftBank Global Advisers Limited, SB Group US, Inc., and SoftBank Investment Advisers (UK) Limited at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Leandro Cabo et al v. Fenwick & West LLP: Class Action Complaint (‘FTX Crypto Fraud’)

August 7, 2023
Class Action Complaint alleging a law firm participated in a crypto fraud by the FTX Group in Leandro Cabo, of California; Ryan Henderson, of California; Kyle Rupprecht, a citizen and resident of Canada; Vijeth Shetty, of Florida, and Warren Winter, a citizen and resident of Germany v. Fenwick & West LLP at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

‘Remove my name or I’ll sue’, writes English lawyer Roy Daby

August 2, 2023
Letter from Roy Daby, a lawyer in England, threatening OffshoreAlert with legal action if we did not remove his name from a news article about a Mauritius company of which he is a director alongside banned U.K. director and serial fraudster Brett 'James' Jolly (the second Jolly-controlled company of which Daby has been a director).

Alameda Research LLC et al v. Daniel Friedberg: Complaint (‘Legal Malpractice’)

June 27, 2023
Complaint "to recover damages caused by breaches of fiduciary duties, legal malpractice, and other wrongdoing, and to recover fraudulent transfers" in Alameda Research LLC, described as "a Delaware limited liability company that had operations in the United States, Hong Kong, and The Bahamas"; FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; West Realm Shires Inc., and West Realm Shires Services Inc. v. Daniel Friedberg, who allegedly served as General Counsel and "Chief Compliance/Regulatory Officer" of the FTX Group, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Oussama El Omari v. Dechert LLP et al: Complaint (‘Hacking’)

June 1, 2023
Complaint alleging hacking in Oussama El Omari, a former director of Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority, in the United Arab Emirates v. Dechert LLP, a law firm; Nicholas Paul del Rosso, described as a private investigator, and Vital Management Services Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Neil Gerrard v. Yuri Koshkin et al: Discovery Application (England)

May 23, 2023
Application by David Neil Gerrard, a resident of the United Kingdom and a former partner of Dechert LLP law firm to take discovery from Yuri Koshkin described as "a U.S. citizen and a former Soviet intelligence officer", and Trident Group Global LLC, described as "a Florida LLC, headquartered in Miami", for use in legal proceedings in England, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Julie Harrigan: Disqualification (Jersey)

May 12, 2023
Public Statement by the Jersey Financial Services Commission that it has disqualified Julie Ann Harrigan from the jurisdiction's financial services industry following her criminal conviction for fraudulent conversion while working as a lawyer, for which she received a three-year prison sentence.

David Molner v. Reed Smith LLP et al: Complaint (Aramid Entertainment Fund)

May 3, 2023
Complaint alleging "greed, grievous injury and continuing damages arising from Defendants’ deceiving Plaintiff David Molner into making a series of decisions in reliance on the promises of trusted colleagues and advisors whose true (but concealed) purpose was to wrest control from Plaintiff over the carefully planned, board-approved, shareholder-supported, voluntary liquidation of Aramid Entertainment Fund, Ltd. in the purposefully chosen venue of the Cayman Islands" in David Molner v. Reed Smith LLP, James C. McCarroll, James D. Sanders, Francisco Mok, Kurt Gwynne, Jordan W. Siev, Geoffrey Varga, Jess Shakespeare, Kinetic Partners, Duff & Phelps LLC, David Bree, Roger Hanson, Donald M. Seymour, and DMS Governance Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
OffshoreAlert Miami 2023

OffshoreAlert Miami – Final Agenda

April 18, 2023
After some late tweaks, the agenda for next week's OffshoreAlert Miami conference is now final - and it's one of the best that we've ever put on.

Edwin Garrison v. Kevin Paffrath et al: Status Conference Request (‘Harassment of Counsel by ‘BitBoy Crypto’ Ben Armstrong’)

March 20, 2023
Plaintiffs' Request for Status Conference regarding "Harassment Towards Counsel" by defendant Ben Armstrong, a.k.a. 'BitBoy Crypto', in Edwin Garrison, Gregg Podalsky, Skyler Lindeen, Alexander Chernyavsky, Sunil Kavuri, Gary Gallant, and David Nicol v. Kevin Paffrath, Graham Stephan, Andrei Jikh, Jaspreet Singh, Brian Jung, Jeremy Lefebvre, Tom Nash, Ben Armstrong, Erika Kullberg, and Creators Agency LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Kisha Trezevant v. Stanley Trezevant III: Motion to Compel Deposition of Norman Klein (Cayman Islands Attorney)

March 13, 2023
Motion in Limine to Compel Deposition of Norman Klein, a partner with Appleby (Cayman) law firm, regarding allegedly "sham transactions" involving Cayman properties in Kisha Dean Trezevant v. Stanley H. Trezevant III at the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the 13th Judicial District, at Memphis, Shelby County. Editor's Note: This Motion in Limine was later struck and sealed by the Court "to reduce the opportunity for the now withdrawn allegations to be further disseminated".

LDR International Ltd. v. Sara King et al: Complaint (‘$10.2M Fraud’)

February 11, 2023
Complaint alleging fraud in LDR International Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. Sara Jacqueline King, described as a lawyer who "is a partner at the law firm King Reuben", and King Family Lending LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Nüüd Foods v. Ryan Thomas et al: Amended Complaint (‘$2.5M Advance Fee Fraud’)

January 30, 2023
Amended Complaint in U-Be-Livin-Smart Inc., d.b.a. Nüüd Foods, of Ontario, Canada v. Ryan L. Thomas, Ryan L. Thomas, Attorney at Law, described as a Utah corporation; Granite Family Office LLC, Dan Worthington, David Earle, US Finance Inc., Brian Locker, Lund Capital Partners Inc., MSB International LLC, Max Barber, NaPo Limited, of Barbados and Saint Lucia; Nik Korakianitis, of Canada; Dale Parsons, of England; SKN International Services Inc., a.k.a. FundingNet Inc., of Nevis; David Prentiss, of Ontario, Canada; G4S Secure Solutions Bahrain W.L.L.,of Bahrain; Citation Capital Management Limited, of England, and Seneca Leadership Limited, of England, at the Fourth Judicial District Court, in and for Utah County, State of Utah.

David Bernahl v. Eversheds Sutherland Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Abuse of Process & Invasion of Privacy’)

January 27, 2023
Complaint alleging "an orchestrated effort by the defendant law firms and attorneys to simultaneously process across multiple jurisdictions eleven separate civil subpoenas duces tecum on an ex parte basis to obtain private and confidential information of Plaintiff, David Bernahl, for use in a highly publicized European domestic squabble to which he is not a party" in David Bernahl v. Eversheds Sutherland Ltd., of England; Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, of England; Eversheds Sutherland (Europe) Limited, of England; Eversheds Sutherland Bitãns, of Latvia; Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, Sergenian Ashby LLP, Ian S. Shelton, Joseph R. Ashby, and Sarah E. Paul at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Adrian Simonetti et al v. Jennifer Snyder et al: Complaint (‘$15M Fraud by Capital Force Group’)

January 23, 2023
Complaint for "pure bill of discovery" in Adrian Simonetti, Alejandro Hoffman, Beatriz Vazquez, Bincal LLC, Coral Sixty LLC, Ernesto Lalor, Esteban Hachuy, Fandwick Inc., Fernando Gomez, Guillermo Minuzzi, Ignacio Vidaguren, Juan Alzieu, Lidia Noemi Zalazar, Mariano Burstein, Martin Melhem, Matias Charas, Overcome Estate Ltd., Roxana Fabbrizzi, Sterogyl Ltd., and Tzutomo Ltd., who were collectively described as "the victims of a $15,000,000.00 fraud, theft, and conspiracy" allegedly committed by "Capital Force Group and its principals, Matias Costantini and Alberto San Miguel" for which the defendants "drafted loan agreements, acted as the escrow agent and was the recipient of most if not all the funds" v. Jennifer Snyder, an attorney, and Snyder International Law Group PA at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County.

Bull Blockchain Law LLP v. Towerthree Wireless del Ecuador SA et al: Complaint (‘Unpaid Legal Fees’)

January 18, 2023
Complaint alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment in Bull Blockchain Law LLP v. Towerthree Wireless del Ecuador S.A., of Ecuador; Tower One Wireless Corp., of Canada; LATAM Emerging Market Investment Fund SPC Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Banco Amazonas, of Ecuador, and LW Casa de Valores S.R.L., of Panama, at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County.

Proskauer Rose LLP v. Jonathan O’Brien: TRO Application

December 27, 2022
Application for a Temporary Restraining Order in Proskauer Rose LLP v. Jonathan O’Brien, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in New York who, until recently, was Proskauer Rose’s Chief Operating Officer, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Proskauer Rose LLP v. Jonathan O’Brien: Complaint (‘COO’s Theft of Trade Secrets’)

December 27, 2022
Complaint alleging "theft of Proskauer’s trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information" in Proskauer Rose LLP v. Jonathan O'Brien, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in New York who, until recently, was Proskauer Rose's "Chief Operating Officer", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Roche Freedman v. Microsoft Corporation: Motion to Compel Subpoena Compliance (‘Christen Ager-Hanssen Deposition’)

December 21, 2022
Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendants' Motion to Compel Microsoft Corporation to Comply with a Subpoena in advance of the deposition of Christen Ager-Hanssen, described as "a known entrapment artist and conspiracy promoter based in the U.K.", in Roche Freedman LLP v. Jason Cyrulnik and Jason Cyrulnik v. Roche Freedman LLP, Kyle Roche, Devin Freedman, Amos Friedland, Nathan Holcomb, and Edward Normand at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Oasis Capital LLC v. Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero PA et al: Complaint (‘Investment-Related Legal Malpractice’)

December 13, 2022
Complaint alleging legal malpractice regarding "certain investment/funding transactions" involving Molecular Data Inc., described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, China-based "chemical e-commerce platform", and Generex Biotechnology Corporation, of Delaware, in Oasis Capital LLC, of Puerto Rico v. Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero P.A., a Florida law firm, and Brian S. Bernstein, a Florida lawyer, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Carlos Kepke: USA’s Trial Memorandum (‘Offshore Tax Fraud’)

November 15, 2022
USA's Trial Memorandum regarding an alleged offshore tax fraud scheme involving accounts or entities in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Nevis, and Switzerland that allowed businessman Robert Smith "to evade federal income taxes on approximately $225,000,000 of capital gains" in USA v. Carlos Kepke, an attorney, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Bilika Simamba v. Cayman Islands Attorney General et al: Appeal Judgment

November 10, 2022
Judgment dismissing the applicant's appeal and determining he "has launched an ugly and abusive press campaign against members of the judiciary on the Island" in Bilika Harry Simamba, a lawyer v. The Attorney General of the Cayman Islands, The Governor of the Cayman Islands, Ian Kawaley, and Bridget Myers at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.