Intelligence, Investigations
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Welcome to OffshoreAlert Marbella: How to Avoid Costly Business Mistakes
Gain Expert Insights
Build Essential Connections
Protect Your Interests
Learn from Exclusive Speakers
- Miriam Company: A lawyer who represented music star Shakira against Spanish tax fraud charges.
- Xavi Estrada: A former La Liga football referee who will discuss bribery and corruption allegations involving FC Barcelona.
- Rui Pinto: A Portuguese whistleblower behind major tax investigations into football stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as English Premier League rule breaches involving Manchester City FC.
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OffshoreAlert Marbella brings together the brightest minds in international finance for unparalleled learning and networking in Estepona, Spain.
Dive into exclusive networking events, including welcome receptions, luxury pool parties, and Euros watch parties, set in the idyllic Costa del Sol.
Secure your spot at this premier event where professional growth meets extraordinary experiences.
Agenda
Networking
Welcome Party ('Scotland vs. Switzerland' Euros Watch Party)
Black Rose Bar Terrace
A later-than-typical welcome party to correspond with the 'Scotland vs. Switzerland' Euros football game. A big TV will be set up for those who want to watch the match and there will be quieter spaces for those who want to network more serenely.
General
Opening Remarks
Poniente I & II
Welcome remarks from OffshoreAlert's founder, owner, and CEO, David Marchant.
David Marchant
Founder, Owner & Editor
OffshoreAlert
General
Intelligence
Investigations
Surveillance
Global Watergate: How Pegasus & Other Spyware Is Used To Spy On Adversaries
Poniente I & II
This session will look at how Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware, which provides attackers with full access to the target's data, images, photographs, texts, camera, microphone and geolocation, is being used by Governments, including those of several countries in the European Union, and commercial enterprises to spy on journalists, lawyers, businesspeople, politicians, officials and other public figures, including the wife of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was brutally murdered in 2018.
Jurre van Bergen
Technologist
Amnesty International
Breakout
Investigations
Dubai Unlocked: How To Investigate Property Ownership in a Money Launderer's Paradise
Poniente I & II
In recent years, Dubai has emerged a leading international financial center and, in doing so, has become a haven for financial criminals, including fraudsters, money launderers, narcotics traffickers, and corrupt politicians. Fueled by a new leak of property records, 'Dubai Unlocked' is an investigative project involving more than 70 media outlets around the globe that shines the brightest light yet on the owners of real estate in the jurisdiction. This session will discuss the project's damning findings and show investigators how to access and analyze the project's data to uncover who owns what in the jurisdiction.
Eiliv Frich Flydal
Investigative Journalist
VG/E24.no
George Greenwood
Investigations Reporter
The Times
Networking
Networking Break
Breakout
Investigations
Tax
International Tax Investigations: 'Spanish Prosecutors v. Celebrity HNWIs' & How to Avoid Problems with Offshore Accounts
Poniente I & II
This session will look at tax investigations by Spanish Tax Prosecutors against wealthy celebrities like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, and Shakira.
What were the allegations, defences, and outcomes and what lessons can be learned for other wealthy taxpayers with offshore structures?
Miles Dean
Head of International Tax
Andersen LLP
Miriam Company
Attorney
Molins Defensa Penal
Networking
Networking Lunch
El Mirador Restaurant
Breakout
Insolvency
Investigations
Recovery
High-Value International Recovery: Latest Developments & Other Things You Need To Know
Poniente I & II
In this session, leading international asset recovery attorneys, investigators, and insolvency practitioners will discuss trends and developments, offer tips to avoid mistakes and increase your chance of success, and answer your questions.
Antonia Mottironi
Partner
Ardentěr Law
Colin Diss
Partner
Grant Thornton
Fernanda Restrepo DÃaz
Senior Manager
Kroll
Keith Oliver
Head of International
Peters & Peters
Kevin Hellard
Partner, Global Head of Restructuring and Asset Recovery
Grant Thornton
Breakout
Investigations
Dubai Investigations: Workshop
Terral
A hands-on workshop that will show you how to investigate entities and locate assets in Dubai.
Eiliv Frich Flydal
Investigative Journalist
VG/E24.no
George Greenwood
Investigations Reporter
The Times
General
Intelligence
Investigations
The Barcelona Football Referee Bribery Allegations: An Analysis
Poniente I & II
This session will look at the €7 million bribery allegations involving European football giants FC Barcelona FC and José Maria EnrÃquez Negreira, a former professional football referee in La Liga and a former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
Xavi Estrada
Former Professional Football Referee & VAR Official
Networking
Networking Break
General
Intelligence
Offshore
Offshore Finance: Intelligence Update
Poniente I & II
Financial Intelligence Unit officers in offshore financial centres will discuss the industry and take your questions.
Adrian Hale
Head
Guernsey Financial Intelligence Unit
Carl Ramagge
Head of Operations (Legal)
Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit
Networking
Networking Party ('England vs. Denmark' Euros Watch Party) Sponsored by Grant Thornton & Maitland
Black Rose Bar Terrace
A networking party to correspond with the 'England vs. Denmark' Euros football game. A big TV will be set up for those who want to watch the match and there will be quieter spaces for those who want to network more serenely.
General
Intelligence
Buying Silence: The Rise of Lawfare (Incl. Against Catalan Politicians)
Poniente I & II
In this session, lawyers David Hooper and Jorge Angell will discuss the growth of Lawfare - where states, oligarchs, kleptocrats, fraudsters and politicians from Russia, the former Soviet Republics, the USA, Malta, Germany, Sweden and Malaysia use the law, their financial muscle and criminal means to try to silence their critics. This is the aggressive world of SLAPP actions.  Victims are writers, investigative journalists, newspapers and the general public. David Hooper will describe what it is like to be the victim of hacking and a SLAPP action and how research shows that hacking and the use of Pegasus has increased. Jorge Angell will explain the importance of the legal actions against Catalan politicians for an alleged conspiracy to break up the Spanish territory and secure independence for Catalonia.
David Hooper
Author
Retired Lawyer
Jorge Angell
Senior Partner
LC Rodrigo Abogados
General
Intelligence
Hazim Nada v. UAE: 'How Dirty Tricks & Disinformation Destroyed A Business'
Poniente I & II
This session will look at allegations by Italian-American Hazim Nada that his oil trading business Lord Energy failed because of a "dark public relations" operation against it that was allegedly funded by the United Arab Emirates and its ruler.
Hazim Nada
Founder & Owner
Lord Energy SA
Nick Brechbill
Partner
Clare Locke
Breakout
Networking Break
General
Intelligence
Investigations
Rui Pinto & William Bourdon Present: The 'Football Leaks' Financial Scandals That Rocked European Soccer
Poniente I & II
In this session, Portuguese activist and whistleblower Rui Pinto and his French attorney, William Bourdon, will discuss Pinto's creation of the 'Football Leaks' website in 2015 to expose "the principal protagonists in the dishonest football industry" and Pinto's subsequent arrest and criminal prosecution.
The site shone light on the murky and secretive world of football finance by revealing player contracts, financial documents, confidential emails, and other information that triggered criminal tax fraud prosecutions against several top players, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo; rules breach charges against English football club Manchester City, and even led to the reopening of a sexual assault investigation into Cristiano Ronaldo in the United States.
David Marchant
Founder, Owner & Editor
OffshoreAlert
Rui Pinto
Whistleblower
Football Leaks
William Bourdon
Founding Partner
Bourdon & Associés
General
Closing Remarks
Poniente I & II
David Marchant
Founder, Owner & Editor
OffshoreAlert
Networking
Closing Extended Networking Lunch (Two Hours)
Baltazár Bar & Grill
A final opportunity to network with attendees and soak up the sun at an extended indoor/outdoor lunch, by the pool.
Venue & Accommodation
Kempinski Hotel BahÃa
Who's Attending
Roles & Expertise
Asset Recovery Specialists
Insolvency Practitioners
Intelligence Gatherers
Litigators
Claimants
Funders & Investors
Regulators & Law Enforcement
Risk Managers
Financial & Professional Service
Providers
Fact-Finders
Researchers
Journalists
Seniority
Global Presence
Bermuda
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Cayman Islands
China
France
Germany
Guernsey
Hong Kong
Israel
Jersey
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Russia
South Korea
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States