Danske Bank

Danske Bank investors seek evidence from Promontory Financial Group for ‘$1B Losses’ litigation in Denmark

September 15, 2024

Institutional investors who are among a group of over 300 who allegedly collectively lost over $1 billion in stock market losses when Danske Bank's share price plummeted "by almost 50%" amid a $234 billion "money laundering scandal" are seeking evidence in the United States for litigation in Denmark.

CI Investments Inc. et al v. Promontory Financial Group LLC: Discovery Application (Denmark)

September 13, 2024

Application by CI Investments Inc., as manager and trustee for and on behalf of First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF, "a trustee of a trust established in Ontario, Canada"; Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, and Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Media PNO, described as "a pension fund foundation incorporated in the Netherlands", for use in legal proceedings in Denmark in which over 300 investors allege "combined losses of over $1 billion" on the stock market when Danske Bank's "money laundering fraud came out", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CI Investments Inc. v. Deutsche Bank AG et al: Discovery Application (Denmark)

November 10, 2023

Application by CI Investments Inc., acting in its capacity as manager and trustee for and on behalf of First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF, of Canada; Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, of the USA; The Church of England Pensions Board, as Trustee of The Church Administrators Pension Fund, of England; and Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Media PNO, of the Netherlands, to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas "for use in litigation against Danske Bank A/S in Copenhagen City Court and the Eastern High Court in Denmark" that are "based on a series of money laundering activities over a nine-year period from 2007 through 2015 by Danske’s Estonian branch", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

QIC Ltd. v. Deutsche Bank: Discovery Application (Denmark)

September 29, 2023

Application by QIC Ltd., described as "a governmental entity wholly owned by the Australian State of Queensland", to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas for use in legal proceedings in Denmark "against Danske Bank A/S" by "over 300 claimants" who allegedly suffered investment losses of "around $1 billion" due to "a series of money laundering activities over a nine-year period from 2007 through 2015 by Danske’s Estonian branch, which has been referred to as the largest money laundering scandal in world history", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Danske Bank A/S: Consent to Judgment ($2B)

December 13, 2022

Consent to Judgment of $2 billion in USA v. Danske Bank A/S at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Danske Bank A/S: Criminal Information (‘Bank Fraud’)

December 13, 2022

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to commit bank fraud involving Danske Bank's branch in Estonia in USA v. Danske Bank A/S, described as "the largest bank in Denmark", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Danske Bank A/S: Complaint & Proposed Judgment (‘Estonian Fraud & Money Laundering’)

December 13, 2022

Complaint and Proposed Judgment alleging "Danske, directly and through its branch in Estonia, provided banking services to suspicious customers despite knowing there was a high degree of risk that such customers were potentially engaged in money laundering" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Danske Bank A/S, described as "a Danish multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ali Karimi v. Deutsche Bank et al: Class Action Complaint

July 15, 2020

Class Action Complaint alleging "the Bank failed to properly monitor customers that the Bank itself deemed to be high risk, including, among others, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and two correspondent banks, Danske Estonia and FBME Bank, which were both the subjects of prior scandals involving financial misconduct" in Ali Karimi v. Deutsche Bank AG, of Germany; John Cryan, Christian Sewing, and James von Moltke at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Deutsche Bank AG et al: $150M Fine

July 6, 2020

Consent Order regarding "the Bank's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein" in New York Department of Financial Services v. Deutsche Bank AG, of Germany; Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas.

Hermitage Capital Management Ltd. v. Bank of America et al: Discovery Application

May 28, 2019

Application by Hermitage Capital Management Limited to conduct discovery from Bank of America NA, Bank of China, Bank of New York Mellon, BNP Paribas USA, Citibank NA, Commerzbank AG, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank Trust Co Americas, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Mashreqbank Psc., Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, and Wells Fargo Bank NA for use in criminal proceedings brought by Russia on December 11th, 2018 against Hermitage, its Founder & CEO, Bill Browder; Ivan Cherkasov, and others for alleged tax fraud, filing of a false bankruptcy, and embezzlement, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Lessons From the Danske Bank Case: Whistleblowing In Europe’s Financial Institutions

November 13, 2018

In this session, whistleblowers' attorney Steve Kohn will discuss how his client, Howard Wilkinson, blew the whistle on his former employer, Denmark based Danske Bank, which has been implicated in a €200 billion Russian money laundering scandal and is now

Archer Ltd.: Scheme of Arrangement Petition

June 5, 2017

Petition for Sanction of Scheme of Arrangement In the Matter of Archer Limited at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Archer Limited: Chapter 15 Petition

May 19, 2017

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by Maxime L. Bouthillette, as the Foreign Representative of Archer Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

USA v. Funds at Eurobank Cyprus Ltd. et al: Forfeiture Complaint

April 14, 2016

Forfeiture Complaint against funds in the names of Moonbigtwo, Glendown Holdings, Exellit Sales LLP, Exgold Import LLP, Deltaway Systems LP, Burgenland AG Inc., Nokletto Industries Limited, Max Crown S.A., Avikom Ltd., Torir Inter LP, Dingseng HK Co. Ltd., Romantick Style Ltd., Ideals Solutions Group SA, Privaled Construction LP, and Corwald Transit LP in USA v. Funds at Eurobank Cyprus Ltd., Hellenic Bank, ABLV Bank AS, Trasta Komercbanka, Meridian Trade Bank, Baltikum Bank AS, Reitumu Banka, AB BND Bankas, Postova Bank AS, CIB Bank ZRT, Danske Bank, HSBC Bank, MKB Bank ZRT, and Norvik Banka JSC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Full Tilt Poker et al: Motion For Leave to File First Amended Complaint

September 20, 2011

USA's Motion For Leave to File First Amended Complaint in a civil complaint filed by the USA against PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, Oldford Group Ltd., Rational Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., PYR Software Ltd., Stelekram Ltd., Sphene International Ltd., Tiltware LLC, Kolyma Corporation AVV, Pocket Kings Ltd., Pocket Kings Consulting Ltd., Filco Ltd., Vantage Ltd., Ranston Ltd., Mail Media Ltd., Full Tilt Poker Ltd., SGS Systems Inc., Trust Services Ltd., Fiducia Exchange Ltd., Blue Water Services Ltd., Absolute Entertainment SA, Blanca Games Inc. of Antigua, Raymond Bitar, Howard Lederer, Christopher Ferguson, a.k.a. Jesus Ferguson; and Rafael Furst at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. PokerStars et al: Complaint

April 20, 2011

Civil complaint filed by the USA against PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, Oldford Group Ltd., Rational Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., PYR Software Ltd., Stelekram Ltd., Sphene International Ltd., Tiltware LLC, Kolyma Corporation AVV, Pocket Kings Ltd., Pocket Kings Consulting Ltd., Filco Ltd., Vantage Ltd., Ranston Ltd., Mail Media Ltd., Full Tilt Poker Ltd., SGS Systems Inc., Trust Services Ltd., Fiducia Exchange Ltd., Blue Water Services Ltd., Absolute Entertainment SA and Blanca Games Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 20, 2011.