Speaking Engagements

  • New York County Lawyers' Association, 14 Vesey Street, N.Y. N.Y., June 19, 2008, 6:00-9:00 PM.

  • “Finding Hidden Assets During Divorce & Child Support Cases” provides the matrimonial / family lawyer with the countermeasures which can be effective against even those most determined to hide assets. Through its PowerPoint program and coursebook, it explains how offshore bank accounts, shell companies, multiple jurisdictions and other methods may be used to hide millions during equitable distribution and / or child support proceedings. Among others, the following issues are covered:

      • Asset Concealment Methods / The Red Flags
      • Case Studies: Money Laundering, Bearer Shares, Nominees & Other Financial Fraud Methods
      • Motions & Pleadings
      • Asset Search Strategies
  • The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 42 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036, April  24, 2008 @ 6:00-8:30 PM.

  • "Finding Hidden Assets: What Every Divorce, Bankruptcy & Commercial Litigator Needs To Know"--  Through case studies of divorce, bankruptcy and debt collection proceedings, this program examines how assets are sometimes hidden in the U.S. and in offshore tax havens.  Fully discussed are the use of pretrial discovery, pleadings and other courtroom strategies, against even those most determined to hide millions in assets.       
   

  • American Academy Of Matrimonial Lawyers, Massachusetts' State Chapter,  Westin Hotel, 70 Third Avenue, Waltham Massachusetts, February 13, 2008 @7:30 PM.

  • "Money Laundering, Marital Assets & Divorce©"--  This presentation analyzes how marital assets may be hidden domestically and abroad during a divorce. Through handouts and the case study of a divorcing spouse who laundered money in Switzerland, the following are discussed:

      • Money Laundering.
      • Domestic Shell Companies.
      • Nominees.
      • Offshore Bank Accounts.
      • High-Risk Geographical Locations, Both Domestic & Abroad.
      • Asset Search Indicia.
      • Letters Rogatory / Requests For Legal Assistance pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 223A  §10; Fed. R. Civ. P. 28 (b) & 4 (f) (2) (B).

  • The Suffolk County Bar Association, 560 Wheeler Road, Hauppauge, N.Y., January 29, 2008, 12:00-2:30 PM.

  • "Finding Hidden Assets Both Domestic & Abroad"--  Learn what countermeasures are often effective against those most determined to hide assets in cases of divorce, debt collection & bankruptcy.  Among many others, the topics discussed are:

  • Asset Search Indicia
  • Asset  Protection, A Case Study
  • Detecting Hidden Assets & Laundering
  • Badges Of Fraud / Fraudulent Conveyances
  • Letters Rogatory / Requests For Legal Assistance
  • Tips For Working With Private Investigators
  • Legal Strategies / Suing Non-Parties Hiding Assets
  • Criminal Issues



  • New York County Lawyers' Association, 14 Vesey Street, N.Y. N.Y., November 5, 2007, 6:00-9:00 PM.

  • "Discovery Of Offshore Assets In Your Client's Court Case"--How to proceed in court when assets are hidden offshore in a divorce / child support case, bankruptcy matter, white-collar crime, etc. Areas covered include: detecting money laundering circuits and hidden assets; making pre-trial motions; U.S. criminal tax and foreign laws; and reporting tax fraud.



  • Nassau County Bar Association, 15th & West Streets, Mineola, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2007, 12:00-2:00 PM.

  • "Hiding Assets: An Insider’s View"--The case study of a scheme in the U.S. to hide assets in a Cayman bank which ended in a homicide.  The "know your customer"/customer identification rules of banks in the Cayman Islands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States are all examined.  "Hiding Assets" also considers how the practices of offshore banks and financial institutions can effect U.S. anti-money laundering efforts pursuant to the U.S. Patriot Act and / or the Bank Secrecy Act.