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Partner. Super Lawyers Rising Star. Latinvex Top 100 Female Lawyers in Latin America. Top 50 Rising Legal Star. IWIRC Regional Director Nyana Abreu Miller Partner nmiller@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 296 vCard Nyana Abreu Miller Partner nmiller@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 296 vCard Practice Areas Bankruptcy & Insolvency Asset Recovery Financial Fraud International Commercial Litigation International Arbitration Education University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (Summa Cum Laude , 2011) Valedictorian Dean’s Fellow for Contracts University of Kansas, B.A. (Honors , 2005) Admissions Florida Bar United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida Languages English Portuguese Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote: “A dream dreamt alone is just a dream dreamt alone. But a dream dreamt together is reality. ” – Raul Seixas Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Representative Matters Media Nyana Abreu Miller, a Partner at Sequor Law, focuses her practice on cross-border insolvency, marital asset recovery and financial fraud. Nyana has worked on cases brought under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on behalf of foreign office holders of bankrupt Latin American companies and financial institutions where insiders concealed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of assets into or through the United States. Nyana has represented individuals, corporations, receivers and trustees in applications for assistance in obtaining evidence under 28 U.S.C § 1782, for use in litigation pending abroad. Nyana has domesticated and enforced foreign judgments under Florida’s Uniform Out-of-country Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act. Nyana has led e-discovery teams, both as counsel to the requesting party and the receiving party, and has utilized U.S. discovery to obtain valuable intelligence for her clients, including documents falling under the crime-fraud exception to the attorney client privilege. Nyana has represented a company in international commercial arbitration. Prior to joining Sequor Law, Nyana worked on commercial, financial and real estate transactions at an international law firm. In that position, she represented bank syndicates in financial transactions for various purposes, including working capital, international trade and acquisitions. Various Attorneys Recognized by SuperLawyers 2023 Sequor Law announces newly elected Partners Sequor Law Empowers Women to Lead Attorney Spotlight: Nyana A. Miller Nyana Miller announced as a member of Class X for the NextGen Leadership Program Sequor At IWIRC Brazil Sequor Law’s Summer Series Podcasts Sequor Law’s Latest Rankings and Recognitions Cross-Border Insolvency In Brazil: The UNCITRAL Model Law Dances to A Samba Beat Sequor Law Promotes Two Attorneys to Counsel Community roundup: IWIRC gets its first Hispanic chair amid new year hires and promotions Nyana Miller was second chair for a trial that resulted in a judgment for over $22 million in favor of Sequor’s client Chapter 11 – Procedimento, Requisitos E Benefícios A Mediação Na Resolução De Conflitos E A Recuperação Judicial, Comparativo Brasil X EUA Recent Wins – March 2019 Foreign representative of Brazilian businessman accused of smuggling yacht files Chapter 15 in Miami Two Sequor Law Attorneys Named Rising Legal Stars by Latinvex Marital Asset Recovery: ‘Wealth Managers’ Assist Unscrupulous Men in Defrauding Their Wives Internationally Noted Attorneys Establish Sequor Law Fla. Judge OKs Espírito Santo’s $8M Deal With Bankrupt Bank Publications Marital Asset Recovery ‘Wealth Managers’ Assist Unscrupulous Men in Defrauding Their Wives , Daily Business Review, January 24, 2018, Edward H. Davis, Jr, John Silberman, and Nyana Miller Cross-Border Insolvency In Brazil: The UNCITRAL Model Law Dances to a Samba Beat , Law.com, June 14, 2021, Nyana Miller and Raul Torrão Chapter 21 – O Bom Anfitrião na Insolvência Transnacional , Nyana Miller and Raul Torrao, Temas polêmicos sobre a Reforma da Lei 11.101/2005 , Editora Quartier Latin, coordinated by Otávio De Paoli Balbino e Márcia De Paoli Balbino, August 2022 The Use of Mediation in Restructuring and Insolvency: A US Perspective , INSOL I-Read, December 2024, Nyana Miller. Presentations & Seminars Insolvência Transnacional e os 20 anos da Lei: passado, presente e futuro, TMA Brasil, February 2025; Moderador: Francisco Satiro; Co-Panelists: Michael McCourt, Paulo Fernando Campana Filho. Available in Portuguese here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CenvkzHNIMw ABI International North American Insolvency, Asset Tracing, November 6, 2024; Moderator: Lynn P. Harrison III; Co-Panelists: Joel E. Cohen, Russell Crumpler. Cross border Insolvency: Why do LatAm companies file for Chapter 11 in the US? Drawbacks and benefits of filing Chapter 11 for LatAm companies, September 2024; Moderator: Robert Villaseca; Co-Panelists: Zamira Ayul, Paul J. Keenan Jr., Isaac Stevens. Sabemos mediar? Uma visão comparativa entre o Brasil e os países de common law, IWIRC Brasil, August 6, 2024; Moderador: Camila Tebaldi; Co-Panelists: Alecia Johns, Luciana Celidonia, Renata Oliveira, Sheila Neder Cerezetti. The Money Chase, The Florida Bar International Law Section, iLaw Conference, February 2024. The Use of Judicially Sanctioned Secrecy: the tortoise catering the hare, C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference, January 2024; Co-Panelists: Martin Kenny, Henrique Forssell. UNCITRAL: Model Law on recognition and enforcement of insolvency related judgments, IWIRC Brasil, August 24, 2023; Moderator: Hon. Maria Cristina Zucchi, Beatriz Faneca, Hon. Laurel Isicoff, Nyana Miller, Olya Antle. Alienação de Ativos em Processos de Insolvência, IBRADEMP – Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Empresarial, September 14, 2022. Mootness Doctrine, Ela Vai Pegar? IWIRC Brazil, August 25, 2022; Exma. Anglizey Oliveira, Moderator; Co-Panelists: Exma. Claudia Helena Batista, Sheila Neder Cerezetti International Dispute Funding in Latin America, INSOL Latin America, March 3, 2022. Insolvência Transfronteiriça e o Chapter 15, IBDE – Instituto Brasileiro do Direito da Empresa, June 10, 2021. Los procesos de insolvencia como vía más eficiente para recuperar bienes desviados por actos en fraude de acreedores, Escuela Federal de Formación Judicial, Mexico City, May 2021. A Crise da Empresa Transnacional: Adoção da Lei Modelo da Uncitral, Núcleo de Direito e Empresa e Arbitragem – NDEA, Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Rio de Janeiro, April 2021. Treasure Hunt, International Insolvency Institute – III & IWIRC, March 2021. ¿Por qué las empresas Latinoamericanas recurren al Capítulo XI para reorganizarse? Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de México – INCAM & IWIRC América Latina, February 2021. Speak Up: Taller de Oratoria, Elevando tu Carrera en insolvencia al siguiente nivel, IWIRC, February 2021. Comparison of Tools Available to Brazilian Companies Under Chapters 11 and 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code, Brazil’s CMR Empresarial – Center for Women in Business Restructuring, July 22, 2020, available in Portuguese here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZXR5y5JNZY Mediation and Conflict Resolution in Bankruptcy Cases: Experiences in the U.S. and Brazil, IBDE – Instituto Brasileiro do Direito da Empresa, May 18, 2020, available in Portuguese here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHRdTjY3oik&t=2560s Private-Public Partnerships in International Asset Recovery, Brazil’s IPLD – Institute of Professionals for the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism, May 15, 2020. International Insolvency, Second Annual IWIRC Brazil Summit, Rio de Janeiro, March 13, 2020. Introduction to International Asset Recovery, Offshore Alert Conference, Sao Paulo, September 2019; Co-Panelists: Marcelo Moraes Santiago, Felipe Vieira. Speak Up! Public Speaking Workshop, IWIRC, February 2021 Published Decisions Published decisions in which Nyana has participated include: In re SAM Industrias S.A., Case No. 18-23941-RAM, 2019 WL 1012790 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Mar. 1, 2019) (permitting financial discovery of individual debtor’s family members and shell companies related to ongoing foreign adversary proceedings). In re Transbrasil S.A. Linhas Aereas, 644 F. App’x 959 (11th Cir. 2016) (affirming seal order to protect fraud investigation as confidential research). In re Transbrasil S.A. Linhas Aereas, 557 B.R. 240 (Bankr. D. Fla. 2016) (defining “party in interest” under Rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure). In re Banco Santos, S.A., No. 10-47543-BKC-LMI, 2014 WL 5655025 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Nov. 3, 2014) (permitting attorney contact with former employees of adverse party in contemplation of adversary litigation). Honors & Achievements Nyana has been honored with multiple awards and recognitions for her outstanding contributions to the legal profession, including: Recognized by SuperLawyers, 2023 - 2026, and Rising Star, 2020 - 2021 International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), Board of Directors , 2020 - 2025 IWIRC Rising Star, 2020 IWIRC Florida Emerging Leader Award Recipient, 2020 Latinvex Top 50 Rising Legal Star for Latin America Honorable Mention, Best Individual Oralist, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Seven CALI “book awards” Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

Inside the $360 million Ponzi scheme that used fake consumer debt to defraud hundreds of investors in Maryland and Virginia, with insights from Sequor Law's Arnoldo Lacayo on financial fraud. Inside the scheme that allegedly used fake debt to steal $360 million from investors in Maryland and Virginia Open In the News Open April 12, 2019 5 minutes read Sequor Law By Aaron Gregg Cameron Jezierski was stoic but offered his attorney a brief smile as proceedings wrapped up at the federal courthouse. This wasn’t where he’d expected to land. He’d imagined that before he was 30, he’d be a millionaire. Instead, the 28-year-old from Texas had signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors this month that cast him as a minor player in a sprawling $360 million Ponzi scheme that bilked hundreds of investors in Maryland and Virginia. Prosecutors said it was dreamed up by his employers. When Jezierski walked out of court, he would be an admitted felon for life. At the courthouse, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joyce McDonald described a scheme led by two others — Kevin Merrill of Towson, Md., and Jay Ledford of Texas — in promoting “investor confidence that they could entrust their funds to what was really a criminal enterprise.” Jezierski faces a $116,435 fine and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, though his term could be much less because of the plea agreement. Merrill, 53, and Ledford, 55, both face civil and criminal charges. Attorneys in the criminal and civil cases have filed motions to dismiss the charges. Jezierski admitted in his signed plea agreement to participating in “a scheme and artifice to defraud and to obtain money and property from investors by materially false and fraudulent promises” and that he “knowingly and willfully” worked with other people to do so. The scheme affected investors including doctors, retirees, accountants and current and former professional athletes. An attorney for Jezierski did not respond to requests for comment. Merrill did not have a lawyer listed in court documents. Jim Jamison, an attorney representing Ledford in the civil case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, described his client as “a very small player” in the alleged fraud. “There was no conspiracy,” he said. “Merrill was involved in buying consumer debt, but he has not been for quite some time.” According to a copy of the plea agreement obtained by The Washington Post, Jezierski participated in the scheme for about 10 months, culminating in a set of indictments in September 2018. The three men are accused in court papers of duping more than 400 investors with “an elaborate web of lies” to give the impression that they were running a successful investment operation profiting from student and consumer debt. In reality, prosecutors say, the men fraudulently diverted investors’ money to maintain a criminal operation in which funds were cycled from one investor to the next. The trio offered investors the chance to profit from consumer debt portfolios ― in this case car, student loan and credit card debts that people have defaulted on, with assets that could be eligible for seizure. Prosecutors alleged the defendants were diverting the payments they received for those investments into their own pockets and to pay off earlier investors. They say investors were cheated out of more than $360 million. Arnoldo Lacayo , a partner at the firm Sequor Law who specializes in financial fraud, said the idea of so-called “fake debt” is a common thread in Ponzi schemes, which leverage a real or perceived economic crisis to lend an air of credibility to an otherwise dubious investment opportunity, he said. “A lot of Ponzi schemes will have some sort of current event that is part of what entices people to get involved,” Lacayo said. “We hear all the time about the coming calamity in student loans, about people defaulting on car loans. . . . If you’re presented an investment opportunity to get ahead of that trend, it might not sound far-fetched.” Ledford and Merrill used the proceeds of their fraud to enrich themselves and sustain lavish lifestyles, prosecutors said. According to court documents, the two men together bought more than 20 high-end automobiles, including Porsches, Ferraris and Rolls-Royces; mansions in Florida, Maryland, Texas and Las Vegas; more than $8.3 million in fancy watches, jewelry and collectibles; a boat; and an interest in a private jet. They blew $25 million gambling in casinos, according to documents. Prosecutors said Jezierski began working for Ledford as a financial data analyst at Riverwalk Financial in Texas in October 2014.They said Jezierski learned if he submitted financial statements that did not meet certain targets, Ledford would be angry. Jezierski began submitting false information and setting up fake companies, the prosecutor said, to satisfy Ledford and defraud investors. “Jezierski’s trend lines based on actual operations were not satisfactory to Ledford because the trend lines did not show sufficiently robust collection results,” according to the plea agreement.“Jezierski had to falsify data to create reports that matched Ledford’s directions,” the plea agreement says. Over time, Jezierski became an important participant in a scheme that predated his involvement and benefited his employers, according to the deal. Jezierski became chief operating officer in 2017 and was drawn into the scheme. According to text messages cited in court documents, Ledford at one point texted Merrill, “Cameron is working on it too. I have him with the program. He gets it.” Ledford allegedly pressed Jezierski to hide his activities, at one point telling him via text message, “Need all of this to be discreet. . . . we do not want anyone to know details,” according to the plea agreement. Jezierski responded: “I got your back. No one knows anything nor will they.” While working for Ledford, Jezierski had a salary of $80,000 but made significantly more in bonuses, the plea agreement states. Ledford had told Jezierski he would make him a millionaire before his 30th birthday and dangled the goal in front of him as the pair finalized a purported investment deal weeks before the Justice Department charged them. “Almost 30. I am confident you will reach your goal we discussed,” Ledford said in September. Jezierski had hoped to progress even further: “I have your back like always and this is just the beginning,” Jezierski told Ledford after receiving a $50,000 bonus, according to the plea agreement. The scheme was uncovered when an undercover FBI agent was offered the opportunity to invest $10 million by Merrill, the Maryland-based defendant, last summer. At a meeting in Dallas involving all three defendants, Jezierski offered the undercover FBI agent financial documents about the business that the plea agreement notes were “fraudulent.” Prosecutors say the criminal activity did not end when the three men were charged. Using coded phone calls and handwritten notes held up to the glass wall separating prisoners and visitors where he was held, Merrill told his wife to retrieve wads of cash from their white-gated waterfront mansion in Naples, Fla., which the two referred to as “the restaurant,” according to documents. Jezierski’s sentencing is Aug. 12, a month after Merrill and Ledford are scheduled to stand trial. 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Sequor Law's Daniel Coyle explains how judgment creditors can recover assets by seizing a judgment debtor's own claims (choses in action) when other enforcement methods are unavailable. Your Recovery Is Mine: Enforcement of Judgments via a Judgment Debtor’s Claims Against Third Parties Open Legal Insights Open December 1, 2020 5 minutes read Sequor Law Authored By: Daniel M. Coyle – Sequor Law Introduction Asset Recovery and Judgment Satisfaction demands access to broad remedies and creative thinking. A Judgment Creditors’ efforts to enforce a judgment may be stymied by property exemptions, wage-garnishment exemptions, trusts, multi-member LLCs, and/or because the Judgment Debtor’s property is held by a tenancy-by-the-entireties (if this manner of holding property is recognized in the state). Judgment Creditors and their counsel should look to other assets that are available, such as claims (also called choses in action) held by Judgment Debtors against others. Black’s Law Dictionary (rev. 4th Ed. 1968) defines a chose in action as: A personal right not reduced into possession, but recoverable by a suit at law . . . A right to receive or recover a debt, demand, or damages on a cause of action ex contract or for a tort or omission of a duty. Seizure of Claims. In Florida, for instance, a Judgment Creditor may reach such property via Florida’s Proceedings Supplementary statute, Fla. Stat. §56.29. Subsection (6) of that statute provides that “a court may order any property of the judgment debtor, not exempt from execution, or any property, debt, or other obligation due to the judgment debtor, in the hands of or under the control of any person subject to the Notice to Appear, to be levied upon and applied toward the satisfaction of the judgment debt.” Thus, if a Judgment Debtor has sued a third party, the Judgment Creditor may seize the claim under Fla. Stat. § 56.29. Myd Marine Distrib., Inc. v. Int’l Paint Ltd., 201 So. 3d 843, 845 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). See also Gen. Guar. Ins. Co. of Fla. v. DaCosta, 190 So. 2d 211, 213–14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1966) (decided under predecessor statute). Other states also permit Judgment Creditors to execute and levy upon these types of assets. See, e.g., Holt v. Stollenwerck, 56 So. 912, 913 (Ala. 1911); Wittenauer v. Kaelin, 15 S.W.2d 461, 462-63 (Ky. Ct. App. 1929); Rucks-Brandt Const. Corp. v. Silver, 151 P.2d 399, 400 (Okla. 1944); Lynn v. Int’l Bhd. of Firemen & Oilers, 90 S.E.2d 204, 206 (S.C. 1955); Maranatha Faith Ctr., Inc. v. Colonial Tr. Co., 904 So. 2d 1004, 1010 (Miss. 2004); Reynolds v. Tufenkjian, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 19 (2020). Once the Judgment Creditor seizes or attaches the claim, the Judgment Creditor now becomes the plaintiff, or potential plaintiff, as if the claim had been voluntarily assigned to it. The Judgment Creditor thus has full discretion in how to manage litigation of the claim, including full settlement discretion, but also must fund litigation of the claim. Seeking an Equitable Lien on Claims for Personal Torts. However, in Florida, a Judgment Creditor may not levy and execute on a claim under section 56.29 if the claim is one for a “personal” tort or the claim is not assignable. Shaughnessy v. Klein, 687 So. 2d 43 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997). Personal torts are those claims that are personal to the plaintiff and that the plaintiff cannot assign, due to the personal relationship of the claim to the victim. Such torts include, but are not limited to, assault and battery, fraud, medical malpractice, (most) legal malpractice, intentional infliction of emotional distress, slander, and malicious prosecution. Forgione v. Dennis Pirtle Agency, Inc., 93 F.3d 758, 760 (11th Cir. 1996), certified question accepted, 689 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 1997), and certified question answered, 701 So. 2d 557 (Fla. 1997); 21 C.J.S. Creditors’ Suits s 29. YOUR RECOVERY IS MINE: ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS VIA A JUDGMENT DEBTOR’S CLAIMS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES. ThoughtLeaders4 Fire Magazine • ISSUE 3 44 Other courts also recognize the same limitation. See, e.g., Certified Grocers of California, Ltd v. San Gabriel Valley Bank, 197 Cal. Rptr. 710, 715 (Ct. App. 1983); Blackmore v. Dunster, 274 P.3d 748, 752 (Mont. 2012); Reynolds v. Tufenkjian, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 19 (2020). While a Judgment Creditor may not levy and execute upon these types of claims, a Judgment Creditor may use proceedings supplementary to request the Court to craft alternative relief: awarding the Judgment Creditor an equitable lien on the Judgment Debtor’s potential recovery. Although section 56.29 does not contain a specific provision addressing a Judgment Creditor’s right to an equitable lien on a Judgment Debtor’s claim, 56.29(6) states: The court may enter any orders, judgments, or writs required to carry out the purpose of this section, …”. Cases in Florida have already determined that a judgment creditor may obtain an equitable lien on a Judgment Debtor’s homestead property. Zureikat v. Shaibani, 944 So. 2d 1019, 1022 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006); Whigham v. Muehl, 511 So. 2d 717, 718 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). Moreover, the case law interpreting section 56.29 states that Proceedings Supplementary “are equitable in nature and should be liberally construed” to provide the broadest relief to the creditor. Ferguson v. State Exchange Bank, 264 So.2d 867, 868 (Fla. 1st DCA 1972); Regent Bank v. Woodcox, 636 So.2d 885, 886 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994). Trial courts also have discretion in crafting appropriate relief for the benefit of the creditor. Myd Marine Distrib., Inc. v. Int’l Paint Ltd., 201 So. 3d 843, 844 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). Thus a Judgment Creditor’s argument for an equitable lien on the proceeds of a lawsuit for a personal tort stands on solid ground. Other states have recognized similar concepts. See, e.g., Blackmore v. Dunster, 274 P.3d 748, 752 (Mont. 2012) (“Blackmore could petition the court to assign to Blackmore any proceeds from Dunster’s tort action in satisfaction of the judgment debt.”). Once the Court awards the equitable lien, similarly to an attorney’s charging lien, the Judgment Creditor must file the lien in the docket of the Judgment Debtor’s lawsuit to provide notice to the Court presiding over the Judgment Debtor’s lawsuit as well as the third party of the Judgment Creditor’s interest in the potential recovery. In contrast to the Judgment Creditor’s seizure of the claim, the filing of an equitable lien leaves the management of the claim, including the discretion on settlement decisions, with the Judgment Debtor. The Judgment Debtor also retains the obligation to fund the litigation. A potential drawback is that these factors, combined with the fact that some, most or all of the recovery will flow to the Judgment Creditor may result in the Judgment Debtor losing interest in pursuing the claim, and/or abandoning it entirely. A potential alternative to the equitable lien would be to monitor the lawsuit, and to timely serve a writ of garnishment upon the third party after the verdict. However, this has the drawback of increased administrative costs due to the need to constantly monitor proceedings, the need to coordinate with a potentially a third party who has nothing to gain by such cooperation and whose interests are still adverse to the Judgment Creditor and the need to time the writ of garnishment (with potential service requirement issues as the writ must be served on the third party, not its attorney in the case). 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Sequor Law monitors COVID-19's impact across Latin America, analyzing emerging threats to cross-border insolvencies as the pandemic disrupts economies, court systems, and exit financing. COVID-19 and Cross-Border Insolvencies Open Legal Insights Open April 17, 2020 5 minutes read Sequor Law Brazil’s health minister has predicted that the spread of COVID-19 would reach its peak between April and June and has warned that Brazil’s health system could reach saturation by the end of April. As the novel coronavirus has been spreading throughout the region, Sequor Law has monitored its impact across Latin America. Brazil confirmed its first COVID-19 case, the first in Latin America, from a traveler who had visited Northern Italy before arriving in Sao Paulo, a city of approximately 20 million people with the largest urban population in the Americas. It is also the country’s financial center and a business hub representing one of Latin America’s largest economies. The news, which arrived after a long weekend of Carnival celebrations, brought with it a deep and almost immediate dive in the Ibovespa stock index similar to the losses that have been seen elsewhere around the globe. Most recently, Brazil closed its border to eight neighboring countries, banned travel from Europe and Asia, and closed schools, colleges, courts, and commercial business in its largest cities. Brazil’s top soccer teams have handed stadiums over to health authorities to turn them into field hospitals and clinics in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Brazil’s health minister has predicted that the spread of COVID-19 would reach its peak between April and June and has warned that Brazil’s health system could reach saturation by the end of April. At present, the country has over 4,600 confirmed cases, 165 deaths and reports indicate that the number of new cases is steadily growing. With various government officials testing positive for COVID-19, including 14 who accompanied its president, Jair Bolsonaro, to Florida a few weeks ago, the federal government has declared a national emergency in Brazil allowing the government to free up budget resources and announcing an economic stimulus package of approximately $40 billion euros. Notwithstanding all of these measures, Brazil’s currency recently hit an all-time low of R $5.2 per dollar before its Central Bank helped pare losses by cutting its benchmark interest rate to an all-time low of 3.75%, pledging to deploy financial stability policies to fight the crisis. Like the United States, closures of commercial establishments and travel bans have hit Brazil’s retail, entertainment and aviation sectors hard. Like Brazil, nations throughout the region are in a race to “flatten” the exponential spread of COVID-19. Recent reports have stated that every country in Latin America and the Caribbean now have confirmed cases of COVID-19. Argentina is on total lockdown. In Chile—a country that already faced a political crisis prior to the coronavirus pandemic—restricted freedom of movement has postponed its April referendum for a new Constitution. Examples of such “social distancing”-inspired policies are ubiquitous. Efforts to get ahead of the most horrific potential consequences of COVID-19, however, have begun to exact a hefty price, as large sectors of the regional economy have all but shut down. Even in these early days, we have already begun to see an impact in U.S. bankruptcies, as distressed companies in pending reorganization proceedings are losing their exit financing and private equity investors are lowering or pulling bids to acquire the assets of bankrupt companies due to market volatility caused by the pandemic. Unfortunately, with no clear medical solution on the horizon and talk of increasing infection rates impacting the region, it appears likely that the situation will get worse before it gets better. On March 27, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said that the global economy has now entered a recession that could be as bad as or worse than the financial crisis in 2009. Although Georgieva noted that the world economy could experience a “sizeable rebound” in 2021 if nations are successful in containing the pandemic, she stressed that “a key concern about a long-lasting impact of the sudden stop of the world economy is the risk of a wave of bankruptcies and layoffs that not only can undermine the recovery but erode the fabric of our societies.” These statements capture the reality that, unlike other recent recessions, it is difficult to identify sectors of the economy that will not be impacted by the current crisis. The extent of the crisis is perhaps most poignantly captured by the report that more than 6.6 million workers filed claims for unemployment in the United States this week—a number that shattered all prior records for such filings. Although the most widely publicized effects of the worldwide shutdown have been seen in the aviation, cruise, hospitality (restaurant and hotel) and retail sectors, this crisis will undoubtedly result in a sharp increase in both domestic bankruptcy cases, and cross-border insolvency matters across all sectors where foreign companies and liquidators may seek U.S. assistance to obtain relief from creditors (such as by obtaining a stay of collection actions), to protect assets located in the United States or to obtain information or directly enforce rights against third parties in furtherance of a foreign bankruptcy proceeding. Certainly, our years of experience as bankruptcy specialists tell us that the rise of domestic bankruptcy cases for small businesses and the sectors of the economy hardest hit by the shutdowns are inescapable, as many businesses cannot withstand the strain of even a temporary closure without revenue combined with continuing obligations to pay fixed costs. It is likely that a similar dynamic will play out in national economies around the globe, including Brazil and other Latin American countries. Countries are already responding to the anticipated surge in insolvencies. In the United States, the recently enacted stimulus bill dramatically expands access to the simplified and expedited procedures that apply to small business bankruptcies, such that relief may temporarily be accessed to reorganize debts up to $7,5 million (up from $2,725,625) through Dec. 31, 2020, and extending payment plans under Chapter 13 up to seven years due to financial consequences stemming from COVID-19. Similarly, in Brazil, the Chamber of Deputies approved new preventive restructuring measures to enable companies facing financial difficulties to continue their operations including a special recovery plan for micro and small companies, allowing the extension of payment terms, reduction of interest and fines relating to tax debts, allowing more flexibility in relation to the possibility of negotiation of the parties in structuring a recovery plan and simplification of judicial procedures. In addition to the potential for increased bankruptcy filings, our experience in cross-border fraud suggests that widespread financial distress (such as that seen during the last financial crisis) and the ensuing insolvency proceedings that follow, bring increased oversight, investigations, and, potentially, the discovery of financial frauds (like Madoff or, more recently, the “Operação Lava Jato” or “Car Wash” scandal in Brazil) that may have previously been overlooked. The discovery of improper transfers and fraud, which are more likely to come to light during a downturn, and certainly in bankruptcy, may result in the filing of cross-border insolvency proceedings under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, where administrators and trustees search for offshore assets and information that will facilitate recovery for their creditors. Even if the United States is fortunate enough to avoid the worst potential outcomes of this pandemic (most critically as it relates to the loss of human life), it appears inescapable that the ongoing shutdown of the global economy will result in increasing insolvency proceedings in all economic sectors (both in the United States and abroad). As numerous international businesses have substantial ties and interests in the United States (particularly, in South Florida), this drastic increase in foreign insolvency proceedings will inevitably translate to increasing numbers of cross-border insolvency proceedings in the United States. Leyza B. Florin and Fernando J. Menendez are shareholders at Sequor Law in Miami. The firm specializes in hidden asset recovery, notably Brazil-linked Chapter 15 cross-border cases. To view the original article, click here. Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight Aug 17, 2026 3 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Carolina M. Rosso “Pour faire de grandes choses, il ne faut pas être un si grand génie... Firm News Jun 23, 2026 3 minutes Sequor Law Welcomes Attorney Carolina M. 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Sequor Law Shareholder Leyza B. Florin paneled the "Attack the Sham" session on asset recovery toolkits at the ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE International conference in Vilamoura, Portugal. Thought Leaders 4 Fire: FIRE International Vilamoura, Portugal May 19, 2022 Open Events & Speaking Open May 24, 2022 1 minute read Sequor Law Sequor Law Shareholder Leyza B. Florin was a panelist at ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE International where she participated on the Attack the Sham panel about asset recovery toolkits along with co-panelists Hannes Arnold , Senior Partner – GASSER PARTNER Attorneys at Law , William Redgrave, Partner – Baker & Partners , Simon Jerrum , Partner – HFW . Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight Aug 17, 2026 3 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Carolina M. Rosso “Pour faire de grandes choses, il ne faut pas être un si grand génie... Firm News Jun 23, 2026 3 minutes Sequor Law Welcomes Attorney Carolina M. Rosso to Its Expanding International Litigation and Asset Recovery Team Sequor Law is pleased to announce that Carolina M. Rosso has joined the firm as an Attorney. Attorney Spotlight May 19, 2026 1 minute read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Noah Rosenblum 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was drawn to law because I've always enjoyed solving complicated problems and thinking.. Attorney Spotlight May 9, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Michael Hanlon 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was less drawn to law in the abstract and more..

After a 2018 due process win, the government invoked the state secrets privilege to dismiss Tara J. Plochocki’s client’s targeted-killing challenge in 2019. U.S. Invokes State Secrets Privilege to Block American Journalist’s Challenge to Alleged Spot on Drone ‘Kill List’ Open In the News Open September 24, 2019 2 minutes read Sequor Law A U.S. citizen asked a simple question: was his own government trying to kill him? In September 2019, a federal court decided he was not entitled to an answer. The plaintiff was Bilal Abdul Kareem, an American journalist who said five near-miss airstrikes in Syria suggested he had been placed on a U.S. targeted-killing list. His case had already cleared a hurdle that few claims of its kind survive. In 2018, U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer had ruled that Kareem, as a citizen, could press a due-process challenge to his alleged inclusion on that list. That opening did not last. After settlement talks between Kareem's lawyers and the government collapsed, the government invoked the state secrets privilege, arguing that even confirming or denying his presence on any list would expose intelligence sources and methods and might help a target evade capture. Collyer agreed the government's authority to withhold that information was "absolute," and she dismissed the suit in a 14-page opinion. She named the tension directly, asking what constitutional right could be more essential than due process before the government takes a life, then concluding that federal courts hold only limited authority to resolve such questions, even when they touch constitutional rights. Tara J. Plochocki , today a partner at Sequor Law, represented Kareem and pushed the matter as far as the doctrine allowed. Her reaction drew the line plainly: "For the first time ever, a United States federal court ruled that the government may kill one of its citizens without providing him the information necessary to prove that he is being wrongly targeted." An early win recognized the right to be heard. The state-secrets dismissal then left that right unenforceable. Secrecy, in other words, can decide a case before a court ever reaches its merits. That collision between a citizen's claim and the executive's classification powers is the kind of problem Plochocki has built a career around, litigating where constitutional rights, international law, and national security meet. Her work at Sequor Law runs on the same instinct: securing evidence that adversaries would rather keep hidden, and pressing claims through federal courts and on appeal. Cross-border asset recovery and financial fraud both turn on prying loose concealed information. The Kareem case is a stark reminder of what is at stake when a court cannot compel its disclosure. The full account appeared in The Washington Post . Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight Aug 17, 2026 3 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Carolina M. Rosso “Pour faire de grandes choses, il ne faut pas être un si grand génie... Firm News Jun 23, 2026 3 minutes Sequor Law Welcomes Attorney Carolina M. Rosso to Its Expanding International Litigation and Asset Recovery Team Sequor Law is pleased to announce that Carolina M. Rosso has joined the firm as an Attorney. Attorney Spotlight May 19, 2026 1 minute read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Noah Rosenblum 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was drawn to law because I've always enjoyed solving complicated problems and thinking.. Attorney Spotlight May 9, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Michael Hanlon 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was less drawn to law in the abstract and more..

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Global Restructuring Review features Sequor Law as counsel to the foreign representatives in proceedings related to crypto exchange AAX's parent Atom Holdings and its subsidiaries. Crypto exchange AAX’s Cayman liquidators and Singaporean JM secure US recognition Open In the News Open July 19, 2023 1 minute read Sequor Law Read the latest article in the Global Restructuring Review featuring Sequor Law’s role as counsel to the foreign representatives involved in the proceedings related to Atom Holdings and its subsidiaries. Click here to read the full article online. Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight Aug 17, 2026 3 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Carolina M. Rosso “Pour faire de grandes choses, il ne faut pas être un si grand génie... Firm News Jun 23, 2026 3 minutes Sequor Law Welcomes Attorney Carolina M. Rosso to Its Expanding International Litigation and Asset Recovery Team Sequor Law is pleased to announce that Carolina M. Rosso has joined the firm as an Attorney. Attorney Spotlight May 19, 2026 1 minute read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Noah Rosenblum 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was drawn to law because I've always enjoyed solving complicated problems and thinking.. Attorney Spotlight May 9, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Michael Hanlon 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was less drawn to law in the abstract and more..

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Get to know Sequor Law Founding Shareholder Gregory S. Grossman, Chambers Band 2-ranked expert in international insolvency, cross-border asset recovery, and creditors' rights. Attorney Spotlight: Get to Know Shareholder Gregory S. Grossman Open Attorney Spotlight Open September 20, 2022 2 minutes read Sequor Law You’ve been ranked Band 2 by Chambers & Partners multiple years; what did it take to get there? An individual acknowledgment of me is really a reflection of being surrounded by a consistently great team, long term. It may seem cliché to say so, but I have been fortunate to, first, have had hard-working professional colleagues in my early days, and later, to have had a hand in building up a team of first-rate attorneys, paraprofessionals, and staffers to do high-level work. As a subject-matter expert, you routinely deliver presentations on international insolvency matters, creditors’ rights, enforcement of judgments (both domestic and foreign), assorted bankruptcy topics, workouts and secured transactions. How do you prepare for these presentations? I am admittedly a legal information junkie, so I am constantly consuming articles, advance sheets, webinars, and the like. If you stay on top of new developments it is far easier to prepare for a presentation. As far as the actual delivery of the information, I try to find a way to explain the material in a conversational way and give examples that are likely to occur. Why do you think it is important for attorneys like yourself to get involved in public speaking related to their subject-matter expertise? There are two benefits about speaking on topics you know well. Firstly, it is an opportunity to practice the methods of conveying that information to a captive audience. Today, you may present to a room of conference attendees, and tomorrow it might be the judge in your most important case. Secondly, for litigators, this kind of public speaking creates credibility both in the market for clients, as well as interactions with the other participants in the case. When did you know you wanted to practice law? Was it something you always aspired to do? I thought about law school and practicing law while in my undergraduate studies. I was working toward my finance degree, took a class in business law and it just made complete sense. I had no lawyers in my family, so the joke was that my struggles with calculus led me to the law. Who has had the biggest influence on your law career? In both my legal career and my life, I have been most influenced by my wife. She is a brilliant health care lawyer and she is the best sounding board for me. What advice would you give to young lawyers who are deciding what type of law they want to practice? My first piece of advice is to be brutally honest with yourself. I mean your real self, not the person you want to be or the person your friends or family think you are or want you to be. For instance, if you detest confrontation, it will be a hard lift to be a successful trial lawyer. A process of elimination can also come in handy, such as litigation versus transactional. Even within litigation, can you project yourself working in an area dominated by statutes and regulations (think tax, health care, bankruptcy, environmental), or would you be better suited for a more fact-intensive litigation area (think negligence, injury, and other torts)? Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight Aug 17, 2026 3 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Carolina M. Rosso “Pour faire de grandes choses, il ne faut pas être un si grand génie... Firm News Jun 23, 2026 3 minutes Sequor Law Welcomes Attorney Carolina M. Rosso to Its Expanding International Litigation and Asset Recovery Team Sequor Law is pleased to announce that Carolina M. Rosso has joined the firm as an Attorney. Attorney Spotlight May 19, 2026 1 minute read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Noah Rosenblum 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was drawn to law because I've always enjoyed solving complicated problems and thinking.. Attorney Spotlight May 9, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Michael Hanlon 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was less drawn to law in the abstract and more..

Partner. Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024-2025). INSOL International certified. AIJA Litigation Commission Co-President. Published in Florida Bar Journal on Article 9 UCC Juan J. Mendoza Partner jmendoza@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 250 vCard Juan J. Mendoza Partner jmendoza@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 250 vCard Practice Areas Bankruptcy & Insolvency Asset Recovery Creditors' Rights Financial Fraud Education Emory University School of Law, J.D. (2014) Executive Managing Editor of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Intern to the Honorable Laurel M. Isicoff, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Published a student comment, Avoiding the Inequalities Created by In re Delco Oil, Inc.- The Need for an Innocent Vendor Exception in the 2014 issue of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Arizona State University, B.A. (2011) Bachelor of Science, Economics Bachelor of Science, Finance Admissions The Florida Bar State Bar of Georgia State Bar of Texas United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas Languages English Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. ” – Milton Berle Bio Publications & Presentations Representative Matters Media Juan J. Mendoza, a partner at Sequor Law, focuses his practice on international litigation, asset recovery, bankruptcy, cross-border insolvency, and creditors’ rights. He represents foreign fiduciaries, non-U.S. judgment creditors, domestic trustees, and other parties in complex commercial matters, including fraud disputes and cross-border recovery actions. He regularly handles Chapter 15 cases under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, enforcement of foreign judgments, and proceedings to obtain evidence for use abroad under 28 U.S.C. § 1782. Prior to joining Sequor Law, Juan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Jones, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas, and worked in a bankruptcy boutique practicing bankruptcy, business reorganizations and commercial litigation. Juan’s experience includes the representation of debtors in possession, creditors and trustees in the healthcare and oil and gas industries. A native Spanish speaker born in Peru with significant litigation experience, Juan is uniquely equipped to assist foreign clients in multijurisdictional matters. Juan was named as “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in 2024 and 2025. He is also active in the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), where he serves as the Co-President of the Litigation Commission, and as a member of the Business Crime and Civil Fraud and Insolvency Commissions. Juan was also selected as a Business Law Fellow for the years 2020-2022 and served as the Chair of its Membership Committee during 2023-2024. Juan also formed part of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ 13th Next Generation Program in 2022. Juan was also awarded the Foundation Certificate in International Insolvency Law by INSOL International upon successful completion of its course work in foreign insolvency laws. Juan is admitted to practice in Florida, Georgia and Texas, the United States District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, as well as the Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of Florida and the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Sequor Law Promotes Juan J. Mendoza, Christopher A. Noel, and Joseph B. Rome to Partner 11th Circuit Appeal News Sequor Law Promotes Attorney Juan J. Mendoza to Counsel Arnoldo “Arnie” Lacayo and Juan Mendoza Attend 60th Annual AIJA Congress in Singapore Service of Process Abroad: No International Agreement? Liquidators of BVI Funds Linked to 1MDB Win Recognition in Florida BVI funds linked to 1MDB fraud seek recognition in Miami Virtual September CLE Luncheon Attorney Spotlight: Juan Mendoza Sequor Law’s Latest Rankings and Recognitions Asset recovery column: Recognition of an individual debtor’s insolvency proceeding – beware the perils New ‘Substantial Doubt’ Standard for Foreign Judgment Enforcement in Fla. Articles and Publications Capitulo 15 y la Globalización de la Insolvencia, Facilitando la Insolvencia Extranjera en los Estados Unidos , Forjando el futuro: Derecho Concursal 4.0, 1st Ed., 2024, p. 43, Co-Autor. Florida Bar International Law Quarterly, “Navigating § 1782 Judicial Assistance for International Arbitration Post-ZF Automotive ”, Vol. XLI, no.1, Winter 2025 Edition, p. 20 Florida Bar International Law Quarterly, “In re Al Zawawi – Rethinking Eligibility Requirements in Chapter 15 Cases ”, Vol. XL, no. 3, Fall 2024 Edition, p. 15 Author, Florida Bar Journal, “Should Durham Affect the Interpretation of “Assignee” Under Florida’s Version of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code?”, Vol. 96, No. 6, November/December 2022 p. 48. FIRE Magazine , Issue 9, Co-author, “Service of Process Abroad: No International Agreement? No Problem. Rely on FRCP 4(f)(2) & (3)”, May 2022 Daily Business Review , Co-author, “New ‘Substantial Doubt’ Standard for Foreign Judgment Enforcement in FLA.”, August 7, 2018 Global Restructuring Review , Co-author, “Asset Recovery Column: Recognition of an individual debtor’s insolvency proceeding-beware the perils,” March 27, 2019 Presentations and Seminars From Transactions to Disputes: Mitigating Risks in the Americas , International Association of Young Lawyers’ Americas Meeting 2025 – Legal Innovation Lab: Navigating Business in the Americas, Montreal, January 31, 2025, Moderator. Applying Insights to Real World Scenarios , Challenges in Global Asset Recovery and Enforcement of Judgments, International Association of Young Lawyers’ Seminar, Curacao, April 13, 2024, Workshop Facilitator. The Hague Judgment Convention – a gamechanger? , International Association of Young Lawyers’ Half-Year Conference at The Hague, Netherlands, May 25, 2023, Panel Member. Emerging Issues in Chapter 15 and Comparative Enactments of the Model Law on Cross-border Insolvency , Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, September 14, 2021, Panel Member. Deconstructing Fraud: Entering the Mind Through Financial Investigation , Sequor Law Summer Series Podcast, July 28, 2021, Speaker. Nuts and Bolts of the Legislative Process, Business Law Section of the Florida Bar, June 30, 2021, Moderator. This House Believes: COVID-19 is not the most significant development of 2020 , INSOL Cayman Virtual Seminar, November 17, 2020, Panel Member. Published Decisions Al Zawawi v. Diss (In re Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi), 97 F.4th 1244 (11th Cir. 2024). Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi v. Colin Diss, Hannah Davie, and Michael Leeds (In re Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi) , 2022 WL 596836 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 28, 2022). In re Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi , 634 B.R. 11 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2021), aff’d on Feb. 28, 2022. Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey (Tasarruf Medvuati Sigorta Fonu) v. Aksoy , 66 Misc. 3d 180, 111 N.Y.S.3d 820 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2019), aff’d, 189 A.D.3d 722, 134 N.Y.S.3d 722 (2020). Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

Sequor Law announces the promotion of Nyana Abreu Miller and Daniel M. Coyle to Counsel, recognizing their contributions to asset recovery, bankruptcy, and cross-border insolvency matters. Sequor Law Promotes Two Attorneys to Counsel Open Firm News Open February 8, 2021 2 minutes read Sequor Law February 8 th , 2021 Miami, Florida – Sequor Law, a boutique, Miami-based international law firm working in the areas of asset recovery, financial fraud, insolvency and financial services litigation, both domestically and cross-border, announced today that two attorneys have been named to new roles within the firm, effective February 8 th , 2021. Sequor Law is delighted to announce that Nyana Abreu Miller and Daniel Matthias Coyle have been promoted to Counsel at Sequor Law. “We are exceptionally pleased that Nyana and Daniel have accepted this new role,” said Founding Shareholder Edward H. Davis Jr. “With their focus on building relationships and winning strategies for clients, Nyana and Dan have been tremendous assets on some of our firm’s most high-profile and challenging cases. This promotion is a reflection of their ability as well as our commitment to developing and recognizing talent.” Daniel joined the firm over ten years ago and has focused his practice on bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, secured transactions, collections, executions, asset recovery and cross-border insolvency, routinely representing financial institutions and other creditors in bankruptcy, federal and state court litigation. Daniel is on the international committee for NAFER, recently joined the International Law Committee of the American Bankruptcy Association’s Business Law section and was named Rising Star by Super Lawyers consecutively from 2016-2018. Daniel received his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 2008 and was a Magna Cum Laude Graduate and Order of the Coif. Nyana has focused her practice on international asset recovery and financial fraud. Nyana has worked on cases brought under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on behalf of foreign trustees seeking to take discovery, administer property and bring claims against third parties. Currently serving as the Latin America Regional Director for the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Federation (IWIRC), she was awarded 2020 Rising Star by IWIRC International and 2020 Emerging Leader by IWIRC’s Florida Network. Nyana received her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 2011, where she was valedictorian of her class. “Nyana’s and Dan’s accomplishments since joining the firm seven and eleven years ago respectively, have exceeded the expectations we had for them,” said Founding Shareholder Gregory Grossman . “They both have achieved success in their careers because they demonstrate tremendous ability, consistent dedication to our clients providing the highest standards of service. This commitment and energy help drive their achievement and benefits both our clients and our firm.” ****** Sequor Law is a Miami-based international law firm representing financial institutions, sovereign governments and state-owned enterprises, public and non-public companies, insolvency practitioners and individual clients in the areas of asset recovery, financial fraud, insolvency and financial services litigation. More information is available at www.SequorLaw.com . Click here for Nyana’s headshot and Daniel’s headshot . Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight Aug 17, 2026 3 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Carolina M. Rosso “Pour faire de grandes choses, il ne faut pas être un si grand génie... Firm News Jun 23, 2026 3 minutes Sequor Law Welcomes Attorney Carolina M. Rosso to Its Expanding International Litigation and Asset Recovery Team Sequor Law is pleased to announce that Carolina M. Rosso has joined the firm as an Attorney. Attorney Spotlight May 19, 2026 1 minute read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Noah Rosenblum 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was drawn to law because I've always enjoyed solving complicated problems and thinking.. Attorney Spotlight May 9, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Michael Hanlon 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was less drawn to law in the abstract and more..