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  • Edward H. Davis Jr. | Founding Shareholder | Sequor Law

    Founding shareholder. Chambers Band 1 — Asset Tracing & Recovery, Global. Who's Who Legal Lawyer of the Year. Former ICC FraudNet Executive Director. Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder edavis@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 228 vCard Practice Areas Asset Recovery Bank Litigation Bankruptcy & Insolvency Creditors' Rights Corruption & Proceeds of Crime Recovery Financial Fraud High-Net-Worth Disputes International Arbitration International Commercial Litigation Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder edavis@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 228 vCard Education J.D., University of Miami School of Law (1987) Editor, Articles and Comments and Symposium Coordinator, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review B.A., University of Miami (1984) Admissions The Florida Bar United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Languages English Location Miami Favorite Quote “At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice, he is the worst. ” – Aristotle Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Media Edward H. Davis, Jr., a founding shareholder of Sequor Law, focuses his practice on the representation of individual, corporate and institutional victims of fraud throughout the world. Ed conducts financial fraud investigations, prosecutes civil claims for fraud and pursues misappropriated assets, having tracked such funds in jurisdictions across the globe, including Japan, the Bahamas, Latin America, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, among others. A highly recognized and sought-after leader in his field, Ed is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Inaugural Chair of the Asset Recovery Sub-Committee of the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee, and member of other distinguished boards and committees. Under his direction, Sequor Law has established itself as a leading member of the ICC Commercial Crimes Services FraudNet Network. Ed frequently lectures on financial fraud and corruption to groups ranging from one of the world’s most prominent banks, to associations of certified public accountants and investigative agencies. He also counsels clients in fraud response crises based on his experience handling high-profile cases, including the second-largest Ponzi scheme in world history. Ed also is noted for filing the first Chapter 15 bankruptcy petition in the state of Florida. Admitted to practice in Florida and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, Ed is a Past Chair of the International Law Section for which he has served as the Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer as well as on the Executive Council. He is the Founding Chair of its International Litigation and Arbitration Committee; a member of the Bankruptcy Bar of the Southern District of Florida, and a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Florida International Bankers Association. Publications A Practitioner’s Guide to Enforcement of Foreign Country Money Judgments, International Practitioner’s Deskbook Series: International Litigation Strategies and Practice, 3rd Ed. , American Bar Association, July 5, 2023 “Marital Asset Recovery: ‘Wealth Managers’ Assist Unscrupulous Men in Defrauding Their Wives” (co-author), in: Miami Daily Business Review, January 2018. “Claim and relief available in cross-border bankruptcies – equitable and pre and post-judgment remedies” (co-author), in: Global Restructuring Review, Cross-Border Insolvency And Restructuring News, Features And Events, Kyriaki Karadelis (Ed.), September 2016: 32. Law Business Research Ltd. “Claim and relief available in cross-border bankruptcies – limitless possibilities” (co-author), in: Global Restructuring Review, Cross-Border Insolvency And Restructuring News, Features And Events, Kyriaki Karadelis (Ed.), August 2016: 29. Law Business Research Ltd Presentations 10th Edition, C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Miami Co-Chair and panelist “Finding the Fraudsters: How legal and Forensic Teams are Now Tracking Down Elusive Perpetrators and Hidden Assets” “Actions by Insolvency Liquidators Against Banks: A Comparison Between the USA, England, Canada and Switzerland” Mondaq Webinars, November 23, 2021 15th Edition C5 Fraud Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva (Virtual) moderator “Crypto & Cyber Fraud Litigation War Stories: The Latest Complexities Affecting Asset Tracing, Freezing and Proprietary Injunctions” March 23-25, 2021 “High-Value, Cross-Border Recovery: Tips From The Experts (Parts 1 & 2)”, Speaker, Virtual Conference on Intelligence and Investigations for Stakeholders in High-Value, Cross-Border Finance, OffshoreAlert vGLOBAL, December 7-11, 2020 – Virtual. Art as a Fraud Masterpiece: New Considerations for Fraud Practitioners Amid the Inigo Philbrick Case” Speaker, Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery: Your Best Opportunity to Share “War Stories” and Expand Your Network, American Conference Institute – C5, 1 Hotel South Beach, Miami, Florida, October 29-30, 2020 – Virtual. 32nd Virtual Conference on Cross-Border Fraud and Asset Recovery, ICC FraudNet, London, England, October 22 – 23, 2020 – Virtual. Asset Recovery International 2020, InformaConnect, Intercontinental Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, February 26-28, 2020. Challenges in Representing Governments and State-Owned Enterprises Victimized by Corruption,” Co-Chair, Florida International University 3rd Anti-Corruption Conference, Miami, FL, April 18, 2018. “International Value Recovery: A ‘Full & Frank’ Discussion on Emerging Key Issues & Developments,” Speaker, 16th Annual North American OffshoreAlert Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, April 15 – 17, 2018. “Pre-Judgment Receiverships in International Asset Recovery,” Speaker, KNect365’s Asset Recovery: Fraud Litigation, Enforcement & Contentious Insolvency Conference, Dublin, Ireland, February 28 – March 1, 2018. “A Practical Guide to Offshore Asset Recovery,” Speaker, 6th Annual European OffshoreAlert Conference Financial Intelligence & Investigations, London, England, November 13-14, 2017. “Civil and insolvency asset recovery tools: a complement to criminal proceedings,” Speaker, International Bar Association Latin American Anti-Corruption Enforcement and Compliance Conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 6-7 November 2017. “Introduction to International Issues,” Speaker, 6th Annual NAFER Conference, Miami, Florida, October 18-20, 2017. “Offshore Structures as a barrier to recovery of assets from criminals,” Speaker, International Bar Association Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 10, 2017. “Latin America Corruption Update,” Speaker, C-5 6th Annual Miami Forum on Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, September 25-26, 2017. “Financial Fraud and Corruption throughout the World,” Speaker, ILS Lunch & Learn Committee, Miami, Florida, August 16, 2017. “Til Divorce Do Us Part: Recovering Assets Concealed By High Net Worth Spouses,” Speaker, 15th Annual North American OffshoreAlert Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, April 30 – May 2, 2017. “Recovery Action by a Failed State,” Speaker, 11th Edition, Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery, Geneva, Switzerland, March 16-17, 2017. “Grand Corruption: Why Do Nations Recover So Little from Corrupt Politicians & How Can it be Improved?” Speaker, 5th Annual European OffshoreAlert Conference Financial Intelligence & Investigations, London, England, November 14-15, 2016. “Global anti-corruption update,” Speaker, IBA2016 Annual Conference of the International Bar Association, Washington D.C., September 18-23, 2016. “Civil Asset Recovery: Techniques for corporate victims to recover losses,” Speaker, 14th Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference, Paris, France, June 15-16, 2016. “A Comparative View of Pretrial Evidence and Disclosure in Aid of Foreign Main Proceedings,” Speaker, 2nd Annual Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery, Hong Kong, China, June 6-7, 2016. “Hypocrisy USA: The Country’s Role as a Money Laundering Center & Offshore Tax Haven” Speaker, 14th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, May 1-3, 2016. “Recovery Assets & Enforcing Judgments in China Using Offshore Means” Speaker, 14th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, May 1-3, 2016. “Asset Tracing and Recovery in Matrimonial Disputes,” Speaker, 10th Anniversary Edition, Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery, Geneva, Switzerland, March 18, 2016. “Ethical Considerations in Litigation Funding”, Speaker, International Litigation, Arbitration & Transactions (ILAT) Conference, Miami, Florida, February 26, 2016. Sequor Law Adds ICC FraudNet Attorney as New DC Office Head Various Attorneys Recognized by SuperLawyers 2023 WWL Thought Leaders Global Elite - Edward H. Davis Jr. Q&A Thought Leaders 4 Fire: FIRE International Vilamoura, Portugal May 19, 2022 Edward H. Davis Jr. Thought Leaders Interview C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Sequor Law is excited to participate in the Mondaq Webinars. Sequor Law Is Honored to Support Associação João de Barro in Its Completion of a New School Sequor Law Recognized in the 2022 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America Sequor Law’s Latest Rankings and Recognitions Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers Chambers 2020 Litigation Support Guide The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers Turkish Brothers’ $388M Award Fight Sent Back To State Court Thought Leaders Global Elite – Asset Recovery (GIR 2019) Asset recovery column: Recognition of an individual debtor’s insolvency proceeding – beware the perils Recent Wins – March 2019 Miami Lawyer Wins $22M Judgment for Venezuelan Company Over Civil Theft Art, Cars, Parrots and Other Spoils of Miami Fraud Lawyer Edward H. Davis Gibraltarian payday loans business files Chapter 15 in Miami Honors & Achievements Ed has been honored with diverse recognitions for his significant contributions to the legal profession, including but limited to: Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) since 2004 – Issued by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE): The credential earner understands how fraud is committed, detected, and prevented. Individuals who have obtained the CFE credential understand the underlying factors that motivate people to commit fraud and are trained to identify red flags that indicate evidence of fraud and fraud risk. They are able to trace fraudulent transactions, interview suspects to obtain information and confessions, write investigation reports, advise clients on their findings, and testify at trial. Rated by Martindale-Hubbell with the highest possible rating in both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards 2021 AV Preeminent Rating, the pinnacle of excellence earned through a strenuous Peer Review Rating process that is managed and monitored by the world’s most trusted legal resource. Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America since the 2022 edition for high caliber of work in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration, Banking and Finance Recognized by 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Banruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for Creditors' Rights, Asset Recovery & Financial Fraud Litigation Selected by Lawdragon Global 500 as a Leading Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer, 2020 - 2026 Ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners in the Litigation Support Guide, Global-Wide Asset Tracing & Recovery category, and Band 3 in the USA Bankruptcy Litigation Guide Recognized by Latinvex as one of Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers, 2018-2025 Named among 100 Leading Lawyers by Latin Lawyer in 2023 Recognized in Lexology Index: Asset Recovery 2025 Recognized as Who's Who Legal Thought Leader in Asset Recovery, 2018-2021 Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year, Who's Who International, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 Served as Executive Director of the London-based ICC Commercial Crimes Services FraudNet network, 2017-2019 Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by The Florida Bar Recognized as a Top Lawyer by South Florida Legal Guide, 2019 Honored by the University of Miami School of Law’s Inter-American Law Review for having made significant contributions in the field of international law in the Americas, as the 33rd recipient of the Lawyer of the America Award (2015) Short listed for award as the most Innovative law firm in the Litigation category by Financial Times North American Innovative Lawyers Awards (2014), for procuring a multi-country cross-border protocol with the United States, Antigua, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Canada in the second-largest Ponzi scheme in World history Appointed to Educational Advisory Committee of National Association of Women Judges Recipient of Florida Bar G. Kirk Haas Humanitarian Award (2010), for organizing aid to Haitian victims of the 2010 earthquake Recognized as finalist for Most Effective Lawyer in Florida, Daily Business Review (2010) Member of Offshore Alert Advisory Board for Annual Conferences Member of Global Investigations Review Editorial Advisory Board (London) Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

  • Alejandro Rodriguez Vanzetti, Attorney | Sequor Law

    Attorney. Former judicial law clerk, U.S. District Court (S.D. Fla.). U.S. State Dept and Defense Dept internships. Published across 4 legal outlets Practice Areas Asset Recovery International Commercial Litigation Financial Fraud Corruption & Proceeds of Crime Recovery International Arbitration Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement Bankruptcy & Insolvency Appellate Law High-Net-Worth Disputes Alejandro Rodriguez Vanzetti Attorney avanzetti@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 233 vCard Alejandro Rodriguez Vanzetti Attorney avanzetti@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 233 vCard Education Florida International University College of Law, J.D. (Magna Cum Laude , 2023) FIU Law Review Dean’s List The Pennsylvania State University, B.A. (Cum Laude , 2017) Study Abroad: The Umbra Institute, Perugia, Italy (2016) Department of State: Consulate General of the United States, Milan, Italy (2016); Department of Defense: National Defense University, Washington, D.C. (2015) Admissions Florida Bar Languages English Spanish Italian Location Miami Favorite Quote: “Más cuesta mantener el equilibrio de la libertad que soportar el peso de la tiranía. ” – Simón Bolívar Translation: “It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than to endure the weight of tyranny. ” Bio Publications & Presentations Recognitions Media Alejandro Rodriguez Vanzetti is an attorney at Sequor Law, where he focuses his practice on asset recovery, international judgment enforcement, international arbitration and litigation, and financial fraud. Before joining Sequor Law, Alejandro served as a Judicial Law Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. In this role, he assisted in all aspects of civil and criminal cases, including drafting substantive orders and reports and recommendations, reviewing pleadings and motions, and supporting courtroom proceedings such as evidentiary hearings and discovery hearings. Alejandro gained valuable experience as a law clerk at Sequor Law, where he conducted legal research and drafted motions on matters related to international asset recovery and Chapter 15 bankruptcy. During law school, Alejandro interned for U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez, drafting judicial opinions on a range of federal issues. Prior to law school, he worked at Kobre & Kim LLP, where he played a key role in large-scale litigation and government enforcement defense matters as well as developing the firm’s Litigation Assistant Program across its 14 global offices. Alejandro earned his Juris Doctor from Florida International University College of Law, graduating in the top 10% of his class. He served as Executive Submissions and Comments Editor of the FIU Law Review. Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Alejandro Rodriguez Vanzetti Sequor Law Welcomes Attorney Alejandro Rodriguez Vanzetti to Its Growing International Asset Recovery Team Service of Process Abroad: No International Agreement? Awards CALI Awards of Excellence: Civil Procedure; Florida Civil Practice; International Commercial Arbitration; Immigration Law Kobre & Kim Scholars Program Law School Scholarship Publications The Waiting Game: Who Benefits from Recovered Assets Associated with Venezuelan State Corruption? Remission as a Solution , FIU Law Review, Vol. 17.4. Chapter 15 And 28 U.S.C. § 1782: New Developments and Uses in Fraud and Asset Recovery Cases , ICC FraudNet Global Annual Report (2023). How Florida’s Supreme Court Overturned a Ruling that Barred Recovery of Foreign Assets to Satisfy Judgments , Jurist (2023) . Service of Process Abroad: No International Agreement? No Problem. Rely on FRCP 4(f)(2) & (3) , ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Magazine (2022). Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

  • Maria Jose Cortesi, Attorney | Sequor Law

    Attorney. Published in American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal on extraterritorial bankruptcy. UM Law, Cum Laude. Cross-border insolvency and High-Net-Worth disputes Maria Jose Cortesi Attorney mcortesi@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 265 vCard Maria Jose Cortesi Attorney mcortesi@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 265 vCard Practice Areas Bankruptcy & Insolvency Asset Recovery High-Net-Worth Disputes Creditors' Rights Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement Education University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (Cum Laude, 2020) Florida International University, B.S. (2016) Admissions Florida Southern District of Florida United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida Languages English Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote “Todos tenemos una reserva insospechada de fuerza en el interior, que surge cuando la vida nos pone a prueba. ” – Isabel Allende Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Media Maria Jose Cortesi, an attorney at Sequor Law, focuses her practice on cross-border insolvency, asset recovery, and federal and state court fraud-based litigation. Prior to joining Sequor Law, Maria worked at a boutique bankruptcy firm, representing trustees, debtors, and creditors, as well as negotiating settlements in student loan and credit card debt matters. Maria also practiced in the area of construction litigation, representing general contractors and subcontractors in multi-party actions. Maria earned her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was on the Dean’s List, a merit scholarship recipient, and a member of the International Moot Court. She also served as a Student Ambassador with the Office of Admissions, regularly speaking with prospective students and participating in panels regarding the law school experience. During her time in law school, Maria interned for the Miami-Dade Public School Board Attorney’s Office, as well as a boutique commercial litigation firm primarily working on cases involving shareholder disputes. She also helped underserved populations receive access to legal assistance as a student attorney in the UM immigration clinic. Maria is also an alumna of Florida International University where she completed her undergraduate studies and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a Pre-Law certificate. Navigating the Extraterritorial Tightrope in the Bankruptcy Code Attorney Spotlight: Maria Jose Cortesi Publications Navigating the Extraterritorial Tightrope in the Bankruptcy Code, Volume 40, Issue 02 American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, a publication of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (“NABT”), 2024. Awards Miami Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section "40 Under 40" Honoree, 2026. University of Miami School of Law Dean's List Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

  • Jennifer Mosquera, Attorney | Sequor Law

    Attorney and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Editor-in-Chief, International Law Quarterly. Florida Bar Int'l Law Section Executive Council Jennifer Mosquera Attorney jmosquera@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 216 vCard Practice Areas Asset Recovery Bankruptcy & Insolvency Financial Fraud Corruption & Proceeds of Crime Recovery Appellate Law Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement High-Net-Worth Disputes Jennifer Mosquera Attorney jmosquera@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 216 vCard Education Florida State University College of Law, J.D. (Magna Cum Laude , 2019) Dean’s List Merit Scholarship Recipient Notes and Comments Editor, Florida State Law Review Intramural Chair, Florida State University College of Law Moot Court Team Florida International University, B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy (Magna Cum Laude , 2016) Dean’s List Merit Scholarship Recipient National Security Certificate Admissions The Florida Bar Associations & Memberships International Law Section of the Florida Bar Co-Chair of the Richard Dewitt Memorial Vis Pre-Moot Steering Committee Editor-in-Chief for the International Law Quarterly Executive Council member Legal Services of Greater Miami Past Chair of the Young Professionals Council South Florida Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society Fourth District Court of Appeal Historical Society Languages English Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote: “El que tiene un derecho no obtiene el de violar el ajeno para mantener el suyo. ” – José Martí Bio Recognitions Media Jennifer Mosquera, an attorney at Sequor Law, focuses their practice on appellate advocacy, cross-border insolvency, asset recovery, and federal and state court fraud-based litigation. They represent individuals, governments, fiduciaries, and other entities in domestic and international judgment collection matters; avoidance actions and fraudulent transfer claims; cross-border insolvency proceedings under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; actions to collect evidence for use in foreign proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1782; and other commercial disputes. Jennifer also regularly works with attorneys in multiple jurisdictions to recover and return assets or value to the victims of fraud. Jennifer is heavily involved in the International Law Section of the Florida Bar, acting as a member of the Executive Council, Co-Chair for the Richard Dewitt Memorial Vis Pre-Moot Steering Committee, and the Editor-in-Chief for the International Law Quarterly. They are also the Past Chair of the Legal Services of Greater Miami Young Professionals Council, and an active member of the South Florida Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and also in the Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society. Prior to joining Sequor Law, Jennifer served as senior law clerk to the Honorable Judge Mark W. Klingensmith at the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal. They worked on a variety of complex issues within foreclosure proceedings, contractual disputes, and fraud-based disputes, amongst other civil and criminal matters. Jennifer graduated magna cum laude in 2019 from Florida State University College of Law where they earned their J.D. They were on the Dean's List, were a merit scholarship recipient, and were on the board of both the Florida State University Law Review and the Florida State University College of Law Moot Court Team. During their time in law school, Jennifer interned for multiple judges, clerked for the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Florida Attorney General, and held a summer associate position with an Am Law 200 firm. In 2016, they obtained their B.A. in Political Science and their B.A. in Philosophy from Florida International University. Jennifer is fluent in both English and Spanish. They are admitted to practice in the state of Florida. Attorney Spotlight: Jennifer Mosquera Liquidators of BVI Funds Linked to 1MDB Win Recognition in Florida Sequor Law adds Attorney Jennifer Mosquera to Team Honors & Achievements Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) since 2024 – Issued by Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE): The credential earner understands how fraud is committed, detected and prevented. Individuals who have obtained the CFE credential understand the underlying factors that motivate people to commit fraud and are trained to identify red flags that indicate evidence of fraud and fraud risk. They are able to trace fraudulent transactions, interview suspects to obtain information and confessions, write investigation reports, advise clients on their findings and testify at trial. Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

  • Tara J. Plochocki, Partner | Sequor Law

    Leading Partner of Sequor Law's Washington, D.C. office. ICC FraudNet member. U.S. Supreme Court admitted. Won precedent-setting habeas petition Tara J. Plochocki Partner tplochocki@sequorlaw.com (+1) 202-900-8740, Ext. 310 vCard Practice Areas Asset Recovery Creditors' Rights Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement Financial Fraud International Commercial Litigation Appellate Law Tara J. Plochocki Partner tplochocki@sequorlaw.com (+1) 202-900-8740, Ext. 310 vCard Education University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, May 2007 Managing Editor, Michigan Journal of International Law 2006-2007 Barnard College of Columbia University, New York, NY Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude , Political Science & Philosophy, May 2002 Admissions California New York District of Columbia U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit U.S. Supreme Court Languages English Location Washington, D.C. Favorite Quote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. ” — Margaret Mead Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Representative Matters Media Tara’s legal career is marked by a commitment to justice and the strategic resolution of novel, complex legal challenges. She litigates a wide range of transnational claims arising from breaches of contract and fiduciary duty, fraud, defamation, and tortious business practices, both at the trial and appellate levels, nationwide. Tara’s practice includes obtaining recognition of foreign arbitral awards and judgments to facilitate asset recovery efforts. Her expertise extends to conducting post-judgment discovery and initiating discovery actions under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to gather evidence for use in foreign proceedings, an area of law in which she has achieved precedent-setting results expanding the permissible uses of discovery obtained under the statute. Tara also represents investors and companies against abuses by private equity fund managers, and brought the first U.S. lawsuit on behalf of an investor seeking damages for self-dealing in a continuation fund transaction. Tara also advises international clients on treaty application and interpretation, jurisdictional matters, and US litigation strategies. Tara is the first Washington D.C.-based attorney for Sequor Law, establishing the firm’s presence in the nation’s capital. She is also a Washington, D.C. member of ICC FraudNet, the world’s leading asset recovery network. In addition to her civil litigation practice, Tara advises international clients on compliance with U.S. sanctions and represents them in congressional and law enforcement investigations. Tara regularly speaks at global conferences on commercial fraud, asset tracing, and the enforcement of arbitral awards and foreign judgments. Tara is dedicated to advancing human rights and seeking justice in the United States and abroad. She litigates matters at the intersection of constitutional rights, international law, and national security. Tara successfully represented detainees in Guantanamo Bay when she won the first habeas petition in over ten years, construing the laws of war to obtain the release of her client. She also challenged the United States’ designation of individuals for death by drone strike and obtained a ruling that U.S. citizens have a constitutional right to due process before they may be targeted by the United States. Ms. Plochocki also authors amicus briefs on behalf of individuals and organizations on issues of the laws of war, fairness in education, criminal justice and national security. 9th Circuit Greenlights Expansive Use of Discovery Statute, Law360, Aug. 13, 2025 Sequor Law at Paris Arbitration Week: Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against Sovereigns Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Tara J. Plochocki Meet the Leader of Sequor Law’s New DC Office Sequor Law Adds ICC FraudNet Attorney as New DC Office Head Sequor Law Welcomes Asset Recovery Attorney Tara J. Plochocki as Newest Partner and Announces Expansion into Washington D.C. U.S. Invokes State Secrets Privilege to Block American Journalist’s Challenge to Alleged Spot on Drone ‘Kill List’ How to Survive America’s Kill List Judge Allows Journalist to Challenge Claimed Inclusion on U.S. Drone ‘Kill List’ China’s Defiance Over South China Sea Shows Limits of International Courts Honors & Achievements Super Lawyers, Rising Star International Law 2017-2018 Tara J. Plochocki is an ICC FraudNet Member. ICC FraudNet is a worldwide network of leading lawyers who specialize in fraud, international asset tracing and recovery. Visit https://iccfraudnet.org/members to learn more about the network and our members. Representative Cases Representation of an investor in lawsuit against private equity fund manager for facilitating self-dealing in continuation fund transaction Successful representation of wealth management firm minority shareholder in lawsuit against controlling shareholder for breaches of fiduciary duty and self-dealing Representation of former general partner of private equity fund, Novalpina Capital Partners I GP S.A.R.L, in contentious § 1782 petitions and appeals Representation of arbitral award creditor Viorel Micula in enforcement proceedings against Romania Representation of Russian investors in fraud lawsuit against the founders of Promsyvaz Bank and related entities Obtained recognition of $24.5 million arbitral award on behalf of Hong Kong corporation against Tajik state-owned enterprise Representation of Saudi Arabian corporation in seeking recovery for losses arising out of international bribery scheme Representation of multiple investors, corporations, and individuals in 1782 applications to obtain evidence from banks and investment firms in the United States for use in legal proceedings abroad Representation of multiple investors in complex civil litigation arising out of securities fraud committed by Venezuelan financier Representation of Saudi Arabian conglomerate in civil litigation concerning complex financial service fraud totaling in excess of $10 billion Representation of numerous companies and individuals, both in the U.S. and abroad, in connection with various matters including investigations by U.S. law enforcement and regulatory agencies Represented U.S. citizen journalist in lawsuit against U.S. government challenging designation to the “Kill List” Obtained release of Afghan detainee in habeas proceedings seeking release from detention in Guantanamo Bay under law of armed conflict Authored amicus brief on behalf of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows supporting detainee defendant’s request for a mixed medical commission in accordance with the Geneva Conventions Authored amicus brief on behalf of national education organization in action by schoolchildren alleging that Detroit Public Schools violated their constitutional right to access to education Authored an amicus brief on behalf of medical ethics organization seeking disclosure of identities of doctors who botched the execution of inmate on death row Presentations Speaker, Sticking it to the man: a comparative approach to the mechanisms available for pursuing litigation against the government before national courts, Public Law Committee, International Bar Association, Toronto, 2025 Speaker, Exploring the Concept of Sovereign Immunity, TL4Fire Sovereign & States Litigation Summit USA, Washington, D.C., 2025 Moderator, Largely Untested Strategies in Enforcement Against Sovereigns, ICC FraudNet, Warsaw, 2025 Speaker, Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Against Sovereigns: What’s Coming Up Next?, Paris Arbitration Week, 2025 Guest lecturer, National Security Law, Washington University School of Law, 2024-2025 Moderator at Asset Recovery Committee, Madrid, Spain, 2024 Speaker, Offshore Alert, London, 2024 Speaker, Information Wars: obtaining information in cross border cases and arbitrations, Asset Recovery Americas, Washington, D.C., 2024 Speaker, ICC FraudNet Conference, British Virgin Islands, 2024 Speaker, Succession, Traitors and Many-Coloured Lotus, London International Disputes Week, 2024 Speaker, American Conference Institute C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery, Miami, 2024 Guest Speaker, International Law, University of Wisconsin School of Law, 2023-2025 Speaker, Assessing the Impact of Sanctions on Fraud & Commercial Litigation, Thought Leaders for FIRE, Cayman Islands, 2023 Speaker, The Evolving Impact of Sanctions on Commercial Contracts, London International Disputes Week, 2023 Speaker, Asset Recovery International, Dublin, Ireland, 2022 Speaker, From Death Row to Gitmo: Opposing Capital Punishment and Detention Without Trial, Amnesty International & Georgetown Law, 2018 Publications Recent Developments in U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunity Jurisprudence, ICC FraudNet Global Annual Report 2025 Release the Last ‘Low-Value’ Afghanistan POW Held at Gitmo (co-author), Defense One, Apr. 19, 2021, https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/04/release-last-low-value-afghanistan-pow-held-gitmo/173457/?oref=d1-author-river Getting the Deal Through: Litigation Funding 2017 (co-author), https://www.lexology.com/panoramic Legal Prowess. 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  • Daniel M. Coyle, Partner | Sequor Law

    Partner. Florida Super Lawyers. First-of-kind Chapter 15 fraudulent transfer decision. Published on cryptocurrency asset recovery. Order of the Coif, UM Law Daniel M. Coyle Partner dcoyle@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 244 vCard Daniel M. Coyle Partner dcoyle@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 244 vCard Practice Areas Asset Recovery Creditors' Rights Bankruptcy & Insolvency International Commercial Litigation Education University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (Magna Cum Laude , 2008) Order of the Coif Saint Anselm College, B.A. (Cum Laude , 2000) Admissions The Florida Bar United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2020 United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit Associations & Memberships Member of the International Committee for NAFER Languages English Location Miami Favorite Quote “You must keep your mind on the objective, not on the obstacle. ” – William Randolph Hearst Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Representative Matters Media Daniel Matthias Coyle, a partner at Sequor Law, focuses 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 and state court litigation. Daniel has represented clients in commercial loan enforcement cases, including actions for foreclosure of commercial real property and replevin, and suits on notes and guaranties. Additionally, he represents lenders in the negotiation and documentation of workout agreements, loan restructuring, forbearance agreements and loan sale agreements. Daniel has also represented sellers of goods in Uniform Commercial Code Sales of Goods litigation and aggregate bodies of foreign creditors in United States Bankruptcy Proceedings, including obtaining foreign main recognition under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Represented client who was victim of trademark and copyright infringement in obtaining a non-dischargeable judgment liquidating the trademark and copyright claims against the debtor. Counsel of record for the defendant in Abel & Buchheim , P.R., Inc. v. Citibank, Nat’l Ass’n , 1:16-CV-24663-KMM, 2017 WL 3731002, (S.D. Fla. Aug. 28, 2017), in which the plaintiff sued the bank under a fact-pattern that the bank permitted the plaintiff’s former officer/director to transfer funds from the corporate account despite the existence of an injunction. The depositor sued the bank under theories of aiding and abetting as well as negligence. The Court dismissed the aiding and abetting counts because the factual assertions in this complaint did not allege that the bank had actual knowledge of the underlying torts or that the bank assisted the former officer/director’s tortious conduct by merely allowing her to withdraw funds from the accounts. The Court dismissed the negligence claim against the bank because plaintiff’s claims were not for the recovery of bodily injury or property damage and “there is no common-law duty of a defendant in negligence to protect a plaintiff from mere economic losses.” Daniel was named a SuperLawyer in 2022 and a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020 and was recognized by Florida Legal Elite in 2021 for Commercial Litigation. He was a panel member at the 2018 NAFER Conference, “So We Have an Asset Where?”, about discovery and recovery of assets abroad and a speaker at the December 1, 2016 Pincus Professional Education Seminar, entitled “Chapter 11 Challenges: Beyond the Basics” on the topic of Post-Confirmation Litigation. He is also on the international committee for NAFER. Daniel co-authored an article with Gregory S. Grossman entitled, “When a Lender Fails, Its Borrower’s Litigation Defenses May Be (D’Oench) Duhmed ,” which was published in the January 2013 issue of the Florida Bar Journal . Daniel was counsel of record for the Foreign Trustee in In re Massa Falida Do Banco Cruzeiro Do Sul S.A. , 14-22974-BKC-LMI, 2017 WL 1102814 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Mar. 23, 2017), which is the first published decision nationwide that a foreign liquidator in a Chapter 15 adversary proceeding may assert US-state-law fraudulent transfer/fraudulent conveyance claims to claw back fraudulent transfers on behalf of the foreign debtor and/or its creditors. He was also counsel of record for the defendant in Gilbert & Caddy, P.A. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. , 193 F. Supp. 3d 1294 (S.D. Fla. 2016), which is the first published decision in a Florida state or federal court that a bank, in the deposit agreement, may shorten the time-period for a depositor/customer to report an allegedly fraudulent electronic funds transfer. Daniel is admitted to practice in the state of Florida, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. He is a member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association and the American Bar Association as well as the Florida Business Law Section and Florida International Law Section. Publications Authored an article entitled, “Your Recovery is Mine: Enforcement of Judgments via Judgment Debtor’s Claims Against Third Parties. ” Published in the November 2020 issue of Thoughtleaders4 FIRE Magazine. Florida’s New Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act published in the September 2020 issue of the NAFER quarterly newsletter, “The Receiver”. Emerging Minority View on Delivery of Subpoenas under FRCP 45, Global Restructuring Review, March 25, 2020. Co-Authored an article with Gregory S. Grossman entitled, “When a Lender Fails, Its Borrower’s Litigation Defenses May Be (D’Oench) Duhmed, ” published in the January 2013 issue of the Florida Bar Journal. Authored Article entitled “Just Say No: Discovery In Chapter 15 Bankruptcies Is Asymmetrical ”, published in April 2021 Issue of the “Bankruptcy Strategist”. Co-Authored an article entitled, “Facing the Cryptocurrency Challenge With Existing Asset Recovery Instruments: Give Us the Tools and We Will Finish the Job ” published on Chambers and Partners’ Litigation Support Guide: Asset Tracing & Recovery Law Firms, Practice Area overview. Presentations & Seminars DailyDAC and Financial Poise: Federal Equity Receiverships, Key concepts and strategies in Federal Receiverships, April 21, 2026 (Link to presentation: Key Concepts and Strategies in Federal Receiverships ) Panel Member NAFER 2025 International Conference, Cayman Islands, May 8 and 9 OffshoreAlert Miami, April 29, 2025 Panelist “Enforcing International Awards & Judgments” OffshoreAlert Miami 2022 Crypto Litigation: Tips from Litigators 10th Edition C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami January 24, 2022 Panelist “Crypto Asset Fraud as an Existential Threat: Practitioners Share Key Takeaways on Commencing Proceedings, Interim Relief and Tracing Assets and Wrongdoers” OffshoreAlert Global December 9, 2021 Panelist “How to Recover Crypto” Panel member of the 2018 conference, “So We Have an Asset Where?” Speaker at the December 1, 2016 Pincus Professional Education Seminar, entitled “Chapter 11 Challenges: Beyond the Basics” on the topic of Post-Confirmation Litigation PODCAST: Sequor Law Summer Series: De-Crypting Recovery of Cryptocurrencies 101: Trace it, Freeze it, Grab it. June 3, 2021 Panel Member of September 14, 2021 CLE Lunch for the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association on “Emerging Issues in Chapter 15 and Comparative Enactments of the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency” Sequor Law bankruptcy courtroom victory DISH case Various Attorneys Recognized by SuperLawyers 2023 Sequor Law announces newly elected Partners Offshore Alert vGlobal 2021 Conference C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Virtual September CLE Luncheon Global: An Introduction to Asset Tracing & Recovery (Law Firms) Sequor Law Promotes Two Attorneys to Counsel Florida’s New Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act Asset recovery column: emerging minority view on delivery of subpoenas under FRCP 45 Internationally Noted Attorneys Establish Sequor Law Honors & Achievements Florida Super Lawyers 2022 Rising Star 2016-2018, 2020 Florida Legal Elite, Commercial Litigation 2021 Published Decisions Counsel of Record on: First Citizen’s Bank v. Tamach Gables Square, LLC, Case No. 09-22055 CA 32, 11th Judicial Circuit. Abel & Buchheim , P.R., Inc. v. Citibank, Nat’l Ass’n, 1:16-CV-24663-KMM, 2017 WL 3731002, (S.D. Fla. Aug. 28, 2017). Gilbert & Caddy, P.A. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 193 F. Supp. 3d 1294 (S.D. Fla. 2016). In re Massa Falida Do Banco Cruzeiro Do Sul S.A., 14-22974-BKC-LMI, 2017 WL 1102814 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Mar. 23, 2017). In re Viação Itapemirim, S.A., 607 B.R. 761 (S.D. Fla. Bankr. 2019). In re Viação Itapemirim, S.A., 608 B.R. 268 (S.D. Fla. Bankr. 2019). Published decisions in which Daniel has participated include: First Citizen’s Bank v. Tamach Gables Square, LLC, Case No. 09-22055 CA 32, 11th Judicial Circuit. Abel & Buchheim , P.R., Inc. v. Citibank, Nat’l Ass’n, 1:16-CV-24663-KMM, 2017 WL 3731002, (S.D. Fla. Aug. 28, 2017). Gilbert & Caddy, P.A. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 193 F. Supp. 3d 1294 (S.D. Fla. 2016). In re Massa Falida Do Banco Cruzeiro Do Sul S.A., 14-22974-BKC-LMI, 2017 WL 1102814 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Mar. 23, 2017). In re Viação Itapemirim, S.A., 607 B.R. 761 (S.D. Fla. Bankr. 2019). In re Viação Itapemirim, S.A., 608 B.R. 268 (S.D. Fla. Bankr. 2019). Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

  • Fernando J. Menendez, Jr. | Shareholder | Sequor Law

    Shareholder. Chambers-ranked, USA Bankruptcy Litigation. Best Lawyers since 2019. Legal 500 Elite. Former White & Case. Recovery across 6+ countries Fernando J. Menendez, Jr. Shareholder fmenendez@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 299 vCard Fernando J. Menendez, Jr. Shareholder fmenendez@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 299 vCard Practice Areas Bankruptcy & Insolvency Asset Recovery International Commercial Litigation Creditors' Rights Bank Litigation Education New York University School of Law, J.D. (2002) University of Florida, B.A. (1998) Admissions Florida New York U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Associations & Memberships The Florida Bar, Business Law Section The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida The American Bankruptcy Institute Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow 2017 Former FIU College of Law Bankruptcy Clinical Program, Adjunct Professor Languages English Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. ” – Edmund Burke Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Representative Matters Media Fernando J. Menendez, Jr., a Shareholder at Sequor Law, focuses his practice on bankruptcy, insolvency litigation, international asset recovery, and commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining Sequor Law, Fernando was a shareholder at an Am Law 200 firm and began his career at White & Case, LLP. His case experience includes representation of creditors in complex business bankruptcy and related litigation proceedings; representation of judgment creditors in the enforcement of judgments, including against foreign sovereigns; and representation of creditors in litigation related to the tracing and recovery of misappropriated assets, including assets transferred to various jurisdictions in the United States and across the globe, including Canada, the Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, England, Spain, and Switzerland, among others. Fernando’s professional associations and memberships include The Florida Bar Business Law Section; the Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida; and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He was a 2017 fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and an adjunct professor in the Bankruptcy Clinical Program at Florida International University’s College of Law. Fernando earned his Juris Doctorate from New York University School of Law and has been recognized by Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Legal 500, United States Elite; South Florida Legal Guide; Florida Trend, Legal Elite, and has received other honors of note. He has participated in and/or moderated panels on various topics relating to fraud, asset recovery, and related litigation. Fernando is admitted in the states of Florida and New York, and in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. Sequor Law Recognized by Chambers & Partners Dingway case in GRR Sequor Law Is Honored to Support Associação João de Barro in Its Completion of a New School Attorney Spotlight: Fernando J. Menendez Jr. Sequor Law Recognized in the 2022 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America Community roundup: IWIRC gets its first Hispanic chair amid new year hires and promotions COVID-19 and Cross-Border Insolvencies Partner Q&A Sequor Law Picks Up Two Bankruptcy Attorneys From GrayRobinson Meet Our Newest Partners Miami’s Sequor Law Raids GrayRobinson for Two Insolvency/Litigation Partners Presentations & Seminars Insolvencias Transfronterizas , Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal Webinar, November 19, 2025 Fair and Equitable Distribution of Estate Assets , at the XX Congress of the Ibero-American Institute of Insolvency Law, in Lima, Peru in October 2024 Judgment Enforcement and Asset Recovery Across Jurisdictions , at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Latin America Insolvency Symposium in Mexico City, Mexico in September 2024 Fraud and Insolvency , at the Insolvency Practitioners Association’s London Roadshow, in November 2023 Segunda Oportunidad en los Concursos , Instituto Iberoamericano Conference, October 21, 2020 “How Much Can you Trust the Litigation Trust? ,” iLaw2020 Conference, February 28, 2020 “Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, Avoiding Collateral Damage ”The Florida Bar Business Law Section CLE, April 20, 2018 “Selling the Sale: Key Provisions in Section 363 Sale Orders ,” American Bankruptcy Institute Seminar, April 5, 2018 Representative Experience Counsel to secured creditor holding more than $30 million in debt in contested chapter 11 proceeding involving large parcel of vacant land in downtown Miami Counsel to unsecured creditor holding multi-million claim in contested chapter 11 proceeding involving reorganization of construction company following fatal bridge collapse incident Counsel to pharmaceutical company in contested chapter 11 proceeding of drug manufacturer, including with respect to bankruptcy sale issues, assumption and assignment of executory contracts, and preservation of pre- and post-petition contractual rights Counsel to chapter 7 trustee in litigation resulting in the denial of a debtor’s discharge as a result of, among other things, debtor’s failure to disclose interest in $2.7 million bonus found to constitute property of the estate Counsel to foreign defendants in federal litigation involving claims for purported violations of, among other things, the Federal Communications Act and the Lanham Act (Trademark and False Designation of Origin) Representation of secured creditors challenging debtors’ repeat bankruptcy filings (to avoid foreclosure) resulting in dismissal of both cases on grounds of bad faith and entry of an order barring any further stay of foreclosure proceedings in event of future bankruptcy filings by same debtors Counsel to restructuring Mexican paper company in proceeding seeking recognition of foreign bankruptcy proceeding in U.S. and requesting related protections under chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code Representation of lender with under-secured claim in chapter 11 case filed by outlet mall in the Southern District of Florida, resulting in negotiations leading to consensual plan and lender’s recovery of outlet-mall property Representation of indenture trustee with respect to claims involving $479 million in convertible senior notes issued by Charter Communications Representation of lighting company in all stages of negotiation and effectuation of prepackaged plan of reorganization in the District of Delaware Acting as part of team representing large shareholder and principal investor in proposed restructuring of Delphi, the spun-off parts manufacturer of General Motors Honors & Achievements Recognized in the 2025 edition of Legal 500's Miami Elite Rankings Best Lawyers, 2019-2025 South Florida Legal Guide, Top Up and Comer, 2017-2018 Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Litigation, 2022-2025 Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2012-2016 Legal Prowess. 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  • China’s Defiance Over South China Sea Shows Limits of International Courts| Sequor Law

    Forbes quoted Sequor Law’s Tara J. Plochocki on the 2016 South China Sea ruling and why enforcing international arbitration awards against sovereigns is hard. China’s Defiance Over South China Sea Shows Limits of International Courts Open In the News Open July 12, 2016 2 minutes read Sequor Law The Philippines left The Hague in July 2016 with a sweeping win. A tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration found that China had broken international law by building artificial islands to push its territorial claims hundreds of miles into the South China Sea. China's answer was just as blunt. It would not abide by the ruling, it had refused to take part in the proceedings, and it denied that the tribunal held any authority over what it called a territorial dispute. Forbes asked the obvious follow-up: what is a paper victory worth when the losing side refuses to recognize it? Tara J. Plochocki — today a Partner at Sequor Law and head of the Washington D.C. office — was quoted throughout the piece. The absence of China's consent, she noted, had been visible "from 14 years away": Beijing had signed a 2002 framework to resolve these disputes through negotiation, and it never agreed to let a tribunal decide questions of sovereignty. The whole story hinges on consent. Nations routinely agree to international arbitration in commercial matters and must live by the outcome. They are reluctant to agree to such arbitration when a dispute touches sovereignty. As the article notes, the United States has done the same thing China did, brushing off the International Court of Justice in the 1980s over Nicaragua and again in the 2000s in a death-penalty case involving a foreign national. Beijing is not the only sovereign to refuse to honor an unfavorable ruling. For businesses, Plochocki drew a practical line rather than a political one. China, she said, "is not an unreasonable place to do business — you can sign a contract there and have it enforced." Her caveat travels well beyond this case: companies contracting with state-owned enterprises should decide in advance on a dispute-resolution forum those enterprises have actually honored before. A favorable award means little if it lands somewhere the other side can ignore. Her closing observation captured the distance between winning and collecting. The Hague, she said, often serves as the court of international opinion; enforcing its judgments is a separate fight. The full Forbes article is here: "China's Defiance Over South China Sea Shows Limits Of International Courts." That distance is the center of Plochocki's work today. At Sequor Law she concentrates on international arbitration and on enforcing arbitral awards and foreign judgments, including against sovereigns and state-owned enterprises that would rather not pay. The South China Sea ruling is the dramatic version of a problem her clients face in quieter forms every day: a judgment is only as good as your ability to enforce it. Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open 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.. Firm News Apr 11, 2026 2 minutes read Sequor Law Celebrates National Pet Day with Continued Support of Paws4You Rescue In recognition of National Pet Day, Sequor Law is proud to continue its support of Paws4You Rescue, a Miami-based nonprofit... Attorney Spotlight Jan 29, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Alain M. Acanda 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was inspired to pursue a career in the law after having negative experiences with the law as.

  • Bob Lindquist, Director of Forensics | Sequor Law

    Director of Forensics and CFE. 50+ years. Former PwC partner. ACFE Board of Regents Chairman. Expert witness in 60+ trials. $205M Madoff settlement Bob Lindquist Director of Forensics blindquist@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard Bob Lindquist Director of Forensics blindquist@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard Practice Areas Asset Recovery Asset Tracing Bankruptcy Fraud Commercial Disputes Corruption Fidelity/Surety Claims Investor Fraud Management Fraud Matrimonial Disputes Money Laundering Ponzi Fraud Shareholder/Family Disputes Education University of Windsor, Bachelor of Commerce (Honors , 1968) Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, C.A. (1991) C.F.E. Certified Fraud Examiner (1989) Chairman of the Board of Regents of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Austin TX (1993) Languages English Location Miami Favorite Quote: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. ” – Theodore Parker Bio Large Cases Managed Publications & Presentations Media Bob Lindquist B. COMM, FCPA, CFE, Director of Forensics at Sequor Law conducts financial investigations incorporating his strong analytical abilities, intuition and knowledge of fraud and corruption gained through his 40 years of domestic and international case experiences. Joe Wells, the Founder of the ACFE↗ , described Bob as “Mr. Forensic Accounting” in the Journal of Accountancy. Bob’s extensive case experience includes many high-profile investigations on behalf of corporations and governments in the United States, Antigua, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Grenada, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Malawi, Trinidad, Romania, St. Lucia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. These cases include the World Bank, Victims of the Holocaust, Bernie Madoff and IBM. He has obtained courtroom experience through expert witness testimony and attendance with Counsel in trials for both sides on over sixty occasions. Also, Bob is the author of Accounting as an Investigative Aid and co-author of two textbooks on forensic accounting and commercial crime. Bob was a partner at Price Waterhouse in its Washington, DC office, but after the merger with Coopers in 1998, Bob re-established his own practice which continues today under the name of Lindquist Forensics. Bob was recognized for his professional contributions by his election in 1991 as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and his election to the Board of Regents for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, based in Austin, Texas. In 1993, he was elected Chairman of the Board. Director of Forensics Bob Lindquist Celebrates 50-Year Career Milestone Large Cases Managed 2017 – 2018, Miami, FL – Of service to Sequor Law on behalf of a foreign trustee to analyze the flow of funds in a $200,000,000 Ponzi scheme over a period of seven years in order to identify assets anywhere in the world for recovery 2014 – 2016, Miami, FL – Of service to Astigarraga Davis on behalf of the plaintiff to conduct an international search for the corporate and personal assets of the Defendant that resulted in a $13.4 million settlement in a matrimonial matter 2013 – 2014, New York – Of service to Boies Schiller & Flexner on behalf of the plaintiffs involved with Bernie Madoff and his Ponzi scheme against defendants, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Citco Fund Services. Lindquist issued a “Rebuttal Expert Report” to opine on issues raised in three “Expert Reports” that essentially expressed the opinion that the defendants could not have “uncovered the Madoff Ponzi scheme because it was so sophisticated and impenetrable that even an investigation focused on fraud could not have discovered it”. A $205 million settlement was made with the two defendants 2013, Washington, DC – Of service to Sidley Austin on behalf of the Attorney General in Turks & Caicos in a matter that involved the Southern Health Network Inc., a Miami-based company that provided transportation and medical services to Turks & Caicos islanders. The Miami company issued suit against the Turks & Caicos government for non-payment of almost US$17 million but the plaintiff settled for less than $1 million 2012 – 2014, St. Lucia – Of service to the Attorney General to investigate various matters including alleged payments made to UWP members of Parliament by the Government of Taiwan upon the establishment of diplomatic relations and the UWP attempt to re-develop the Hewanorra International Airport 2009 – 2011, Trinidad & Tobago – Of service to the Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad to investigate the cause of the collapse of the US$10 billion empire of Lawrence Duprey/CL Financial Ltd. “Lindquist’s forensic findings,” sources said, “formed the bedrock for the civil suit filed against…” 2007 – 2009, United States and Canada – Of service to the Executive Director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association as Financial Advisor in regard to the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the thirty team owners of the National Hockey League 2004 – 2008, Antigua and Barbuda – Of service to the Attorney General to investigate allegations of corruption in the ‘IHI’ matter regarding the former government of Lester Bird that resulted in recovery of US$12.5 million from a defendant in Switzerland Publications Accounting as an Investigative Aid (co-author), 1995. J. Wiley & Sons in New York. The Accounting Handbook of Fraud and Commercial Crime (co-author), 1993. J. Wiley & Sons in New York. “The Puppet Masters: How the Corrupt Hide Stolen Assets Using Legal Structures and What to Do About It” (advisor), November 2011. The World Bank. Bob Lindquist has conducted many presentations on financial crime some of which include the IBA Conference in Cancun, the International Money Laundering Conference in Montreal, the ABA White Collar Crime Conference in San Francisco, and the Pacific Rim Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference in Vancouver. The titles of his presentations need no explanation: “Lack of Ethics and Poor Controls = Corruption”, “The Mindset of Corruption: A Case Study in Greed”, “Detecting Fraud and Non-Compliance”, “What to Expect From Your Forensic Accountant”, “Facts Beyond the Numbers: Forensic Accounting” In November 2011, The World Bank published “The Puppet Masters: How the Corrupt Hide Stolen Assets Using Legal Structures and What to Do About It”. Bob Lindquist was an advisor in what the Bank describes as the “Investigators Project” as a source for facts and opinions. Appendix D entitled “Grand Corruption” contains summaries of 10 cases of which two are Bob’s cases: on page 171 “Bruce Rappaport and IHI Debt Settlement” and on page 207 “Piarco International Airport Scandal”. The entire report can be accessed at www.worldbank.org/finance/star_site . Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

  • Juan J. Mendoza, Partner | Sequor Law

    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.

  • Leyza B. Florin, Shareholder | Sequor Law

    Shareholder. Chambers Band 1 — Bankruptcy Litigation, Florida (2025). Band 2 — Bankruptcy/Restructuring. American College of Bankruptcy Fellow. Past IWIRC chair Leyza B. Florin Shareholder lflorin@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 300 vCard Leyza B. Florin Shareholder lflorin@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 300 vCard Practice Areas Bankruptcy & Insolvency Creditors' Rights Asset Recovery Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement Bank Litigation International Commercial Litigation High-Net-Worth Disputes Financial Fraud Appellate Law International Arbitration Corruption & Proceeds of Crime Recovery Education University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (Magna Cum Laude , 1996) Inter-American Law Review, Articles and Comments Editor Order of the Coif University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences, B.A. (1992) Admissions Florida, 1997 U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1999 U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 1997 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1997 U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1997 U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2020 Associations & Memberships Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, Class XXXII, 2021 The Florida Bar Business Law Section, Past Chair, 2020-2021 International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), Immediate Past Chair, 2021 Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, Past President, 2006-2007 Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator American College of Bankruptcy, International Nominating Committee, Chair American Bankruptcy Institute, Asset Sales Committee, Co-Chair of Education Dade County Bar Association, Member American Bar Association, Member Hispanic National Bar Association, Member Cuban American Bar Association, Member Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow, 2014 International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow University of Miami Law Alumni Association Board of Directors, 2014-2016 Dean’s Circle Committee Leadership Florida, Class XXXII Languages English Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote “Do or Do Not, There is No Try. ” – Yoda Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Representative Matters Media Leyza B. Florin, a shareholder at Sequor Law, focuses her practice on a wide range of litigation and insolvency matters, including debt restructuring and representation of creditors, with special emphasis on complex business bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining Sequor Law, Leyza was a shareholder at an Am Law 200 firm. Additionally, she was appointed receiver, custodian, trustee and special master in cases in both federal and state courts throughout the state of Florida and has served as a neutral arbiter in an arbitration proceeding. Leyza is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator. Her case experience includes acting as lead U.S. counsel to various court-appointed fiduciaries named in multiple jurisdictions throughout the Caribbean for British American Insurance Co., Ltd., in Chapter 15 proceedings, district court proceedings, and pending state court proceedings throughout the state of Florida. Leyza is the former Chair of The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section, and served as the Chair of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. She is past chair of the Bankruptcy/UCC and Diversity Committees of The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section, and a past president of the Bankruptcy Bar of the Southern District of Florida. Leyza launched a bankruptcy clinical program at Florida International University College of Law, where she served as lead adjunct professor. She is a published author and sought-after leader who is regularly invited to present on topics related to her practice. Leyza has been recognized by Florida Super Lawyers (2010-2025); Florida Trend, Legal Elite (2008-2016, 2018); South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer (2009-2018), and has received multiple other recognitions of note. Leyza is admitted to all Florida state courts, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. 11th Circuit Appeal News Model Law draftsman responds to COMI proposals Various Attorneys Recognized by SuperLawyers 2023 Sequor Law Empowers Women to Lead Leyza B. Florin Featured as IWIRC Florida Member Spotlight Sequor Law Recognized by Chambers & Partners Thought Leaders 4 Fire: FIRE International Vilamoura, Portugal May 19, 2022 Service of Process Abroad: No International Agreement? Leyza Florin Blanco Makes D&I North America Shortlist A Worldwide View on Commercial Real Estate Post-COVID Shareholder Leyza Florin Blanco has been selected by LatinVex among Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers Leyza B. Florin Inducted to the 32nd Class of The American College of Bankruptcy Sequor Law Is Honored to Support Associação João de Barro in Its Completion of a New School Sequor At IWIRC Brazil Sequor Law Recognized in the 2022 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America Sequor Law’s Latest Rankings and Recognitions Omani businessman appeals US recognition of English bankruptcy Asset recovery column: Euromepa and Gorsoan, oh my Community roundup: IWIRC gets its first Hispanic chair amid new year hires and promotions 2021 IWIRC Board of Directors Announced Business Law Section to Diversify its Education Program Panels Business Law Section Updates Pro Bono Guide The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers The UN’s latest attempt to assist international insolvency practitioners Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act is now the Law in Florida Business Law Section Strengthens its Diversity Fellowship Program COVID-19 and Cross-Border Insolvencies Asset recovery column: emerging minority view on delivery of subpoenas under FRCP 45 Turkish Brothers’ $388M Award Fight Sent Back To State Court Miami’s Specialist in Brazilian Chapter 15 Cases Asset recovery column: The mechanics of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Enterprise Group Insolvency Tyneside jeweller failed to disclose US assets, joint trustees say Miami Chapter 15 for jailed Taiwanese-British IT executive Asset recovery column: Globalisation catches up with the US insolvency courts Asset Recovery Magazine – Florida Leads the Way in Development of Chapter 15 Jurisprudence IWIRC announces 2019 founders award winners Sequor Law Recognized by Chambers USA 2019 Asset recovery column: Recognition of an individual debtor’s insolvency proceeding – beware the perils IWIRC announces new board of directors The Bankruptcy Episode w/ Paul Orshan, Leyza Florin Blanco, Jacqueline Calderín, and Joe Stone Gibraltarian payday loans business files Chapter 15 in Miami Partner Q&A Sequor Law Picks Up Two Bankruptcy Attorneys From GrayRobinson Meet Our Newest Partners Miami’s Sequor Law Raids GrayRobinson for Two Insolvency/Litigation Partners Honors & Achievements Leyza has received myriad recognitions throughout her career, including: Chambers USA, Bankruptcy Litigation, Florida, Band 1, 2011–2025 Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Florida: South, Band 2 The Legal 500 Miami Elite, Finance and Restructuring, Tier 3 The Legal 500 Miami Elite, International Corporate and M&A, Tier 3 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers, 2020 The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy, 2026 AV Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards: North America, Finalist, 2022 Florida Bar Business Law Section, Fellows Program Founder Award, 2023 IWIRC Melnik Award for Exceptional Contributions by an IWIRC Member, 2019 Hall of Fame, IWIRC Florida Network Excellence Award, 2018 The Florida Bar Business Law Section, Outstanding Member of the Year, 2014 South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, 2009–2020; Up and Comer, 2004–2008 Florida Super Lawyers, 2010–2026; Rising Star, 2009 Top 50 Women Florida Super Lawyers, 2013–2026 Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers, 2013–2025 Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2008–2020; Up and Comer, 2007 Cuban American Bar Association, Member of the Year, 2013 South Florida Business Journal, Key Partner Award, 2012 Business Leader magazine, Women Extraordinaire Award, 2011 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County, 40 Under 40, 2010 Representative Experience U.S. counsel to various court-appointed fiduciaries named in various jurisdictions throughout the Caribbean, United Kingdom and Brazil. Counsel to Arbitration Award Plaintiff seeking to confirm and enforce multi-million dollar international arbitration award. Counsel to institutional lenders in bankruptcy cases, assignment for the benefit of creditors and in pending foreclosure cases of commercial property and undeveloped land. Reported Cases In re Viação Itapemirim, S.A. 608 B.R. 268 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2019) In re Viação Itapemirim, S.A. 607 B.R. 761 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2019) In re Quantum Foods, LLC, 558 B.R. 111 (Bankr. D. Del. 2016) In re: British American Insurance Co. Ltd. , 425 B.R. 884 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2010) In re: British American Isle of Venice (BVI) Ltd. , 441 B.R. 713 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2010) Bombart v. The Family Center at Sunrise, LLC, 520 B.R. 300 (S.D. Fla. 2014) In re: Jaffe , 235 B.R. 490 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1999) Publications Co-Author, “Euromepa and Gorsoan, oh my! The evolving standard to obtain §1782 assistance in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and beyond” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, October 2020 Co-Author, “The UN’s Latest Assist to International Insolvency Practitioners,” Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, August, 2020 Co-Author, “COVID-19 and Cross-Border Insolvencies” – Daily Business Review, April 17, 2020 Co-Author, “The UN’s Latest Assist to International Insolvency Practitioners” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, April 2020 Co-Author, “Emerging Minority View on Delivery of Subpoenas Under FRCP 45” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, March 2020 Co-Author, “The Mechanics of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Enterprise Group Insolvency” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, November 2019 Co-Author, “Globalization Catches up to U.S. Insolvency Courts” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, August 2019 Co-Author, “Florida Leads the Way of Chapter 15 Jurisprudence” – Knect 365 Asset Recovery Magazine, July 2019 Recognition of an Individual Debtor’s Insolvency Proceeding – Beware of the Perils, Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, March 6, 2019 Co-Author, “Liquidating Liquor License in Bankruptcy.” Asset Sales Committee Newsletter November 2017 “The Power of Women Working Together,” The Woman Advocate, American Bar Association, June 12, 2015 “Challenging Aspects and Issues of Cross Border Chapter 15 Filings,”Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Strategies , Thomson Reuters/Aspatore, 2012 “Women Take the Lead and Lean In,” guest commentary, Daily Business Review , August 21, 2013 Co-Author, International Insolvency Proceedings and Emerging Trends Under Chapter 15 Under the United States Bankruptcy Code,” The Florida Bar Business Law Journal , Case Law Update 2011 Presentations Speaker, FIRE Americas, ThoughtLeaders4, Washington, D.C., September 22, 2025 Speaker, Asset Recovery Americas, Informa Connect, Renaissance São Paulo Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil, September 8-10, 2025 Keynote Fireside Chat: The New World (co-chair/speaker with David Young), FIRE International: Vilamoura, ThoughtLeaders4, Anantara Hotel, Vilamoura, Portugal, May 15, 2024 Whose Fraud Is It Anyway? Attribution and Related Topics (panel chair, with Rick Brown), FIRE International: Vilamoura, ThoughtLeaders4, Anantara Hotel, Vilamoura, Portugal, May 16, 2024 Afternoon Chair (co-chair with Henrique Forssell), FIRE Americas: Cayman, ThoughtLeaders4, The Westin, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, March 12-14, 2023 FIREing Up Your Careers: How to Make and Keep Overseas Contacts (panelist), FIRE Americas: Cayman, ThoughtLeaders4, The Westin, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, March 12-14, 2023 Speaker, Asset Recovery Americas, Informa Connect, Renaissance São Paulo Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil, September 20-22, 2023 Attack the Sham: Asset Recovery Toolkits (panelist), FIRE International: Vilamoura, ThoughtLeaders4, Vilamoura, Portugal, May 19, 2022 Chair's Opening Remarks & Offshore Asset Recovery Steps Panel (co-chair with Paul Kennedy), FIRE Americas & Offshore Virtual — Session 1, ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE, Virtual, 2021 Chair's Opening Remarks & Discovery Channels: How to Get Documents Through the U.S. Courts (co-chair with Paul Kennedy), FIRE Americas: Discovery Channels, ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE, Virtual, 2021 Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Insolvency Proceeding Precipitated by Coffee Fraud — Case Study (panelist), FIRE Americas & Offshore Virtual, ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE, Virtual, 2021 US Bankruptcy – Chapter 15, Comparative Law Program, Brazil, November 17, 2020 Segunda Oportunidad en los Concursos, Instituto Iberoamericano Conference, October 21, 2020 When in Rome: A Comparative Look at Fiduciaries Around the Globe, IWIRC Insolvency 2020, October 14, 2020 Navigating the Islands and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, FIRE Americas and Offshore Event, September 22,2020 Cross Border Disputes Panel, Virtual World Litigation Forum, Virtual, September 9, 2020 Cross Border Insolvency; Mechanisms of Cooperation, IWIRC Brazil Second Annual Conference, Rio de Janeiro, March 12-13, 2020 Tracing Assets Arising Out of Contentious Cross Border Insolvencies , C5, March 5-6, 2020 Insolvency—Pandora’s Box, or A Key Litigation Advantage, Asset Recovery America, New York, September 18-20, 2019 International Perspectives on Asset Recovery , IWIRC Brazil and Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de Minas Gerais, June 6, 2019 Conferencia Sobre Soborne Internacional, Investigación Financiera, Insolvencia y Herramientas Para Recuperación de Activos , Superintendencia de Sociedades, Bogotá, Colombia, May 8, 2019 When the Money is Gone , Asset Recovery Americas, Knect365 LatAm Conference, Brazil, June 4, 2019 Chapter 15 and Cross-Border Insolvency , IBAJUD Conference, Brazil, April 29, 2019 Recognizing Foreign Proceedings and Enforcing Against Assets , Asset Recovery International, Knect 365 Conference, Ireland, March 2, 2019 What Lawyers and FA’s Must Know to Represent Secured Creditors Successfully , American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Spring Meeting, April 22, 2017 Cross-Border Insolvencies and Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code , Hispanic National Bar Association Corporate Counsel Conference, March 31, 2017 Jevic’s Potential Effects on Asset Sales & Plan Confirmation , American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Webinar, August 18, 2016 Whatever Happened to Pre-Packs/Structured Dismissal? Staying Out of Bankruptcy Court: How to Negotiate a Workout Agreement; Pros and Cons of ABC’s and In & Out Quick , 40th Annual Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar, March 31-April 2, 2016 State of Diversity in the Legal Profession , 5th Annual Bench & Bar Conference, Dade County Bar Association (DCBA), February 26, 2016 The Intersection of Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings, Receiverships and U.S. Bankruptcy Proceedings , 2016 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), February 4-6, 2016 Vaccinations! Helping Clients Enhance Rights and Minimize Risk During the Bankruptcy Lull , 89th Annual Meeting, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ (NCBJ) Commercial Law League of America (CLLA), August 5, 2015 Receiverships and Bankruptcy: Between Scylla and Charybdis , 20th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), July 2015 Getting Paid: Alternative Fee Structures , 2015 DCBA Bench & Bar Conference, February 20, 2015 Receivership Basics, Professional Fiduciary: Responsibilities and Duties , The Florida Bar Business Law section, May 2, 2014 Chapter 15 Update , Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, American Bankruptcy Institute, February 2014 Overcoming Gender Bias: Getting into the Courtroom and Succeeding There , Florida Association of Women Lawyers, October 2013 Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

  • Robert B. Kearney, Attorney | Sequor Law

    Attorney, Washington, D.C. Former U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee clerk. U.S. Bankruptcy Court clerkship. SEC internship. Notre Dame Law Robert B. Kearney Attorney rkearney@sequorlaw.com (+1) 202-900-8739, Ext. 312 vCard Practice Areas International Commercial Litigation Asset Recovery Bankruptcy & Insolvency Creditors' Rights Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement High-Net-Worth Disputes Robert B. Kearney Attorney rkearney@sequorlaw.com (+1) 202-900-8739, Ext. 312 vCard Education Notre Dame Law School, J.D. (2022) Head Coach, Notre Dame Debate Team Carleton College, B.A. Economics (2017) 2017 Carleton College Start-Up Competition Fellow Study Abroad: University of St. Andrews (2014-15) Admissions District of Columbia Maryland U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Languages English Location Washington, D.C. Favorite Quote “I shall either find a way or make one. ” – Hannibal the Barcid, 218 B.C. Bio Media Robert B. Kearney, an attorney at Sequor Law, focuses his practice on international commercial litigation, asset recovery, financial fraud, and a range of insolvency matters. Prior to Sequor Law, Robert was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James J. Tancredi at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. During his time there, he drafted opinions and memoranda on complex and cutting-edge issues in bankruptcy law, commercial law, and mass tort law, including non-consensual third-party releases. Before his work in Connecticut, Robert clerked for the Honorable Erik S. Atas at the Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City. He also served as a Law Clerk for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary under Senator Amy Klobuchar, where he provided insights on various legal and policy issues. Robert earned his law degree from the University of Notre Dame. During law school, he interned at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, an international law firm in China, and a trade association focusing on tech issues. He also served as a research assistant to several professors and as the Head Coach of the Notre Dame Debate Team. Robert is also an alumnus of Carleton College, where he completed his undergraduate studies in Economics. Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Robert B. Kearney Sequor Law Welcomes Attorney Robert B. Kearney to Its Washington, D.C. Office Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

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