Attorney. Summa cum laude and first in her FIU Law class. Former Sequor Law clerk. Cross-border insolvency, arbitration, and § 1782 experience Carolina M. Rosso Attorney crosso@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard Carolina M. Rosso Attorney crosso@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard Practice Areas Asset Recovery Bankruptcy & Insolvency International Commercial Litigation International Arbitration Education Florida International University College of Law, J.D. (Summa Cum Laude , 2025) Class Rank: 1st in Class Full Merit Scholarship Recipient FIU Law Review CALI Excellence for the Future Awards: Constitutional Law Contracts Business Organizations Sales Law Law & Procedure, U.S. & Florida Florida International University Honors College, B.B.A. in International Business (Magna Cum Laude , 2019) Braman Scholar Award Beta Gamma Sigma Award Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society Award Business School Dean's Award Admissions Florida Bar Languages English Spanish French Location Miami Favorite Quote “Pour faire de grandes choses, il ne faut pas être un si grand génie ; il ne faut pas être au-dessus des hommes ; il faut être avec eux.” – Montesquieu, Pensées , no. 1083. Bio Carolina M. Rosso is an attorney who focuses on complex cross-border legal matters, international litigation, insolvency, arbitration, and transnational commercial law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Carolina served as a Law Clerk at Sequor Law, where she conducted legal research and drafted analytical memoranda involving international asset recovery, cross-border insolvency, international litigation, and arbitration matters spanning multiple jurisdictions and legal frameworks. During her time at Sequor Law, Carolina assisted in the preparation of motions, briefs, and strategic submissions in federal, state, bankruptcy, and appellate proceedings. She analyzed complex legal issues involving turnover actions, guaranty enforcement, alter ego liability, civil conspiracy, arbitration, stays, and cross-border discovery. Her work also included matters arising under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, 28 U.S.C. § 1782, and other legal frameworks governing international enforcement, recovery, and judicial assistance. Carolina previously served as a Research Fellow to Professor Jorge L. Esquirol at Florida International University College of Law, conducting research in transnational commercial law and preparing comparative analyses of U.S., French, and developing-world legal systems. Her research focused on corporate governance, secured transactions, arbitration, and economic development. Beyond her legal practice, Carolina is the founder and director of Unidad Para Bolivia, an international civic and humanitarian-aid initiative through which she led pro-democracy advocacy, large-scale relief efforts, and community-development initiatives in Bolivia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she directed a ten-month humanitarian aid initiative that raised approximately $35,000, secured substantial food donations, and coordinated the distribution of more than 23 metric tons of food, medical devices, and biosecurity equipment across Bolivia. Carolina earned her Juris Doctor, summa cum laude , from Florida International University College of Law, where she graduated first in her class and was a recipient of multiple CALI Excellence for the Future Awards, including Constitutional Law, Contracts Law, Business Organizations, Sales Law, and Law & Procedure U.S. & Florida. She was also a member of the FIU Law Review. Prior to law school, she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business, magna cum laude , from the Florida International University Honors College. Having lived and studied in Bolivia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Carolina brings a global perspective to her legal work. She is fluent in Spanish and French and has conversational proficiency in Czech. Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

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.

Shareholder. Board Certified in International Litigation. Burton Award winner. IBA Asset Recovery officer. ICC FraudNet Future. FL Bar Int' Lit. & Arb. Vice Chair Arnoldo B. Lacayo Shareholder alacayo@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 230 vCard Arnoldo B. Lacayo Shareholder alacayo@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 230 vCard Practice Areas Asset Recovery Financial Fraud Bankruptcy & Insolvency International Commercial Litigation Corruption & Proceeds of Crime Recovery International Arbitration Creditors' Rights Bank Litigation Education University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (Cum Laude , 2003) Received the 2003 Burton Award for Legal Achievement awarded by the Burton Foundation and the Library of Congress for an article he authored as Articles and Comments Editor for the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review. University of Notre Dame, B.A. (Magna Cum Laude , 2000) Admissions The Florida Bar 11th Circuit Court of Appeals United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida Languages English Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. ” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Representative Matters Media Arnoldo (Arnie) Lacayo, a shareholder at Sequor Law, focuses his international litigation practice on financial fraud, asset recovery and cross-border insolvency. He has experience litigating complex disputes in both state and federal courts, as well as before arbitral bodies, and has represented multi-national corporations, sovereign governments, Receivers, Trustees and other foreign officeholders in matters pending in U.S. Courts. Arnie regularly supervises transnational investigations and has instructed counsel in dozens of jurisdictions. He also has extensive experience working with the versatile 28 U.S.C. § 1782 discovery statute and Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Arnie is an active member of the International Bar Association (IBA) where he is an officer in the Asset Recovery Committee. He is also one of the U.S. members of ICC FraudNet where he co-chairs the FraudNet Future group. Arnie also remains active with the Florida Bar’s International Law Section as former Chair of the one-thousand member-plus organization and where he continues to serve as a member of the Executive Council. As a native Spanish speaker, prior to settling in South Florida, Arnie lived and studied in Latin America. He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. As the Articles and Comments Editor for the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, he authored Seeking a Balance: International Pharmaceutical Patent Protection, Public Health Crises and The Emerging Threat of Bio-Terrorism, 33 U. Miami Inter-Am. L. Rev. 295 (2002), for which he received the 2003 Burton Award for Legal Achievement, an award presented annually by the Burton Foundation in association with the Library of Congress. Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Arnoldo “Arnie” Lacayo Sequor Law Adds ICC FraudNet Attorney as New DC Office Head Various Attorneys Recognized by SuperLawyers 2023 Arnoldo “Arnie” Lacayo and Juan Mendoza Attend 60th Annual AIJA Congress in Singapore WWL Thought Leader Global Elite - Arnoldo B. Lacayo Q&A Arnoldo Lacayo Thought Leaders Interview Sequor Law Is Honored to Support Associação João de Barro in Its Completion of a New School Global: An Introduction to Asset Tracing & Recovery (Law Firms) Sequor Law’s Latest Rankings and Recognitions 11th Circuit Court Of Appeals Affirms Sequor Law Section 1782 Orders The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers Section 1782 Remains One of the Most Powerful Discovery Tools as Appellate Courts Uphold its Use in Aid of Private Commercial Arbitration Brazilian magazine group enters Chapter 15 in Florida Two Sequor Law Attorneys Named Rising Legal Stars by Latinvex New ‘Substantial Doubt’ Standard for Foreign Judgment Enforcement in Fla. Chilean liquidator in alleged Ponzi case recognised in Australia Argentine Publisher Files for Chapter 15 Recognition in Florida to Access Citibank Account Internationally Noted Attorneys Establish Sequor Law Fla. Judge OKs Espírito Santo’s $8M Deal With Bankrupt Bank Honors & Achievements Arnie is also a sought-after speaker and member of distinguished organizations: Recognized by Lawdragon 2026 - Financial Fraud, Asset Recovery & International Insolvency Litigation Recognized by Lexology Index: Asset Recovery 2025 Recognized in the 2025 edition of Legal 500's Miami Elite Rankings Vice Chair of the Florida Bar’s International Litigation and Arbitration Certification Committee Member of the Florida Bar International Litigation and Arbitration Certification Committee Officer of the International Bar Association Asset Recovery Committee Recognized by SuperLawyers in 2025 Former Chair of The Florida Bar’s International Law Section and member of the Executive Council Active with the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) where he served as Co-Chair of the National Representatives Committee and officer in the Extended Bureau, and recognized as a lifetime honorary member of AIJA Arnoldo B. Lacayo is an ICC FraudNet Future. ICC FraudNet is a worldwide network of leading lawyers who specialise in fraud, international asset tracing and recovery. Visit https://iccfraudnet.org/members to learn more about the network and our members. Published Decisions Application of Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A. v. JAS Forwarding (USA) , Inc., 747 F.3d 1262 (11th Cir. 2014): affirming the applicability of the 28 U.S.C. § 1782 discovery statute in support of contemplated foreign proceedings; In re Sociedad Militar Seguro de Vida , 985 F.Supp.2d 1375 (N.D. Ga. 2013): granting 28 U.S.C. § 1782 assistance in support of litigation pending in Curaçao Sallah v. Worldwide Clearing, LLC, et al ., 2011 WL 5914034 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 28, 2011): order denying various motions to dismiss fraudulent transfers and unjust enrichment claims by Receiver; In re Application of Dr. Afonso Henrique Alves Braga , 272 F.R.D. 621 (S.D. Fla. 2011) order denying motion to vacate or amend order granting petition for judicial assistance pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782; Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota S.A. E.S.P. v. Mercury Telco Group, Inc. , 670 F. Supp. 2d 1357 (S.D. Fla. 2009): order confirming and enforcing a multi-million dollar arbitration award in favor of a Colombian telecommunications company; Mercury Telco Group, Inc., v. Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota S.A. E.S.P. , 670 F. Supp. 2d 1350 (S.D. Fla. 2009): order dismissing lawsuit against Colombian telecommunications company and compelling arbitration. Publications Contributor to Obtaining Evidence for Use in International Tribunals under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 – Second Edition – Edward M. Mullins and Lawrence W. Newman; Editors Contributor to International Litigation , in the International Law Deskbook - 2d Ed., The Florida Bar International Law Section 2026 Presentations Moderator at iLaw 2026, The Florida Bar International Law Section: "Parallel Proceedings and Forum Battles in the Age of Extraterritorial Enforcement" - February 13, 2026, Miami, FL Speaker at OffshoreAlert Miami 2024: “High-Value International Recovery” – April 2024 Speaker at Thoughtleaders4 Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Conference: “Tips for working for a Sovereign” – January 2023, London, UK Speaker at C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami: “Cross-Border Insolvency and Restructuring as Mechanisms for Exposing Fraud and Recovering Assets” – October 2022 Speaker at OffshoreAlert London: “High-Value International Recovery: Tips From The Experts (Part Two)” – October 2022 Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

Rolling Stone’s 2018 feature on the ‘kill list’ case put Tara J. Plochocki’s fight for a citizen’s due process rights before a national audience. How to Survive America’s Kill List Open In the News Open July 19, 2018 2 minutes read Sequor Law When *Rolling Stone* gave a single federal lawsuit the full weight of a long-form investigative feature, it made a quiet argument: the question of whether a citizen can be killed without a hearing belongs to the public, not only to lawyers and judges working behind closed doors. The 2018 piece followed Bilal Abdul Kareem, an American journalist who came to believe his work in Syria had landed him on a secret government targeting list after he survived a series of airstrikes. What might have read as a personal survival story instead opened onto a constitutional question most Americans never face: whether a citizen can even find out that his government has marked him for a drone strike, and whether a court is allowed to review that decision at all. For the press, these are not abstract concerns. Kareem was reporting from a war zone, and the case raised the prospect that journalists doing dangerous, unpopular work could be swept into a lethal designation with no way to contest it. Press freedom and due process rights, usually treated as separate concerns, met in a single file. A magazine known for cultural reporting recognized that and gave it the length the subject demanded, reaching readers who would never open a national security law journal. Carrying that litigation was attorney Tara J. Plochocki , who represented Kareem alongside the human rights organization Reprieve. The matter produced a notable result: a federal judge allowed his due process claim to move forward, refusing to treat the government's targeted killing authority as entirely beyond judicial review. For a citizen who wanted nothing more than a chance to be heard before the use of lethal force, that ruling mattered. The feature is worth reading in full for how it turns a dense legal fight into human terms. Sequor Law points readers to the original reporting: "How to Survive America's Kill List." The case also says something about the kind of work that defines Plochocki's record. She took it on earlier in her career; today she is a Partner at Sequor Law, where she leads the firm's Washington, D.C. office. An ICC FraudNet member admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and the D.C. and Second Circuits, she built a practice around cross-border asset recovery, financial fraud, and international commercial litigation, and she still litigates at the intersection of constitutional rights, international law, and national security, including amicus briefs on the laws of war. Beyond one man's ordeal, the feature kept a single premise in view: that government power, however secret, still answers to the Constitution — a kill list included. Testing that in court, and a national publication taking the time to explain why it counts, kept a hard question from slipping out of public view. 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.

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.

Sequor Law partner Tara J. Plochocki secured a 2018 ruling that U.S. citizens have a due process right to be heard before being targeted for lethal force. Judge Allows Journalist to Challenge Claimed Inclusion on U.S. Drone ‘Kill List’ Open In the News Open June 13, 2018 2 minutes read Sequor Law Bilal Abdul Kareem grew up in New York and built a career as a freelance journalist. By his account, that work took him into reporting territory in Syria where five U.S. airstrikes nearly killed him. He came to believe the explanation was not coincidence but a designation: that his own government had placed him on a list of people marked for death. On June 13, 2018, a federal judge agreed he deserved the chance to find out. In a 30-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer refused to throw out Kareem's lawsuit, holding that an American citizen cannot be targeted for lethal action without any opportunity to be heard. Collyer rejected the idea that the executive branch holds unilateral authority to mark a citizen for death beyond the reach of any court. Due process, she wrote, "is not merely an old and dusty procedural obligation" but "a living, breathing concept that protects U.S. persons from overreaching government action even, perhaps, on an occasion of war." The Washington Post reported the ruling here . The decision was a rare one. Courts have generally been reluctant to second-guess national security determinations, and a co-plaintiff in the case, former Al Jazeera bureau chief Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan, saw his claims dismissed as too speculative because he was not a U.S. citizen. What set Kareem apart was precisely his citizenship. The court treated his constitutional right to due process, together with his First Amendment rights as a journalist, as a "birthright" that an unreviewed government list could not erase. Representing the plaintiffs was Tara J. Plochocki , today a partner at Sequor Law, where she leads the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Her work on the kill list lawsuit is one strand of a practice that runs through constitutional rights, international law, and national security. The same command of federal litigation — and of the appellate rules that govern what a court may and may not review — is what she now applies to cross-border asset recovery and complex financial fraud at Sequor Law. The subject matter is different now; the method is the same. Find the legal question that controls the outcome, then press it through a federal system that concedes nothing without a fight. Targeted killing cases are extraordinary, and few practitioners will ever litigate one. Yet the principle the ruling protected is ordinary and foundational. Before the government acts against a citizen irreversibly, the citizen has a right to be heard. Plochocki's record on that question informs the matters she handles today. 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.

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 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.

Recovering ill-gotten gains through international asset freezes, whistleblower cooperation, and coordinated enforcement. ICC and IBA leadership. Corruption & Proceeds of Crime Recovery Sequor Law is on the front lines of the fight to deprive corrupt actors of their ill-gotten gains. Our leadership in anti-corruption work extends from the International Chamber of Commerce’s FraudNet to the International Bar Association. A Global Practice Spanning Civil, Criminal, and Regulatory Dimensions In matters involving overlapping civil, criminal, and regulatory issues, Sequor Law prosecutes cases across the full litigation cycle, from working with whistleblowers to coordinating sensitive investigations involving politically exposed persons and former public officials. The firm is a global thought leader in obtaining comity-based recognition and enforcement of foreign freeze orders and other injunctions, while prosecuting cases in U.S. courts and supervising related matters pending abroad. Sequor Law represents sovereigns and state-owned enterprises in pursuing individuals and businesses that profited from corrupt conduct, including bid-rigging and other cartel behavior. Our anti-corruption team focuses on disrupting the wrongdoer’s inner circle through asset freeze orders, pre-judgment remedies, strategic evidence-gathering, insolvency tools, and direct claims against wrongdoers and third-party facilitators. The firm also advises on corruption-related MLAT requests and restitution arrangements. Sequor Law has helped shape the law through the use of pre-suit tools such as 28 U.S.C. § 1782 and through the strategic deployment of insolvency procedures as a powerful recovery mechanism in corruption matters. From Asset Freezes to MLAT Requests: A Full Enforcement Arsenal Shaping International Anti-Corruption Policy — and the Mission Behind It Sequor Law’s professionals regularly present at leading anti-corruption forums, including Transparency International and the OECD. The firm has collaborated with the World Bank and the Basel Institute on anti-corruption research and best-practice guides and has co-chaired the annual FIU College of Law Anti-Corruption Conference. Sequor Law remains committed to this work because corruption undermines the rule of law, fosters impunity, and deprives citizens, including vulnerable populations, of essential services and basic human rights. Representative Representative Cases Representation of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in Bid-Rigging and Corruption Case Sequor Law represents the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in related fraud and corruption proceedings in Florida, Liechtenstein, The Bahamas, Panama, and Switzerland. The matters involved coordination with governmental authorities, assistance with MLAT requests, and support for extradition proceedings. The work resulted in the freezing, recovery, and repatriation of more than US$5 million, settlements exceeding US$5 million, and savings of more than US$30 million through the invalidation of a fraudulent contract. Corruption-Related Asset Recovery on Behalf of Antigua and Barbuda Sequor Law represented the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in a corruption matter spanning Florida, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Switzerland, the Isle of Man, and Cayman. The civil case resulted in the freezing, recovery, and repatriation of stolen assets, the repatriation of US$12 million to the client, and the cancellation of a fraudulent contract that saved the government more than US$20 million in future expenditures. Kleptocracy Case for the Republic of Haiti Sequor Law participated as part of a global team in advising the Republic of Haiti on aspects of Asset Recovery against the Duvalier regime. Advice to the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala Sequor Law participated as part of a global team in advising CICIG in connection with corruption claims and other wrongdoing involving the former president and administration in Guatemala. Open Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder edavis@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 228 Open Arnoldo B. Lacayo Shareholder alacayo@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 230 Open Leyza B. Florin Shareholder lflorin@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 300 Open Open Key contacts Key Contacts

Enforcing creditor, lender, and judgment holder rights to payment domestically and internationally through litigation, liens, and enforcement Creditors' Rights Sequor Law regularly represents secured and unsecured creditors, from traditional and non-traditional lenders to Judgment holders, in enforcing their rights to payment in the United States and around the world. A Practice Built on the Full Breadth of Secured Collateral Enforcement Sequor Law handles every phase of debt enforcement. Working closely with in-house investigators, Sequor Law identifies assets, uncovers financial misconduct, and builds comprehensive enforcement strategies. The team leads pre-litigation strategies, including workouts, forbearances, and standstill agreements, and it regularly secures urgent pre-judgment remedies such as replevin, garnishment, attachment, injunctive relief, and freeze orders. Sequor Law enforces rights against both real and personal property. On the real estate side, the firm has prosecuted foreclosures involving apartment complexes, unfinished condominium towers, office buildings, gas stations, car washes, warehouse facilities, and retail properties. On the personal property side, the firm has enforced creditor rights against aircraft, helicopters, automotive fleets, floor-plan inventory, heavy machinery, accounts receivable, general intangibles, stock and membership interests, commercial tort claims, and intellectual property. Sequor Law also enforces Judgments, whether domesticated in the United States or obtained abroad. The firm’s work includes perfecting Judgment liens, identifying and collecting assets, overseeing levies and executions, and pursuing post-Judgment garnishments and attachments. Sequor Law is deeply experienced in litigating fraudulent transfer, successor liability, alter ego, and veil-piercing claims. In cross-border debt matters, Sequor Law frequently leads multi-jurisdictional enforcement efforts, coordinating strategy across common law and civil law jurisdictions to achieve effective and efficient recoveries. Advanced Recovery Strategies for Domestic & International Judgments Representative Representative Cases Representation of Peru in Kleptocracy Case Against Former Head of State Sequor Law represented the Government of Peru in litigation in Miami, Florida, where the plaintiff sought to attach the aircraft in which the President of Peru would travel to the United States. While asserting defenses under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, including insufficient service of process, lack of personal jurisdiction, and failure to state a claim, the firm also argued that Peru was immune from attachment and suit. The court held that the aircraft was “military hardware” and therefore not subject to attachment. Representation of Instrumentality of the French Government in Asset Recovery Matter Sequor Law represented Créances, S.A.S. (“CDR”), successor to Société de Banque Occidentale (“SDBO”) and an instrumentality of the Republic of France, in a matter involving a nearly US$100 million fraudulent loan transaction that led to the sale of the collateral land without repayment. Sequor Law helped develop the strategy that ultimately led to the recovery of millions of dollars in real estate. Open Gregory S. Grossman Founding Shareholder ggrossman@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 235 Open Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder edavis@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 228 Open Leyza B. Florin Shareholder lflorin@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 300 Open Open Key contacts Key Contacts

Led by our founding partner, recognized by Chambers & Partners (Band 1, Asset Tracing & Recovery, Global-Wide). ICC FraudNet member. Pursuing and recovering assets worldwide Asset Recovery Sequor Law is recognized worldwide for its leadership in the practice area. We not only recover assets for victims of fraud and corruption, but also seek to hold aiders and abettors, conspirators, and facilitators liable through third-party actions. From Investigation to Repossession: A Full-Spectrum Recovery Practice Sequor Law is uniquely focused on pursuing and recovering client assets and value for the client at every phase of the dispute, from investigation and strategic case development through litigation, arbitration, pre-judgment remedies, and enforcement. Every day, we rise to meet the increasingly sophisticated methods used to conceal, transfer, or launder assets across jurisdictions. Sequor Law pioneered the concept of “value recovery,” advancing beyond the traditional model of Asset Recovery limited to freezing and recovering tangible assets. Our focus is not solely on the assets themselves, but on maximizing total recoverable value. This includes pursuing claims against aiders and abettors, conspirators, and facilitators through direct third-party actions. Drawing on extensive experience in complex Asset Recovery matters, the firm has successfully recovered value in a wide range of scenarios, including claims arising from contracts procured through fraud or corruption, the exercise of restitution rights in criminal proceedings, the reopening of matrimonial settlements, and the enforcement of Judgments previously considered uncollectible. Fraudsters and corrupt actors frequently employ layered corporate structures, offshore vehicles, and multi-jurisdictional transfers to obscure beneficial ownership and move assets rapidly beyond reach. Addressing these schemes requires technical sophistication, deep knowledge of multiple legal systems, and sustained strategic execution. Sequor Law brings all three. Our team operates seamlessly across common law and civil law jurisdictions, allowing us to act quickly and effectively in complex cross-border environments. The firm’s Asset Recovery practice is focused on penetrating the inner circle of the wrongdoer and dismantling the structures used to shield assets. We deploy a full suite of legal tools, including asset freeze orders, pre-judgment remedies, advanced evidence-gathering mechanisms, insolvency proceedings, and direct claims against both wrongdoers and third-party facilitators. Piercing Complex Structures to Reach the Wrongdoer's Inner Circle Recognized Global Leaders Who Shaped an Entire Practice Area Sequor Law’s attorneys were instrumental in developing Asset Recovery as a globally recognized legal practice and continue to lead its evolution as new technologies and increasingly complex schemes emerge. The firm is consistently ranked among the leading practices worldwide in Asset Tracing & Recovery by Chambers & Partners and the Lexology Index. Sequor Law has also been recognized as Asset Recovery Firm of the Year, reflecting its sustained leadership in the field. Founding Shareholder Edward H. Davis, Jr. has been consistently ranked Band 1 globally by Chambers & Partners for Asset Tracing & Recovery, including most recently in 2025. He was also named Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year by Who’s Who Legal in multiple consecutive years, underscoring the firm’s leadership at the highest level of the practice. There is no one-size-fits-all solution in Asset Recovery. Each matter requires a tailored strategy based on the facts, the jurisdictions involved, and the client’s objectives. Sequor Law is committed to identifying that strategy and executing it with precision, persistence, and a relentless global focus on securing results. Representative Representative Cases One of the Largest Ponzi Schemes in History Sequor Law represents the Joint Liquidators for Stanford International Bank, Ltd. (“SIB”) (in Liquidation). SIB, a bank located in Antigua that primarily sold certificates of deposit, played a central role in a worldwide Ponzi scheme, the second largest in history, perpetrated by Robert Allen Stanford, with losses to depositors estimated to exceed US$4.4 billion. Since May 12, 2011, when Marcus Wide and Hugh Dickson of Grant Thornton were appointed Joint Liquidators of the SIB estate in Antigua, Sequor Law has acted as co-general counsel with Caribbean counsel in global Asset Recovery efforts that have included recovering US$3.2 million from Panama, US$20 million from the United Kingdom, freezing assets in Antigua & Barbuda valued at US$212 million, launching a formal claims process, pursuing claims related to approximately US$330 million in frozen assets in Canada, Switzerland, and the U.K., filing damages claims valued at approximately US$5 billion against a Canadian bank, and initiating recovery efforts in Colombia against law firms and financial institutions. Sequor Law also initiated a Chapter 15 recognition proceeding in Dallas, Texas, and later helped the U.S. Judicial Administrator, the SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Joint Liquidators, and others reach a global agreement and cross-border protocol. Recognition and Enforcement of UK Worldwide Freezing Order Sequor Law represents Novoship (UK) Limited and affiliated entities in a Judgment domestication and enforcement matter in Florida. After Novoship obtained approximately US$98 million in Judgments from the English High Court of Justice against a Venezuelan national and his companies for fraudulent acts relating to charter party contracts, and after the debtors breached a US$40 million settlement, Sequor Law obtained recognition of the English freezing injunction in Florida within 24 hours. The firm froze assets, commenced discovery before full recognition of the English Judgments, and uncovered nearly US$3.5 million in local bank funds and approximately US$1.5 million in Florida real estate. Coordinated proceedings in Florida, Switzerland, and London resulted in payment of the full settlement amount. Judgment Enforcement Against Sovereign in Bond Default Case Since 2008, Sequor Law has represented two major creditors of the Republic of Argentina in pursuing collection of more than US$1 billion in Judgments in Florida arising from Argentina’s 2001 bond default. Working with New York counsel, the firm pursued collection from assets located in Florida, including assets at the Miami office of Banco de la Nación Argentina, a bank wholly owned by the Argentine government. Representation of a Class of More Than 2,000 Victims of Caribbean Fraud Sequor Law represented a class of 2,232 victims of the Leadenhall Bank & Trust and Cash-4-Titles fraud in the British Virgin Islands and The Bahamas and recovered US$14.4 million. After Leadenhall entered liquidation and was sued in the U.S. District Court in Miami, the class obtained a final money Judgment of US$313 million in September 2007. Enforcement of that Judgment resulted in the US$14.4 million recovery, with approximately US$7 million more to be distributed thereafter. Proceedings Supplementary in Aid of Judgment Enforcement Sequor Law represented Robert J. Lodge and Robert K. Orr against SunTrust Bank. After obtaining an order for proceedings supplementary in aid of execution and conducting extensive discovery and depositions, the matter concluded in a favorable settlement in which significant funds were recovered by the Judgment creditor’s successor-in-interest. Deployment of International Treaties and U.S. Legal Claims Sequor Law represented a multinational Colombian food products company in recovering substantial losses for products obtained through fraud and deception. By deploying international treaties and U.S. domestic claims, the firm identified the products, prosecuted the defendants in the United States, and achieved a successful settlement. Representation of Peru in Kleptocracy Case Against Former Head of State Sequor Law represented the Government of Peru in litigation in Miami, Florida, where the plaintiff sought to attach the aircraft in which the President of Peru would travel to the United States. While asserting defenses under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, including insufficient service of process, lack of personal jurisdiction, and failure to state a claim, the firm also argued that Peru was immune from attachment and suit. The court held that the aircraft was “military hardware” and therefore not subject to attachment. Representation of an Instrumentality of the French Government in Asset Recovery Matter Sequor Law represented Creances, S.A.S. (“CDR”), successor to Societe de Banque Occidentale (“SDBO”) and an instrumentality of the Republic of France, in a matter involving a nearly US$100 million fraudulent loan transaction that led to the sale of the collateral land without repayment. Sequor Law helped develop the strategy that ultimately led to the recovery of millions of dollars in real estate. Representation of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in Bid-Rigging and Corruption Case Sequor Law represents the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in related fraud and corruption proceedings in Florida, Liechtenstein, The Bahamas, Panama, and Switzerland. The matters involved coordination with governmental authorities, assistance with MLAT requests, and support for extradition proceedings. The work resulted in the freezing, recovery, and repatriation of more than US$5 million, settlements exceeding US$5 million, and savings of more than US$30 million through the invalidation of a fraudulent contract. Representation of Caribbean Central Bank in Insurance Industry Fraud Sequor Law represented the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in designing the legal strategy for the recovery of assets for the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in the CLICO insurance company corruption scandal. Corruption-Related Asset Recovery on Behalf of Antigua and Barbuda Sequor Law represented the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in a corruption matter spanning Florida, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Switzerland, the Isle of Man, and Cayman. The civil case resulted in the freezing, recovery, and repatriation of stolen assets, the repatriation of US$12 million to the client, and the cancellation of a fraudulent contract that saved the government more than US$20 million in future expenditures. Kleptocracy Case for the Republic of Haiti Sequor Law participated as part of a global team in advising the Republic of Haiti on aspects of Asset Recovery against the Duvalier regime. Advice to the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala Sequor Law participated as part of a global team in advising CICIG in connection with corruption claims and other wrongdoing involving the former president and administration in Guatemala. First Chapter 15 Cross-Border Insolvency Case in Florida Involving Central American Banking Group Sequor Law represents Bancafe International Bank (in Liquidation) (“BIB”). After the failure of Banco Cafeteros de Guatemala, BIB, a Barbados entity with extensive operations in Guatemala and assets in the United States, entered bankruptcy in Barbados. Acting for the custodian, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sequor Law filed the first Chapter 15 case in Florida and obtained recognition of the Barbados liquidation as the main foreign proceeding. The matter has included extensive discovery in the United States and recoveries that include more than US$54 million from a REFCO bankruptcy claim and approximately US$1 million from a New York account. Chapter 15 Case Stemming from One of the Largest Banking Failures in Brazilian History Sequor Law represents the judicial administrator of Banco Santos, S.A. (in Liquidation). After an investigation revealed a theft of more than US$1 billion through a multi-country scheme, Sequor Law initiated a Chapter 15 proceeding. The corresponding recognition helped secure valuable evidence in the United States and elsewhere and supported the recovery of artwork valued in the millions, along with additional multi-million-dollar recoveries through a confidential ancillary settlement. Brazilian Cross-Border Insolvency Case with More Than 300 Related Debtors Sequor Law represents Petroforte Brasileiro de Petroleo Ltda. (“Petroforte”) (in Liquidation). After Petroforte entered insolvency proceedings in Brazil and the bankruptcy was extended to more than 300 entities and individuals, Sequor Law obtained deposition testimony and documentary evidence in the United States and pursued analogous proceedings in the Caribbean and Central America. The evidence supported the Judicial Administrator’s efforts in Brazil and may support additional recovery litigation, including through Chapter 15. Leading Appellate and Section 1782 Decisions Sequor Law prevailed before the Eleventh Circuit in Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi v. Diss (In re Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi), 97 F.4th 1244 (11th Cir. 2024), reinforcing the importance of Chapter 15 in cross-border cooperation. The firm has also helped shape the law under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, including In Application of Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A. v. JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc., 747 F.3d 1262 (11th Cir. 2014), and Novalpina Cap. Partners I GP S.A.R.L. v. 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Attorneys, forensic accountants, and investigators behind Sequor Law's global asset recovery and litigation practice. Board-certified specialists. Our Team Our team comprises multiple attorneys and professionals, bringing expertise across multiple practice areas. Please click the tabs below to explore our team by language, area of expertise, or office location. Reset All Filters Languages Spoken English Spanish Portuguese Chinese French Italian Show all Languages Practice Area Asset Recovery Bankruptcy & Insolvency Financial Fraud Bank Litigation International Commercial Litigation International Arbitration Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement High-Net-Worth Disputes Corruption & Proceeds of Crime Recovery Creditors' Rights Appellate Law Office Location Miami Washington D.C. Show all Offices Alain M. Acanda Attorney aacanda@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard Alain M. Acanda Giovanni Angles Counsel gangles@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 213 vCard Giovanni Angles Maria Jose Cortesi Attorney mcortesi@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 265 vCard Maria Jose Cortesi Daniel M. Coyle Partner dcoyle@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 244 vCard Daniel M. Coyle Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder edavis@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 228 vCard Edward H. Davis, Jr. Andrew B. Dawson Of Counsel adawson@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 269 vCard Andrew B. Dawson Leyza B. Florin Shareholder lflorin@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 300 vCard Leyza B. Florin Gregory S. Grossman Founding Shareholder ggrossman@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 235 vCard Gregory S. Grossman Michael Hanlon Attorney mhanlon@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard Michael Hanlon Robert B. Kearney Attorney rkearney@sequorlaw.com (+1) 202-900-8739, Ext. 312 vCard Robert B. Kearney Arnoldo B. Lacayo Shareholder alacayo@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 230 vCard Arnoldo B. Lacayo Bob Lindquist Director of Forensics blindquist@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard Bob Lindquist Juan J. Mendoza Partner jmendoza@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 250 vCard Juan J. Mendoza Fernando J. Menendez, Jr. Shareholder fmenendez@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 299 vCard Fernando J. Menendez, Jr. Nyana Abreu Miller Partner nmiller@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 296 vCard Nyana Abreu Miller Jennifer Mosquera Attorney jmosquera@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 216 vCard Jennifer Mosquera William T. Nichols Director of Investigations wnichols@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard William T. Nichols Christopher A. Noel Partner cnoel@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 264 vCard Christopher A. Noel Tara J. Plochocki Partner tplochocki@sequorlaw.com (+1) 202-900-8740, Ext. 310 vCard Tara J. Plochocki Miguel E. Del Rivero Attorney mdrivero@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 212 vCard Miguel E. Del Rivero Alejandro Rodriguez Vanzetti Attorney avanzetti@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 233 vCard Alejandro Rodriguez Vanzetti Joseph B. Rome Partner jrome@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 210 vCard Joseph B. Rome Noah Rosenblum Attorney nrosenblum@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard Noah Rosenblum Carolina M. Rosso Attorney crosso@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282 vCard Carolina M. Rosso David Short Counsel dshort@sequorlaw.com (+1) 202-900-8740 vCard David Short Filter Results

Led by two Chambers & Partners Band 1-ranked partners in Bankruptcy Litigation. Filed Florida's first Chapter 15. More Chapter 15 cases than any other firm. GRR 100 Bankruptcy & Insolvency Sequor Law represents clients in most aspects of bankruptcy and insolvency law both domestically and with insolvencies based outside the United States. The firm leverages unparalleled experience in connection with Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code. Global Authority in Cross-Border Insolvency & Chapter 15 Practice Sequor Law provides comprehensive representation in all major aspects of bankruptcy and insolvency law, both in domestic and cross-border matters. In cross-border matters, the firm represents foreign-appointed fiduciaries responsible for the restructuring or liquidation of companies and individuals abroad. Sequor Law regularly appears in courts throughout the United States on behalf of foreign representatives. Having filed more Chapter 15 cases than any other firm , including the first Chapter 15 case ever filed in Florida, Sequor Law is consistently recognized as a leader in international insolvency and cross-border restructuring. Our attorneys frequently present at major conferences across North America, Latin America, Europe, and beyond on insolvency, Asset Recovery, and multi-jurisdictional enforcement. Sequor Law has been counsel in a substantial number of the Southern District of Florida’s reported Chapter 15 decisions, reinforcing its standing as one of the most experienced firms in cross-border insolvency nationwide. In In re Zawawi, the Eleventh Circuit held that 11 U.S.C. § 109 does not apply to Chapter 15, confirming that recognition is available even when a foreign debtor lacks residence, domicile, a place of business, or property in the United States. That decision is particularly significant because it ensures foreign representatives may obtain recognition and access essential discovery and enforcement tools without first establishing a U.S. nexus. The firm has handled Chapter 15 matters arising from jurisdictions including Antigua, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, the Cayman Islands, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Romania. Sequor Law has also served as lead counsel in recognition proceedings filed in foreign courts, including Australia, Colombia, the Isle of Man, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Precedent-Setting Litigation Shaping Cross-Border Insolvency Law In U.S. bankruptcy cases, Sequor Law represents creditors and other parties in interest across all phases of the proceeding. The firm regularly advocates for lenders in contested matters involving: Cash collateral disputes Valuation issues Motions for relief from the automatic stay and related defenses Plan treatment and confirmation challenges Competing reorganization plan proposals Sequor Law also defends clients in avoidance actions and represents creditors pursuing objections to dischargeability. Strategic Advocacy For Creditors In U.S. Bankruptcy Proceedings Representative Representative Cases One of the Largest Ponzi Schemes in History Sequor Law represents the Joint Liquidators for Stanford International Bank, Ltd. (“SIB”) (in Liquidation). SIB, a bank located in Antigua that primarily sold certificates of deposit, played a central role in a worldwide Ponzi scheme, the second largest in history, perpetrated by Robert Allen Stanford, with losses to depositors estimated to exceed US$4.4 billion. Since May 12, 2011, when Marcus Wide and Hugh Dickson of Grant Thornton were appointed Joint Liquidators of the SIB estate in Antigua, Sequor Law has acted as co-general counsel with Caribbean counsel in global Asset Recovery efforts that have included recovering US$3.2 million from Panama, US$20 million from the United Kingdom, freezing assets in Antigua & Barbuda valued at US$212 million, launching a formal claims process, pursuing claims related to approximately US$330 million in frozen assets in Canada, Switzerland, and the U.K., filing damages claims valued at approximately US$5 billion against a Canadian bank, and initiating recovery efforts in Colombia against law firms and financial institutions. Sequor Law also initiated a Chapter 15 recognition proceeding in Dallas, Texas, and later helped the U.S. Judicial Administrator, the SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Joint Liquidators, and others reach a global agreement and cross-border protocol. First Chapter 15 Cross-Border Insolvency Case in Florida Involving Central American Banking Group Sequor Law represents Bancafe International Bank (in Liquidation) (“BIB”). After the failure of Banco Cafeteros de Guatemala, BIB, a Barbados entity with extensive operations in Guatemala and assets in the United States, entered bankruptcy in Barbados. Acting for the custodian, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sequor Law filed the first Chapter 15 case in Florida and obtained recognition of the Barbados liquidation as the main foreign proceeding. The matter has included extensive discovery in the United States and recoveries that include more than US$54 million from a REFCO bankruptcy claim and approximately US$1 million from a New York account. Chapter 15 Case Stemming from One of the Largest Banking Failures in Brazilian History Sequor Law represents the judicial administrator of Banco Santos, S.A. (in Liquidation). After an investigation revealed a theft of more than US$1 billion through a multi-country scheme, Sequor Law initiated a Chapter 15 proceeding. The corresponding recognition helped secure valuable evidence in the United States and elsewhere and supported the recovery of artwork valued in the millions, along with additional multi-million-dollar recoveries through a confidential ancillary settlement. Brazilian Cross-Border Insolvency Case with More than 300 Related Debtors Sequor Law represents Petroforte Brasileiro de Petróleo Ltda. (“Petroforte”) (in Liquidation). After Petroforte entered insolvency proceedings in Brazil and the bankruptcy was extended to more than 300 entities and individuals, Sequor Law obtained deposition testimony and documentary evidence in the United States and pursued analogous proceedings in the Caribbean and Central America. The evidence supported the Judicial Administrator’s efforts in Brazil and may support additional recovery litigation, including through Chapter 15. Open Gregory S. Grossman Founding Shareholder ggrossman@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 235 Open Leyza B. Florin Shareholder lflorin@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 300 Open Fernando J. Menendez, Jr. Shareholder fmenendez@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 299 Open Open Key contacts Key Contacts