Duane Morris

Massimo Mazzaccone v. Venezuela: Class Action Complaint (‘$500M Bonds Default’)

August 14, 2024

Class Action Complaint alleging breach of contract regarding "$500,000,000 principal amount of 13.625% bonds maturing on August 15, 2018" in Massimo Mazzaccone, described as a citizen and resident of Italy v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Lejilex et al v. SEC: Complaint (‘Crypto Regulation’)

February 21, 2024

Complaint in Lejilex and Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas v. Securities and Exchange Commission, Eric Werner, Gary Gensler, Caroline Crenshaw, Jaime Lizarraga, Hester Peirce, and Mark Uyeda at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Paolo Ranuzzi de Bianchi et al v. PDVSA: Complaint (‘$1.8M Bonds Default’)

November 16, 2023

Complaint in Paolo Ranuzzi de Bianchi and Cristina di Carpegna, each described as "a citizen of Italy and a resident of the Republic of Malta" v. Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., a.k.a. PDVSA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Paolo Ranuzzi de Bianchi v. Venezuela: Complaint (‘$6.7M Bonds Default’)

November 16, 2023

Complaint in Paolo Ranuzzi de Bianchi, described as "a citizen of Italy and a resident of the Republic of Malta" v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Associated Energy Group LLC v. SRS Aviation (Pty) Ltd.: Complaint (‘$536K Aviation Fuel & Services Debt’)

October 24, 2023

Complaint "to recover damages in excess of US $536,042.87 due and owing to AEG by Defendant and arising from the Defendant’s breach of their agreement with AEG for the sale and delivery of aviation fuel and services by AEG to Defendant" in Associated Energy Group LLC, of Texas, USA v. SRS Aviation (Pty) Ltd., of South Africa, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Lavinia Arpesella et al v. Venezuela: Complaint (‘$11M Bonds Default’)

October 11, 2023

Complaint by residents and citizens of Argentina, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and United Kingdom in Lavinia Arpesella, Pietro Arpesella, Florian Markus Borck, Andreas Michael Boukai, Ermanno Cavara, Marco Cavara, Giancarlo Coiana, Anna Daniela Musiani, Jakob Heichele, Manuela Heimbeck, Massimo Mazzaccone, Juan Carlos Ozores, Hartmut W. Peters, Niccolo Portu, Antonella Raso, Josef Johann Schneider, Marleen Maria Schneider, Giovanni Todesco, Michael Zahn, and Sabine Zahn v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. v. Hub Cyber Security (Israel) Ltd.: Complaint (‘$12M Breach of Contract’)

June 12, 2023

Complaint "to recover in excess of $12,000,000 in fees and expenses due to Oppenheimer by HCSL in connection with investment banking advice and services" in Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. v. Hub Cyber Security (Israel) Ltd. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Global Steel Holdings Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Isle of Man)

May 23, 2023

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Isle of Man by Craig Mitchell, Mark Wilson, and James Dowers, as the Foreign Representatives of Global Steel Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), which "operated as an investment and trading company involved in the steel industry", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Shift Markets Group Inc. v. Alkemi AI Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$200K Investment Fraud’)

April 26, 2023

Complaint in Shift Markets Group Inc. v. Alkemi AI Inc., of Canada; Arkana Capital, of the Cayman Islands, and Ryan Breen at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Associated Energy Group LLC v. Ukraine International Airlines PJSC: Complaint (‘$385K Aviation Fuel Debt’)

March 16, 2023

Complaint for $385,427 "for the sale and delivery of aviation fuel and services" in Associated Energy Group LLC, of Texas v. Ukraine International Airlines PJSC, of Ukraine, described as "the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ukraine", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Bainbridge Fund Ltd. v. Argentina: Judgment Registration ($95M)

July 22, 2022

Registration of Judgment for $95.4 million regarding a bond default in Bainbridge Fund Ltd. v. Argentina at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

USA v. Gannon Giguiere et al: Sentencing Hearing Transcript

May 27, 2022

Transcript of Sentencing Hearing in USA v. Gannon Giguiere and Oliver-Barret Lindsay, a citizen of Canada who resided in the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Howard Shapiro v. Toula Varvitsiotis et al: Discovery Application

May 19, 2021

Application by Howard Shapiro, of Hollywood, Florida, to take discovery from Toula Varvitsiotis and Georgia Varvitsiotis for use in legal proceedings in Hong Kong involving "corporate governance irregularities and the use of corporate funds at a Hong Kong corporation called Asia Interactive Services (Hong Kong) Ltd.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

BSG Resources Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Guernsey)

June 3, 2019

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Guernsey by William Callewaert and Malcolm Cohen, as the Foreign Representatives of BSG Resources Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Sergio Lovati et al v. Venezuela: Complaint

May 23, 2019

Complaint alleging failure to make payments on bonds in Sergio Lovati, Rudi Lovati, Alessandra Sarago Lovati, and Alessandro Lucibello Piani, all of Italy v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SIFCO SA: Chapter 15 Petition (England)

April 23, 2014

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Rubens Leite, as the Foreign Representative of SIFCO SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.