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EuroChem Group AG v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. et al: Discovery Application (Switzerland)

August 5, 2024
Application by EuroChem Group AG, of Switzerland, to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Truist Financial Corporation, and Truist Bank for use in legal proceedings in Switzerland regarding "an invoice spoofing incident" in which the bank was allegedly defrauded out of $600,000, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Silicon Valley Bank v. SVB Financial Group: Complaint (‘$294M Upstream Distribution’)

July 24, 2024
Complaint to void a "$294 Million distribution made by Silicon Valley Bank to SVBFG, its sole shareholder, at a time when the Bank’s insolvency and collapse was a certainty and overlapping board of directors and officers were well aware of SVB’s critical financial distress" in Andrew Childe, Niall Ledwidge, and Michael Pearson, as Joint Official Liquidators of Silicon Valley Bank (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. SVB Financial Group at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Switzerland: Maria Magali Ribeiro Martignoni (‘Money Laundering’)

July 22, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from East West Bank Core regarding an account held by Trading Core Investment LLC - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into Maria Magali Ribeiro Martignoni for suspected money laundering.

Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership v. The Clearing House Payments Company LLC et al: Discovery Application (Bermuda, England, Ghana, Italy, Malta & Switzerland)

July 18, 2024
Application by Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership, acting through Vantage Mezzanine Fund II (Pty) Ltd. to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, The Northern Trust Company/The Northern Trust International Banking Corporation, UBS AG, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Bank of America N.A., and Standard Chartered Bank for use in legal proceedings in Bermuda, England, Ghana, Italy, Malta and Switzerland regarding an attempt to enforce a $59 million arbitration award against Ghana businessman John Eric Kowdo Taylor, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Philippe Martinez et al v. Standard Chartered Bank et al: Discovery Application (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

July 3, 2024
Application by Philippe Martinez, described as "a United States resident and successful film producer", and MSR Media SKN Limited, described as "a film production company that produces and films movies in St. Kitts and Nevis", to take discovery from Standard Chartered Bank, New York Branch, and Bank of New York Mellon "in aid of two ongoing foreign defamation proceedings filed against Applicants in the High Court of Justice in the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis" regarding "statements about Foreign Plaintiffs’ alleged involvement in a corrupt scheme related to the sale of citizenship by investment units in St. Kitts and Nevis", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. et al v. Admel Properties Inc.: Discovery Application (Brazil)

July 1, 2024
Application by Banco BTG Pactual S.A. and Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros VIII S.A., of Brazil, to take discovery from Admel Properties Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Brazil involving Alessandro Peres Pereira, Adolpho Julio da Silva Mello Neto, Bioverde Indústria, LMA Partners Participações Ltda., and Bioverde Participações Ltda. and an alleged debt of BRL 271 million, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Germany: Pacific Western Bank (‘€15K Shares Fraud’)

June 25, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Pacific Western Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud".

Global Diversified Investment Company Ltd. et al v. Amicorp B.V.I. Ltd. et al: Claim Form (‘1MDB Dishonest Assistance’)

June 23, 2024
Claim Form in Global Diversified Investment Company Limited, formerly known as 1MDB Global Investments Limited; Aabar Investments PJS Limited (in Liquidation), SRC International (Malaysia) Limited (in Liquidation), and Brazen Sky Limited (in Liquidation) v. Amicorp B.V.I. Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Amicorp Management Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Artemas Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., formerly known as Amergeris Wealth Management (Barbados) Ltd., of Barbados; Amicorp Fund Services N.V., of Curaçao; Amicorp Singapore Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Amicorp Hong Kong Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Limited, of Hong Kong; Amicorp Bank and Trust Limited, of Barbados, and Antonius Rudolphus Wilhelmus Knipping, a.k.a. Toine Knipping, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Rachel Faranaz Lalbiharie v. Citibank N.A.: Discovery Application (Suriname)

June 19, 2024
Application by Rachel Ester Faranaz Lalbiharie to take discovery from Citibank N.A. "for use in connection with a reasonably contemplated probate matter in Suriname" in which "the heirs to the Testator’s estate - including Applicant, her mother, Rachel Annette Halima Shaik Soeltan, and her siblings, Ronald Reza Raoul Lalbiharie, Karin Sandra Pallavi Lalbiharie, and Claudia Annette Parveen Lalbiharie - will be litigating the proper distribution of the Testator’s assets in accordance with the Testator’s will", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Nobu Su v. Royal Bank of Scotland et al: Discovery Application (England)

June 17, 2024
Application by Nobu Su, a.k.a. Hsin Chi Su, a Taiwanese businessman, to take discovery from Royal Bank of Scotland, RBS-Sempra Energy Trading, LLC, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for use in legal proceedings in England brought by Lakatamia Shipping Company Limited "against the Applicant and others for allegedly conspiring to avoid paying a judgment debt owed to Lakatamia", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

FlowBank SA: Bankruptcy Proceedings (Switzerland)

June 13, 2024
Press Release by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has initiated bankruptcy proceedings against FlowBank SA "as the bank no longer has the minimum capital required for its business operations".

Creditincome Ltd. et al v. The Swiss Confederation: Complaint (‘$82M Conversion’)

June 6, 2024
Complaint that "arises out of Switzerland’s March 19, 2023 conversion of debt securities known as Additional Tier 1 Bonds issued by Credit Suisse AG and beneficially owned by Plaintiffs" in Creditincome Limited, of England; Creditincome Pension Scheme, of England; Double Plateau Holdings LLC, of Delaware, USA; GI Rui Co. Ltd., of Samoa; Red White Investment Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Rui Gi Lou International Co. Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Solar Talent International Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Springcore Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. The Swiss Confederation at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Yuri Starostenko et al v. UBS AG: First Amended Complaint (‘Fraud’)

May 28, 2024
First Amended Complaint alleging "a fraudulent securities scheme through the use of deceptive practices involving the concealment of assets or securities transactions, manipulation of bank account balances through the use of fictitious bank or accounting records, a corporate shell, and third-party accounts" in Yuri Starostenko and Irina Tsareva, described as "traders in securities" residing in the Bahamas v. UBS AG, of Switzerland, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) S.à.r.l et al v. Evergreen Parent GP LLC et al: Discovery Application (Luxembourg & Spain)

May 28, 2024
Application by Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) S.à.r.l and Petronas South Caucasus S.à.r.l, both of Luxembourg, to take discovery from Evergreen Parent GP LLC, Therium Capital Management (USA) Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank USA, Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Bank of New York Mellon, UBS AG, UniCredit Bank GmbH, UniCredit S.p.A., Banco Santander, N.A., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., CaixaBank, S.A., and Banco de Sabadell, S.A. "in aid of certain foreign civil and private criminal proceedings that Petitioners intend to file in Luxembourg and Spain relating to a rogue arbitration proceeding commenced in Spain against the Malaysian government", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Dussan Kipperband et al v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application (Argentina)

May 24, 2024
Application by Dussan David Kipperband, Ivan Kipperband, and Mara Kipperband to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York Branch; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, UBS AG, Bank of America, N.A., Bank of China, New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; and The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. for use in legal proceedings in Argentina, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Oasis Core Investments Fund Ltd. v. Bain Capital Investors LLC et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

May 23, 2024
Application by Oasis Core Investments Fund Ltd. to take discovery from Bain Capital Investors LLC, Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC, Bain Capital, LP, Bain Capital Private Equity (Asia), LLC, Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 (A), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 (B Master), L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed Account (Blanco), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 (F), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 Investors (A) L.P., Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 Investors (B), L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed Account Investors (Blanco), LLC, Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 Investors (F), L.P., Citigroup Inc., and Morgan Stanley for use in an "appraisal proceeding" in the Cayman Islands involving "the shares of Chindata Group Holdings Limited (now known as WinTrix DC Group) held by Petitioner, and the process leading to the take-private merger", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Germany: TD Bank N.A. et al (‘€83K Romance Fraud’)

May 22, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from TD Bank N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Citibank N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into a suspected 'online romance fraud' in which the victim allegedly lost €83,500.

Ibiuna Crédito Gestão de Recursos Ltda. et al v. American Airlines Group, Inc. et al: Discovery Application (Brazil)

May 14, 2024
Application by Ibiuna Crédito Gestão de Recursos Ltda., Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros XXXII S.A., and Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros S.A. to take discovery from American Airlines Group, Inc., Bank of America Corp., and Amarillo National Bancorp, Inc. for use in "foreign civil and criminal proceedings pending in Brazil concerning the business operations of Starbucks and Subway in that country, held through the SouthRock Group, a group of U.S. and Brazilian companies controlled and owned by Kenneth Steven Pope", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Greece: Fifth Third Bank (‘Spoofing Fraud’)

May 13, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Fifth Third Bank regarding an account in the name of Falcon Group Tech - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Greece - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud".

Serbia: Radisav Radović et al (‘Drugs Trafficking’)

May 10, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. and PNC Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Serbia - for a criminal investigation into "Radisav Radović and others for drug trafficking offenses" involving "South America, Aruba, Greece, Western Europe and Serbia".

Homeowners of America Insurance Company et al v. China Construction Bank Corporation et al: Complaint (‘Billions of Dollars Vesttoo-Related Fraud’)

May 9, 2024
Complaint "to recover from China Construction Bank - one of the largest banks in the world - for enabling its personnel to perpetrate a colossal fraud [with employees of the now-bankrupt company Vesttoo Ltd., a self-described “insurance marketplace"] that has upended the reinsurance industry and imposed monumental losses on Plaintiffs" in Homeowners of America Insurance Company, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation, Porch.com Inc., and Porch Group Inc. v. China Construction Bank Corporation, of China; China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited, of Singapore, and China Construction Bank New York Branch at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Banco Votorantim S.A. v. Kenneth Pope et al: Brazil Judgment Registration (BRL 7.5M)

May 8, 2024
Foreign Judgment Registration in the amount of BRL 7,540,709 in Banco Votorantim S.A., of São Paulo, Brazil v. Kenneth Steven Pope, Starbucks Brasil Comércio de Cafés Ltda., Brazil Airport Restaurante S.A., and SouthRock Capital Ltda., all of São Paulo, Brazil, at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Pan Lu Yang et al v. Window of Trade International Ltd. et al: Recognition of Trustees (‘Hong Kong Bankruptcy Proceedings’)

May 3, 2024
Originating Application that "The appointment of the Applicants as Trustees in respect of the assets of a bankrupt known as Qu Haiping (the Bankrupt), be recognized in aid of the bankruptcy proceedings commenced in the High Court of Hong Kong" in Pan Lu Yang and Daniel Wai Shing Chow v. Window of Trade International Limited and Trident Trust (BVI) Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Denmark: Huntington Bank (‘$421K Fraud’)

May 2, 2024
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Huntington Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Denmark - for use in a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for aggravated fraud".

Musaib Ismailov et al v. Mykhailo Hutseriev et al: Complaint to Enforce Foreign Judgment ($200M)

April 30, 2024
Complaint "to recognize and enforce a money judgment that was adjudicated and rendered by Ukrainian courts against Defendants in the amount of USD $200,000,000.00" in Musaib Ismailovych Ismailov, described as a citizen and resident of Ukraine, and Akhmed Hadzhyiovych Bilalov, described as "a Russian citizen and politician" residing in New York v. Mykhailo Safarbekovych Hutseriev, a.k.a. Mikail Safarbekovich Gutseriev, a.k.a. Mikhail Safarbekovic, described as "a citizen of Russia, and a businessman"; Stanislav Kostiantynovych Kuznetsov, described as "a citizen of Russia, and a businessman", and PJSC Sberbank of Russia at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Palomino Master Ltd. et al v. Credit Suisse Group AG et al: Complaint (‘Racketeering’)

April 23, 2024
Complaint "to recover significant investment losses suffered by investors who were misled by Defendants’ misrepresentations concerning the financial health of a major international bank – Credit Suisse – during a fateful week in March 2023 when that bank faced serious liquidity issues" in Palomino Master Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Azteca Partners LLC, of Delaware, USA, and Appaloosa LP, of Delaware, USA v. Credit Suisse Group AG, of Switzerland; Axel P. Lehmann, and Ulrich Korner at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

LM Fund One Ltd. v. East West Bank: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)

April 19, 2024
Application by Mark Longbottom and Michael Lam, as Joint Official Liquidators of LM Fund One Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from East West Bank "to potentially unveil fraudulent transfers and recover assets to be distributed to third-party creditors" in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Rumiko Vernon v. Navy Federal Credit Union et al: Discovery Application (Japan)

April 18, 2024
Application by Rumiko Vernon, described as a citizen and resident of Japan, to take discovery from Navy Federal Credit Union, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Pentagon Federal Credit Union, TD Ameritrade, Inc., and USAA Federal Savings Bank for use in connection with the proceeding Rumiko Vernon v. Thomas Gregory Vernon pending before the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo, Japan" that concerns "the equitable distribution of marital property held by the parties prior to their divorce", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Banco Azteca S.A. v. X Corp. et al: Discovery Application (Mexico)

April 16, 2024
Application by Banco Azteca S.A., of Mexico, to take discovery from X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, Inc.; Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc., and Google LLC for use in legal proceedings in Mexico regarding "a coordinated multi-national financial terrorism campaign effectuated by mostly anonymous posters", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Bertie Mehigan et al v. International Business Machines Corporation et al: Discovery Application (Ireland)

April 4, 2024
Application by Bertie Mehigan, described as a citizen of Ireland and a lawyer who is "a founder and partner of Mehigan LLP, a law firm with offices in Singapore and Hong Kong", and Olive Mehigan, his wife, to take discovery from International Business Machines Corporation and Promontory Financial Group, LLC for use in legal proceedings in Ireland "against Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. and senior officers of AIB" alleging "their improper and illegal conduct relating to the Belfry 4 investment fund", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Yahoo Inc.: Discovery Application (Canada)

March 25, 2024
Application by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce to take discovery from Yahoo Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Canada in which MSA International Management Limited alleged that "CIBC both negligently permitted unauthorized fund transfers from an MSA account and that CIBC froze the balance of the account without justification", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.