International Fraud and Asset Recovery

KHGF has a dedicated team of commercially-minded lawyers who specialize in transnational litigation and asset recovery and have a wealth of experience representing victims of fraud in complex multi-jurisdictional matters. The firm assists clients at all stages of asset recovery projects, from initial investigations to judgment enforcement and asset seizures.

KHGF’s founding partners Douglas A. Kellner and Eugene F. Getty have been consistently ranked as thought leaders in asset recovery by Lexology Index (formerly known as Who’s Who Legal). KHGF has also been ranked by Chamber & Partners as a prominent dispute resolution boutique with a substantial transnational litigation practice focused on complex cross-border disputes, financial fraud, and asset recovery. The firm’s attorneys speak French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Korean.

Douglas A. Kellner and Thomas P. Vandenabeele are the New York members of ICC FraudNet – the world’s leading network of independent lawyers who have recovered billions of dollars for fraud victims, including corporations, individuals, governments, regulators, and state entities. KHGF’s lawyers often work in teams with other ICC FraudNet members, which allows them to effectively manage complex parallel proceedings and secure recoveries in multiple jurisdictions.

KHGF has extensive experience working on matters originating in England and Wales, the British Virgin Islands, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Russia, Ukraine, Lebanon, the U.A.E., Hong Kong, Singapore, and other jurisdictions. The firm also frequently assists global litigation funders, bankruptcy trustees, and receivers in judgment-enforcement actions in New York.

KHGF’s expertise in international fraud and asset recovery includes:

• Investigating theft, misappropriation, and embezzlement of funds, including sophisticated Ponzi schemes, bankruptcy-related matters, and cyber fraud.
• Obtaining cross-border discovery in support of pending or contemplated foreign proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 and the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules, often focusing on tracing money flows through corporate structures and nominees.
• Recognizing foreign bankruptcy proceedings under 11 U.S.C. Chapter 15.
• Securing preemptive relief in New York courts to prevent asset dissipation, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, seal orders, gag orders, and pre-litigation discovery orders.
• Representing creditors in complex fraud-related litigation, including “clawback” actions under New York’s Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (UVTA).
• Recognizing and enforcing foreign judgments in New York, in particular money judgments and judgments obtained in high-profile divorce proceedings.