Jose Carrizo is a Partner and heads the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department of the firm leading a team that advises clients extensively in the area of commercial litigation, corporate dispute resolution and criminal law. Mr. Carrizo has been involved in complex matters, especially in the fields of civil, criminal, administrative, commercial, banking, insolvency and insurance law.

Yvonne Plamondon is a qualified insolvency practitioner with more than 18 years of experience in restructuring and insolvency. Originally from the UK, Yvonne has been based in the Cayman Islands since 2013. During that time, she has focused on providing restructuring advice and liquidation services to Cayman Islands domiciled investment funds and complex cross-border group structures. Yvonne is also experienced in digital forensics and fraud investigations, particularly within insolvency contexts.

Yvonne is very involved in industry organisations and has previously held positions on the board of the chapter of International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (“IWIRC”) and the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Professionals (“INSOL”) International Webinar Series Committee. She is a regular speaker on insolvency and forensic focused webinars and live panel sessions.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Yvonne worked for a major international accounting firm in the UK and the Cayman Islands. She received her B.S. in Mathematics, Statistics and Accounting with honors from the University of Strathclyde.

Spencer Vickers

Co-Chairperson of RISA Cayman

Spencer is a Co-Chairperson of RISA Cayman. RISA Cayman is the INSOL chapter for the Cayman Islands and has over 400 members.  Focusing on delivering educational and networking events, RISA Cayman’s mandate is to investigate and share best practices amongst industry practitioners in the fields of insolvency, restructuring and litigation.

Outside of his role at RISA Cayman, Spencer is a Partner in the Cayman Islands Litigation & Restructuring team at Conyers.  He has over a decade of experience advising clients on a range of insolvency, restructuring and cross-border litigation matters, including regulatory disputes. This includes frequently advising insolvency practitioners, creditors of distressed entities and shareholders.  Spencer is an experienced advocate, appearing before the Grand Court and Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands on a regular basis.

Aurélie Conrad Hari co-heads the Litigation practice of Bär & Karrer. She has a broad experience in handlingcomplex multi-jurisdictional disputes in fi nancial, banking and commercial disputes. She also specializes in privateclients' assistance and representation.
Her practice encompasses shareholders' and employment disputes, insolvency as well as asset recovery, with therecognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. She also frequently acts as counselrepresenting parties in commercial arbitration related to various industries, eg, sale, distribution, agency,construction (including power plants) and energy. Additionally, she conducts internal investigation on specifi c factfi ndings and compliance issues upon instructions from clients or supervisory authorities.
Aurélie Conrad Hari is a regular speaker and publisher on topics of her expertise. She is co-chair of the offi cers ofthe commissions committee and member of the Extended Bureau of the International Young Lawyers Associationand chairs the Expert Forum on Dispute Resolution established by the Geneva Bar Association in 2017.
Who's Who Legal lists her as a leading lawyer in litigation, asset recovery and as a future leader in arbitration. Sheis also recognized by Chambers and Partners and Legal500 for her litigation practice as well as by Leaders League,the Global Elite Private Client Directory as well as Citywealth where she is featured in in the IFC Powerwomen Top200 since 2018.

Graeme heads the Firm's Private Wealth Disputes team. He advises trustees, executors and beneficiaries in relation to a broad range of disputes. Graeme is recognised in the legal directories as a leader in contentious trust and estates matters. He practises in both domestic and international trust and succession disputes - recent cases have involved parties located in multiple onshore and offshore jurisdictions around the world. Graeme regularly works alongside his colleagues in the family and private client teams on complex multi-jurisdictional issues. He also has a growing practice in IFA disputes and handles fraud and professional negligence cases relating to trust, tax and succession matters.

Graeme has been recognised in WWL: Thought Leaders Private Client 2024.

Graeme is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

At the trial level, Nick has recovered nearly a billion dollars for his clients. His clients have avoided claims for many hundred millions more through successful defense verdicts or arbitration awards. Nick also argued and won at the United States Supreme Court in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, a case about an international RICO conspiracy to prevent enforcement of a $150 million arbitration award.

Nick’s success has been widely recognized. He was named as a 2023 40 Under 40 honoree by Bloomberg News. He is also one of just a dozen finalists for the National Law Journal’s Winning Litigator award, which honors the most significant nationwide victories in 2022 and 2023.

Brigeeta represents some of the world’s most famous trademarks and IP owners. Brigeeta’s clients seek her counsel and advice in all aspects of regulatory investigations and proceedings, intellectual property enforcement, and related litigation. She focuses on counterfeit and online IP infringements, matters involving allegations of fraud, insider trading, and market manipulation.

James practices commercial litigation, arbitration and ADR and has specific expertise in complex litigation, high value asset recovery, enforcement and financial services litigation.

He has resolved business critical disputes before the DIFC, onshore UAE and English Courts and under the rules of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC), the ICC Court of Arbitration, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the DIFC-LCIA.

James is a litigation partner resident in New York and Washington. He focuses his practice on international disputes and cross-border enforcement and asset recovery, representing clients in a broad range of international and domestic conflicts before US courts and arbitral tribunals. A significant portion of his practice includes the enforcement of arbitral awards and foreign judgments against sovereign and commercial entities in the US and globally. James also has experience in multi-jurisdictional asset recovery proceedings involving allegations of fraud.

Josh Rievman specializes in the litigation and arbitration of commercial disputes. Josh has successfully represented clients in jury and non-jury trials in New York State and federal courts, in state and federal appellate proceedings and in arbitration locally and internationally. Josh also counsels employees and employers with respect to separation, onboarding and internal investigations, as well as claims for discrimination and retaliation.
Josh represents clients on a broad range of issues, including in actions arising out of domestic and international commercial transactions, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, licensing, products liability, trademark, securities, partnerships, banking transactions, transportation, technology, professional sports contracts and bankruptcy.

Tatiana leverages high-level experience in international, comparative, and human rights law to assist clients in avoiding, navigating, and resolving complex, cross-border disputes primarily involving investments in emerging markets, space and satellite technology, and renewable energies.

Named to “DC's Power Women of Law” List by DCA Live (2024), Tatiana specializes in developing a comprehensive understanding of her clients’ business goals and needs to craft tailored strategies to win high-stakes, bet-the-company litigations and arbitrations, adhere to internal and external stakeholder expectations, and avoid incurring reputational or operational risk.

Prior to joining Wiley, Tatiana served as a Legal Adviser to Judge Rosemary Barkett on the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in the Hague, advising on complex, politically sensitive state-to-state cases, and as a law clerk to the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Scott Berman has a varied practice in complex commercial disputes, particularly in securities, investment fund, and bankruptcy litigation. He regularly handles matters involving securities fraud, common law fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, fraudulent conveyance, and other claims arising from complex transactions.

Scott represents both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, including at trial and arbitration, and has significant experience handling cross-border disputes. He also acts as an arbitrator in cases involving financial disputes and has twenty years of experience serving as a mediator.

Kathy’s cases run the gamut of high profile, high dollar, and high risk cases. She has represented clients pursuing recoveries for securities frauds in Brazil, Thailand, and Indonesia, the private prison industry, the waste disposal industry, and in mortgage-backed securities. She has also pursued commercial cases for clients seeking to enforce leveraged buyout agreements, construction contracts, and corporate indemnities. On the defense side, she successfully defended a client accused of a market allocation conspiracy in the North Sea, defended the outside directors of Enron and Westar in regulatory investigations and securities litigation, and is leading the defense of a large energy company in environmental and energy litigation. Kathy’s representative clients include: Occidental Petroleum Corporation, ExxonMobil, PIMCO, BlackRock, Trust Company of the West, Invesco, Western Asset Management, the former outside directors of Enron Corporation and the State of Arizona.

Matthew D. McGill is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Co-Chair of the firm’s Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement and Betting and Gaming Practice Groups. He also is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law and Sports Law Practice Groups.

A three-time “Litigator of the Week” (The AmLaw Litigation Daily), Matthew has been ranked by Chambers USA in Nationwide Appellate Law (2007-2024) and recognized by The National Law Journal as a 2020 “Litigation Trailblazer” for his pioneering work enforcing judgments against foreign sovereigns. Most recently, Matthew has been named to Lawdragon’s 2024 “500 Leading Litigators in America” guide and was listed as a “Leading Global Litigator” for 2023. Matthew has also been featured in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in Gaming Law. For his work toward legalizing sports wagering and confining the Wire Act to its intended scope, Matthew has been recognized by Law360 as a 2019 Sports Law “MVP” and “2020 Sports & Entertainment Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal.

Nina Marino co-founded Kaplan Marino, PC with partner Richard Kaplan in 1998 to create a platform for the firm's then-burgeoning white-collar practice. Since then, Nina has devoted her practice exclusively to white-collar and complex criminal defense achieving global recognition for her successful representation of individuals. Nina Marino recognized by Chambers USA, says, “Nina Marino has cultivated an excellent reputation in the market for her skillful representation of senior executives in white-collar criminal litigation.”.” Forbes Advisor says, “Nina Marino is frequently recognized as one of the best criminal defense attorneys in California.” Clients say, "she is dogged in getting to the bottom of things, but she's smart and flexible. She is very focused on her clients' interests, and she is really top-notch.”

Shane is a strategic business adviser who has assisted in the acquisition, licensing, and marketing of some of the world’s most famous trademarks and IP assets. Shane is one of a select few Canadian practitioners recognized for his experience in commercial transactions regarding intellectual property assets and is frequently called upon by brand owners around the world to assist with their international acquisition and licensing plans. Shane has assisted clients with cross-border acquisitions where target entities have an intellectual property focus and is a leader of the firm's luxury law protection team.

As the founder and managing member of the firm, Bruce has earned an international reputation as an expert litigator on legal matters involving the West and the former Soviet Union since 1998.  He is known for his skilled trial advocacy and legal strategy both in the U.S. and abroad.  Bruce has successfully represented Western, Russian and Ukrainian clients in commercial, professional malpractice, lender liability, security fraud, maritime, and RICO litigation matters – some involving billions of dollars in claims.  He also advises clients on cross-border corporate work.  Notably, he has extensive experience with 28 U.S.C. §1782, an important statute that allows litigants in foreign disputes to gain discovery in the U.S. through federal courts.  In addition, Marks has engaged in groundbreaking litigation in having Russian bankruptcies recognized under Chapter 15 of the U.S. bankruptcy code, obtaining nationwide discovery and the turnover of significant assets in two matters.   He has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants. 

David K. Momborquette focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, regulatory matters and internal investigations, primarily for clients in the financial services industry, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and interdealer brokers. He has extensive experience representing entities and individuals in both private securities litigation and securities regulatory and other related matters, including investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, US Attorneys’ offices, New York Stock Exchange, state attorneys general offices and state securities regulators.
David also has litigated numerous cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States and before arbitration panels from the commencement of claims through trials and appeals in matters involving allegations of insider trading, violations of the federal securities laws, market manipulation, breach of fiduciary duty, common law fraud, employee raiding, trademark violations, misappropriation of trade secrets and other business torts.

Jolie is a Partner in Wiggin and Dana’s Litigation Department and Health Care Practice Group. Jolie is a seasoned litigator, former federal prosecutor, and skilled negotiator with extensive experience in health care investigations, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Her practice focuses on representing and advising clients regarding federal investigations, internal investigations, and in complex civil litigation, including civil rights, contractual disputes, and guardianship proceedings.

Previously, Jolie served for almost a decade as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, including as Chief of Healthcare Fraud. Drawing upon her background in investigating and prosecuting fraud matters, Jolie now represents clients in investigations and at trials, arbitrations and mediations.  

Ian Herbert represents global companies, executives, and trustees through government investigations and related litigation. Mr. Herbert has handled all aspects of multi-jurisdictional investigations, including complex legal analysis, global litigation strategy, and factual development. A member of the firm's Trust and Family Office and Anti-Money Laundering practice groups, Mr. Herbert has experience advising both individuals and entities, including multinational corporations, offshore trustees and financial services companies on a range of issues, including foreign bribery, tax fraud, and other financial crimes. 

As a former Senior Trial Counsel at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), he was entrusted with some of the most sophisticated and noteworthy cases that the federal government prosecuted in the last decade. During his nine year tenure at the SEC, he earned multiple awards for exemplary service and served as first chair for numerous trials. This included acting as lead counsel in the litigation against Wing Chau and Harding Advisory LLC - relating to CDO asset selection in the run-up to the financial crisis - resulting in a major conviction against one of the characters lampooned in the film “The Big Short.”  Howard was also the lead trial counsel in the prosecution of Kareem Serageldin, another figure referenced in “The Big Short”, involving the mismarking of certain mortgage-backed assets, by Credit Suisse, in the wake of the financial crisis.

Joel Cohen has over two decades of experience in the dispute, forensic, and insolvency practice areas, most specifically focused in the financial services and asset management industries. His experience encompasses a number of significant cross-border insolvency and litigation matters, where he has served as financial advisor and consulting expert to fiduciaries, court-appointed receivers, monitors, offshore liquidators, bankruptcy, and litigation trustees. He has assisted these clients in a variety of litigation consulting services, including asset tracing, fraud, Ponzi schemes, industry custom and practice for investment managers, and forensic analysis. Joel has also led several internal investigations within the context of family office, investment advisors, and various corporate structures.

Paige is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution Group in New York.

Her practice focuses on commercial and investor-State arbitrations, as well as on litigation in the United States (including, but not limited to, arbitration-related litigation).  She advises clients in a wide variety of sectors, including financial services, oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing, and has acted in arbitrations under ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, AAA, and ICDR rules.

She has been recognized as a Rising Star by Legal500, has received the 2024 Lexology Client Choice Award for Litigation and the 2023 Women In Business Law Arbitration Rising Star Award.  She is an editor of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.

Paige received her JD cum laude from Harvard Law School and her BA magna cum laude from Tufts University.  She speaks English and French fluently and is admitted to practice in New York and several federal courts in the United States

Marcus Dearle is a 26-year veteran of Withers in London and Hong Kong (1990-2016) and has over 35 years of experience acting in complex domestic and international family law cases. Marcus has specialist expertise, in particular, acting for trustees in HNW and UHNW divorce and trust cases, advising on HNW and UHNW pre- and post-nuptial agreements (PNAs) and dealing with international divorce litigation involving PNAs and trusts. He has recognised pioneering expertise in international surrogacy law and medico-legal/fertility law issues.

Lucas Moore has represented high net worth individuals, funds, banks and corporates in international litigation and arbitration for 20 years. Lucas’ practice includes claims arising in financial services, international trade, trust, fraud, contentious insolvency, corporate governance/shareholder issues and reputational issues.

Damián Vallejo is a partner at Dunning Rievman & MacDonald LLP in New York. He is a dispute resolution attorney with experience in civil and common-law legal systems, and represents clients in investment treaty and international commercial arbitrations conducted under the major international arbitration rules. Damián also represents clients on commercial disputes before US courts and advises on arbitration-related litigation matters and the enforcement and challenge of arbitral awards. He also acts as due diligence counsel for funds involved in litigation and arbitration finance, and acts as arbitrator.

Damián is an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School in New York and currently serves as the Vice President of the New York and Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club. He is a member of the Chartered Instituted of Arbitrators (CIArb) and of the European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECCA).

Matt Kaiser, a partner at Kaiser PLLC and former assistant federal public defender, represents clients in white collar criminal matters and represents lawyers and their clients in legal ethics matters. In his white-collar practice, Matt frequently represents clients in white-collar, political, and cross border investigations. In his ethics practice, Matt brings claims against law firms on behalf of commercial clients, serves as an expert witness, and advises lawyers and law firms. Matt has been recognized by Chambers and Legal 500, among others. He is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, a co-Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the International Bar Association, and a past President of the Bar Association of DC.

Jose Carrizo is a Partner and heads the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department of the firm leading a team that advises clients extensively in the area of commercial litigation, corporate dispute resolution and criminal law. Mr. Carrizo has been involved in complex matters, especially in the fields of civil, criminal, administrative, commercial, banking, insolvency and insurance law.

Zack Bluestone’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and asset recovery, as well as judgment enforcement, including matters with cross-border components.

Zack represents plaintiffs and defendants in all manners of commercial litigation, and with an emphasis on creditor’s rights, including fraud and fraudulent transfers, business disputes, and contentious real estate matters. Zack’s clients include public and private credit insurers, such as the U.S. Export-Import Bank, and other quasi-governmental and private export credit agencies in Europe and Asia, as well as publicly traded companies, real estate developers, small and medium sized businesses, and high net worth individuals.

As a seasoned litigator, Zack advises clients on complex disputes in court proceedings and arbitration. Recent successful engagements include a complete victory on behalf of a D.C.-based commercial real estate developer where he obtained dismissal, with prejudice, of a nine-count lawsuit demanding $21 million in damages, pursuing claims of fraud, misrepresentation, and breach of contract. Zack also successfully executed on a judgment, based on a California arbitral award against the U.S. assets of a leading Spanish wine distributor. Zack led the team seizing nearly $2 million before the monies could be channeled out of the U.S.