I will be chairing one of the events at the inaugural Thought Leaders 4 FIRE (Fraud, Insolvency, Recovery and Enforcement) event. It is the FIRE Asia Virtual 3-day event held on 29 June to 1 July. The topics will cover topics on fraud, asset recovery and insolvency.
You can join as a member and then attend the virtual for free. Sign up here.
FraudNet is an international network of independent lawyers who are the leading civil asset recovery specialists in each country. It has been ranked by Chambers Global as the world’s leading asset recovery legal network.
FraudNet has now put up a global guide on the effects of COVID-19 on fraud and asset recovery. You will be able to click on each country to get access to that country’s write-up. I am the Malaysian member of FraudNet, and I reproduce the Malaysian chapter below. Continue reading
On 20 November 2019, the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia, and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants will stage the Malaysia Insolvency Conference 2019.
It will be held at Connexion Conference & Event Centre @ The Vertical. The registration fee for members from MIA, IPAM, MICPA and the Malaysian Bar is RM1,000. Non-members fee is RM1,300.
On 14 May 2019, I spoke at the Asset Recovery Asia Conference in Singapore. It was organised by Knect365 as part of its Asset Recovery series. I thoroughly enjoyed attending the conference, hearing from other fraud and asset recovery specialists, and meeting new friends.
I shared a panel with other lawyers from different jurisdictions, an investigator and a litigation funder to share our perspectives. The session was on how victims of fraud have to make a decision early on, without all the facts, about which recovery route to go down – litigation or insolvency proceedings. These strategic decisions can have implications on the remainder of the case. I set out below some of the views I shared on the panel session. Continue reading
On 16 January 2018, I will be speaking at the Forensic & Fraud Investigation Conference 2018 organised by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. I am looking forward to being able to share from a lot of practical case studies and from the cases I have been involved in. Fraud cases, internal investigations and asset recovery also make up a significant part of my practice.
