Fraud | Corruption | Asset Recovery

With one of the most accomplished teams of fraud litigators in the Canadian legal marketplace, the Fraud | Corruption | Asset Recovery Group has the in-depth knowledge and expertise clients need in this specialized area of practice. We are involved in all aspects of fraud and corruption investigation, recovery plan design and asset recovery for a wide variety of clients, including the development of investigation protocols, the design and implementation of multi-jurisdictional tracing and asset recovery plans, pre-emptive relief and discovery procedures, and the tracing and recovery of assets. We also advise on related matters, including insurance coverage disputes, subrogation issues, the gathering and use of evidence obtained by authorities, and regulatory investigations.

With international reach, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) is the only Canadian law firm member of Fraudnet (www.icc-ccs.org), an International Chamber of Commerce-sponsored network of specialized lawyers worldwide established to facilitate transglobal recovery for victims of fraud.

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Representative Work
Counsel to major Canadian financial institutions in respect of mortgage fraud schemes and recoveries
Counsel to a Vancouver-based company in a successful year-long trial, and related appeals involving forged rights of first refusal and fraudulent business dealings in the acquisition of an Alberta oil and gas producer
Counsel to the liquidators of national and international financial institutions directing the investigation of multi-jurisdictional fraudulent transactions, and the tracing and recovery of assets
Counsel to a national accounting firm as a receiver of a person accused of a multi-million dollar fraudulent telemarketing scheme, including the creation and implementation of an international asset recovery plan to freeze and liquidate worldwide assets in eight different jurisdictions
Counsel to Canadian banks on several multi-million dollar employee defalcations, including obtaining ex parte pre-trial investigative orders, and the development and implementation of domestic and international asset recovery plans
Counsel to a Canadian bank on a multi-million dollar bribery case associated with the financing of a major Canadian commercial facility, including international tracing of bribery proceeds
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