In conjunction with outside counsel for an investment firm client, CRA was engaged on a large-scale asset recovery investigation spanning multiple countries in the UK, Asia, and Middle East relating to investees who had defaulted on a multi-million-dollar loan. Our investigation identified multiple undisclosed shell companies in various locations used to conceal assets, transfers of assets to family members, and evidence from source inquiries regarding the background, reputation, and suspect business dealings of the individuals.
Mining arbitrations in practice: Filing trends, shifting geography, and claimant recovery
Building on CRA’s 2023 study of disputes involving mineral assets, Tiago Duarte-Silva and Swati Kanoria examine over 150 investor-State mining arbitrations...