Inaugural Conference on High-Net-Worth Contentious Disputes 2025 | American Conference Institute | 12 June 2025 | The Times Square EDITION, 701 7th Ave, New York, NY 10036, USA

This event is essential for high net worth practitioners seeking to build their networks and expand their expertise in the hottest areas such as contentious trusts and tax issues, high-value matrimonial litigation, insolvency and alternative dispute resolution, multi-jurisdictional asset tracing and recovery, and other contentious matters for HNW individuals. A Wealth of Expertise and Networking to Unlock New Opportunities. Mark your calendar to join the practitioners and multidisciplinary teams involved in the largest, most significant high profile matters.

Join leading trust, private wealth, and matrimonial litigation groups from around the globe to benchmark, network and gain bespoke strategic guidance. Do not miss out as we examine the highest value cross border and multi party trust litigation cases in major key wealth markets and jurisdictions. Discussions will span trusts and estates, succession and tax planning, private wealth, insolvency, matrimonial disputes, fraud and asset recovery, insolvency, and alternative dispute resolution. Unlock new opportunities by strengthening your global network, staying ahead of emerging trends, and strategizing on how to thrive in this lucrative, dynamic practice area.

Content that Stands Apart from Other Conferences

Attacking and Defending Trust Series:

Attacking Trusts and Trust Assets:
• Challenging and Invalidating the Administration and Execution of the Trust

Controlling Trust Assets Prudently and Responsibly:
• Strategies and Best Practices for Avoiding Trustee Risks, Liabilities and Traps

Special Interview:
• Forensic Examination of Documents in Complex and High-Value Cases: Identification of Document Alterations and Manipulation

High-Net-Worth, Multi-Jurisdictional Dissolution Proceedings:
• Methods to Repatriate Hidden Assets to the Marital Estate

Exotic Asset Recovery in High Net Worth Disputes:
• Multi-Jurisdictional Tracing of Non-Traditional Assets

The Rise of ADR and Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR) in HNW Disputes:
• Emerging Legal Strategies and Approaches

Complex Cross-Border Succession:
• Overcoming the Diversity of Inheritance Procedures and Unexpected Legal Hurdles

Classification of Pre-Marital Assets:
• Determining Whether Pre-Marital Assets are “Matrimonial” or “Non-Matrimonial” in Dissolution Proceedings

Provisional Measures and Prejudgment Remedies in HNW Disputes:
• Can the Legal Systems Keep Up with the Models Used to Move and Shelter Assets?

2025 Speakers

CO-CHAIRS SPEAKERS:

Tara Archer-Glasgow
Partner, Higgs & Johnson (The Bahamas)

Kate Clark
Partner, Head of Family, Mishcon de Reya (UK)

Adriana Riviere-Badell
Partner, Kobre & Kim (USA)

SPEAKERS:

Fred L. Abrams
Attorney at Law, The Law Offices of Fred L. Abrams (USA)

Leila A. Amineddoleh
Founder, Amineddoleh & Associates LLC (USA)

Jean-Sébastien Bazille
Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel (France)

Erin E. Broderick
Partner, Eversheds Sutherland US LLC (USA)

Cara Cameron
Partner, Woods (Canada)

Tameka Davis
Partner, Conyers Dill & Pearman (British Virgin Islands)

Lucy Diggle
Partner, Walkers (Cayman Islands)

Jon Felce
Partner, Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP (UK)

Henrique Forssell
Partner, Duarte Forssell Advogados (Brazil)

Martin Kenney
Head of Firm, MKS Law (British Virgin Islands)

Geoff Kertesz
Partner, Stewarts Law LLP (UK)

Caroline Krauss
Partner, Krauss Shaknes Tallentire & Messeri LLP (USA)

Christopher Levers
Partner, Ogier (Cayman Islands)

James Lister
Partner, Stevens & Bolton LLP (UK)

Judith L. Poller
Partner, Pryor Cashman LLP (USA)

Ellen Radley
Forensic Document Examiner, The Radley Forensic Document Laboratory (UK)

Thomas Roe KC
Barrister, 3 Hare Court (UK)

Robert A. Schwinger
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (USA)

Maureen Ward
Partner, Bennett Jones LLP (Canada)

2025 Sponsor

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR:
• MKS Law