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Embedding Victims in Criminal Enforcement: Spain’s Public–Private Model for Crypto Asset Recovery
This article expands on remarks delivered at the IBA Annual Conference 2025 in Toronto (November 2–7), during a panel discussion titled “Public Recovery: Private Partners? Case Studies in Cross-Border Asset Recovery.” This contribution focuses on Spain’s distinctive model: one in which victims themselves act as embedded prosecutors within criminal proceedings, fundamentally reshaping the incentive structure…
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Trends Spotted in 2024: The Evolving Landscape of Asset Tracing and Recovery
As global markets evolve and technology continues to advance, the methods used to hide, trace, and recover assets are also changing. In 2024, several key trends have been reshaping the asset recovery landscape, driving innovation and changing how investigators and legal professionals approach complex cases. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of the most…
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Cyberfraud: What Responsibility Do Banks and Telecommunication Companies Have?
Introduction Cyberfraud is an increasingly frequent and serious problem that affects both customers and financial institutions. It involves a set of illegal techniques used by cybercriminals to obtain personal and banking information from users, access their accounts, carry out unauthorized transactions, or extort them by locking their electronic devices. Some of the most common types…