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♦ Surviving a Bust: Crypto, NFTs, and Insolvency for the Beverly Hills Bar Association in Beverly Hills, CA on August 26, 2022.

♦ Is Bankruptcy Dead? at the American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Conference on September 8-10, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV.

♦ Claims Procedures and Distribution Considerations at the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers Annual Conference on September 15-17, 2022 in Washington, DC.

♦ What to Do When Securities Fraudsters Do You a Favor and File for Bankruptcy at the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association Annual Meeting on October 25-28, 2022 in San Antonio, TX.

♦ Federal Equity Receiverships webinar series for Financial Poise:

• Federal Equity Receiverships: The Basics (May 10, 2022)
• Federal Equity Receiverships: The Order Controls (June 7, 2022)
• Federal Equity Receiverships: Recent Trends and Evolving Case Law (July 12, 2022)

♦ Ponzi Scheme: Stairway to Prison at the 34th Annual Insolvency Conference of the California Bankruptcy Forum on May 19-22, 2022 in Monterey, CA.

♦ Receiver’s Huddle: Unusual and Exotic Motions, for the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on March 10, 2022.

♦ Identifying Key Insurance Policies Issues Arising in Bankruptcy Cases at the American Bankruptcy Institute Battleground West on March 3, 2022.

♦ The Intersection of the Bankruptcy Code and Criminal and Civil Forfeiture at the American Bankruptcy Institute on December 9, 2021.

♦ Detecting Corporate Psychopaths at a virtual program of the Century City Bar Association, November 16, 2021.

♦ Are You Bound or Not? Contracts and the Federal Receiver at the 2021 Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) on October 21-23, 2021.

♦ Receivers’ Huddle Series: Regulators’ Perspectives on Receivership Goals and Game Plans,” at a virtual program of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) on May 4, 2021.

♦ 2021 Virtual Credit Smorgasbord presented by the New York Institute of Credit on May 4, 2021.

♦ Detecting Psychopaths in the Legal Field at a program of the Orange County Bar Association – Business Litigation Section on November 4, 2020.

♦ The Bankruptcy Code and Receiverships – Cracking the Code at a conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER), October 8-10, 2020.

♦ The Highs and Lows of Landing a Fraud Case at a program of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Los Angeles Chapter on July 22, 2020.

♦ Detecting Ponzi Schemes at a program of the CPA Forum on May 20, 2020.

♦ Recognizing Psychopaths in the Legal Industry at a program of the Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association on March 14, 2020.

♦ Receiver’s Training Camp: The Fourth Quarter at the 2019 Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, October 17-19, 2019, at the Omni Resorts Hotel in Scottsdale, AZ.

♦ American Crime Stories: Unusual Fraudulent Transfers, Insider Transactions and Outright Fraud for the American Bankruptcy Institute Spring conference on April 12, 2019.

♦ Electronic Discovery for Bankruptcy Lawyers for the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute on September 21, 2019.

♦ How to Handle Your Expert Witness Like an Expert for the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute on September 22, 2019.

♦ Disruptive Personalities in the Boardroom hosted by the National Association of Corporate Directors on January 8, 2019.

♦ Update on Fraudulent Transfer Law at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges on October 30, 2018.

♦ Federal Receiver’s Guide: Nonregulatory Receiverships at the 2018 Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, on October 19, 2018.

♦ Receiver’s Training Camp at the 2018 Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, on October 18, 2018

♦ Ponzi Schemes at the 2018 Financial Crimes Conference hosted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on August 29, 2018.

♦ How to Administer an EB-5 Program in Receivership hosted by the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on August 27, 2018,

♦ Administration of a Mega Ponzi Scheme Case: Receivership v. Bankruptcy at the 2018 Conference of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees on August 16, 2018.

♦ Detecting Psychopaths at the 2018 Southern California Educational Conference of the Institute for Internal Auditors on June 25, 2018.

♦ Detecting Psychopaths hosted by the Fiduciary Roundtable of San Gabriel Valley on May 9, 2018.

♦ A Judge, a Regulator, and Two Receivers: Eavesdrop on a Conversation About How to Best Administer a Federal Equity Receivership hosted jointly by the California Receivers Forum and the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on April 26, 2018.

♦ Detecting Psychopaths in the Legal and Other Industries, hosted by the Los Angeles County Bar Association on March 28, 2018.

♦ Detecting Psychopaths in the Legal and Other Industries, hosted by the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum on February 7, 2018.

♦ Federal Equity Receiverships:  Recent Trends and Evolving Case Law, webinar hosted by Financial Poise Webinars and West LegalEdCenter on November 29, 2017.

♦ Detecting Corporate Psychopaths, hosted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the Institute of Internal Auditors, on November 15, 2017.

♦ Federal Equity Receiverships:  The Order Controls, webinar hosted by Financial Poise Webinars and West LegalEdCenter on November 1, 2017.

♦ Detecting Corporate Psychopaths, hosting by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inland Empire Chapter, on October 24, 2017.

♦ Receiver’s Training Camp: The Second Quarter, hosted by the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on October 18, 2017.

♦ ESI and Discovery Issues in Commercial Fraud Cases, hosted by the Commercial Fraud Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute on October 17, 2017.

♦ Federal Equity Receiverships: the Basics, a webinar hosted by Financial Poise Webinars and West LegalEdcenter on October 4, 2017.

♦ Distribution Issues in Federal Equity Receiverships and Bankruptcies: Victims v. Creditors,” hosted by the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on September 12, 2017.

♦ Running a Cost-Effective Receivership, hosted by the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on August 24, 2017.

♦ Handling Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in a Fraud Investigation, hosted by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts on June 8, 2017.

♦ Non-Bankruptcy Insolvency Proceedings – Receiverships, Assignments for Benefit of Creditors, and More,” hosted by the American Law Institute’s Commercial Lending Today 2017, on April 20-21, 2017.

♦ Detecting Ponzi Schemes and Avoiding Professional Liability, hosted by The Institute of Internal Auditors, on April 12, 2017.

♦ Detecting Corporate Psychopaths: Interviewing and Avoiding Them, hosted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Los Angeles Chapter on February 22, 2017.

♦ The Administration of a Mega Ponzi Scheme Case: Receivership vs. Bankruptcy, a webinar co-hosted by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on November 8, 2016.

♦ The Dissection of a Ponzi Scheme, hosted by the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation in San Francisco, CA on October 25, 2016.

♦ Receiver Training Camp: Scores of Tips from the Federal Equity Receiver Playbook, hosted by the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers in Washington, D.C., on October 13-15, 2016.

♦ Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witness in Ponzi Scheme: A Mock Demonstration, hosted by National Association of Federal Equity Receivers in Washington, D.C., on October 13-15, 2016.

♦ The Anatomy of a Ponzi Scheme, hosted by the National Association of Attorneys General in Santa Fe, NM, on September 26-29, 2016.

♦ Fraudulent Transfer Avoidance Actions, hosted by the National Association of Attorneys General in Santa Fe, NM, on September 26-29, 2016.

♦ Investors Versus Creditors in Receivership Actions: Rules & Equities, hosted by the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers in Chicago, IL, on August 24, 2016.

♦ How to Spot the Red Flags of a Ponzi Scheme, a webinar hosted by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, entitled, on April 27, 2016.

♦ People and Assets on the Move Overseas: What You Need to Know to Hold Everything Still and Seize the Assets, hosted by the American Bankruptcy Institute in Washington D.C. on April 14, 2016.

♦ Handling Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in a Commercial Fraud Case, a webinar hosted by Online Compliance on April 5, 2016.

♦ Ponzi Clawback Litigation: Trends and Strategies, a webinar hosted by The Knowledge Group, on March 23, 2016.

♦ Fraud and Forensics: Lawyers and Forensic Accountants Working Together to Win Cases, a webinar hosted by the Commercial Fraud Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute on February 25, 2016.

♦ Blawgs and List Serv’s: Legal Publications in the Digital Age, hosted by the American Bar Association Mid-Year Conference in San Diego California on February 5, 2016.

♦ Unraveling Ponzi Schemes to Protect Your Clients and Yourselves, hosted by the California Society of CPAs’ Hollywood/Beverly Hills Discussion Group on December 11, 2015, in West Los Angeles, California.

♦ Fraud and Forensics: The Expert Witness in a Commercial Fraud Case, hosted by the Commercial Fraud Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute on December 9, 2015.

♦ Ethical Considerations for Receivers, at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on October 15-17, 2015, in San Diego, California.

♦ Fraud and Forensics: The Investigation Phase of a Commercial Fraud Case hosted by the Commercial Fraud Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute on October 8, 2015.

♦ Regulatory Receiverships: How to Get Along with the Judge, Class Counsel, Defrauded Investors, the Regulators, and the Press, at the California Receivers Forum Loyola VI Conference, January 23-24, 2015, in Irvine, California.

♦ Alfred Peacock v. The Squab Family: Can Mediation Save the Golden Goose? at the American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference, December 4-6, 2014, La Quinta, California.

♦ Ponzi Schemes and Good Faith Investing, at the IIA-ACFE Joint Fraud Conference on November 12, 2014, in Los Angeles, California.

♦ The DNA of a Ponzi Scheme, at the CalCPA FSS All Forensic Services Sections Joint Meeting on October 29, 2014, in Oakland, California.

♦ Case Law Update, at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on October 23-25, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

♦ Ponzi Proof Your Investments, at the Retirement Industry Trust Association’s Alternative Asset Training Camp on October 20-21, 2014, in San Diego, California.

♦ Reconstructing the Fraud: E-Discovery Issues for Trustees and Their Professionals, at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, September 11-14, 2014 at the Grand American Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah.

♦ Trends in Good Faith Findings in Fraudulent Transfer Litigation, at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, September 11-14, 2014 at the Grand American Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah.

♦ The DNA of Ponzi Schemes, for Bruin Professionals, August 21, 2014, Long Beach, California.

♦ Tough & Duped v. Bigbank: A Mock Ponzi Scheme Trial, for the American Bankruptcy Institute Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, June 12-15, 2014, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

♦ Dancing with the Devil: Aiding and Abetting Liability for Lawyers, for the American Bar Association

♦ Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability, Spring 2014 National Legal Malpractice Conference, May 1, 2014, Boston, Massachusetts.

♦ Complex Bankruptcy Litigation: Ponzi Schemes & Other Fraudulent Conveyances, for the Commercial Law League of America, October 31, 2013, at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, in Atlanta, Georgia

♦ Mock Trial: Receiver and Investor Class v. Big Bank, for the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER), September 27-28, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois.

♦ E-Discovery Issues for Forensic Accountants in Bankruptcy Cases, for the Federal Judicial Center, September 10-12, 2013, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

♦ Ponzi Schemes & Fraudulent Transfers, and the conference keynote address, entitled Check Your Wallet! The Dynamics and Psychology of a Ponzi Scheme, Federal Bar Association, Western District of Michigan, on July 24-26, 2013, in Traverse City, Michigan.

♦ Uncovering Fraud in a Turnaround Engagement, 5th Annual TMA Western Regional Conference, July 17-19, 2013, in Laguna Beach, California.

♦ A Spoonful of Sugar: Receivers in Restructurings, Liquidations, and Regulatory Actions, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Remedies Section, June 18, 2013, in Los Angeles, California.

♦ Ponzi Schemes: A Fraud Examiner’s Role, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Los Angeles Area Chapter, on May 29, 2013, in Los Angeles, California.

♦ Beverly Hills Cop – Issues in Parallel Criminal, Bankruptcy, Forfeiture Proceedings, the California Bankruptcy Forum on May 17-19, 2013 in Paradise Resort, San Diego, California.

♦ Ponzi Schemes Explained, an interview by Stephanie Cohen on The Not So Legal Show.

♦ Introduction to Fraud, the International Chamber of Commerce FraudNet Conference on Fraud and Asset Recovery on April 26, 2013, in Oslo, Norway.

♦ Exploring the Depths of Deepening Insolvency, a podcast for the American Bankruptcy Institute entitled, published on April 16, 2013.

♦ Working Group on White Collar, Asset Forfeiture Bankruptcy, a meeting of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Committee on Bankruptcy Court Structure and Insolvency Process, on April 4, 2013, in Washington, DC.

♦ Ponzi Schemes – How Lawyers Can Protect Their Clients, the Glendale Bar Association, the Burbank Bar Association, and the Glendale Estate Planning Council on February 6, 2013, in Burbank, California.

♦ Ponzi Schemes, the Loyola V Complex Case Symposium of the California Receivers Forum, January 18-19, 2013, in Irvine, California.

♦ Trustee and The Badoff Investor Class v. Bigbank, A Mock Trial, the American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference, November 29 – December 1, 2012, in Tucson, Arizona.

♦ How Accountants Can Help in Receivership Situations, the AICPA Forensic & Valuation Services Conference, November 11-13, 2012, in Orlando, Florida.

♦ Ponzi Scheme Architecture and Pitfalls, on the Money and Business Show on Radio Shalom CJRS radio in Montreal on October 24, 2012.

♦ Ponzi Schemes: Are You or Your Client at Risk? October 22, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

♦ Latest Wide World of Fraud: Claims and Defenses in Actions Targeting Investors, Bankers, Accountants, and Attorneys, the American Bankruptcy Institute Midwestern Bankruptcy Conference, October 5, 2012, in Kansas City, Missouri.

♦ Forfeited Assets, Yours Mine or Ours: Competition in Parallel Civil and Criminal Proceedings, and Bankruptcy v Receivership: Different Strokes for Different Folks, the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers on September 13-14, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas.

♦ Protecting Your Assets and How to Avoid Madoff-Like Risk on the Money and Business Show on Radio Shalom CJRS radio in Montreal on August 29, 2012.

♦ The Onslaught Continues: This Year’s Commercial Fraud Cases You Need to Know About, the American Bankruptcy Institute Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, July 12-15, 2012, in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.

♦ Legal Issues in Ponzi Scheme Litigation, podcast for the LexisNexis Bankruptcy Law Community on May 1, 2012. It is available here.

♦ Ponzi Schemes – What Financial Institutions Can Do to Avoid Liability and Recover Losses, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Southern California Chapter, on April 25, 2012.

♦ How to Avoid a Ponzi Scheme, video with Michael Martin of the Huffington Post, published on April 17, 2012, on the Huff Post Business website.

♦ Bankers That Bank Fraudsters Could Face Costly Liability to Victims, podcast for the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists on April 8, 2012. It is available here.

♦ The Potential Pitfalls for Attorneys and Other Professionals in Ponzi Schemes, UCLA Law School on April 5, 2012.

♦ All’s Well That Starts Well: Prejudgment Remedies, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Spring Seminar, March 29-31, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

♦ New Law from the Madoff Case and Tips to Avoid the Next Ponzi Scheme, the Beverly Hills Bar Association on March 26, 2012.

♦ The Government Seized the Assets!?! What Can We Do?, the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business Bankruptcy Committee, at its Spring Meeting, March 22-24, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

♦ New Issues in Fraud: Causes of Action and Defenses the American Bankruptcy Institute Bankruptcy Battleground West, March 16, 2012, in Los Angeles, California.

♦ The Costly Collision of Financial Institutions with Ponzi Schemes, webinar for AML Services International on March 15, 2012.

♦ Ponzi Schemes, Securities Fraud and Other Fraudulent Enterprises: From “A” (Asset forfeiture and avoiding powers) to “B” (Bankruptcy) to “C” (Coordinating multiple court proceedings), webinar for the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the American Bar Association Business Section on March 8, 2012.

♦ Financial Institution, Meet Ponzi Scheme, the Special Assets Management Association on February 7, 2012, in Los Angeles, California.

♦ How Receivers, Trustees, and Monitors Use Their Special Powers and Tools to Trace and Recover Assets Worldwide and How to Follow the Fruitful Path of Recovering Assets from (Deep-Pocketed) Third Parties, the International Association for Asset Recovery on November 17, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

♦ The More We Get Together, The Greater Value We’ll Preserve: Recognizing and Creating Complementary Processes and Distribution and Priority in the Bankruptcy and Forfeiture Context: The Basics at White Collar Crime & Business Bankruptcy: A Cross Disciplinary Dialog, a conference on Ponzi schemes presented jointly by American Bar Association and Golden Gate University School of Law on November 4-5, 2011 in San Francisco, California.

♦ Bringing Third Parties In: Claims for Relief Against Third Parties and the Defenses of Lack of Standing and In Pari Delicto, the National Association of Attorneys General, October 25, 2011.

♦ Non-Traditional Assets, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees on September 22, 2011, in Amelia Island, Florida.

♦ Fraud Issues Arising in Ponzi Scheme Cases of Concern to Financial Institutions, the Commercial Finance Corporation of California on September 13, 2011, in Costa Mesa, California.

♦ The Liability of Attorneys, Accountants and Other Professionals in Ponzi Schemes: I Wish I Had Become a Doctor!, the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners on August 3, 2011.

♦ What Did You Know and When Did You Know It? The Liability of Professionals and Insiders in Ponzi Cases, the Los Angeles County Bar Association on March 16, 2011.

♦ Fraudulent Transfer Claims and Defenses in Ponzi Schemes Cases, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees on September 29, 2010, in San Francisco, California.

♦ Fraudulent Transfer Claims and Defenses in Ponzi Schemes, Standing and In Pari Delicto Issues Arising in Ponzi Scheme Cases, and Deepening Insolvency as a Cause of Action and as a Theory of Damages, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors on June 9-12, 2010, in San Diego, California: