Speakers:
Ashima Sood, Senior Associate, Gall
Kenix Yuen, Partner, Gall
Wire Fraud and Email Scams – Think Fast and Act Smart
Wire fraud, including email, scams have been on the rise recently. Fraudsters are getting craftier in adopting new and emerging deceitful tactics. Businesses and individuals are increasingly falling for fraudulent emails and calls and as a result struggle to find effective and workable measures to protect and recover their misappropriated funds.
During this webinar, Senior Associate Ashima Sood and Partner Kenix Yuen from dispute resolution firm, Gall, will highlight the common types of wire fraud, share tips on preventative measures to put in place, and explain the Court process to recover the misappropriated funds if companies or individuals fall prey to fraudsters.
About the speakers
Ashima joined Gall in September 2014. She has wide-ranging experience in commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, focusing on issues involving breach of contract, joint venture and shareholders’ disputes, asset tracing and Mareva injunctions, enforcement of judgments, as well as insolvency and bankruptcy matters.
Prior to moving to Hong Kong, Ashima was a practicing lawyer with Bharucha & Partners, a leading dispute resolution firm in India. She has also worked with the Advisory practice at KPMG (India) where she advised global financial institutions and private equity funds on anti-bribery and corruption risks.
Kenix Yuen is a Partner at Gall and qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong in October 2012. She joined Gall in June 2013, having previously worked for another boutique litigation firm. Prior to commencing her career as a solicitor, Kenix worked in the Legal and Compliance Department of an international bank and the individual tax team of one of the Big Four accounting firms. She holds a Bachelor of Laws in conjunction with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) from The University of Hong Kong, a Master of Social Science in Health Care Ethics and Law from The University of Manchester, a Master of Science in International Finance from The Berlin School of Economics and Law.
Pricing
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