Investment disputes

A technical default by an issuer, an inactive bondholders' representative, a dispute with a broker, the bankruptcy of a DFA issuer, a dispute over cryptocurrency transactions — for a holder of securities or digital assets, each of these situations calls for different action and runs on a different clock. We support recovery at any stage: from a pre-trial demand to inclusion in the register of creditors' claims.

Context
Who is this for?
  • Bondholders and shareholders whose issuer has technically or fully defaulted, or has violated shareholders'/holders' rights.

  • DFA holders facing late payments or non-performance of redemption obligations.

  • Investors whose bondholders' representative is inactive and has not gone to court, or who have a dispute with a broker.

  • Cryptocurrency owners facing a dispute over the origin of funds, recovery from an exchange or platform, or a dispute between transaction counterparties.

  • Creditors of issuers placed under supervision or insolvency proceedings.

Relevance
What problems are solved?
  • A lack of coordination among holders in collective recovery — especially for DFAs, which have no bondholders'-representative mechanism.

  • Missing deadlines to be included in the register of creditors' claims.

  • Sanctions and compliance restrictions on recovery through foreign infrastructure — for securities.

  • The absence of clear regulation of cryptocurrency transactions, which complicates how the dispute is classified and which procedural strategy to choose.

's services include
Assessing procedural deadlines and the prospects of recovery
Preparing pre-trial demands and statements of claim
Inaction of the bondholder representative
Resolving disputes over shares
Filing for inclusion in the register of creditors' claims
Representing creditors at every stage of the bankruptcy procedure

including at creditors' meetings

Representing investors

where the bondholders' representative is inactive or absent

Questions and answers
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What should a bondholder do if the issuer defaults?
Check whether a bondholders' representative is acting for the issue. If it remains inactive 30 days after the event triggering the right to demand repayment of the face value, you can go directly to court to recover the face value, coupon and default interest without waiting for collective action.
How do you recover a DFA debt if the issuer defaults?
DFAs have no bondholders'-representative mechanism, so each holder acts independently. The claim is prepared on the basis of an export from the operator's information system confirming ownership of the asset and the amount owed.
What if the defaulting issuer is already in bankruptcy?
You need to file a claim for inclusion in the register of creditors' claims within the statutory deadline. Missing the deadline moves the claim into the category satisfied last.
Can you pursue a court claim and take part in bankruptcy proceedings at the same time?
It depends on the situation. If the debt is being recovered in a separate dispute and bankruptcy proceedings have been opened against the issuer, that separate dispute may be suspended until the bankruptcy case concludes.
What are the risks of recovering on securities of foreign issuers?
The main risk is sanctions and compliance restrictions in the infrastructure (depositories, clearing systems), which can obstruct the transfer of recovered funds. The strategy has to be built around the specific infrastructure holding the asset.
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