Conference programme

Before the conference begins, we welcome you to join the meeting of the IBA Youth Asset Recovery Club.

The Youth Asset Recovery Club is a branch of the Asset Recovery Committee targeting the next generation of asset recovery professionals. While the Asset Recovery Committee is open to members of all ages and at any stage of their career, the Youth Asset Recovery Club is aimed at giving a voice to the younger generation, allowing them to hone their skills in a targeted manner and providing them with a platform to network, as the future leaders in the field. The Youth Asset Recovery Club is actively involved in the events organised by the Asset Recovery Committee, both by contributing to content (e.g. attendance on conference panels) and by arranging sub-events for the next generation of asset recovery professionals.

The criteria for joining the Youth Asset Recovery Club are the following:

• Membership of the IBA and the Asset Recovery Committee
• Professional experience of 15 years or less

If you are interested in joining, please contact Théo Reljic at treljic@svz.fr

What has been the impact of state overreach excursion into the Middle East? What’s the economic and judicial impact on Middle East?

With reports of significantly increased litigation abounds due to widespread default on contracts:

• how are the courts coping,
• what has been the flow of assets in the last 12 months: in or out, and
• how will the dispute resolve?

Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, face charges of 'narco-terrorism' in New York City. Meanwhile, Trump has called the deal, granting the US control of strategic Venezuelan oil fields, 'the biggest in history'. In this panel we will explore overreach in the context of failed contracts, significant disputes, power tussles, kidnappings and more. How will assets move in these circumstances?

What are you seeing in your work and what are the problems you are encountering? Live feed with views from significant players in the market.

This panel will explore the evolving landscape of enforcement and asset recovery across North Africa. Bringing together leading practitioners and experts from the region, the discussion will address the key legal, judicial and practical challenges involved in enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards, tracing and recovering assets, and navigating cross-border enforcement proceedings. Attention will be paid to the specificities of North African jurisdictions, recent legal and regulatory developments, and the opportunities for enhanced regional and international cooperation. The panel will provide practical insights into effective enforcement strategies and will help participants navigate the jurisdictional hurdles and complexities that arise when pursuing enforcement across the region, including the role of local counsel in successfully navigating diverse legal systems.

This panel will discuss how to deal with a billion-dollar scandal where the Prime Minister has been sentenced to death and assets are outstanding? How did the overreach occur?