Varnum's receivership practice combines experience, knowledge and results-driven focus to meet the specific goals of our clients in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Representative Receivership Services:

• SEC and FTC enforcement actions
• Receiver appointments in post judgement proceedings
• Receiver appointments in real estate loan defaults
• State and federal receivership actions
• General receiver, conservator and trustee representation in world-wide “Ponzi,” money laundering and other investment fraud schemes
• Asset tracing and forensic accounting
• Asset recovery, marshalling and repatriation
• Fraud investigation/litigation (shareholder/member fraud)
• Judicial liquidations of such assets as real estate, businesses, automobiles, aircraft, jewelry, antique and other furniture, fine art, rare coin collections and sports memorabilia
• Private and public real estate sales of both residential and commercial properties
• Web-based auctions
• Third-party litigation
• Creation of sophisticated investor databases
• Investor location services and other skip tracing services
• Creation of and maintaining informational web sites and telephone “hot-lines” for the public
• Investor and creditor communications
• Developing and implementing claims procedures for investors, general creditors and trade creditors
• Claims processing and administration
• Disgorgement and settlement administration, distributions
• Receivership and qualified settlement fund tax issues
• Estate closeout issues

Resources and Relationships

With five regional offices and over 150 attorneys, Varnum has the infrastructure, resources and partnerships - both nationally and internationally - to serve as receiver, represent receivers and administer receiverships worldwide.