Fiduciaries under attack: Making the right moves

A practical presentation by Mark Emery, Director (Dispute Resolution) and Head of Insolvency & Restructuring at DQ Advocates, aimed at equipping professional trustees and directors with the right tools and knowledge for tackling situations concerning possible insolvency, bankruptcy, and regulatory enforcement.

Mark is a Director in DQ’s Dispute Resolution department, and heads DQ’s Insolvency & Restructuring team. Since qualifying as a Manx Advocate in 2012, Mark has regularly appeared at all levels of the Isle of Man High Court of Justice.

Mark practices a wide range of commercial litigation, but has particular experience in acting in commercial disputes (ranging from complex contractual disputes through to issuing proceedings seeking to secure and recover substantial assets such as private jets, yachts and properties held through Isle of Man companies), fraud & asset recovery, corporate insolvency, claims against directors, the appointment of receivers, applications for injunctive relief, trust disputes, enforcing foreign judgments and assisting with the recognition of foreign trustees in bankruptcy and obtaining of ancillary orders from the Isle of Man High Court. Due to his expertise Mark has given expert opinions on Isle of Man law to courts in the United States, Kazakhstan, and Singapore.

Mark has been consistently ranked by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK, and is a member of the International Fraud Group, which is a handpicked group of specialist fraud lawyers across the world focused on securing injunctions, asset recovery and trust-busting remedies in key offshore jurisdictions. Mark is also a member of the Channel Islands & Isle of Man Committee of FIRE (Fraud. Insolvency. Recovery. Enforcement).