Helped obtain federal court authorization for discovery from Wells Fargo and Citibank on behalf of Argentine real estate investors defrauded in a scheme in which the same property was sold to multiple buyers. An Argentine judge had requested the U.S. bank account information, and the Section 1782 petition opened that access.
Argentina
Cross-border
Financial Services
Real Estate
Representative Matter
U.S. bank records for Argentine criminal proceedings
Obtained federal-court authorization, on behalf of Argentine real estate investors, for Section 1782 discovery of U.S. bank-account information (approximately $10 million). An Argentine court had requested the records to support criminal proceedings in Argentina.