Bobby Banson has been described as a very dynamic and result oriented legal practitioner. Having learnt his trade from well-established Practitioners from Bentsi Enchil,Lesta & Ankomah (Accra), Dadson & Associates (Kumasi) and Minkah-Premo & Co (Accra), he has gained experiences in wide areas of legal practice including Corporate, Investment, Real Estate and Dispute Resolution.

A product of Adisadel College, Mr. Banson furthered his education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi-Ghana for his LLB before proceeding to the Ghana School of Law in Accra-Ghana for his BL where he graduated as the best student in Law of Taxation.

He has attended courses at the Harvard University, as well as the Africa International Legal Awareness (AILA) Conferences. As a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIARB), Mr. Banson has spoken at various conferences organized by CIArb across the globe and AILA and participated extensively in SOAS conferences on Arbitration in Africa.

He is the Founding Partner of Robert Smith & Adelaide Law, which is a boutique law firm located in Central Business District of Accra, Ghana. He heads the firm’s practice areas focusing on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Investment Advice and Corporate Governance. He has acted as Counsel in both Domestic and International Arbitration matters.

He has provided legal services to several multinational Companies doing business across the West African sub region; particularly in the area of due diligence of prospective investment opportunities.He has several legal articles published in his name.

Matt Lindsay has been a member of the ICC FraudNet since its inception and was the network”s Executive Director from 2012 to 2015. He has practiced in the fraud and asset recovery area for many years, and has been recognized as a leading practitioner by the International Who”s Who of Fraud and Asset Recovery Lawyers. He has been involved in all aspects of fraud and corruption investigation, recovery plan design and asset recovery for a wide variety of clients, including the development of investigation protocols, the design and implementation of multi-jurisdictional tracing and asset recovery plans, pre-emptive relief and discovery procedures, and the tracing and recovery of assets. He has also advised on related matters, including fidelity insurance coverage disputes, subrogation issues, the gathering and use of evidence obtained by authorities, and regulatory investigations. Matt has led fraud and asset recovery assignments across Canada and into many jurisdictions around the world. He is the former Managing Partner of the Calgary office of one of Canada”s largest law firms, and was the leader of that firm”s Fraud, Corruption and Asset Recovery group nationally.

Rose LLP is a litigation firm in Calgary, Alberta. The firm”s partners have over 200 years of combined litigation and trial experience and are all nationally recognized leaders in the legal profession. While located in Alberta, all of the firm”s partners have led and acted on significant matters across the country.

Rodrigo Callejas leads the Insolvency and asset recovery practice at the Guatemalan law firm Carrillo y Asociados. He joined the firm in 2000 and earned his law degrees and notary public certifications from Francisco Marroquín University in 2002. He holds additional qualifications from the Central America Business Institute (INCAE) and Georgetown University Law Center, and is a fellow of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL International).

Through Mr Callejas” expertise and leadership, Carrillo y Asociados is spearheading the development of insolvency/asset recovery law practice in Central America.

Mr Callejas leads the firm”s team, working for the Custodian of Bancafe International Bank, incorporated in Barbados, with operations in Guatemala, in performing groundbreaking computer forensics and physical data recovery, to unravel a complex web of offshore non-regulated entities allegedly used to capture and launder money.

Mr Callejas is also lead multi-jurisdictional Latin American counsel for one of the largest international asset recovery/bank liquidations in history: the $4.2 billion Stanford International Bank (Antigua) Ponzi scheme.

Mr Callejas” experience includes coordinating and obtaining recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, and recognition of cross-border insolvency processes before local, US, and European authorities.

Emanuel is an Attorney and a Certified Fraud Examiner based in Guatemala. His practice focuses on main aspects of Fraud and Asset Recovery, contributing with investigations and strategy in Litigation support and ADR. He is currently a member of the Firm’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency Fraud & Asset Recovery practice group.

His experience includes the preparation of evidence with forensic experts, including financial, accounting and e-discovery/social media analysis. He has also coordinated the processing of international legal assistance requests, taking of witness statements, and implementation of strategies for the enforcement and recognition of foreign judgments.

With experience and in coordination with legal counsel in USA, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe, he has participated in the analysis of cross-border corporate transactions, due diligence procedures, review of commercial/corporate agreements, and the incorporation and reorganization of commercial groups and entities.

Richard is a recognised leader in commercial dispute resolution in the UAE and has practised contentious business law in the UAE and Middle East region for most of his career. His areas of specialisation are in the commercial litigation and arbitration fields, particularly with reference to commercial disputes, fraud and asset recovery, maritime, trade and insurance law in the United Arab Emirates and larger Middle East area.

Prior to working as Executive Partner at Hadef & Partners, Richard trained with Clifford Chance in London, worked with Clifford Chance in London and Dubai (1992 – 1996), later joining Al Tamimi & Co as partner (1996 – 2004). Richard is a member of the Law Society and a Practicing Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. He is also a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), the Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), and ICC FraudNet Member for the UAE. Richard is the current past President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), and former Chairman of the Host Committee for the IPBA Annual Meeting and Conference held in Dubai from 7 to 10 March 2023.

Richard has recently been appointed Board Member of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), and was also the Chairman of the Host Committee of the International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators (ICMA) Conference which came to Dubai for the first time from 5 to 10 November 2023. Richard was formerly the Chairman of the ICC FraudNet S&P Committee from 2017 – 2019 and member of the ICC FraudNet Advisory Board, and former Vice Chair of the IBA Maritime Committee from 2008 – 2014. Richard is also former Vice Chair and Board Member of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC).