Fighting Fraud: Strategies for Detecting and Dealing with Bankruptcy Fraud Cases

Wayne M. Greenwald, Senior Counsel | Jacobs P.C.

Wayne M. Greenwald represents the entire spectrum of parties in interest in debtor-creditor matters and cases under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. He has extensive experience in business and commercial litigation and assists clients at all phases of dispute resolution, including pre-claim negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and trial.

Wayne Greenwald has been concentrating on debtor-creditor law for more than 30 years. He was the assistant chair of the Defense Research Institute’s Special Litigation Group on Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy. He formerly served as co-chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s commercial fraud task force.

Mr. Greenwald lectures frequently and has published or edited articles, treatises, and books on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, including Criminal Practice/Bankruptcy Proceedings. He is highly regarded in the legal community and has been included in 2007 – 2008, 2010 – 2011, 2014 – 2020 New York Super Lawyers.

Wayne’s core competencies: Entrepreneur Rescue, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Individual Chapter 11, Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy and Criminality, Chapter 7 & 13 Bankruptcy, Subchapter V Bankruptcy, Involuntary Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Appeals, and Clawback Litigation.

Highlights: Federal Bar Association – Member and Chair – SDNY Bankruptcy Committee. Member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Member of the Defense Research Institute. Chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Commercial Fraud Task Force Committee. Fellow at the Center for International Legal Studies. AV Peer Review Rating – Martindale-Hubbell. Super Lawyer – New York Super Lawyers (2007 – 2008, 2010 – 2011, 2014 – 2020).

I. Bankruptcy – The “Looking Glass World” | 1:00pm – 1:12pm

II. Pre-Bankruptcy Frauds | 1:12pm – 1:24pm

• Fraud Schemes

III. Bankruptcy as a Response to Frauds | 1:24pm – 1:36pm

IV. Post Bankruptcy Frauds | 1:36pm – 1:48pm

V. Finding Fraud | 1:48pm – 2:00pm

• Publicly Filed Information
• Public Hearings
• Discovery Vehicles

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

VI. Responding to Frauds | 2:10pm – 2:22pm

VII. Responding to Fraudsters | 2:22pm – 2:34pm

VIII. Civil Consequences of Fraud | 2:34pm – 2:46pm

IX. Bankruptcy Crimes | 2:46pm – 2:58pm

X. Be Careful Out There | 2:58pm – 3:10pm