Win your case—then what, exactly, do you collect:
A shiny trophy and a war story, or hard cash?
Turning awards and judgments
into money, worldwide.
Solutions
Getting
paid
requires
options
that go
beyond
traditional
litigation.
We collect claims.
We operate efficiently across jurisdictions, understand the full range of obstacles creditors face and stay laser‑focused on a single outcome: getting you paid.
Why do debtors choose not
to pay adjudicated claims?
Deteriorating economic and geopolitical conditions have made outright non‑payment of major claims a rational choice.
Enforcement remains the neglected stepchild of the legal system: Creditors face a legal machinery designed to evade payment and to turn enforcement into a drawn‑out war of attrition.
Not every recovery
needs a courtroom.
Adjudicated claims remain enforceable; yet some debtors still try to evade accountability through deception, delay, or conveyance.
We shorten timelines and cut costs by using proven tradecraft—reshaping the battlefield and making full use of available legal tools.
Process
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Locate assets, penetrate layers of intermediaries, third-party debtors, corporate veils, or asserted immunities to reach attachable value and determine relevant jurisdictions.
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Assess and challenge the legality of the debtor’s structuring and transactions, including those routed through third parties. Where justified under applicable law, coordinate with local authorities to obtain and enforce preservatory orders against the debtor and relevant third-party debtors.
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Assert recognition of the claim, secure local writs of execution in one or more jurisdictions, carry through with targeted asset seizures, and drive the recovery to completion.
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Use robust evidence, including potential indications of fraudulent conveyance and other unlawful asset‑shielding activities, together with clearly mapped asset vulnerabilities, to pursue appropriate legal remedies and exert lawful pressure on the debtor and any relevant third-party debtors, encouraging voluntary payment and minimizing the need for drawn‑out court or administrative proceedings.
Approach
Enforcement
comes at a cost,
but significant
interest-
bearing
claims
are much too
valuable
to abandon.
Tradecraft.
Effective claim recovery demands global enforcement strategies, intelligence, forensic analysis, unwavering resolve, and boots-on-the-ground execution.
Our skill set is broader and differs from traditional legal analysis and advocacy.
Map assets. Identify control. Execute.
The use of third parties to hold, obscure, and shield debtor assets across borders—often reinforced by claims of immunity or corporate separateness—has effectively become standard practice.
Sanctions aimed at state bodies, individuals, and commercial entities have intensified this dynamic—while simultaneously creating new avenues of opportunity for well‑positioned claimants.
We know how to exploit the vulnerabilities that arise when a debtor goes to great lengths to obscure holdings or conceals assets.
Legal Recovery. Strict compliance.
Claim recovery is a legal practice area that focuses on identifying, tracing, freezing, and ultimately recovering assets through court orders or other lawful processes, often following an adjudicated claim.
We adhere to applicable national laws and privacy regulations, utilizing only data obtained through lawful sources.
Fees. Costs. SPVs. Hybrid Models.
Tailored to the specifics of your situation, we can structure bespoke hybrid or fixed-fee arrangements, and, where warranted by the calibre of the claim, establish dedicated special-purpose vehicles.
Franz J. Sedelmayer is a seasoned asset-recovery and security professional, founder, speaker, and author.
He crafts global enforcement strategies and executes with local precision against private, sovereign, and third-party debtors. Leveraging decades of tradecraft, he and his team harness creativity and pursue new legal precedents to secure recoveries.
Having been the first creditor to fully collect on a landmark investment award and dozens of judgments against a nation-state notorious for non‑payment, Mr. Sedelmayer has been widely published.
His work has—among other breakthroughs—set precedents under both private and public international law in prosecuting or defending:
Sovereign immunity from jurisdiction and enforcement
Taxation and tort-related counterclaims
Domestication and recognition of foreign judgments and awards
Claims for setoff
Sequestration and attachments
Compulsory mortgages and receiverships and foreclosure
Lis pendens claims to bar suit or enforcement
Prevailing national property laws
Corporate separateness
Effects of inhibition orders restraining disposition in secondary jurisdictions
Cross‑border enforcement
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