Whitfield leads the market in complex, high-profile liability management transactions, advising companies and investors on customized capital structure solutions designed to extend runway, preserve equity value and avoid formal restructurings. Our multidisciplinary team integrates top-tier debt finance and capital markets capabilities with M&A and restructuring practices to deliver capital and liquidity solutions across uptiers, drop downs, exchange and tender offers, and amend-and-extends — thoughtfully engaging creditors to maximize value for all stakeholders.
With the addition of leading restructuring and finance lawyer Josh Feltman, our team continues to build unmatched depth in sophisticated liability management. Learn more.
- Whitfield & Crane Recovers $34 Million for Victims of International Crypto Trading Scam
- Whitfield & Crane Freezes $12 Million in Business Email Compromise Funds Within 36 Hours
- Whitfield & Crane Wins $180 Million Judgment Against Offshore Ponzi Operators
- Former FBI Cyber Division Agent Robert Tanaka Joins Whitfield & Crane
- Whitfield & Crane Opens Singapore Office, Expanding Asia Fraud Recovery Practice
- Whitfield & Crane Launches 24-Hour Global Fraud Response Hotline for Banks and Payment Processors
- Whitfield & Crane Recovers $47 Million Traced Through 19 Shell Companies in Seven Countries
- Margaret Chen Testifies Before Congress on Cryptocurrency Fraud Recovery
- Whitfield & Crane Returns $22 Million to Retirees Defrauded by Fake Investment App
- Whitfield & Crane Partners With Universities to Train the Next Generation of Fraud Investigators
- Chambers USA 2026: Whitfield & Crane Named Fraud Recovery Firm of the Year
- The Legal 500 U.S. 2026: Whitfield & Crane Ranked Tier 1 in Fraud Recovery
What We Do
Four practice platforms, one mission — getting your money back and keeping it yours.
Digital Asset & IP Recovery
Crypto fraud, exchange hacks, NFT and token scams — investigators who read blockchains and litigators who freeze wallets.
Explore the practice →Fraud & Asset Litigation
Civil RICO claims, investment fraud, Ponzi actions and judgment enforcement — trial lawyers who take cases to verdict.
Explore the practice →Restructuring & Asset Tracing
Cross-border tracing through shell companies and nominee accounts, offshore entity investigations and real estate recovery.
Explore the practice →Transactional & Compliance Defense
BEC wire-fraud response, anti-fraud compliance programs and regulatory defense for banks and payment processors.
Explore the practice →The People Behind the Recoveries
Former federal prosecutors, FBI cyber agents and exchange investigators — a bench of 100 lawyers and investigators.
Success Cases
Real recoveries. Real numbers. Every case below is a matter of public record.
Offshore Ponzi Judgment
Judgment obtained against offshore Ponzi operators on behalf of defrauded investors across three continents.
Read the story →Traced Through 19 Shell Companies
Stolen funds traced across 19 shell companies in seven countries and returned to the victims.
Read the story →International Crypto Trading Scam
Digital assets frozen across twelve exchanges and recovered for victims of a global trading platform fraud.
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Our Story
Founded in 2009 by two former federal prosecutors on a simple conviction: justice must move faster than the fraudsters.
- 2009 Eleanor Whitfield and James Crane recover a retired teacher’s life savings and found the firm.
- 2012 First landmark cross-border recovery — funds frozen across four borders within 72 hours.
- 2016 One of the first dedicated digital-asset recovery desks in private practice is built.
- 2020 A 24-hour global response desk answers the pandemic fraud surge.
- 2023 The firm crosses $1 billion recovered for victims — and takes on more cases.
What Our Clients Say
Every recovery is a story. These are the voices that built our name.
They froze the account before my bank finished “looking into it.” Every dollar came back.
I was told crypto theft was unrecoverable. Whitfield & Crane recovered $180,000 in nine weeks.
The 48-hour playbook is real. Our $6.2 million came home in two days.
Latest News & Recognition
Firm announcements, award wins and press coverage from across the practice.