Cecilia Wentworth

Cecilia Wentworth

Cecilia Wentworth

Senior Counsel · OSINT & Digital Forensics

Whitfield & Crane LLP

New York

Biography

Cecilia Wentworth is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on open-source attribution and digital forensics. recovered assets in matters involving dozens of banks and exchanges.

She advises clients across North America and Latin America and works with the firm’s investigators and forensic accountants to move from first report to first freeze as quickly as the facts allow. She is admitted in New York and regularly coordinates matters with local counsel worldwide.

Cecilia is a graduate of UCLA School of Law and Williams College, where she served on the law review. She writes and speaks frequently on fraud trends and is a member of the firm’s 24-hour incident-response desk.

Representative Matters

  • Recovered funds held at correspondent banks in 8 countries after recall attempts failed
  • Froze a fraudster’s $3 million real-estate portfolio within weeks of engagement
  • Returned $8 million to victims of a romance-token scam spanning 4 countries

Education

UCLA School of Law
B.A., Williams College

Bar Admissions

New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Languages

English
French

Recognition

National Law Journal: Trailblazer