Declan Vance

Declan Vance

Declan Vance

Associate · Fraud Prevention Advisory

Whitfield & Crane LLP

London

Biography

Declan Vance is a Associate in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a major cryptocurrency exchange. He focuses on fraud-resilient controls and board-level governance. coordinated local counsel across more than 20 countries.

He advises clients across the United States, the United Kingdom and Singapore and works with the firm’s investigators and forensic accountants to move from first report to first freeze as quickly as the facts allow. He is admitted in New York and regularly coordinates matters with local counsel worldwide.

Representative Matters

  • Secured a $15 million judgment against offshore operators and their enablers
  • Recovered funds held at correspondent banks in 8 countries after recall attempts failed
  • Won restitution for 13 investors in a $36 million Ponzi scheme

Education

Fordham University 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
Hindi

Recognition

Recipient of the firm’s Fraud Recovery Award