Dominic Shaw is a Counsel in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Securities and Exchange Commission. He focuses on following misappropriated funds through shell companies and nominee accounts. led complex tracing investigations across borders.

He advises clients across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East 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.

Dominic is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law and Emory University, where he served on the law review. He writes and speaks frequently on fraud trends and is a member of the firm’s 24-hour incident-response desk.

• Recovered $83 million for victims of a cross-border investment-platform collapse
• Returned $68 million to victims of a romance-token scam spanning 5 countries
Won restitution for 21 investors in a $51 million Ponzi scheme

Fordham University School of Law
B.A., Emory University

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

English
Mandarin

Chambers USA: Recommended Attorney (2024–2026)