Sebastian Quinn

Sebastian Quinn

Sebastian Quinn

Associate · Fraud Prevention Advisory

Whitfield & Crane LLP

New York

Biography

Sebastian Quinn 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. 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.

Representative Matters

  • Froze a fraudster’s $73 million real-estate portfolio within weeks of engagement
  • Recovered a $40 million vendor-impersonation wire within 47 hours of the loss
  • Won restitution for 21 investors in a $12 million Ponzi scheme

Education

Fordham University School of Law
B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bar Admissions

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

Languages

English
Spanish

Recognition

Recipient of the firm’s Fraud Recovery Award