Our People
Fraud-Fighting Lawyers
One hundred lawyers, investigators and specialists. One mission: taking the fight to online fraud. Our people are former prosecutors, FBI agents, SEC enforcement lawyers and forensic investigators — united by a refusal to let scammers keep what they stole.
Eleanor Whitfield
Founding Partner · Global Fraud Litigation Chair
Former federal prosecutor. Twenty years chasing wire-fraud syndicates across five continents. Led the firm’s first landmark recovery and has never stopped.
James Crane
Founding Partner · Asset Recovery
Built the firm’s cross-border tracing practice after a decade at the DOJ. Has frozen and recovered assets in 40+ countries.
Margaret Chen
Partner · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Traces on-chain flows like most people read maps. Former head of cyber investigations at a global exchange.
Daniel Okafor
Partner · Investment Fraud Litigation
Represents victims of Ponzi schemes and platform collapses. Has secured nine-figure judgments against offshore operators.
Sarah Lindqvist
Partner · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Specializes in rapid-response wire recalls and civil recovery against banks. Average time-to-freeze: under 48 hours.
Robert Tanaka
Partner · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Coordinates breach response, extortion negotiation and litigation against threat actors. Former FBI Cyber Division agent.
Amelia Duarte
Investigative Counsel · OSINT & Digital Forensics
Leads the open-source investigation unit that maps scam networks before counsel files.
Thomas Berg
Senior Counsel · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
Former SEC enforcement attorney. Defends fintechs and exchanges and builds compliance programs that survive audits.
Priya Raman
Partner · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Works with counsel in 40+ jurisdictions to follow stolen funds through shell companies and nominee accounts.
Michael Hargrove
Of Counsel · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Advises institutions on fraud-resilient design after two decades in banking security leadership.
Edward Hale
Partner · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
Edward Hale is a Partner in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He focu...
Claire Aldridge
Partner · Investment Fraud Litigation
Claire Aldridge is a Partner in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on Ponzi sc...
Marcus Reed
Partner · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Marcus Reed is a Partner in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a leading payments processor. He focuses ...
Victoria Mercer
Partner · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Victoria Mercer is a Partner in the firm’s Cybercrime & Ransomware Response group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Big Four forensic practi...
Jonathan Brooks
Partner · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Jonathan Brooks is a Partner in the firm’s Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He foc...
Rachel Hawthorne
Partner · OSINT & Digital Forensics
Rachel Hawthorne is a Partner in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on open-...
Alexander Price
Partner · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Alexander Price is a Partner in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a major cryptocurrency exchange. He ...
Beatrice Lowell
Partner · Payment Fraud & Banking Liability
Beatrice Lowell is a Partner in the firm’s Payment Fraud & Banking Liability group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the U.S. Department of Ju...
Nathaniel Ford
Partner · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Nathaniel Ford is a Partner in the firm’s Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Manhattan Distric...
Fiona Sterling
Partner · Fraud Litigation & Recovery
Fiona Sterling is a Partner in the firm’s Fraud Litigation & Recovery group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on civil...
William Grant
Partner · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
William Grant is a Partner in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a major cryptocurrency exchan...
Helena Cartwright
Partner · Investment Fraud Litigation
Helena Cartwright is a Partner in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the U.S. Department of Justice. S...
Christopher Ward
Partner · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Christopher Ward is a Partner in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Of...
Isabelle Donnelly
Partner · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Isabelle Donnelly is a Partner in the firm’s Cybercrime & Ransomware Response group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses ...
Timothy Nash
Partner · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Timothy Nash is a Partner in the firm’s Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Securities and Exchange Commi...
Josephine Fairfax
Partner · OSINT & Digital Forensics
Josephine Fairfax is a Partner in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Fortune 100 corporate investi...
Gregory Banks
Partner · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Gregory Banks is a Partner in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from an international investigations firm. ...
Katherine Voss
Partner · Payment Fraud & Banking Liability
Katherine Voss is a Partner in the firm’s Payment Fraud & Banking Liability group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on...
Samuel Porter
Partner · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Samuel Porter is a Partner in the firm’s Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Securities and Exc...
Louisa Pembroke
Partner · Fraud Litigation & Recovery
Louisa Pembroke is a Partner in the firm’s Fraud Litigation & Recovery group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Fortune 100 corporate investi...
Patrick Doyle
Partner · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
Patrick Doyle is a Partner in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He fo...
Madeline Ashworth
Partner · Investment Fraud Litigation
Madeline Ashworth is a Partner in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on Ponzi ...
Vincent Marsh
Partner · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Vincent Marsh is a Partner in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a leading payments processor. He focuse...
Natalie Grosvenor
Partner · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Natalie Grosvenor is a Partner in the firm’s Cybercrime & Ransomware Response group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Big Four forensic prac...
Harrison Cole
Partner · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Harrison Cole is a Partner in the firm’s Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He focus...
Ophelia Winslow
Partner · OSINT & Digital Forensics
Ophelia Winslow is a Partner in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on open-s...
Blake Hamilton
Counsel · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Blake Hamilton is a Counsel in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a leading payments processor. He focu...
Penelope Hargrave
Counsel · Payment Fraud & Banking Liability
Penelope Hargrave is a Counsel in the firm’s Payment Fraud & Banking Liability group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the U.S. Department of ...
Cameron Reid
Counsel · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Cameron Reid is a Counsel in the firm’s Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Manhattan District ...
Rosalind Beckett
Counsel · Fraud Litigation & Recovery
Rosalind Beckett is a Counsel in the firm’s Fraud Litigation & Recovery group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on civ...
Julian Pierce
Counsel · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Julian Pierce is a Counsel in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a major cryptocurrency exchange. He foc...
Sabrina Thornhill
Counsel · Investment Fraud Litigation
Sabrina Thornhill is a Counsel in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the U.S. Department of Justice. S...
Adrian Wells
Counsel · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Adrian Wells is a Counsel in the firm’s Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Manhattan District Attorney’s...
Tabitha Sinclair
Counsel · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Tabitha Sinclair is a Counsel in the firm’s Cybercrime & Ransomware Response group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses o...
Dominic Shaw
Counsel · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Dominic Shaw is a Counsel in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Securities and Exchange Commission....
Ursula Remington
Counsel · OSINT & Digital Forensics
Ursula Remington is a Counsel in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Fortune 100 corporate investig...
Ethan Clarke
Counsel · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Ethan Clarke is a Counsel in the firm’s Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from an international invest...
Vivienne Lockwood
Counsel · Payment Fraud & Banking Liability
Vivienne Lockwood is a Counsel in the firm’s Payment Fraud & Banking Liability group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses...
Owen Bennett
Senior Counsel · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
Owen Bennett is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Securities and Exch...
Winifred Bancroft
Senior Counsel · Fraud Litigation & Recovery
Winifred Bancroft is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Fraud Litigation & Recovery group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Fortune 100 corporat...
Lucas Avery
Senior Counsel · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Lucas Avery is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from an international investigations fi...
Alexandra Davenport
Senior Counsel · Investment Fraud Litigation
Alexandra Davenport is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses ...
Noah Sinclair
Senior Counsel · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Noah Sinclair is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a leading payments proces...
Bridget Carrington
Senior Counsel · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Bridget Carrington is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Cybercrime & Ransomware Response group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Big Four foren...
Liam Foster
Senior Counsel · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Liam Foster is a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He focuse...
Cecilia Wentworth
Senior Counsel · OSINT & Digital Forensics
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 ...
Oliver Stanton
Associate · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Oliver Stanton is a Associate in the firm’s Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a leading payments ...
Daphne Ellery
Associate · Payment Fraud & Banking Liability
Daphne Ellery is a Associate in the firm’s Payment Fraud & Banking Liability group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Big Four forensic pract...
Theodore Blake
Associate · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
Theodore Blake is a Associate in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Manhattan District Att...
Eleanor Rutledge
Associate · Fraud Litigation & Recovery
Eleanor Rutledge is a Associate in the firm’s Fraud Litigation & Recovery group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on c...
Sebastian Quinn
Associate · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Sebastian Quinn is a Associate in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a major cryptocurrency exchange. He...
Francesca Kingsley
Associate · Investment Fraud Litigation
Francesca Kingsley is a Associate in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the U.S. Department of Justice...
Miles Turner
Associate · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Miles Turner is a Associate in the firm’s Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Manhattan District Attorney...
Georgina Prescott
Associate · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Georgina Prescott is a Associate in the firm’s Cybercrime & Ransomware Response group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuse...
Graham Bishop
Associate · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Graham Bishop is a Associate in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a major cryptocurrency exchange. He ...
Harriet Ashford
Associate · OSINT & Digital Forensics
Harriet Ashford is a Associate in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Fortune 100 corporate investi...
Conrad Hayes
Associate · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Conrad Hayes is a Associate in the firm’s Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from an international inve...
Imogen Radcliffe
Associate · Payment Fraud & Banking Liability
Imogen Radcliffe is a Associate in the firm’s Payment Fraud & Banking Liability group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuse...
Frederick Lane
Associate · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
Frederick Lane is a Associate in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Securities and Exchang...
Juliet Waverley
Associate · Fraud Litigation & Recovery
Juliet Waverley is a Associate in the firm’s Fraud Litigation & Recovery group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Fortune 100 corporate inves...
Simon Wolfe
Associate · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Simon Wolfe is a Associate in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from an international investigations firm. H...
Claire Aldridge
Associate · Investment Fraud Litigation
Claire Aldridge is a Associate in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on Ponzi ...
Rupert Fielding
Associate · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Rupert Fielding is a Associate in the firm’s Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a leading payments processor...
Claire Aldridge
Associate · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Claire Aldridge is a Associate in the firm’s Cybercrime & Ransomware Response group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Big Four forensic prac...
Callum Drake
Associate · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Callum Drake is a Associate in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He focuses on...
Claire Aldridge
Associate · OSINT & Digital Forensics
Claire Aldridge is a Associate in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on open...
Tobias Ellery
Associate · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Tobias Ellery is a Associate in the firm’s Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a leading payments p...
Claire Aldridge
Associate · Fraud Litigation & Recovery
Claire Aldridge is a Associate in the firm’s Fraud Litigation & Recovery group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Big Four forensic practice....
Alistair Rowe
Associate · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
Alistair Rowe is a Associate in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He ...
Claire Aldridge
Associate · Investment Fraud Litigation
Claire Aldridge is a Associate in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on Ponzi ...
Declan Vance
Associate · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Declan Vance is a Associate in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a major cryptocurrency exchange. He fo...
Jing Li
Associate · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Jing Li is a Associate in the firm’s Cybercrime & Ransomware Response group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the U.S. Department of Justice. ...
Gideon Mercer
Associate · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Gideon Mercer is a Associate in the firm’s Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Manhattan District Attorne...
Mei Wang
Associate · OSINT & Digital Forensics
Mei Wang is a Associate in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on open-source...
Hugo Ashby
Investigative Counsel · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Hugo Ashby is a Investigative Counsel in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a major cryptocurrency exch...
Fang Zhang
Investigative Counsel · Payment Fraud & Banking Liability
Fang Zhang is a Investigative Counsel in the firm’s Payment Fraud & Banking Liability group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the U.S. Departm...
Irving Colton
Investigative Counsel · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Irving Colton is a Investigative Counsel in the firm’s Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Manh...
Hui Liu
Investigative Counsel · Fraud Litigation & Recovery
Hui Liu is a Investigative Counsel in the firm’s Fraud Litigation & Recovery group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses o...
Jasper Winslow
Investigative Counsel · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
Jasper Winslow is a Investigative Counsel in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Securities...
Lan Chen
Investigative Counsel · Investment Fraud Litigation
Lan Chen is a Investigative Counsel in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Fortune 100 corporate inve...
Wei Chen
Investigative Counsel · Fraud Prevention Advisory
Wei Chen is a Investigative Counsel in the firm’s Fraud Prevention Advisory group who joined Whitfield & Crane from an international investigation...
Xia Yang
Investigative Counsel · Cybercrime & Ransomware Response
Xia Yang is a Investigative Counsel in the firm’s Cybercrime & Ransomware Response group who has been with the firm since its early years. She foc...
Jian Li
Of Counsel · Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud
Jian Li is a Of Counsel in the firm’s Digital Asset & Crypto Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the Securities and Exchange Commiss...
Ying Zhao
Of Counsel · OSINT & Digital Forensics
Ying Zhao is a Of Counsel in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Fortune 100 corporate investigatio...
Ming Zhang
Of Counsel · Cross-Border Asset Tracing
Ming Zhang is a Of Counsel in the firm’s Cross-Border Asset Tracing group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber Division. He focuses on ...
Min Huang
Of Counsel · Payment Fraud & Banking Liability
Min Huang is a Of Counsel in the firm’s Payment Fraud & Banking Liability group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on p...
Bo Wang
Director of Investigations · Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud
Bo Wang is a Director of Investigations in the firm’s Business Email Compromise & Wire Fraud group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a leading...
Feng Liu
Director of Investigations · Fraud Litigation & Recovery
Feng Liu is a Director of Investigations in the firm’s Fraud Litigation & Recovery group who joined Whitfield & Crane from a Big Four forensic...
Hao Yang
Director of Investigations · Regulatory & Compliance Defense
Hao Yang is a Director of Investigations in the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance Defense group who joined Whitfield & Crane from the FBI Cyber D...
Jun Zhao
Director of Investigations · Investment Fraud Litigation
Jun Zhao is a Director of Investigations in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who has been with the firm since its early years. He focuses ...