The Global Legal Post has launched its latest comparative law guide, examining the legal and procedural frameworks governing international fraud and asset recovery as technological advances create new challenges for practitioners seeking to trace and recover assets across borders.
The International Fraud and Asset Tracing Law Guide 2026 is edited by Jessica Lee, a London-based litigation and arbitration partner at McDermott Will & Schulte, and Wendy Lin, head of the asset recovery and international enforcement practice at Singapore-based WongPartnership.
The guide brings together specialists from 23 jurisdictions, covering issues including asset tracing, interim remedies, enforcement, insolvency and cross-border cooperation.
It also includes a series of Market Insight chapters exploring emerging trends and developments in international fraud and asset recovery.
Writing in their introduction, the editors highlight how advances in artificial intelligence and cryptoassets are changing the methods used to commit fraud, requiring lawyers to adapt traditional asset recovery tools and develop new approaches.
Watch Jessica Lee and Wendy Lin introduce the guide
They also emphasise the importance of international cooperation as assets can increasingly be moved across borders at the click of a mouse.
"Cross-border cooperation and mutual understanding are therefore essential and often key to successful recovery in this day and age," they write.
The guide combines expert commentary on global trends with Q&A chapters designed to help practitioners understand the legal tools and remedies available in individual jurisdictions.
Click here to read the guide online. The PDF edition is available to download here, and the print edition is available to buy here.
The guide will be officially launched at an invitation-only International Fraud and Asset Tracing Roundtable at McDermott Will & Schulte's London office on 4 November.
The International Fraud and Asset Tracing comparative guide is part of the Law Over Borders series, which covers a range of practice areas including artificial intelligence, arbitration, corporate tax and tax controversy, cryptoassets, data protection, ESG and restructuring and insolvency.
For further information about the guides, email Katie Burrington at [email protected].
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