Fraud, Fraudulent Schemes & Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Where deception meets the precision of recovery.

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OVERVIEW

Fraud and fiduciary breach cases are rarely just about proving the wrong. They’re about tracing what was taken, identifying what’s recoverable, and navigating competing claims to a limited pool of assets.

Whether the matter involves a Ponzi scheme with dozens of defrauded investors, a corporate officer’s self-dealing, or a partner’s diversion of business opportunities, the central challenge is the same: the victims want to be made whole, but the assets available for recovery are often disputed, depleted, or claimed by others.

Jeremy has spent four decades prosecuting and defending these claims. He understands the evidentiary burdens, the tracing challenges, the insurance coverage questions, and the practical reality that a finding of fraud means nothing if collection is illusory. His analytical precision cuts through the emotional intensity of these cases to focus on what matters: what can actually be recovered, and how.

THE EXPERTISE

What Jeremy Brings to These Disputes.

Representative Matters

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Investment Fraud Recovery

Ponzi schemes and investment fraud recovery actions involving competing investor claims.

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Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Breach of fiduciary duty claims against officers, directors, trustees, and managing members.

02

Self-Dealing & Corporate Opportunity

Self-dealing, usurpation of corporate opportunity, and voidable transfer claims.

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Aiding & Abetting Liability

Aiding and abetting liability claims against banks, accountants, and professional advisors. Officer and director duties in the “zone of insolvency.”

MATTERS RESOLVED

Types of Disputes We Mediate.

Each category below represents disputes where Jeremy's experience prosecuting and defending fraud and fiduciary claims informs every aspect of the mediation process.

Fraudulent Inducement

Claims that a party was deceived into entering a contract, investment, or business relationship through material misrepresentations or deliberate concealment of facts.

Breach of Duty of Loyalty

Allegations that fiduciaries placed personal interests above their obligations — including self-dealing transactions, usurpation of corporate opportunities, and competing with the principal.

Constructive Fraud

Claims arising from relationships of trust and confidence where a fiduciary's failure to disclose material information or act in the beneficiary's interest constitutes fraud in equity.

Accounting & Financial Fraud

Claims of financial statement manipulation, revenue recognition fraud, and audit failures — where forensic accounting evidence and expert testimony drive the dispute resolution.

Aiding & Abetting Liability

Claims against third parties — banks, accountants, attorneys, and advisors — alleged to have knowingly assisted in fraud or fiduciary breach through their professional services.

“Fraud cases are built on stories of deception and broken trust. The mediator who has both prosecuted these claims and defended against them — who understands the evidentiary challenges, the emotional weight, and the real risks of trial — is the one who can guide parties to resolution.”

Jeremy Richards

Mediator · Richards ADR

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Ready to Resolve Your Dispute.

Whether you’re pursuing a fraud claim or defending against allegations of fiduciary breach, Jeremy’s experience on both sides can help find resolution.