RobertSeiden
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Robert W. Seiden is the Managing Partner of Seiden Law and one of the world’s preeminent lawyers in complex commercial litigation, court-appointed receiverships, OFAC sanctions, and white-collar matters. He represents many of the world’s largest companies, high-net-worth individuals, celebrities, governments, and government officials, and concentrates on resolving complex disputes and managing crises. A lawyer and businessman for almost four decades, including eleven years as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Seiden has been entrusted as a court-appointed receiver by courts in the United States, Hong Kong, and the British Virgin Islands, and appointed by the SEC as a distribution administrator, recovering billions of dollars and taking control of public companies and hundreds of millions of dollars in disputed assets for clients including AT&T and Fox Corporation.
Seiden is often retained when a matter is exceedingly complex and multi-faceted and demands creativity, deep relationships, and tenacity. He combines courtroom advocacy, having tried more than 50 civil and criminal cases to successful resolution, with an integrated investigations and analysis platform staffed by litigators trained at some of the world’s largest firms, working alongside forensic CPAs, retired FBI agents, and former intelligence officers. This structure allows Seiden’s team to run parallel legal and factual strategies simultaneously, trace and recover assets across jurisdictions, and take operational control of distressed or fraud-ridden companies when courts appoint him to do so.
In OFAC matters, Seiden represents clients across the full range of sanctions work: Global Magnitsky and other SDN delistings, general and specific license applications, voluntary self-disclosures, and ongoing compliance with U.S. economic sanctions, export controls, and trade regulations. From offices in Washington, D.C. and New York, he has secured the removal of numerous individuals and companies from the U.S. Treasury’s OFAC sanctions lists.
Seiden has also represented foreign governments and government officials, including those of Pakistan, Cambodia, Malawi, and Egypt.
Court-Appointed Receiverships
- Cross-Border Media-Rights Receivership (S.D.N.Y., 2026). Most recent appointment: court-appointed receiver in a contested international media-rights dispute between Fox Corporation and its Mexican licensee, charged with taking control of disputed assets across multiple jurisdictions.
- SEC v. Richard Xia (E.D.N.Y., 2024). Appointed Distribution Administrator by Judge Pamela K. Chen, on behalf of the SEC, to oversee distribution of a $228.5 million disgorgement to more than 450 EB-5 investors defrauded in a securities-fraud scheme involving two New York real-estate projects.
- Baliga v. Link Motion, f/k/a NQ Mobile (S.D.N.Y., 2019). Appointed temporary receiver over a NYSE-listed, China-based technology company by Judge Victor Marrero; took control of the company, replaced senior management, and preserved assets for shareholders during contested derivative litigation.
- British Virgin Islands (2016). The first U.S. lawyer appointed receiver in a contested business dispute in the BVI; over more than a decade of China-related receiverships, recovered value for investors in dozens of U.S.-listed companies that had “gone dark.”
Commercial Litigation & Judgment Enforcement
- AT&T Mobility Holdings v. Grupo Salinas Telecom (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Commercial Division, 2024). After AT&T obtained a judgment against a defendant that began moving assets offshore, secured a CPLR turnover order and appointment as receiver over the debtor’s shareholdings; the appointment was unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Division, First Department (2025).
- $300 Million Judgment Enforcement. Lead counsel to a Swiss national in the cross-border enforcement of a $300 million judgment against a member of the Saudi royal family, marshaling asset-tracing and enforcement strategies against a high-net-worth, sovereign-adjacent debtor.
- Cross-Border Insolvency Recognition. Represented a foreign court-appointed trustee in U.S. recognition proceedings arising from a global Ponzi scheme, enabling recovery of U.S.-based assets for defrauded investors.
- DOJ and SEC Whistleblower Actions. Served as lead counsel in multiple whistleblower matters before the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
OFAC Sanctions & Enforcement
- Sanctions Delisting and Specific Licenses (current). Represents a shipping company in communications with OFAC for removal from the SDN list and in securing specific licenses for certain operations.
- Solway Investment Group: Global Magnitsky Delisting (2022–2024). Represented the Guatemalan nickel-mining subsidiaries (CGN and PRONICO) of Solway Investment Group, a Swiss-based global mining group, in securing their removal from OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Designated under the Global Magnitsky program in November 2022, the entities were delisted in January 2024, a roughly 14-month resolution that restored access to the U.S. financial system and allowed resumption of operations.
- Retired Military General: Sanctions Delisting (2020). Represented a retired military general and his affiliated companies in securing removal from OFAC’s SDN list under the U.S. South Sudan sanctions program (Executive Order 13664), lifting the asset freeze and restoring the ability to transact with U.S. persons.
- OFAC Licensing & Voluntary Self-Disclosures. Advises and represents clients on OFAC general and specific license applications and on the preparation and submission of voluntary self-disclosures, managing client engagement with OFAC throughout the process.
- Sanctions, Export & Trade Compliance Counseling. Serves as counsel on regulatory compliance with U.S. economic sanctions, export controls, and trade regulations, providing expertise on risk assessments, transaction structuring, and remediation.
- دعاوى تجارية معقدة
- OFAC & Economic Sanctions Enforcement
- OFAC Licensing & Voluntary Self-Disclosures
- Export Controls & Trade Regulation Compliance
- Court-Appointed Receiverships
- Cross-Border Asset Recovery & Judgment Enforcement
- Investigations & Whistleblower Matters
- “Tips For Obtaining Removal From OFAC’s Sanctions List” (Law360, June 27, 2023)
- “Private Investigator: Application of the Attorney-Client Privilege” (New York Law Journal, 2006)
- “How Lawyers and Investigators Work Together Post-Enron” (New York Law Journal, 2004)
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