NAFER 2026 Annual Conference

Building a successful receivership practice doesn’t happen by accident. It takes more than knowing how to administer an estate or plowing through numbers. This panel will explore the practical business side of being a receiver: how professionals enter the field, develop credibility, build relationships, and turn individual appointments into a sustainable practice. Panelists will discuss the real mechanics of business development in the receivership world, including how to get started, build the right team, and how to navigate the reputation-driven nature of the work. The discussion will also cover the operational side of running a receivership platform, from staffing and infrastructure to specialization, branding, and managing growth without getting over your skis. Whether you are looking to break into the field, expand an existing practice, or better understand what separates occasional appointments from a durable book of business, this session will offer a candid look at what it takes to create and manage a successful receivership business.

Identifying a Ponzi scheme is one thing—proving it in court is another. This presentation explores the investigative and evidentiary challenges that forensic accountants and expert witnesses face in the difficult but vital role in tracing money flows, analyzing investor data, and constructing evidence that meets legal scrutiny. It highlights practical strategies, pitfalls, and lessons learned from real-world cases, addressing the complex interplay between financial expertise and the legal standards required to reconstruct and prove such schemes.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how receivers administer complex estates arising out of regulatory enforcement actions. [1] AI-powered asset tracing, blockchain analytics, and generative AI tools that can review millions of documents in days rather than months are reshaping how practitioners identify, preserve, and recover assets. [2] Yet regulators are intensifying scrutiny of AI-related conduct, courts are confronting the discoverability of AI-generated data, and evolving state and federal frameworks are imposing new compliance obligations. [3] [4] [5]
This dynamic one-hour panel brings together four distinct perspectives — a judge, an e-discovery attorney, a receiver, and a regulator — to explore how AI is transforming receivership practice in the regulatory enforcement context. [6] Topics include AI-accelerated document review and asset tracing, regulatory and judicial expectations for transparency and defensibility, the risks of AI hallucinations in filings and reporting, and the ethical guardrails practitioners should adopt. [7] [8]
Whether you are a seasoned receiver, a litigation attorney advising receivership estates, or a compliance professional navigating AI governance, this session offers timely, practical insights you cannot afford to miss. Join us and stay ahead of the curve.

The purpose of the panel is to discuss best practices, complexities and insights regarding receiverships that occur simultaneously with federal criminal investigations involving grand juries. The panel will address issues including:

1. Secrecy obligations in grand jury proceedings;
2. Maintenance of attorney client privilege;
3. Voluntary and non-voluntary production of documents;
4. Use of receivership power to encourage cooperation with receivers and criminal authorities;
5. Best practices of sharing information voluntarily; and
6. Best practices for sharing information in response to a search warrant.