Warren E. Gluck | Principal | Co-Founder

Warren Gluck previously led Holland & Knight’s Asset Recovery Team. Mr. Gluck is a litigator and insolvency practitioner and has tried high-value and complex matters to verdict and award before juries, federal and state judges, and arbitrators. He has experience in all aspects of the litigation process and routinely acts as lead counsel on litigation, judgment enforcement, fraud, cross-border insolvency, crypto, asset recovery and shipping matters, and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients.

Who's Who Legal says, "Warren Gluck is a 'strong litigator' who is always 'two steps ahead' in high-stakes, multijurisdictional asset recovery proceedings." The guide also notes that he "has an intimate understanding of the nuances of the laws of multiple jurisdictions," "is very practical and pragmatic" and "implements practical solutions and workarounds that allow [clients] to remain on course," while Global Investigations Review 2023 Guide notes that "Warren is considered by peers as a subject-matter expert."

Mr. Gluck maintains an extensive practice representing domestic and foreign officeholders in connection with insolvencies and receiverships, particularly in connection with parallel civil and criminal proceedings brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). "Mr. Gluck reveals expert knowledge and experience of dealing with SEC – office-holder conflict…" In the matter ofIncome Collecting 1-3 Month T-Bills Mutual Fund (in Official Liquidation) – FSD 188 of 221 (DDJ) (further noting the achievement of "a very positive result indeed for the Fund's creditors without a costly court dispute," holding that "[t]his case marks a significant and progressive step in the constructive cooperation and dealings of both jurisdictions with each other in the best interests of international creditor investment protection [and] [h]opefully this case will enable further cooperation and compromise to take place in the future"). Mr. Gluck also successfully argued in New York state court in the disputed "service of process by NFT" – a global first. He has represented crypto entities and traders, is lead United States counsel to the Joint Official liquidators of Three Arrows Capital Ltd.  In addition to office-holder representations, his clients including major shipping and insurance companies, fraud victims, judgment and award holders, hedge funds and amicus submitters.

Mr. Gluck is listed as a leading practitioner in multiple publications and has been named North American Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2025. 

Mr. Gluck has substantial experience in connection with interim and protective remedies, and has litigated dozens of prejudgment attachment and injunction-predicated cases. He is a frequent speaker on international judgment enforcement and cross-border insolvency, and has also pioneered new asset tracing methods. There has never been an appellate ruling adverse to his clients, even when he represented appellants. His creative strategies have helped make the law in all of these areas, and he has many officially published precedent opinions, including:

  • Application of Furstenberg Fin. SAS v. Litai Assets LLC, 877 F.3d 1031 (11th Cir. 2017)

  • AVP Destiny, LLC v. FD Destiny, LLC, 267 So. 3d 1048 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019)

  • Batbrothers LLC v. Paushok, 172 A.D.3d 529, leave to appeal denied, 35 N.Y.3d 902 (1st Dep't 2020)

  • Cerner Middle E. Ltd. v. Belbadi Enterprises LLC, 939 F.3d 1009 (9th Cir. 2019)

  • Cerner Middle E. Ltd. v. Belbadi Enterprises LLC, 305 Or. App. 413, (Or. App. 2020), review denied, 367 Or. 257 (Or. 2020)

  • Cerner Middle E. Ltd. v. iCapital, LLC, 939 F3d 1016 (9th Cir. 2019)

  • In re: Vandevco Limited, 632 B.R. 790 (Bankr. D. Wash. July 28, 2021)

  • Farenco Shipping Co. v. Farenco Shipping Pte, Ltd., 516 F. App'x 304 (5th Cir. 2013)

  • Flame S.A. v. Indus. Carriers, Inc., 39 F. Supp. 3d 769 (E.D. Va. 2014), aff'd sub nom., 807 F.3d 572 (4th Cir. 2015)

  • Grayiel v. AIO Holdings, LLC, 452 F. Supp. 3d 600 (W.D. Ky. 2020)

  • In re Application of Furstenberg Fin. SAS, 334 F. Supp. 3d 616 (S.D.N.Y. 2018), aff'd sub nom., 785 F. App'x 882 (2d Cir. 2019)

  • In re Int'l Banking Corp. B.S.C., 439 B.R. 614 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2010)

  • In re Daebo Int'l Shipping Co., Ltd., 543 B.R. 47 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2015)

  • In re Millard, 501 B.R. 644 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2013)

  • In re Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund L.P., 583 B.R. 803 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2018)

  • In re Platinum-Beechwood Litig., 400 F. Supp. 3d 2 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)

  • In re Platinum-Beechwood Litig., 469 F. Supp. 3d 105 (S.D.N.Y. 2020)

  • Paushok v. Ganbold, 487 F. Supp. 3d 243 (S.D.N.Y. 2020)

  • Principal Growth Strategies, LLC v. AGH Parent LLC, 615 B.R. 529 (D. Del. 2020)

  • In re Norske Skogindustrier A.S.A., 629 B.R. 717 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. April 29 2021)