Quote from: PrimeNumber7 on September 04, 2019, 04:31:18 PM

Quote from: justagox on September 04, 2019, 03:19:07 PM

Quote from: PrimeNumber7 on August 30, 2019, 06:42:32 AM

Quote from: justagox on August 27, 2019, 05:50:50 PM

Some MTGOX creditors were approached by a Russian law firm (ZP Legal zplegal.ru) saying that they are likely able to recover 170,000 to 200,000 btc from criminals in Russia.

Lawyers cannot predict outcomes, even if there is a 'slam dunk' case.

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The bankruptcy trustee is aware of this situation and is looking into it, it appears they have been uncooperative with him before.

There is probably a reason for this, if it is true.

The trustee is the only entity who is entitled to receive assets from anyone who owes MtGox money. If you hired these lawyers, you would need to pay the entire cost out of your own pocket, and could not agree to allow the lawyer to receive a percentage of the recovered assets, unless you are paying this fee out of your own pocket as well. If the trustee does not want to hire these lawyers, there is really not much you can do.

All of the above does not account for the fact this sounds like a scam.

"their deadline" approaches in a few days. they have agreed to make public statements themselves but have so far not provided anything

It remains my opinion that the people you are describing are attempting to scam you and/or other gox creditors.

If there is money to be recovered, there is no reason you need to use a specific lawyer. Any lawyer who is authorized to practice law can represent you (or the MtGox creditors) in the particular jurisdiction the case would need to be filed.

I am also unsure if the lawyers would even be able to represent the creditors at all without the consent of the trustee, even if a third party is paying them separately. Thinking about this more, I dont think this is possible

their whole angle is that Russian courts/law are so unique that only some lawyers are able to get things done *wink wink* Huh

you presented logical statements, that I personally agree with however, if there IS money to be recovered understanding the actual situation would be a good start
the trustee has been aware of this for a while, and he has made no public statement yet.