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Do I Need a Lawyer to Recover Stolen Cryptocurrency?
You do not need a lawyer to begin a technical trace of records you already have. BNG SOFTWARE does not provide legal advice or legal representation. Where appropriate, the company may help clients identify independent legal professionals or law firms for separate engagement. Any legal services are provided independently under a separate agreement between the client and the legal professional. You may also arrive with a lawyer already instructed.
Can BNG SOFTWARE carry the technical path if you do not want to hire a law firm first?
Yes. The technical path is the record review, the trace, the written findings, and any later monitoring or custodian material that the engagement actually includes. BNG SOFTWARE does not provide legal advice or legal representation. Where appropriate, the company may help clients identify independent legal professionals or law firms for separate engagement. Any legal services are provided independently under a separate agreement between the client and the legal professional. You may also arrive with a lawyer already instructed. The sequence of the technical work is set out in How Does Cryptocurrency Recovery Work?
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You already have a lawyer. What do they receive?
They receive a report they can evaluate: transaction references, timelines, method, and a split between observation and hypothesis. They can instruct the scope, or the client can instruct it and share the result. BNG does not replace the lawyer, and the lawyer's strategy is not written by BNG. Firms that want this described as a service can use the same assessment form. The document standard is on What Is a Blockchain Forensic Investigation Report?
What if the lawyer you want is in Switzerland?
BNG SOFTWARE does not provide legal advice or legal representation. Where appropriate, the company may help clients identify independent legal professionals or law firms for separate engagement. Any legal services are provided independently under a separate agreement between the client and the legal professional. That can include an independent lawyer in Switzerland, or an independent Swiss law firm. BNG remains the Hong Kong company and can prepare the material for that counsel to review. The division of work is on Can a Swiss Lawyer Help Recover Stolen Cryptocurrency?
A simple division of work
Technical, BNG SOFTWARE:
- Read the ledger records the client is allowed to share.
- Grade the links between transfers.
- Write the findings and the limits.
- Preserve intake material by hash inside the case file.
Legal, an independent lawyer or law firm under a separate agreement:
- Advise on rights and options.
- Communicate as counsel.
- File, or decide not to file.
- Deal with a court, a regulator, or a formal request.
What this company will not do even if you ask
- Provide legal advice or legal representation.
- Sign a pleading in the company's own name.
- Promise that a named lawyer will accept the case.
- Claim a standing partnership with a named firm.
For funds, and for readers who only want understanding
BNG SOFTWARE does not provide legal advice or legal representation. Where appropriate, the company may help clients identify independent legal professionals or law firms for separate engagement. Any legal services are provided independently under a separate agreement between the client and the legal professional. That can include a firm outside Hong Kong. The fund may also arrive with counsel already instructed. The technical work can proceed in parallel. A reader who only wants a trace for understanding does not need a lawyer. Reading a report does not create a duty to sue anyone.
For investigators and authorities
Authorities have their own legal powers. They may still want a technical report. Private investigators keep the client relationship, and BNG supplies analysis under the engagement. In both cases the company prepares technical material and does not act as prosecutor.
Frequently asked questions
Does BNG SOFTWARE provide legal representation?
BNG SOFTWARE does not provide legal advice or legal representation. Where appropriate, the company may help clients identify independent legal professionals or law firms for separate engagement. Any legal services are provided independently under a separate agreement between the client and the legal professional. The company number is 2781989.
Can my lawyer instruct you directly?
Yes, if the engagement is set up that way. The lawyer remains responsible for the legal work.
Can you help identify an independent lawyer or law firm?
BNG SOFTWARE does not provide legal advice or legal representation. Where appropriate, the company may help clients identify independent legal professionals or law firms for separate engagement. Any legal services are provided independently under a separate agreement between the client and the legal professional. Where appropriate, that can include an independent firm outside Hong Kong.
If I use a lawyer, do I still need a trace?
Often the lawyer wants the trace in order to know what the facts are. Sometimes the records are already enough for the legal question. That is a judgment for the lawyer and, on the technical side, for the scoped review.
Will you speak to the police for me?
The company can prepare technical material you or your lawyer may provide to an authority. It does not report a crime in your name unless a written scope says so, and it does not control what the authority does.
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