GWG Trustee Accuses Holland & Knight Partner of Aiding Fraud

March 3, 2025, 10:11 PM UTC

A Holland & Knight LLP partner helped the former leader of GWG Holdings Inc. in a scheme to “loot” the bond seller, a litigation trustee for the bankrupt company’s creditors alleged.

Holland & Knight litigation partner William “Bill” Banowsky knowingly participated in a fraudulent plan orchestrated by Bradley K. Heppner, a former GWG board director and chair, the litigation trustee said in a complaint filed Feb. 28 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

The trustee is seeking at least $148.4 million in damages, plus other costs.

The suit accuses Banowsky of helping Heppner use a ...

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