Madoff trustee Irving Picard
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Madoff trustee Irving Picard is the court-appointed lawyer responsible for recovering funds for victims of Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme through lawsuits and settlements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madoff trustee Irving Picard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1513786 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madoff trustee Irving Picard Context triple: [Jeffry M. Picower, settlementWith, Madoff trustee Irving Picard]
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A.
Henry Kravis
Henry Kravis is an American billionaire businessman and co-founder of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), known as a pioneer of leveraged buyouts.
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B.
Edward Lampert
Edward Lampert is an American billionaire investor and hedge fund manager best known for orchestrating the merger of Sears and Kmart and serving as the longtime chairman of Sears Holdings.
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C.
Andrew Fastow
Andrew Fastow is an American financier who served as Enron’s chief financial officer and became a central figure in the company’s massive accounting fraud and subsequent collapse.
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D.
Charles R. Schwab
Charles R. Schwab is an American investor and businessman best known as the founder of the Charles Schwab Corporation, a pioneering discount brokerage firm.
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E.
Walter Schloss
Walter Schloss was a renowned American value investor and hedge fund manager known for his disciplined, Graham-style deep value approach and exceptional long-term returns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madoff trustee Irving Picard Target entity description: Madoff trustee Irving Picard is the court-appointed lawyer responsible for recovering funds for victims of Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme through lawsuits and settlements.
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A.
Henry Kravis
Henry Kravis is an American billionaire businessman and co-founder of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), known as a pioneer of leveraged buyouts.
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B.
Edward Lampert
Edward Lampert is an American billionaire investor and hedge fund manager best known for orchestrating the merger of Sears and Kmart and serving as the longtime chairman of Sears Holdings.
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C.
Andrew Fastow
Andrew Fastow is an American financier who served as Enron’s chief financial officer and became a central figure in the company’s massive accounting fraud and subsequent collapse.
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D.
Charles R. Schwab
Charles R. Schwab is an American investor and businessman best known as the founder of the Charles Schwab Corporation, a pioneering discount brokerage firm.
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E.
Walter Schloss
Walter Schloss was a renowned American value investor and hedge fund manager known for his disciplined, Graham-style deep value approach and exceptional long-term returns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bankruptcy trustee
ⓘ
court-appointed trustee ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedAs | trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ⓘ |
| appointedBy | United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| associatedLegalEntity |
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi scheme
ⓘ
surface form:
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
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| associatedPerson |
Bernie Madoff
ⓘ
surface form:
Bernard L. Madoff
|
| associatedWith | Securities Investor Protection Corporation ⓘ |
| barAdmission | New York ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| education |
Boston University
ⓘ
George Washington University Law School ⓘ |
| employer | Baker & Hostetler LLP ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bankruptcy law
ⓘ
securities law ⓘ |
| filedLawsuitsAgainst |
financial institutions that did business with Bernard Madoff
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individual investors who profited from Madoff’s scheme ⓘ |
| fullName | Irving H. Picard ⓘ |
| handles | claims process for Madoff victims ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
ⓘ
U.S. federal courts ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal courts
|
| knownFor |
recovering funds for victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme
ⓘ
serving as trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ⓘ |
| legalActionType | avoidance actions under bankruptcy and SIPA law ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityUnder | Securities Investor Protection Act ⓘ |
| legalStrategy | clawback actions to recover fictitious profits from Madoff investors ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableCase | Securities Investor Protection Corporation v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ⓘ |
| notableFor | recovering billions of dollars through settlements and litigation related to the Madoff fraud ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
bankruptcy lawyer ⓘ |
| position | partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP ⓘ |
| represents |
customers of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
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victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme ⓘ |
| role | SIPC trustee in the Madoff liquidation ⓘ |
| roleDescription | court-appointed lawyer responsible for recovering funds for victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme through lawsuits and settlements ⓘ |
| subjectOf | news coverage about the Madoff Ponzi scheme recovery efforts ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York ⓘ |
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Subject: Madoff trustee Irving Picard Description of subject: Madoff trustee Irving Picard is the court-appointed lawyer responsible for recovering funds for victims of Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme through lawsuits and settlements.
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