Many of our engagements involve matters in which our clients face significant public attention. The following is a list of news stories about the firm, our clients, cases and the results we have achieved.
U.S. enforcement against securities, derivatives and futures traders has been relentless, and practitioners need to keep up with the shifting enforcement environment. Kobre & Kim’s Jonathan Cogan, who has been counsel in high-profile government enforcement defense matters, joins the American Bar Association’s Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Virtual Winter Meeting to share lessons and insights during a panel at 2:15 pm New York time, January 26, 2022.
Hong Kong is a center of dispute resolution involving Chinese and foreign parties, and as Kobre & Kim’s Jason Kang explains during the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Open Day 2021, the city is a great choice for law school students and young practitioners aspiring to focus on global arbitration.
The legal environment for cryptocurrencies across Asia and the world is evolving rapidly. Hong Kong-based Vasu Muthyala, a former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor and Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer, and Calvin Koo, who represents financial technology clients on digital currency disputes, join a webinar hosted by Fintelekt Advisory Services and the Asian Bankers Association to survey the landscape at 11:00 am India time / 1:30 pm Singapore time, December 15, 2021.
What conflicts arise when criminals facing asset seizure and forfeiture actions from U.S. prosecutors and regulators file for bankruptcy? Evelyn Sheehan, a former U.S. federal prosecutor focused on asset forfeiture, will discuss when she joins an American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference panel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, at 2:00 pm Los Angeles time, December 10, 2021.
Kobre & Kim's Evelyn Baltodano-Sheehan, who formulates offensive and defensive global litigation strategies for high-net-worth international private clients involved in high-stakes, cross-border disputes, will join the the 2021 Miami Conference hosted by the Institute of Family Governance to discuss developments in family governance disputes across Miami and the Latin American regions.
As anti-corruption and white collar crime enforcement takes on an increasingly globalized scope, what are evolving risks, initiatives and laws destined to shape the landscape in 2022? Kobre & Kim’s William McGovern shared his perspective as part of the International White Collar Crime Symposium’s 2021 event in New York City on November 30.
How will government enforcement regulations keep up with the rapid evolution of digital assets? Kobre & Kim’s Lara Levinson and Calvin Koo, who focus on enforcement and tracing of digital assets, will discuss the potential intersection of anti-money laundering (AML), cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) at the AML/CTF Annual Summit Philippines, at 2:45 pm Manila time / 6:45 am London time on Friday, November 26.
For senior lawyers working on complex asset recovery cases, each member of their team is crucial to success, and there are ways to get the best out of everyone. Kobre & Kim’s Su Mien Tee, who is based in Hong Kong and focuses on cross-border judgment and award monetization and asset recovery with a nexus to Asia, joins a virtual Q&A during the Asset Recovery Asia conference at 4:30 pm Singapore time, December 1, 2021.
Ten years on from the passing of the UK Bribery Act 2010, what are the lessons learned that corporations should take to heart? Kobre & Kim’s Miranda Ching, a former UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutor, explains during an SAI360 webinar at 3:00 pm London time, December 2, 2021.
As more global clients build up interests in the Middle East, their assets and reputation are increasingly exposed to disputes and investigations in the region. Speaking at a session hosted by Litigation Capital Management as part of Dubai Arbitration Week, Kobre & Kim’s Paul Hughes and Nada Oteifi unpack the latest developments in disputes across Dubai and the wider Middle East.
By dealing with powerful counterparties over potentially billions of dollars, investors enforcing arbitration awards against sovereign states should be well aware of the legal, investigative and political challenges facing them. Kobre & Kim’s Nick Cherryman, who focuses on complex cross-border judgment enforcement, will discuss developments in this space during the Forum on International Judgments and Awards, hosted by Cambridge Forums.
Blockchain has led to a boom in decentralized finance (DeFi), but the validity, benefits and architecture of these novel finance products remain a subject of intense debate. Lending her voice to the conversation, Kobre & Kim’s Melisa Ortes González, a dual U.S. and Argentine lawyer focused on cross-border digital asset recovery strategies, will join a roundtable discussion and happy hour hosted by Rise New York at 5pm local time, November 18, 2021.
As digital assets – particularly cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – have proliferated as an alternative asset class, it is inevitable that they will become the center of arbitration disputes. Kobre & Kim’s Calvin Koo, who focuses on enforcement and tracing of digital assets, will discuss what this means for arbitration practitioners during a virtual panel at the Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (YSIAC) Conference 2021 on 4:00 pm Hong Kong time, November 10, 2021.
Crime is increasingly transnational: criminals stash proceeds of crime around the world, and suspects are pursued across continents with international arrest warrants. But coordinating cross-border actions is complicated and practitioners must grasp the issues at stake. Kobre & Kim’s Evelyn Sheehan and Martin De Luca will take a deep dive into these topics during the International Bar Association’s (IBA) 23rd Annual Transnational Crime Conference from November 3 to 5, 2021, at The Westin Palace in Madrid, Spain.
How have U.S. enforcement priorities toward China and Latin America evolved one year into the Biden administration, and what should companies bear in mind? Kobre & Kim’s Vasu Muthyala, a Hong Kong-based former U.S. federal prosecutor, will provide an on-the-ground view when he joins a panel during GIR Live: DC at the Hogan Lovells Washington, DC offices at 11:20 am local time, November 9, 2021.
