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.
What are the current challenges faced by corporations in handling whistleblower allegations arising from serious fraud and misconduct? Kobre & Kim’s Miranda Ching joined the Fraud Lawyers Association Conference panel titled “Focus on Corporate Crime”.
Kobre & Kim’s Ana Frischtak and Sergio Aguiar joined the BTG Global Advisory Annual Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil to discuss Brazil's evolving insolvency landscape on a panel titled “Navigating Corporate Restructuring: Comparative Analysis of Different Jurisdictions.” While discussing recent changes in Brazil’s insolvency legal regime, the panel explored the advantages and disadvantages faced by Brazilian companies looking to restructure in the U.S. or other jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands.
This weekend, Kobre & Kim’s Jef Klazen, Richard Clarke, and Jason Kang attended the Cambridge Forum on International Enforcement of Judgements and Awards in Surrey, United Kingdom.
Winning an arbitration award against a sovereign state and state-owned entities is often the easy part – trying to enforce the award and getting the state to pay can cost enormous amounts of time and money, requiring special strategic considerations.
When ultra-high-net-worth individuals encounter financial distress, a cross-border insolvency strategy may be necessary to account for the impacts on their assets across different jurisdictions. Kobre & Kim’s Daniel Saval, who focuses on cross-border insolvency strategies, joins the American Bar Association International Law Section Annual Conference in Washington, DC to discuss these issues on a panel at 4:30 pm local time, May 8, 2024.
As global financial conditions have tightened dramatically over the past few years, Brazil-based investors may find opportunities to invest in and monetize distressed high-yield US-dollar bonds. Kobre & Kim’s São Paulo team – Ana Frischtak, Carolina Leung and Sergio de Aguiar – along with Kobre & Kim’s John Han hosted an intimate breakfast roundtable to discuss these issues on April 12, 2024.
High-net-worth individuals and their advisors are facing increasing risks and complexities as they navigate a changing global political and economic environment. Kobre & Kim’s Jason Kang and Jian Wu discuss during an event hosted by the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) in the New York office of JAMS at 6:00 pm on April 11, 2024.
The development and proliferation of decentralized blockchain technology has created excitement over a new iteration of the web called Web 3.0. But what should industry participants be aware of as their ambitions run into global legal and regulatory realities? Kobre & Kim’s Calvin Koo, who focuses on cross-border financial technology disputes, discusses during the Hong Kong Web 3.0 Spring Summit on a panel at 1:10 pm local time, April 5, 2024.
While many international law firms are considering scaling back their Chinese presence, others see continuing room for innovation and opportunities in the country. Kobre & Kim’s Regional Managing Director for Asia Pacific, Jian Wu, discusses the innovating and building of law firms at Intelligeast’s Spring Summit in Shanghai during a panel at 2:30 pm local time on March 27, 2024.
News of InterCement’s planned exit from Brazil and Argentina has shaken offshore creditors. Join Kobre & Kim and Reorg for a webinar on the legal challenges and opportunities this development presents for offshore creditors at 11:00 am São Paulo time, March 28, 2024.
The international landscape for high-value fraud recovery is constantly changing. Kobre & Kim’s John Han, who focuses on the monetization of claims on behalf of investors and multinational companies, joined other leading international fraud and value recovery practitioners to discuss during the OffshoreAlert Bangkok 2024 conference on a panel on February 29, 2024.
Over the last 30 years, the number of Asian American lawyers has more than doubled, and the community has witnessed many firsts in multiple fields. Kobre & Kim founding partner Michael Kim reflects on the barrier breaking by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community during the 30th Annual National Asian Pacific American Conference on Law & Public Policy hosted by the Harvard Asian Pacific American Law Students Association on March 2, 2024, at Harvard Law School.
As more jurisdictions take steps to increase transparency of corporate and asset structures – such as public databases of ultimate beneficial owners – many ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) with a legitimate need for confidentiality could become subject to security risks, unwarranted scrutiny and misinformed allegations.
What can law firms do to stay one step ahead? Kobre & Kim’s Dubai-based Emily Beirne discussed at the International Bar Association Middle East Conference on “Law Firms and Clients Working Together” during a panel on February 28, 2024.
International arbitrations are a key cross-border dispute resolution mechanism, and it is increasingly important for practitioners around the world to develop their knowledge and expertise in the field. Kobre & Kim’s Jason Kang, who focuses on enforcing claims, judgments and awards and other complex disputes with a nexus to China, will share his expertise at an open course organized by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics School of Law.
