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.
Kobre & Kim has been shortlisted for the 2023/24 STEP Private Client Awards in the International Legal Team of the Year (midsize firm) category. The awards recognize and celebrate excellence among private client solicitors, lawyers, accountants, barristers, bankers, trust managers and financial advisors.
Kobre & Kim’s Daniel Saval, who focuses on high-value multijurisdictional disputes and investigations related to insolvency, will moderate an INSOL International Focus Webinar on “Tortious Liabilities” at 1:00 pm London time on July 6, 2023. The discussion will explore the complex world of tort law within the context of insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings across various jurisdictions.
SEOUL, JUNE 22, 2023 – Kobre & Kim LLP, together with law firms Three Crowns and KL Partners, have obtained a US $108 million award for Elliott Associates, L.P., resolving an international arbitration against the Republic of Korea over its alleged unlawful intervention in the 2015 merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries, both affiliates of Samsung Group, Korea’s largest chaebol.
As global financial conditions tighten, bond and loan investors are increasingly focused on India. Kobre & Kim’s John Han – who focuses on cross-border monetization of distressed high yield bonds and loans – joins Reorg on July 5 to discuss alternative options for creditors in distressed situations involving India-based issuers with offshore structures. For creditors familiar with enforcement challenges involving China-based issuers, the discussion will cover similarities and differences, challenges and opportunities in the India onshore-offshore context.
The field of fraud and asset recovery in the high-tech world of blockchain and cryptocurrency evolves every day, especially affecting the standard suite of relief for fraud victims. Kobre & Kim’s Evelyn Sheehan, who focuses on global asset tracing investigations and recovery efforts, explored what’s new in crypto fraud and asset tracing during the C5 Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud & Recovery conference in London on June 13, 2023.
Kobre & Kim has earned top recognitions for both white-collar criminal defense and international litigation in the latest rankings of The Legal 500 USA 2023.
Kobre & Kim and several lawyers have been recognized in the latest Chambers USA rankings for New York, placing among the top firms and lawyers in several categories for commercial, white-collar and financial litigation.
Kobre & Kim has again earned the very top rank in the Chambers USA 2023 rankings for Florida white-collar crime and government investigations, and every Miami-based partner has also earned top individual rankings.
The latest Chambers USA rankings have placed Kobre & Kim, as well as Michael Kim, Jonathan Cogan and Matthew Menchel, in Band 1 in several nationwide categories.
In one of the most significant judgments on state immunity and international arbitration in decades, the Commercial Court (High Court) in London has dismissed Spain’s challenge to the recognition of an ICSID arbitration award (the Antin Award) based on grounds of sovereign immunity and European Union case law.
The legal and economic landscape between the United States and China is becoming increasingly complicated, and businesses must be attuned to new challenges and opportunities to stay ahead. Kobre & Kim’s Regional Managing Director of Asia Pacific Jian Wu explores the latest developments during a roundtable hosted by the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) Asia Practice Committee and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee in New York at 6:00 pm on May 19, 2023.
For creditors in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong can and often should be the primary springboard to launch a cross-border enforcement campaign to trace and recover funds. Kobre & Kim’s John Han and Jason Kang, who both focus on the monetization of claims involving the region, examine what a Hong Kong-based global enforcement strategy may look like during a session hosted by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in Beijing on May 26, 2023.
The United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are key jurisdictions for offshore private wealth practitioners, especially when their clients are at risk of becoming – or have already become – embroiled in a contentious cross-border dispute. Kobre & Kim’s Evelyn Sheehan, who focuses on representing international private clients, their families and trustees in cross-border litigation, investigations and enforcement actions, discussed critical developments affecting offshore trusts during the STEP Caribbean Conference in Panama.
For international disputes lawyers representing a multinational company victimized by wrongdoers in another country, developing a thorough evidence record is key to success. However, what should lawyers do when they encounter an offer of evidence from a questionable source? Kobre & Kim founding partner Steven Kobre explores the ethical considerations at the 2023 ABA International Law Section Annual Conference in New York during a session at 2:30 pm, May 4, 2023.
