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’s Robin Baik spoke at an event co-hosted by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board on June 28, 2023. His presentation addressed the status quo of complex global disputes and aggressive litigation tactics applicable to such disputes, with particular emphasis on offensive investigation.
As Hong Kong establishes its standing as a global center for cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets, how has its regulatory approach evolved? The Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery Network (CFAAR) Hong Kong Chapter will explore this question in its latest seminar and networking event, taking place on Thursday, July 13, titled “Guardrails to a Global Digital Asset Hub: The SFC’s New Virtual Asset Regime.”
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.
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.
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.
Many crypto firms – including Three Arrows Capital, Voyager, Celsius and FTX – have become insolvent as cryptocurrency asset values cratered during the “Crypto Winter” of 2022. However, the unusual nature of the crypto industry – with many firms and creditors based outside regulated financial economies, and the asset class being largely unregulated – poses unique challenges for insolvency practitioners, trustees and liquidators. Kobre & Kim’s Daniel Saval, who focuses on complex cross-border insolvency disputes, explores these obstacles at the ABA International Law Section Annual Conference in New York during a session at 11:00 am, May 3, 2023.
More global investors are engaging in investor-state arbitration to resolve disputes, but the trouble often begins once they win an award. Many sovereigns deploy their unique powers to do everything they can to avoid payment, so investors need to think creatively if they want to successfully enforce their arbitral award. Kobre & Kim’s Jef Klazen, who focuses on international asset recovery and the enforcement of judgments and awards, discusses during the Paris Arbitration Week on a session at 10:00 am local time, March 31, 2023.
Defense of wealth against litigation threats is increasingly an area of concern for many high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in Africa, and in particular, women in business have unique concerns over their assets. In collaboration with Oraro & Company Advocates, Kobre & Kim’s Polly Wilkins, Adriana Riviere-Badell and Vicky Kay examined how HNWIs and their advisors can navigate potential threats to their wealth during a panel discussion in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 10.
A good amount of high-quality information is the foundation of any legal strategy in global arbitral award enforcement or restructuring campaigns. Kobre & Kim’s Paul Hughes, who focuses on complex cross-border disputes with a nexus to the United Arab Emirates and wider Middle East, will chair a panel on the best practices to accessing critical sources of information during the Restructuring Insolvency and Legal Practitioners Association (RILPA) Conference in Dubai on March 9, 2023.
Asset recovery is a crucial service to provide for creditors and claimants, including across the Asia Pacific region – but it is becoming an increasingly complicated endeavor. Kobre & Kim’s John Han, who focuses on the monetization and demonetization of debt instruments, claims, judgments and arbitral awards, unpacked the latest developments in global asset recovery at the 7th IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference in Singapore in a session at 1:45 pm local time, Thursday February 23, 2023.
Recent developments have signaled that U.S. regulatory and enforcement agencies are taking a new – and tougher – approach to their enforcement efforts against traders and companies, including in the cryptocurrency industry. Kobre & Kim’s Jonathan Cogan, who focuses on high-stakes disputes and investigations in the futures and other derivatives markets, examines these trends during a panel discussion at the 2023 American Bar Association Derivatives Law Committee Winter Meeting at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, from February 2 to 4, 2023.
