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John Han
Lawyer
Hong Kong
Champion Tower, 25th Floor
3 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
+852 2127 3291
john.han@kobrekim.com
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Hong Kong
Champion Tower, 25th Floor
3 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
+852 2127 3291
john.han@kobrekim.com
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John Han is an accomplished litigator and advocate who helps clients achieve business objectives in Greater China, Asia, the United States, and offshore jurisdictions, including the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. Mr. Han has acted as lead counsel in a wide range of cross-border matters involving the monetization of bonds, loans, judgments, and awards exceeding billions of U.S. dollars on behalf of distressed debt funds, institutional investors, states, state-owned enterprises, and multinational corporations.

He regularly leads large-scale cross-border matters to monetize substantial defaulted offshore bonds, guarantees, and loans where assets are held through complex offshore structures, trusts, and foundations. Mr. Han also represents clients in matters involving simultaneous strategies in multiple jurisdictions, including Singapore, Korea, Japan, China, India, the Channel Islands, England and Wales, offshore jurisdictions, jurisdictions in Latin America, and U.S. federal and state courts.

He has been cited on topics involving cross-border bond and loan monetization by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, Global Restructuring Review, and Global Arbitration Review. Mr. Han is admitted as a Solicitor Advocate in Hong Kong and admitted to the courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre, the Astana International Financial Centre Court, and in the United States.

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Admissions

  • Solicitor, Hong Kong
  • Solicitor Advocate, Hong Kong Higher Rights of Audience
  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • Astana International Financial Centre Court (AIFC)
  • Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Courts

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School, JD (University of Chicago Law Review, Executive Editor)
  • University of California, Berkeley, MIMS
  • Kalamazoo College, BA

Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin)

Clerkships

  • Honorable Steven M. Colloton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Accolades

  • Who's Who Legal, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR - Asset Recovery, Recommended (2023)
  • Who's Who Legal Global Guide, Asset Recovery, Recommended (2023)
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Professional & Community Involvement

  • Hong Kong Law Society, Member
  • Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member
  • Chinese Business Lawyers Association, Member
  • American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Asian American Bar Association of New York, Member
  • New York State Bar Association, Member
  • Federal Bar Council, Member
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Publications & Presentations

  • Speaker, “High yield bonds – a pricy investment with limited enforcement rights” (International Insolvency Institute: Asia Regional Restructuring and Insolvency Conference, Hong Kong, November 2024)
  • In Conversation With "Global Notes and Direct Action by Beneficial Holders - Where do Things Stand?" (INSOL World, July 2024)
  • Speaker, “Asset Recovery on a Global Scale – Judgments, Awards and Everything in Between” (7th IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference, Singapore, February 2023)
  • Speaker, “Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Disputes and Restructuring Conference” (Restructuring Insolvency and Legal Practitioners Association (RILPA), November 2022)
  • Speaker, “Cutting Off Illicit Trade at the Source: Attack the Assets” (Hong Kong Association of Corporate Counsel, November 2022)
  • Speaker, “Chinese Arbitration Conversations” (Mandarin Arbitration Salon, October 2022)
  • Moderator, “China: More Trouble on the Horizon?” (Debtwire Forum Asia Pacific, Hong Kong, October 2022)
  • Speaker, “Focus on the APAC Region” (3rd Global NPL Conference, October 2021)
  • Speaker, "Strategies in Monetization of Arbitral Awards Against Greater China-Based Debtors" (Hong Kong Arbitration Week, Hong Kong, October 2021)
  • Speaker, “How to Secure Chinese Investments in Brazil” (Warde Advogados, September 2021)
  • Co-author, “Tahoe Group Bond Default: Bondholders Should Look Beyond Traditional Restructuring” (Reorg, August 2021)
  • Co-author, "Hong Kong-China Cross Border Insolvency Agreement Gives Creditors Greater Access to Assets in China" (Law.com International, July 2021)
  • Speaker, “Asia’s Credit Market Outlook – Seizing Opportunities” (ALB Hong Kong and Greater China Debt & Restructuring Forum 2021, Hong Kong, May 2021)
  • Speaker, “China Fortune Land Development State of Play, Trading in Distressed Debt Through Creative Enforcement” (Reorg, March 2021)
  • Co-author, "BVI court issues 'groundbreaking' committal order against extraterritorial debtor" (Global Restructuring Review, March 2021)
  • Speaker, “International Judgment Enforcement” (Courses & Seminars, Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development, Hong Kong, July 2015)
  • Co-author, “如何向贾跃亭追债？内地仲裁早就能在境外执行” (Caixin, December 2020)
  • Co-author, “Hong Kong court looks at ‘choice of remedies’ doctrine and power to correct awards” (Global Arbitration Review, December 2020)
  • Speaker, “Hot Off the Press, or Hot on the Internet” (Asset Recovery Asia, October 2020)
  • Co-author, "The Hong Kong Wealth Shift: Pitfalls for Wealth Professionals and the Ultra-Wealthy" (Law.com International, September 2020)
  • Co-author, “‘No More Special Treatment’: The Likely Legal Effects of Hong Kong’s Loss of Preferred Trading Status with the United States” (Hong Kong Lawyer, July 2020)
  • Speaker, “Partnering with Governments to Deter and Monetize IP Theft and Counterfeiting in Greater China and SE Asia” (Association of Corporate Counsel, Hong Kong, June 2019)
  • Speaker, “How to Choose the Right Legal Route with Limited Information” (KNect Asset Recovery Asia, Singapore, May 2019)
  • Speaker, “Maximizing Recovery in International Arbitration” (Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Pre-Dispute Strategy Workshop, Hong Kong, October 2018)
  • Co-speaker, “Arbitration Award Recognition and Enforcement” (Tiantong Law Firm, Shenzhen, October 2018)
  • Speaker, “Enforcement of Large Judgments and Arbitration Awards” (Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, Hong Kong, February 2018)
  • Co-author, “Recent Actions By US Regulators Expose Local Virtual Currency Businesses to Pandora’s Box of Legal Risks” (Hong Kong Lawyer, September 2017)
  • Co-author, “US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients’ Records” (Law360, June 2017)
  • Co-author, “Using US Discovery for Proceedings in Asia” (Asia Business Law Journal, June 2017)
  • Co-author, "Using US Discovery in Hong Kong Cases" (Hong Kong Lawyer, May 2017)
  • Co-author, "Execution and Judgment Enforcement in the United States" (ABA International Aspects of U.S. Litigation, February 2017)
  • Author, “Year of the Asian Regulator” (FinanceAsia, January 2015)
  • Author, “A Proposal for Party Determined COMI in Cross-Border Insolvencies of Multinational Corporate Groups” (Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 2007)
  • Author, "Antitrust and Sharing Information About Product Quality" (University of Chicago Law Review, 2007)
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