International Judgment Enforcement & Offshore Asset Recovery | Kobre & Kim

Client Alert May 8, 2019

To Catch a Debtor: Freezing the Money

International creditors continue to face significant challenges when monetizing claims against debtors based in the People's Republic of China.
Actions such as a standalone freezing injunction can be used in English common law jurisdictions to freeze assets that are held by innocent third parties.
Injunctions and receiverships can be made without giving notice to the debtor, bestowing the "element of surprise."

Events April 30, 2019

Marcus Green Discusses the Process of Underwriting at the General Counsel Forum on Litigation Finance

Kobre & Kim’s Marcus Green joins a workshop panel of experts to discuss the step-by-step process of case underwriting at Momentum Events’ General Counsel Forum on Litigation Finance on May 1 in New York, NY.

Publications April 23, 2019

Kobre & Kim Attorneys Detail Strategies for Enforcing Judgments against Sovereign Entities in Mealey’s

A team of Kobre & Kim attorneys – Jef Klazen, Chris Cogburn and Lara Levinson – detail strategies of enforcing judgements against elusive foreign governments or state-owned entities in the Lexis Nexis’ monthly arbitration newsletter, Mealey's International Arbitration Report.

Events April 9, 2019

Leif Simonson to Deliver Talks on International Arbitration and Judgment Enforcement at ABA Annual Conferences

Kobre & Kim’s Leif T. Simonson is taking his experience with cross-border disputes, judgment enforcement and asset recovery and is hitting the road to deliver remarks at American Bar Association (ABA) annual conferences in Washington, D.C. and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Client Alert April 3, 2019

To Catch a Debtor: Finding the Money

For international creditors, monetizing claims against debtors located in the People’s Republic of China has proven difficult.
The first challenge is finding where the assets are, specifically via offshore discovery.
Time is of the essence, and “freezing” the money is next.

Firm News April 1, 2019

Kobre & Kim Scores Victory in $14m Judgment against Sky Solar Holdings Founder

Kobre & Kim secured an order from a New York federal court confirming an arbitration award totaling nearly $14 million entered against Weili Su, the founder of Sky Solar Holdings Co. Ltd., a Cayman Islands company that operated solar power generating parks around the world.

Events March 29, 2019

Steven Kobre Talks Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards with HIALSA

Firm co-founder Steven Kobre will be joining the Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association, or HIALSA, on April 1^st for the last session of their 2018-19 international arbitration workshop on what is usually the last step in the lifecycle of an arbitration, the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards

Client Alert March 21, 2019

Recovering Stolen Funds from Business Email Fraudsters

One of the most common forms of fraud affecting businesses worldwide is Business Email Compromise (BEC).
Often based in Asia, BEC fraudsters are known to use a network of underground moneychangers to move stolen funds rapidly beyond the reach of victims.
When affected, victims need to match the speed of the criminals, acting across multiple jurisdictions and with the full set of legal tools necessary to trace, freeze and recover assets effectively.

Events March 20, 2019

Kunhee Cho Discusses Cross-Border Judgment Enforcement at the IAKL European Conference in Austria

Kobre & Kim’s Kunhee Cho brings his experience in international judgment enforcement to discuss key steps to mounting a successful global asset recovery project at the 9^th IAKL European Conference on March 22 in Vienna, Austria.

Events March 7, 2019

Steven Kobre and Nathan Park Discuss Cross-Border Arbitration at Lunch Seminar with KCAB International

An increasing number of parties to Korea-related transactions are choosing to settle commercial disputes outside of court.

Events March 7, 2019

Kiran Unni Discusses Litigation Privilege in Corporate Fraud Investigations with C5

Kobre & Kim attorney Kiran Unni, who has extensive experience in matters involving fraud and anti-corruption, will discuss the changing scope of litigation privilege in corporate investigations at C5’s 13^th Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery conference on March 14 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Client Alert March 4, 2019

Clashing With Titans: Effective Judgment Enforcement Against Sovereign Entities

There are many reasons why sovereign debtors can be challenging targets.
The right combination of high-pressure tactics, coupled with aggressive, creative, multijurisdictional strategies, can force sovereign debtors to take a seat at the bargaining table.
Here are specific examples of effective techniques from recent successful matters where legitimate claims were recovered against sovereign entities.

Publications March 1, 2019

Kobre & Kim on the Importance of Rule 4(m) for International Defendants in Westlaw

A team of Kobre & Kim attorneys – Steven Perlstein, Melanie L. Oxhorn and Brad H. Samuels – analyze the recent decision in In re Veon Ltd. Securities Litigation, including its impact on cross-border litigation involving international defendants.

Events February 25, 2019

Jef Klazen to Discuss Breaking Trusts and Recovering Assets in Fraud Cases

Kobre & Kim attorney Jef Klazen, who has extensive experience in cross-border asset tracing and recovery, will explore asset protection trusts in the U.S and how to impede individuals attempting to protect assets from creditors within them as part of the panel entitled “Asset Protection Trusts: How to Break Them,” at KNect365 Law’s Asset Recovery International conference in Dublin, Ireland on March 1.

Publications January 31, 2019

AmLaw: “How Judgment Bloodhounds at Kobre & Kim Help Winners Get Paid”

Two of Kobre & Kim’s international judgment enforcement and asset recovery specialists – attorneys John Han and Christopher Cogburn– discuss what it takes to secure high-value arbitration awards in complex, cross-border litigation matters both onshore and offshore in The American Lawyer’s “Litigation Daily” feature.