Ho Wan Kwok

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Case Number:

5:22-bk-50073

Court:

Connecticut

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June 06, 2023
Kwok Trustee Says Daughter, Biz Interfered With $37M Escrow

An admittedly "upset" Chapter 11 trustee on Tuesday accused both the daughter of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok and her affiliated company in Connecticut bankruptcy court of standing between him and a $37 million escrow funding that a judge determined belonged to Kwok's sprawling bankruptcy estate.
June 05, 2023
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Courts in Connecticut are working through thorny legal issues involving controversies of national interest and headline-grabbing public figures, and significant decisions in high-dollar civil cases are possible before the end of 2023.
June 02, 2023
Kwok Ch. 11 Trustee Disputes $76M Claim By Son's Co.

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the sprawling Connecticut bankruptcy of alleged fraudster and Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok is objecting to claims surrounding the ownership of three posh New York City apartments or, in the alternative, more than $76 million that have been filed against the estate by a company allegedly owned by Kwok's own son.
June 02, 2023
Billionaire Car Dealer Offers $24M For Bankrupt Exile's Yacht

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the bankruptcy estate of exiled Chinese billionaire and alleged fraudster Ho Wan Kwok has signed a $24 million deal to sell the Lady May 鈥� the yacht upon which Steve Bannon, an adviser聽to President Donald Trump,聽was arrested聽鈥� to a company connected to billionaire car dealer Herb Chambers, a late Friday filing in Connecticut bankruptcy court indicates.
May 30, 2023
Paul Hastings' $12M Kwok Ch. 11 Fee Bill 'Only The Beginning'

Calling it one of the most "complex and challenging" individual Chapter 11 cases ever filed, Paul Hastings LLP asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Tuesday for $12.3 million in attorney fees covering eight months of work on exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok's case, adding the request is "only the beginning."
May 26, 2023
Chinese Exile Kwok Seeks To Reverse Ch. 11 Contempt Order

Exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok is asking a Connecticut federal court to reverse a contempt finding in his bankruptcy case, saying the order he is accused of ignoring was nebulous but that he made a good-faith attempt to follow it.
May 23, 2023
Chinese Exile, Wife Say Ch. 11 Trustee's Probe Going Too Far

Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok and his wife have asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to reject discovery motions filed by the trustee in his Chapter 11 case, accusing him of attempting to intimidate Kwok's supporters and seek evidence to use in other proceedings.
May 17, 2023
Exiled Billionaire's Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks Jet Sale Proceeds

The court-appointed trustee of exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 estate has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy court for custody of a number of shell companies and $10 million in proceeds from the sale of a private jet, which the trustee said was nominally owned by Kwok's daughter but was actually owned by Kwok.
May 15, 2023
Debtor Linked To Billionaire Says AIG Tried To Cancel Policies

A company connected to exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok commenced an adversary proceeding against an AIG unit over coverage for a fire that broke out in a luxury apartment in New York's Sherry-Netherland Hotel, telling a Connecticut bankruptcy judge that the insurer improperly attempted to cancel its policies.
May 11, 2023
Chinese Exile's Yacht Can Be Moved To RI For Ch. 11 Sale

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the sprawling bankruptcy proceedings of exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok can move a $37 million yacht connected to him to a foreign-trade zone in Rhode Island to expedite its sale to benefit creditors, a Connecticut bankruptcy judge has ruled.

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