Ho Wan Kwok
Case Number:
5:22-bk-50073
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Firms
- Gray Reed
- O'Sullivan McCormack
- Shipman & Goodwin
- Cohn Birnbaum
- Houser LLP
- Shipman Shaiken
- Becker LLC
- Law Office of Bonnie C. Mangan
- Marino Zabel
- Parrett Porto
- McElroy Deutsch
- Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
- Neubert Pepe
- Crowell & Moring
- Faegre Drinker
- Lawall & Mitchell
- Golenbock Eiseman
- Randazza Legal Group
- Hogan Lovells
- Martocchio & Oliveira
- Zeisler & Zeisler
- Norris McLaughlin
- Meister Seelig & Fein
- Weinberg Gross
- Robinson & Cole
- Pashman Stein
- Lax & Neville
- ArentFox Schiff LLP
- Murphy & King
- Green & Sklarz
- Saxe Doernberger
- Goldberg Weprin
- Ivey Barnum
- Barton Gilman
- Reid & Riege
- Stroock & Stroock
- DLA Piper
- Troy Law PLLC
- Cole Schotz
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Baker & Hostetler
- ArentFox Schiff
- Finn Dixon
- Hinckley Allen
- Olshan Frome
- Troutman
- Cowdery Murphy
- Brown Rudnick
- Sidley Austin
- Clyde & Co
- McManimon Scotland
- Paul Hastings
- Womble Bond
- Chiesa Shahinian
- Gilbride Tusa
- Wilson Elser
- Barclay Damon
- Williams & Connolly
- Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC
- Sheppard Mullin
- Togut Segal
- Pullman & Comley
- Kelley Drye
- Lazare Potter
- Arnold & Porter
- Tarter Krinsky
- Charmoy & Charmoy
- Arnall Golden
- Updike Kelly
- Pillsbury Winthrop
- Akerman LLP
- K&L Gates
- Fox Rothschild
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Law Offices of Jeffrey Hellman
Companies
- Verdolino & Lowey P.C.
- Corporate Creations
- B&H Foto & Electronics Corp.
- Cirrus Aircraft Corp.
- Marcum LLP
- Mercantile Bank Corporation
- Amazon.com Inc.
- Microsoft Corp.
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- Stretto Inc.
- American Express Co.
- Dundon Advisers LLC
- Sotheby's
- Zeta Interactive Corp.
- Apple Inc.
- RV Retailer LLC
- Compass Minerals International, Inc.
- DBS Group Holdings
- Nardello & Co. LLC
- Fox News Network LLC
- UBS Group AG
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March 27, 2023
Chinese Exile Ho Wan Kwok Loses $37M Yacht To Trustee
A Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Monday afternoon determined that a $37 million yacht, the Lady May, must now be included in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate of Ho Wan Kwok, an exiled Chinese businessman recently arrested and charged in connection with a $1 billion fraud scheme.
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March 24, 2023
Ho Wan Kwok Trustee Seeks To Maintain, Insure $25M Yacht
A Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Friday granted a request to convene an emergency motion hearing Monday morning to decide whether a trustee can access $500,000 from a repair fund to "preserve" the Lady May, a $25 million yacht connected to exiled Chinese businessman Ho Wan Kwok.
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March 21, 2023
Attys Seek Insurance For Arrested Businessman's $25M Boat
Bankruptcy attorneys on Tuesday promised to lead a 24-hour scramble to find insurance for a $25 million yacht connected to exiled Chinese businessman Ho Wan Kwok, who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2022 and was arrested last week for allegedly perpetrating a $1 billion fraud scheme.
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March 13, 2023
Firm Sanctioned Over Subpoena In Exiled Billionaire's Ch. 11
A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has sanctioned an attorney and the law firm Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC for failing to comply with demands for documents and financial records in connection to the Chapter 11 case of former billionaire Ho Wan Kwok.
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February 17, 2023
Trustee Seeks To Bar Bankrupt Billionaire From Luxury Apts.
A Chapter 11 trustee for Ho Wan Kwok wants a federal judge to block the now-bankrupt Chinese billionaire and his family from accessing a swanky set of apartments and potentially "living a luxurious lifestyle" on the southeast corner of Central Park in New York City, federal court filings indicate.
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February 08, 2023
Chinese Exile Seeks 5th Amendment Protection In Ch. 11 Case
A man long described as an exiled Chinese billionaire is asserting Fifth Amendment privileges against a bankruptcy judge's order to compel cooperation with a Chapter 11 trustee's examination of his affairs while simultaneously appealing a separate contempt order, a pair of filings in Connecticut federal court indicate.
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January 24, 2023
Chinese Billionaire Hit With Contempt Ruling In Ch. 11 Case
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday found exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok in civil contempt for ignoring a corporate governance order and making "bad faith" moves that stymied the transfer of two companies to a Chapter 11 trustee.
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November 22, 2022
Chinese Billionaire Accused Of Harassing Ch. 11 Foes
Exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok is facing accusations in Connecticut bankruptcy court that he is orchestrating a harassment campaign against a major creditor and the Chapter 11 trustee in his case that includes targeting the trustee's children.
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June 21, 2022
Revlon Case Opens, And LATAM Lands Its Ch. 11 Plan
Cosmetics behemoth Revlon Inc. filed for bankruptcy in the midst of a liquidity crisis, a South American airline brings its Chapter 11 plan in for a landing, and the next phase in Puerto Rico's restructuring nears a creditor vote. This is the week in bankruptcy.
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June 16, 2022
Chinese Billionaire Denied Ch. 11 Exit With Yacht On The Way
A Connecticut bankruptcy judge received a report saying the yacht at the center of exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 case should be back in U.S. waters by the end of the month, while denying a motion to end the bankruptcy case at the same time.