Ho Wan Kwok

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Case Number:

5:22-bk-50073

Court:

Connecticut

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  1. 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.

  2. May 01, 2023

    Clark Hill Makes $499K Deal With Indicted Chinese Billionaire

    The bankruptcy trustee for the estate of indicted Chinese businessman Ho Wan Kwok has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to approve a half-million-dollar settlement with Clark Hill PLC in a malpractice case alleging the firm failed to protect Kwok's data from hackers.

  3. April 27, 2023

    Court Sanctions Cos. Owned By Bankrupt Chinese Exile's Son

    A Connecticut judge has sanctioned two companies owned by the son of bankrupt billionaire Ho Wan Kwok and found them in contempt of court for failing to respond to Rule 2004 subpoenas or explain their non-compliance as the U.S. trustee investigates the debtor's assets.

  4. April 20, 2023

    Paul Hastings Gets Subpoena As DOJ Probes Exile's Ch. 11

    The U.S. Department of Justice has served a subpoena to a Chapter 11 trustee's law firm, Paul Hastings LLP, as part of a probe into whether Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok committed bankruptcy fraud, the debtor's attorneys told a judge in Connecticut during a Thursday hearing.

  5. April 19, 2023

    Trustee 'Troubled' By Brown Rudnick Moves In Exile's Ch. 11

    The trustee overseeing the sprawling Chapter 11 case of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok on Wednesday raised ethics concerns about Brown Rudnick LLP's representation of the debtor, noting the firm was counsel to Kwok as debtor-in-possession yet recently proffered comments and filings adverse to the process.

  6. April 17, 2023

    Ch. 11 Trustee Says Kwok Can't Plead Fifth To Duck Contempt

    The trustee of the bankruptcy estate of exiled Chinese businessman Ho Wan Kwok has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to reject Kwok's arguments that he can't produce documents in his Chapter 11 case because he could incriminate himself in a fraud case.

  7. April 13, 2023

    District Judge To Hear Exiled Billionaire's Free Speech Appeal

    A federal district court judge has granted leave to an exiled Chinese debtor to appeal a bankruptcy judge's injunction against an alleged social media and protest campaign, but in related orders the judge refused to allow the since-arrested Ho Wan Kwok's legal woes to leapfrog from bankruptcy court to the Second Circuit.

  8. April 11, 2023

    Kwok's Ch. 11 Trustee Wants To Move $37M Yacht By May

    Attorneys for the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the sprawling Connecticut bankruptcy of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok, also known as Guo Wengui, told a judge Tuesday that they plan to move a $37 million yacht to the Newport, Rhode Island, area and sell it for the benefit of Kwok's creditors.

  9. April 10, 2023

    Trustee In Kwok Ch. 11 Can Examine Big Banks, Realty Cos.

    The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of accused fraudster Ho Wan Kwok received approval from a Connecticut bankruptcy judge Monday to extend his investigation of the billionaire's finances to a sprawling list of banks and real estate entities with which he did business.

  10. April 05, 2023

    Kwok Withdraws Request To Remove Ch. 11 Trustee

    Ho Wan Kwok, the Chinese exile recently arrested and charged with perpetrating a billion-dollar fraud scheme, has withdrawn a request to remove the trustee overseeing his Connecticut-based Chapter 11 estate, a Wednesday federal court filing indicates.