Ho Wan Kwok

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  1. December 01, 2023

    Kwok Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks To Sell Yacht For $375K

    The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the bankruptcy case of Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge for permission to complete a private sale of a yacht, the Lady May II, that the trustee has long argued is connected to Kwok.

  2. November 28, 2023

    Kwok Trustee IDs $2.6B In Cash Moves As Cutoff Date Looms

    The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the estate of Ho Wan Kwok told a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to brace for more than 100 individual clawback actions that seek to recoup some of the $2.6 billion that flowed through more than 275 accounts connected to the Chinese exile.

  3. November 22, 2023

    Tax Adviser Conflicted In Kwok Ch. 11, US Trustee Says

    Eisner Advisory Group LLC should be disqualified as tax adviser for Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 trustee, because the company has a conflict of interest stemming from previous work done for the exiled Chinese billionaire, the U.S. Trustee's Office told the Connecticut bankruptcy court.

  4. November 20, 2023

    Judge Nixes Swift Stay Bid In Kwok Ch. 11 Document Row

    A Connecticut federal judge denied an emergency stay request from G-Club Operations LLC, an alleged alter ego of bankrupt Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok, to block a bankruptcy judge's order for G-Club to hand over documents to the debtor's Chapter 11 trustee, saying the request merely repeated old arguments.

  5. November 15, 2023

    Kwok Ch. 11 Judge Says Cloud Documents Aren't Privileged

    A Connecticut judge has ordered G-Club Operations LLC, an alleged alter ego of bankrupt Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok, to fork over documents to the debtor's Chapter 11 trustee, ruling that the company waived any purported privilege by sharing material hosted on a cloud-based server with another Kwok-connected company.

  6. November 09, 2023

    Kwok Can't Use 5th Amendment As Ch. 11 Shield, Judge Says

    A Connecticut federal judge has trounced an attempt by Chinese exile and alleged criminal fraudster Ho Wan Kwok to use the U.S. Constitution to avoid documenting his assets for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee, ruling that since no final punishment has been ordered, the issue is not ripe for review.

  7. November 08, 2023

    Kwok Ch. 11 Trustee Gets OK To Settle Retainer Dispute

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has approved a Chapter 11 trustee's settlement with a law firm that previously represented Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok in a malpractice suit against Clark Hill PLC and one of its immigration lawyers, agreeing to split the $100,000 retainer in half between the estate and Casper Firm LLC.

  8. November 06, 2023

    Kwok Wants Gov't Communications With Ch. 11. Trustee, SEC

    Accused fraudster Ho Wan Kwok has asked the Department of Justice for copies of criminal investigators' communications with both the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing his bankruptcy estate and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing that those communications could prove the government tried to seize exculpatory evidence.

  9. October 24, 2023

    Judge Orders Kwok Mansion Inventoried After Items 'Looted'

    The judge overseeing Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok's bankruptcy on Tuesday ordered an attorney representing the corporate owner of a New Jersey mansion to swiftly plan to catalog the building's assets after a Chapter 11 trustee alleged that many items, including Lamborghini and BMW motorcycles, had vanished or been moved.

  10. October 17, 2023

    Paul Hastings Seeks $3.9M In Kwok Ch. 11 Fees And Costs

    Attorneys with Paul Hastings LLP have sought additional fees and costs of nearly $3.9 million for overseeing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Ho Wan Kwok during July and August, continuing to make good on their promise that a previous $12 million fee request was "only the beginning."