Ho Wan Kwok

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5:22-bk-50073

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Connecticut

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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