International Judgment Enforcement & Offshore Asset Recovery

Having a claim is a first step, and winning a favorable award is only the second – critically for the client, the award must still be turned into hard cash. Kobre & Kim’s Andrew Stafford KC and Kiran Unni, who both focus on specialized cross-border monetization of large awards and judgments against sovereigns and commercial debtors explained during a panel at the Istanbul Arbitration Week on October 11, 2022, how to deploy those specialized skills to smooth the pathway to monetization.

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For litigation funders and investors in legal assets, one of the most fruitful areas of opportunity is the enforcement of judgments, arbitral awards and other claims within a cross-border dispute. Kobre & Kim’s Adriana Riviere-Badell will discuss how litigants and funders can work together to maximize recoveries during the Fifth Annual LF Dealmakers Forum on a panel at 9:30 am New York time, September 29, 2022.

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Congratulations to Evelyn Sheehan and Amanda Tuminelli, who were recognized in the latest Top 20 Citywealth USA Crypto Powerwomen 2022 publication. The publication celebrates some of the best crypto experts in the United States including lawyers and litigators within a crypto native.

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Latin America’s recent economic boom has led many to proclaim it “inevitable” that Brazil becomes a center of international disputes. Kobre & Kim’s São Paulo-based lawyers Gabriela Ruiz, Scott Nielson and Carolina Leung explain in a chapter for Lexology’s “Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2022” the ins-and-outs of gaining recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Brazil.

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Brazil, one of the largest crypto markets in the world, is contemplating how to best regulate the crypto industry in the years to come. Lessons learned in the U.S. include a real need to balance regulation and innovation, avoid backwards-looking regulation by enforcement and avoid piling on by multiple government agencies. Kobre & Kim and Bottini & Tamasauskas hosted a panel discussion to examine these topics on August 24, 2022 in São Paulo, Brazil.

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For litigants in Brazil, the broad scope of U.S. discovery may come as surprise. Even though the U.S. Supreme Court recently foreclosed Section 1782 discovery when the sole foreign proceeding involved is a private international arbitration, the parties in Brazilian proceedings can still leverage this instrument, as Gabriela Ruiz, Martin De Luca and Scott Nielson explain in an article for Brazilian legal publication Consultor Juridico.

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In recognition of its “laser focus on cross-border disputes and investigations,” the India Business Law Journal has placed Kobre & Kim among the top India-focused foreign law firms for 2022 in their “Regional and Specialist” category.

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Kobre & Kim has once again earned the very top rank in the Chambers & Partners Litigation Support Guide Global-wide Asset Tracing & Recovery rankings, with Michael S. Kim and Jef Klazen receiving individual recognition for their strengths.

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Kobre & Kim’s Amanda Tuminelli and Benjamin Sauter have been recognized by Citywealth magazine on its 2022 list of “Top 15 U.S. Legal Crypto Practitioners,” a guide to some of the best cryptocurrency legal counsel in the United States.

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Andrew Stafford KC has been named to Law360’s 2022 International Arbitration Editorial Board. The editorial advisory board provides feedback on Law360’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.

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As Chinese companies increasingly integrate around the globe, and as they become involved in more cross-border arbitration disputes, the need is rising for sophisticated practitioners who can take any resulting arbitral awards and enforce them across borders. Kobre & Kim’s Jason Kang, who focuses on a wide range of China-related cross-border disputes and award enforcement campaigns, shares his perspective on enforcing international arbitration awards during a virtual talk from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Shanghai time, June 10, 2022. 

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Dubai-based English barrister Richard Clarke has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by The Legal 500’s latest rankings of the top firms and practitioners in the United Arab Emirates for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation.

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The rise in cross-border insolvencies of cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms creates new challenges for stakeholders, from bankruptcy trustees, liquidators and creditors to victims of fraud looking to recover their stolen digital assets. Differing insolvency regimes make global asset recovery difficult, and bankruptcy estates increasingly have to compete with aggressive government regulators to collect stolen assets.

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The rise in cross-border insolvencies of cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms creates new challenges for stakeholders, from bankruptcy trustees, liquidators and creditors to victims of fraud looking to recover their stolen digital assets. Differing insolvency regimes make global asset recovery difficult, and bankruptcy estates increasingly have to compete with aggressive government regulators to collect stolen assets.

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