Ho Wan Kwok

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Case Number:

5:22-bk-50073

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

Firms

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
June 01, 2022
Sidley Not Conflicted, NJ Diocese Ch. 11 Moves Forward

The bankrupt Diocese of Camden received approval for its Chapter 11 plan disclosures with warnings from the court, Sidley Austin was found not to be conflicted when it represented the Boy Scouts of America, and Arizona law doomed a $16 million lien claim asserted by the Dutch government in the MD Helicopters bankruptcy. This is the week in bankruptcy.

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