Ho Wan Kwok
Case Number:
5:22-bk-50073
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Nature of Suit:
Firms
- Parrett Porto
- K&L Gates
- Tarter Krinsky
- Gray Reed
- O'Sullivan McCormack
- Cohn Birnbaum
- Houser LLP
- Hinckley Allen
- Arnold & Porter
- Pillsbury Winthrop
- Shipman Shaiken
- Law Office of Bonnie C. Mangan
- Marino Zabel
- Akerman LLP
- Neubert Pepe
- Gibson Dunn
- Lawall & Mitchell
- Wilson Elser
- Saxe Doernberger
- ArentFox Schiff
- Clyde & Co
- Cole Schotz
- Womble Bond
- Faegre Drinker
- Barclay Damon
- DLA Piper
- Fox Rothschild
- Becker LLC
- Chiesa Shahinian
- Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
- Martocchio & Oliveira
- Norris McLaughlin
- Zeisler & Zeisler
- The Quinlan Law Firm LLC
- Sidley Austin
- Weinberg Gross
- Brown Rudnick
- Lax & Neville
- Crowell & Moring
- Green & Sklarz
- Goldberg Weprin
- Ivey Barnum
- Baker & Hostetler
- Barton Gilman
- Randazza Legal Group
- Golenbock Eiseman
- McManimon Scotland
- Murphy & King
- Reid & Riege
- Stroock & Stroock
- Hogan Lovells
- Pashman Stein
- Troy Law PLLC
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Williams & Connolly
- Cowdery Murphy
- Paul Hastings
- Kelley Drye
- Gilbride Tusa
- Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC
- Togut Segal
- Pullman & Comley
- Lazare Potter
- Troutman
- Charmoy & Charmoy
- Sheppard Mullin
- Arnall Golden
- Updike Kelly
- Meister Seelig & Fein
- Finn Dixon
- Shipman & Goodwin
- McElroy Deutsch
- Olshan Frome
- HSF Kramer
- Law Offices of Jeffrey Hellman
Companies
- Verdolino & Lowey P.C.
- Corporate Creations
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- B&H Foto & Electronics Corp.
- Cirrus Aircraft Corp.
- Marcum LLP
- Douglas Elliman Realty LLC
- Microsoft Corp.
- Nardello & Co. LLC
- Apple Inc.
- Mercantile Bank Corporation
- Fox News Network LLC
- Stretto Inc.
- Dundon Advisers LLC
- American Express Co.
- Sotheby's
- RV Retailer LLC
- Zeta Interactive Corp.
- Compass Minerals International, Inc.
- DBS Group Holdings
- Amazon.com Inc.
- UBS Group AG
Sectors & Industries:
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March 05, 2025
Amazon, Others Must Face Guo Ch. 11 Clawback Claims
A Chapter 11 trustee can chase cash payments Chinese exile Miles Guo passed through nondebtor alter ego shell companies when buying goods and services from a long list of companies and law firms, a Connecticut bankruptcy judge has ruled.
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February 18, 2025
Willkie DQ'd, Guo Clawbacks Continue
Franchise Group must find new bankruptcy counsel after a judge in Delaware found Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP was conflicted in its case. The court-appointed trustee investigating Miles Guo's shell companies got another deadline extension to chase down estate funds. Spirit Airlines is awaiting confirmation of its reorganization plan. And bankrupt bitcoin miner Rhodium Encore has hit back at its landlord in court, alleging a campaign of sabotage.
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February 14, 2025
Guo Ch. 11 Trustee Wins 3rd Clawback Extension, Seeks $38M
A Connecticut bankruptcy judge for a third time on Friday extended deadlines for a Chapter 11 trustee to file adversary proceedings against individuals and entities that received money from Chinese exile Miles Guo or his alter ego shell companies, noting that this order would be the final blanket extension.
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February 14, 2025
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Chinese exile Miles Guo's bankruptcy estate hit dozens of new targets, including Salesforce and Grubhub, with adversary proceedings; the Chapter 7 trustee for Alex Jones asked permission to return deposits to bidders on Jones' assets; and the Office of the U.S. Trustee objected to the proposed plan of prison healthcare company Wellpath Holdings Inc., saying the plan contains impermissible third-party releases and Wellpath proposed an amended plan.
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February 11, 2025
Guo Trustee Wants More Time For 'Mind-Boggling' Clawbacks
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing convicted fraudster Miles Guo's bankruptcy estate on Tuesday testified that the complex task of unraveling millions in cash transfers without the Chinese exile's cooperation warrants a third blanket order allowing avoidance actions beyond typical deadlines.
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February 04, 2025
Guo Trustee Gets OK To Keep Law Firm Deal Sealed For Now
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing convicted Chinese fraudster Miles Guo's bankruptcy estate can keep secret for 180 days an adversary proceeding settlement with a New York law firm because similar clawback cases should proceed without being impacted by the terms of the deal, a Connecticut bankruptcy judge has ruled.
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January 22, 2025
Billionaire Debtor's Daughter Loses Appeal Over Jet Sale
The daughter of bankrupt billionaire Miles Guo on Tuesday lost her appeal of a Connecticut bankruptcy judge's ruling that the $10 million she reaped from the sale of a private jet is the property of her father's estate because he was the beneficial owner of the plan.
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January 15, 2025
Amazon, FedEx, Anthem Blast Guo Ch. 11 Clawbacks
Amazon, Anthem and FedEx on Wednesday asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to toss millions in clawback claims against nearly 40 entities by Chinese exile Miles Guo's Chapter 11 trustee, saying during oral arguments that the trustee is misusing prior rulings that Guo's shell companies were his alter egos.
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December 04, 2024
Guo Trustee Balks At Boies Schiller's Clawback Transfer Bid
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Chinese exile Miles Guo's bankruptcy in Connecticut says Boies Schiller Flexner LLP should not be allowed to move a nearly $654,000 clawback action from bankruptcy court to district court, suggesting a bankruptcy judge is better poised to consider his asset recovery theories.
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November 27, 2024
Compass NJ Tapped To Sell $33M Miles Guo Mansion In Ch. 11
The trustee handling the Chapter 11 of exiled Chinese businessman and convicted fraudster Miles Guo asked the Connecticut bankruptcy court to let him hire four agents with residential real estate firm Compass to sell a historic 58-room mansion in Mahwah, New Jersey.