| Hedge Fund Managing Director Extradited and Held on $300 Million Fraud Charge |
December 22, 2009 |
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Kobre & Kim LLP represents Philip Baker, managing director of the collapsed Chicago hedge fund Lake Shore Asset Management Ltd in connection with allegations by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois of securities fraud, wire fraud and related crimes. Kobre & Kim LLP attorneys also managed the extradition of our client from Germany to the U.S.
 Lake Shore’s Baker Held On $300 Million Fraud Charge |
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| The Galleon Insider Trading Charges |
November 9, 2009 |
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In the biggest insider trading case involving hedge funds in history and the first ever to employ wiretaps, Kobre & Kim LLP represents a hedge fund manager in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York prosecutions of the Galleon insider trading case.
Hedge-Fund Giant Surfaces in Trading Probe |
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| Federal Investigation Regarding a US $6 Billion Nigerian Natural Gas Plant |
March 5, 2009 |
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Kobre & Kim represents a private client in connection with a federal investigation regarding an alleged scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts. The EPC contracts to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities on Bonny Island, Nigeria, were valued at more than US $6 billion.
Two Brits Indicted In Alleged Nigerian Bribe Scheme |
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| Hedge Fund Sues Over Madoff Losses |
January 30, 2009 |
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Kobre & Kim LLP represented MAXAM Absolute Return Fund in connection with attempts to recover US $280 million investments in the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC fraud, and defense against potential lawsuits by investors in MAXAM-managed funds, as well as associated purported class actions.
Maxam Hedge Fund Sues Auditors Over Madoff Losses |
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| Representation of Hedge Fund Administrator in Madoff Fraud |
December 22, 2008 |
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Kobre & Kim LLP represented a hedge fund administrator in successfully compelling arbitration of two derivative actions in New York State in connection with the administrator's work for a Madoff Securities feeder fund.
Firm Built On Madoff Ties Faces Tough Questions |
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| Bernard Madoff Fraud |
December 16, 2008 |
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Kobre & Kim LLP represents several institutional investors in connection with attempts to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in investments in the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC fraud, and defense against potential litigation.
Madoff Victims Look For Ways To Recover Their Money |
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| Petters Worldwide Fraud |
October 6, 2008 |
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Kobre & Kim LLP represented an institutional investor which lost approximately US $1.1 billion in the Petters Worldwide fraud, currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
$1 Billion To Petters Affiliates |
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| Conviction Vacated and New Trial Granted in International Extradition Case |
September 14, 2008 |
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Kobre & Kim LLP successfully persuaded the Pennsylvania appellate courts to vacate the conviction of a client charged with a serious felony, and to grant a new trial on less serious charges. This result followed the outright dismissal of other charges against the client after Kobre & Kim LLP filed motions citing mistakes in the formal request submitted by the prosecutors in requesting the extradition of the client from the United Kingdom.
Biagio Scotto Gets New Trial On Less Serious Charges |
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| New York City Officials Accused of Soliciting Bribes |
May 14, 2008 |
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Kobre & Kim LLP represents a public official of the New York City Department of Education charged in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan with alleged bribery and extortion in connection with an alleged decades-long conspiracy involving the assignment and inspection of school bus routes.
School Bus Safety Officials Are Accused of Soliciting Bribes |
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| Monster.com Options Backdating Scandal |
January 23, 2008 |
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Kobre & Kim LLP represented a former top officer of Monster, the parent of job-search Web site Monster.com, in connection with a Securities & Exchange Commission investigation and derivative litigation arising from alleged backdating of employee stock option grants.
A Monster Case Of Backdating |
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