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Jason J. Kang
Lawyer
Shanghai
43rd Floor
HKRI Centre One, HKRI Taikoo Hui
288 Shimen Yi Road
Shanghai, 200041
People's Republic of China (PRC)
+86 21 3210 2100
Hong Kong
Champion Tower, 25th Floor
3 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
+852 2127 3288
Shanghai
43rd Floor
HKRI Centre One, HKRI Taikoo Hui
288 Shimen Yi Road
Shanghai, 200041
People's Republic of China (PRC)
+86 21 3210 2100
Hong Kong
Champion Tower, 25th Floor
3 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
+852 2127 3288

Jason Kang is a China-focused litigator who focuses on international judgment and award enforcement and other complex cross-border disputes. Mr. Kang has acted in a wide range of China-related disputes involving governments, state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals, including litigations in Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom and other offshore jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, as well as arbitrations under the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Mr. Kang is particularly experienced in creating and implementing global strategies for enforcement of high-stakes judgments and awards.

Mr. Kang also has extensive experience working with Asia-based clients in navigating complex international regulatory schemes, including matters involving allegations of fraud, FCPA violations, corruption and other wrongdoings.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Kang worked at the Hong Kong office of Stephenson Harwood, where he advised clients in complex commercial and intellectual property disputes.

Admissions

  • Solicitor, Hong Kong

Education

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, JD
  • Nanjing University, LLB (PRC Law)
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, PCLL

Languages

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese

Select Engagements

  • Representation of the controlling shareholder of a leading cryptocurrency mining hardware company, for a Cayman lawsuit and related disputes against the company’s former controlling shareholder over the control of the company.
  • Representation of former board members of Luckin Coffee Inc. in investigations and legal proceedings with respect to alleged fabricated transactions.
  • Representation of Shanghai Lan Cai Asset Management Co. Ltd. in the international enforcement of an arbitration award received in Beijing International Arbitration Center against a high-profile Chinese businessman with operations and assets in the British Virgin Islands and United States.
  • Representation of a Chinese majority shareholder and guarantor in a complex shareholder dispute subject to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center arbitration against a large asset management company and its appointed receiver, with US $40 million+ at stake.
  • Representation of a high net-worth Chinese individual in a Hong Kong High Court litigation relating to dispute over ownership of majority shares in a holding company.
  • Representation of a large Chinese conglomerate subject to International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration in Singapore against a large multinational network technology corporation arising out of a supply and licensing agreement.
  • Representation of a Fortune 50 company in implementing a global insolvency and enforcement strategy against a company accused of funding and supporting a multibillion-dollar fraud.
  • Representation of a Fortune 500 company defrauded of US $65 million+ in recovering the funds from various entities in Hong Kong and mainland China.
  • Representation of a judgment creditor in Korea in the international enforcement of a high-value judgment affirmed by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea against a judgment debtor with operations and assets in Hong Kong, the British Virgin Islands, Canada and several other locations.
  • Representation of a major multinational company in an internal investigation regarding possible fraud and Foreign Corrupt Practice Act issues stemming from its operation in Asia.
  • Representation of a leading Chinese bank’s overseas branch in a Mareva injunction application in Hong Kong.
  • Representation of a Chinese state-owned enterprise in an International Chamber of Commerce international arbitration in Vienna in relation to disputes over ship-building contracts.
  • Representation of a leading Chinese company in a multijurisdictional patent and copyright dispute in China, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa.
 

Publications & Presentations

  • Panelist, "Strategies in Monetization of Arbitral Awards Against Greater China-Based Debtors" (Hong Kong Arbitration Week, Hong Kong, October 2021)
  • Co-author, "'Belt and Road Initiative' Chinese Companies Should Pay Attention to MDB Compliance (中国企业“一带一路”走出去需重视多边开发银行合规)" (Guancha News, August 2021)
  • Co-author, "Hong Kong-China Cross Border Insolvency Agreement Gives Creditors Greater Access to Assets in China" (Law.com International, July 2021)
  • Co-author, Enforcement of Judgments, Awards & Deeds in Commercial Matters — Hong Kong (Thomson Reuters, 2013)
  • Co-author, Data Protection Multi-Jurisdictional Guide — Hong Kong (Practical Law Company, 2013)

Credentials

Admissions

  • Solicitor, Hong Kong

Education

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, JD
  • Nanjing University, LLB (PRC Law)
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, PCLL

Languages

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese

Engagements

  • Representation of the controlling shareholder of a leading cryptocurrency mining hardware company, for a Cayman lawsuit and related disputes against the company’s former controlling shareholder over the control of the company.
  • Representation of former board members of Luckin Coffee Inc. in investigations and legal proceedings with respect to alleged fabricated transactions.
  • Representation of Shanghai Lan Cai Asset Management Co. Ltd. in the international enforcement of an arbitration award received in Beijing International Arbitration Center against a high-profile Chinese businessman with operations and assets in the British Virgin Islands and United States.
  • Representation of a Chinese majority shareholder and guarantor in a complex shareholder dispute subject to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center arbitration against a large asset management company and its appointed receiver, with US $40 million+ at stake.
  • Representation of a high net-worth Chinese individual in a Hong Kong High Court litigation relating to dispute over ownership of majority shares in a holding company.
  • Representation of a large Chinese conglomerate subject to International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration in Singapore against a large multinational network technology corporation arising out of a supply and licensing agreement.
  • Representation of a Fortune 50 company in implementing a global insolvency and enforcement strategy against a company accused of funding and supporting a multibillion-dollar fraud.
  • Representation of a Fortune 500 company defrauded of US $65 million+ in recovering the funds from various entities in Hong Kong and mainland China.
  • Representation of a judgment creditor in Korea in the international enforcement of a high-value judgment affirmed by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea against a judgment debtor with operations and assets in Hong Kong, the British Virgin Islands, Canada and several other locations.
  • Representation of a major multinational company in an internal investigation regarding possible fraud and Foreign Corrupt Practice Act issues stemming from its operation in Asia.
  • Representation of a leading Chinese bank’s overseas branch in a Mareva injunction application in Hong Kong.
  • Representation of a Chinese state-owned enterprise in an International Chamber of Commerce international arbitration in Vienna in relation to disputes over ship-building contracts.
  • Representation of a leading Chinese company in a multijurisdictional patent and copyright dispute in China, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa.

News

Publications & Presentations

  • Panelist, "Strategies in Monetization of Arbitral Awards Against Greater China-Based Debtors" (Hong Kong Arbitration Week, Hong Kong, October 2021)
  • Co-author, "'Belt and Road Initiative' Chinese Companies Should Pay Attention to MDB Compliance (中国企业“一带一路”走出去需重视多边开发银行合规)" (Guancha News, August 2021)
  • Co-author, "Hong Kong-China Cross Border Insolvency Agreement Gives Creditors Greater Access to Assets in China" (Law.com International, July 2021)
  • Co-author, Enforcement of Judgments, Awards & Deeds in Commercial Matters — Hong Kong (Thomson Reuters, 2013)
  • Co-author, Data Protection Multi-Jurisdictional Guide — Hong Kong (Practical Law Company, 2013)