Alameda Research Ltd. v. Dunamu Inc.: Complaint (‘$53M Turnover’)
Complaint in Alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. Dunamu Inc., of South Korea, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Afiniti, Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (Bermuda)
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by Hassan Afzal, as the Foreign Representative of Afiniti, Ltd. (in Provisional Liquidation), described as "the ultimate holding company of 32 companies in the business of applied predictive artificial intelligence" with total liabilities of $580 million, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Terraform Labs Ltd.: Chapter 11 Petition (‘BVI Crypto Insolvency’)
Chapter 11 Petition by Terraform Labs Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Norman Intertrade Ltd. v. Bon-Woong Koo et al: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award ($303K)
Petition to Confirm Foreign Arbitration Award in Norman Intertrade Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. Bon-Woong Koo, described as a citizen of South Korea residing in Los Altos, California, USA, and The Estate of Cha-Hong Koo at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Higround Co. Ltd. et al v. Henry Lee et al: Complaint (‘$5M Loan Repayment’)
Complaint in Higround Co. Ltd., of South Korea, and Higround Pte Ltd., of Singapore v. Henry Han-Woong Lee, Genesis Digital Assets Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Genesis Group Partners LLC, Genesis Neon Group LLC, and Neon Partners LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, USA.
Saeilo General Holdings Inc.: Restoration Application (Cayman Islands)
Originating Application in the matter of Saeilo General Holdings Inc. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Saeilo Equity Investments Limited Partnership: Restoration Application (Cayman Islands)
Originating Application in the matter of Saeilo Equity Investments Limited Partnership at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Saeilo Portfolio Investments Limited Partnership: Restoration Application (Cayman Islands)
Originating Application in the matter of Saeilo Portfolio Investments Limited Partnership at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Gate Gourmet Korea Co., Ltd. v. Asiana Airlines, Inc.: Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award ($50M)
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award in Gate Gourmet Korea Co., Ltd., described as "a joint venture company based in the Republic of Korea" v. Asiana Airlines, Inc., described as "an international airline based in the Republic of Korea", at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Higround Co., Ltd. et al v. Henry Lee et al: Second Amended Complaint (‘$4.75M Fraud’)
Second Amended Complaint in Higround Co. Ltd., of South Korea, and Higround Pte. Ltd., of Singapore v. Henry Han-Woong Lee, described as a U.S. citizen residing in New York, USA; Genesis Digital Assets Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Genesis Group Partners LLC, Neon Partners LLC, and Genesis-Neon Group LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Creditor applies to wind up U.K. luxury fashion e-commerce firm Farfetch in Cayman over ‘$404M Debt’
Citing a debt of $404 million and the need for an "urgent investigation" into the conduct of its 49-year-old founder, chairman, and CEO, José Neves, U.S. financial services provider Wilmington Trust has filed a petition at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands to wind up Cayman-domiciled, United Kingdom-based luxury fashion e-commerce firm Farfetch Limited.
Wilmington Trust, N.A. v. Farfetch Ltd.: Winding Up Petition (‘$404M Debt’)
Winding Up Petition in Wilmington Trust, National Association, of Delaware, USA v. Farfetch Limited, described as "the ultimate holding company of a corporate group, with intermediate holding and operating companies in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other jurisdictions" which "comprises a global retail platform for the luxury fashion industry, a number of other e-commerce platforms, a number of fashion and beauty product labels, and a London department store", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
SEC v. Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. et al: Opinion and Order (‘$40B Crypto Fraud & Unregistered Securities’)
Opinion and Order granting, inter alia, SEC's motion for summary judgment "involving defendants’ unregistered offers and sales of LUNA and MIR in violation of Sections 5(a) and (5c) of the Securities Act" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd., of Singapore, and Do Hyeong Kwon, described in the complaint as a resident of South Korea and Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Higround Co. Ltd. et al v. Henry Lee et al: First Amended Complaint (‘$4.75M Fraud’)
First Amended Complaint in Higround Co. Ltd., of South Korea, and Higround Pte. Ltd., of Singapore v. Henry Han-Woong Lee, described as a U.S. citizen residing in New York, USA; Genesis Digital Assets Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Genesis Group Partners LLC, Neon Partners LLC, and Genesis-Neon Group LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
CY Capital Ltd. et al v. Rothenberg Ventures 2016 Feeder Fund, LP: Petition
Petition that "Jefferson Robert Eppler be directed to sign the Section 10 Statement and file same with the Registrar on behalf of GP Ltd." in CY Capital Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Korea Investment Partners Co. Ltd., of South Korea; ARCHina Capital Fund I L.P., of the Cayman Islands, and Jianfeng Lu, of China v. Rothenberg Ventures 2016 Feeder Fund, LP at the Grand Curt of the Cayman Islands.
StormX Global SEZC Inc.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Director Details for StormX Global SEZC Inc., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on November 22nd, 2023.
Higround Co. Ltd. et al v. Henry Lee et al: Complaint (‘$4.75M Fraud’)
Complaint in Higround Co. Ltd., of South Korea, and Higround Pte. Ltd., of Singapore v. Henry Han-Woong Lee, described as a U.S. citizen residing in New York, USA; Genesis Digital Assets Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Genesis Group Partners LLC, Neon Partners LLC, Stonefort Consultants FZC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Petra Eco Build Sdn Bhd, of Malaysia; West Ranch Capital Management, of Austin, Texas, USA; Jules Corporation, of Singapore, and Jonathan Chan, of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Bulgaria: Wells Fargo Bank (‘Fraud’)
Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Wells Fargo Bank N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Bulgaria - for a criminal investigation into suspected fraud by an unknown subject(s) allegedly posing as a representative of "a South Korean media company".
Vesttoo Ltd. et al: Chapter 11 Petition
Chapter 11 Petition by Vesttoo US Inc., Vesttoo Ltd., Vesttoo SPV Holdings LLC, Vesttoo Reinsurance Intermediary Services Inc., Vesttoo Asset Management LLC, Vesttoo Securities (USA) LLC, Vesttoo UK Ltd., Vesttoo Japan Co., Ltd., Vesttoo Korea Inc., Vesttoo Holdings Ltd., Vesttoo Hong Kong Limited, Vesttoo Malta Ltd., Vesttoo Malta Trading Ltd., Vesttoo Marketplace Ltd., Vesttoo Alpha Holdings Ltd., Vesttoo Bermudian Bay Ltd., Vesttoo Alpha P&C Ltd., Vesttoo Alpha Special Purpose Trust, Vesttoo Alpha Manager Ltd., Vesttoo Alpha P&C Fund GP L.P., Vesttoo Alpha P&C Fund L.P., Vescor Bay GP L.P., Vescor Bay L.P., Vesttoo Partners 101 L.P., Vesttoo Partners 102 L.P., Vesttoo Partners 103 L.P., Vesttoo Partners 104 L.P., Vesttoo Partners 105 L.P., Vesttoo Bay One Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay X Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XI Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XIII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XIV Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay FIFTEEN Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XVI Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XVII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XVIII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XIX Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XX Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXI Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXIII Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXIV Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay XXV Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay One Hundred Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay One Hundred One Limited Partnership, Vesttoo Bay One Hundred Two Limited Partnership, and Vesttoo Bay 103 Limited Partnership at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
LSF-KEB Holdings SCA v. Republic of Korea: Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award ($216M)
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award in LSF-KEB Holdings SCA, of Belgium, described as "an affiliate of certain private equity funds known collectively as the Lone Star Funds" v. Republic of Korea at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Brian Abbott et al v. Strongblock et al: Complaint (‘$30M Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint by residents of Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and USA alleging a $30 million crypto securities fraud in Brian Abbott, Ian Abbott, Richard Alleyne, Hamza Alshawabka, Brian Angiuli, Ronnie Arefieg, Justin Arends, Alex Atwood, Margarita Ayrapetyan, Narbik Babakhanian, Victor Omar Baez, Michael Bahra, Julian Bailey, Sirus Bakhtiar, Joan Barnard, Lee Barnett, Kevin Barrera, Chrystel Bassett-Simmonds, Drew Bassler, Alyssa Baum, Eric Bell, Alfonso Beltrame, Ryan Benker, Jason Bicknell, Moe Billah, Catherine Blair, David Blumenthal, Tyler Boardman, Guillaume Bouchard, Christopher Bowerbank, Lorenzo Boyice, William Brachey, Judy Brassfield, Peter Burkhard, Matthew Burton, Roy Cabrera, Anthony Caeton, Jo Ann Cantu, Brent Carr, Michael Carr, Peter Celnicker, James Chatziapostolou, Scott Chesley, Bob Chinn, Richard Christie, Eddie Chung, Dominic Cirigliano, Kevin Clancy, Wendi Cocita, Kris Collins, Ryan Cosenza, Allison Cowart, Patricia Cowart, Michael Coyne, Michael Damian, Tara Daniels, Lorenzo de Leo, Jaymie Deboucherville, Mathew DeCesare, Frank Deh, Harsha Dhananjay, Michelle Diaz, John Dick, Owen Dockham, Adrian Doms, Matthias Doms, Galen Drace, Jason Dunning, Abhishek Dwivedi, Matthew Edwards, Kevin Elrod, Edward Emielita, Joanne Evans, Experience Better Living LLC, Mark Fagan, Brandon Farmer, John Ferrone, FL Landco Investments LLC, Santiago Flores Rabasa, Blake Fosenburg, Mark Foster, James Freitas, Ryan Freyling, Hengyi Gao, Rene Garcia, Kyle Geiger, Alexa Genovas, Michelle Girardi, Augustus Gordon-Davy, Darron Grier, Gary Grimm, Josefina Guanchez, Nicholas Habib, Tomas Hajach, Nathaniel Harder, Garreth Hardy, Norbert Hausmann, Tuan Hoang, Stephen Holley, Gary Hoover Jr., Christopher Hubbard, Kent Hulet, Kenneth Hyer, Joe Izzo, Elliott Jarnutowski, Ryan Jarnutowski, Kashif Jawed, Joshua Jones, Melanie Joscelyne, Bartosz Kalisz, Michael Kay, Nicole Keane, Mathias Köttner, Eugene Kramer, Nicholas Kringas, Novak Krueger, Matthew Lau, Nazareno Leon, Stevie Liddington, David G. Littlechild, Stephen Lockhart, Jack Lyle, Pedro Maia, Marian Majer, Lwok Tin Man, Anthony Maniscalco, Justin Margedant, Maja Markovic, Lee Marks, Saundra Marks, Cassandra Mazur, Paola Mazzoni, Sean McLeod, Cyril Means, Eric Mechler, Robert Medina, Simon Melin, Marschall Meusel, Michelle Mikolis, Kenneth Miller, Sjaak Miltenburg, Abdiweli Mohamed, Daniel Montazem, Bas Mulder, Jeffrey Nakamura, Richard Nappi, Steven Natsios, Lee Newsome, Tuyet Nguyen, Alex Norton, Darren O'Sullivan, Christiana Okhipo, Jonathan Ortega, Hayriye Osman, Keira Palmer, Luciano Parisius, Paul Parratt, Ann Marie Patero, Glen Cameron Patrick, Aaron Patterson, Andrew Persaud, Tracey Phillips, Leandri Pieterse, Jimmy Pineda, Pinegate Investments LLC, Batuhan Potukoglu, Ersan Potukoglu, Steven Pound, Andrea Quigley, James Quigley, Amber Quinton, Juma Rajab, Timea Rajko, Bryce Ralph, Louis Raskin, Erna Reid, Heriberto Reynoso, Maureen Richards, Robert Berry Bankruptcy Estate, Stephen Roberts, Norton Robinson, Massiel Rojas, Mary Rose, Viviana Rozo, Dmitry Rutenberg, John Sahli, Neville Samson, Chad Saunders, Brent Schroeder, Carter Schroeder, Alexander Sergeev, David Shapiro, Bryan Shelton, Ankur Shukla, Michael Simpson, Jason Siruchek, Bernard Smith, Dean Smith, John Sniadecki, Chris Spafford, Devin Spaulding, Sam Stamp, Penny Steele, Justin Sterling, Cosmin Stoian, Kenneth Bryn Swartz, Martyn John Taylor, The Node Estate Pty Ltd., Mitchell Tromp, Yiu Ming Tse, Darren Tsuchiya, Robert Urban, Steven van der Peijl, Jaïr van Eer, Dan Van Zandt, Kasio Varma, Jhovany Leon Vazquez, Sean Villa, Anthony Villani, Aron Walker, Ericka Walker, Paul Walsh, Asiark Washington, Derik Washington, Jeremaine Westerlow, Billy Wynn, Noah Zarnow, Daniel Zureikat, and David Zylberberg v. Strongblock, David Moss, Brian Abramson, Corey Lederer, Konstantin Shkut, and John Does 1-5 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Sunwoo Lee et al v. Com2uS Holdings et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint in Sunwoo Lee and Myunga Cho v. Com2uS Holdings, of South Korea; Com2uS Corp., of South Korea, and Com2uS USA Inc., of California, USA, at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Biogen Inc.: Discovery Application (South Korea)
Application by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. to take discovery from Biogen Inc. "for use in foreign patent-infringement litigation and related proceedings brought by Regeneron against Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd., and Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd., currently pending in South Korea", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
SEC v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd. et al: Amended Complaint (‘$40B Crypto Fraud’)
Amended Complaint alleging the defendants "offered and sold crypto asset securities in unregistered transactions and perpetrated a fraudulent scheme that led to the loss of at least $40 billion of market value" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd., of Singapore, and Do Hyeong Kwon, described as a resident of South Korea and Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
USA v. Do Kwon: Criminal Indictment (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Criminal Indictment alleging crypto fraud involving Singapore-based Terraform Labs in USA v. Do Hyeong Kwon, a citizen of South Korea, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
South Korea: Steven Lee (‘$3.4M Embezzlement’)
Complaint for the extradition of Steven Lee from the USA to South Korea to face allegations of "occupational embezzlement and breach of trust" involving Lone Star Funds, of Dallas, Texas, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
SEC v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$40B Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint alleging the defendants "offered and sold crypto asset securities in unregistered transactions and perpetrated a fraudulent scheme that led to the loss of at least $40 billion of market value" in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd., of Singapore, and Do Hyeong Kwon, described as a resident of South Korea and Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
FTX Trading Ltd. et al: List of Creditors
List of Creditors of 'FTX Trading Ltd. et al' crypto group, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Leonid Zavlunov v. Stanislav Shvartsman et al: Complaint (‘Fraudulent Bank Guarantee’)
Complaint seeking damages of $4.1 million alleging fraud and forgery in Leonid Zavlunov, derivatively and on behalf of Strategic Global Experts Inc. v. Stanislav Shvartsman, William Joseph Mudolo, of London, England, and African Development Funding Group, as Defendants, and Strategic Global Experts Inc., as Nominal Defendant, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County.
FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Affidavit Supporting Chapter 11 Petitions (‘Complete Absence of Trustworthy Financial Information’)
Affidavit of John J. Ray III, including statements that "Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here" and "related party loans" were made to Sam Bankman-Fried, $1 billion; Nishad Aingh, $543 million, and Ryan Salame, $55 million, in support of Chapter 11 Petitions by 102 entities comprising the FTX crypto group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Chapter 11 Petition
Chapter 11 Petition by 134 entities comprising the FTX Group, including those in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Nigeria, Panama, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, and Vietnam, namely Alameda Aus Pty Ltd., Alameda Global Services Ltd., Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd., Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd., Alameda Research Pte Ltd., Alameda Research Yankari Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd., Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Allston Way Ltd., Altalix Ltd., Analisya Pte Ltd., Atlantis Technology Ltd., B for Transfer Egypt, B Payment Services Nigeria, B Transfer Services Ltd., B Transfer Services Ltd. UAE, B Transfer Services Uganda, Bancroft Way Ltd., BitPesa Kenya Ltd., BitPesa RDC SARL, BitPesa Senegal Ltd., BitPesa South Africa, BitPesa Tanzania Ltd., BitPesa Uganda Ltd., Bitvo, Inc., Blockfolio Holdings, Inc., Blockfolio, Inc., Blue Ridge Ltd., BT Payment Services Ghana, BT Payment Services South Africa, BT Payments Uganda, BT Pesa Nigeria Ltd., BTC Africa S.A., BTLS Limited Tanzania, Cardinal Ventures Ltd., Cedar Bay Ltd., Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, Clifton Bay Investments Ltd., CM-Equity AG, Corner Stone Staffing, Cottonwood Grove Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd., Crypto Bahamas LLC, DAAG Trading, DMCC, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Deep Creek Ltd., Digital Custody Inc., Euclid Way Ltd., Exchange 4 Free Seychellen, Exchange 4Free Australia Br., Exchange 4Free Ltd., Exchange 4Free South Africa Br., Exchange 4Free Swiss Branch, Finfax Company, FTX (Gibraltar) Ltd., FTX Canada Inc., FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd., FTX Europe AG, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd., FTX Property Holdings Ltd., FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Trading Ltd., FTX Turkey Teknoloji ve Ticaret AŞ, FTX US Derivatives LLC, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX US Trading, Inc., FTX Vault Trust Company, FTX Ventures Ltd., FTX Ventures Partnership, FTX Zuma Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd., Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Good Luck Games, LLC, Goodman Investments Ltd., Hannam Group Inc., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Hilltop Technology Services LLC, Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd., Innovatia Ltd., Island Bay Ventures Inc., K-DNA Financial Services Ltd., Killarney Lake Investments Ltd., Ledger Holdings Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, Ledger Prime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd., LT Baskets Ltd., Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd., North Dimension Inc., North Dimension Ltd., North Wireless Dimension Inc., Paper Bird Inc., Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd., Quoine Pte Ltd., Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd., SNG Investments Yatirim ve Danişmanlik AŞ, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Tigetwit Ltd., TransferZero, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., West Realm Shires Services Inc., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., and ZUBR Exchange Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Brian Kang et al v. Hybrid Trade Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$50M Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint in Brian Kang, individually and on behalf of SkyBlock LLC and Mid-Wilshire Consulting LLC; Prasad Hurra, David Kim, individually and on behalf of Blue Block Group; Artemo Verduzco, David Kwon, and Young Jae Kwon v. Hybrid Trade Limited, Asia Digital Asset Exchange, Allysian Sciences, Apolo Ohno, Rod Jao, and Eugenio Pugliese at the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.
Naya 1740 Fund Ltd. et al v. Coupang Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint
Class Action Complaint alleging fraud in Naya 1740 Fund Ltd., Naya Coldwater Fund Limited, Naya Master Fund LP, Nayawood LP, and Quantum Partners LP, all of the Cayman Islands v. Coupang Inc., described as a South Korea-based "social commerce platform where users could purchase tickets for theaters or travel"; Bom Suk Kim, Gaurav Anand, Michael Parker, Matthew Christensen, Lydia Jett, Neil Mehta, Benjamin Sun, Kevin Warsh, Harry You, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Allen & Company LLC, JPMorgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, and CLSA Limited at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Michael Nguyen et al v. OKCoin USA Inc.: Notice of Removal (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Defendant's Notice of Removal, including a copy of the complaint, in Michael Nguyen and Nader George v. OKCoin USA Inc., described as "a web-based cryptocurrency exchange", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
SparkLabs Global Ventures Management LLC et al: $225K Fines
Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing fines totaling $225,000 on SparkLabs Global Ventures Management LLC, of Delaware; SparkLabs Management LLC, of Delaware, and Bernard Moon, of California, for "unauthorized and undisclosed inter-fund loan transactions" involving, inter alia, Cayman Islands-domiciled entities based in South Korea and Taiwan.
David Choi v. Coupang Inc. et al: Class Action Complaint
Class Action Complaint v. Coupang Inc., Bom Suk Kim, Gaurav Anand, Michael Parker, Matthew Christensen, Lydia Jett, Neil Mehta, Benjamin Sun, Kevin Warsh, Harry You, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Allen & Company LLC, and JPMorgan Securities LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Matthew Albright v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Class Action Complaint alleging a crypto-based fraud in Matthew Albright v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd., described as a Singapore-domiciled, South Korea-based digital assets company; Jump Crypto, Jump Trading LLC, of Delaware; Republic Capital, Republic Maximal LLC, Tribe Capital, DeFinance Capital/DeFinance Technologies Oy, of Finland; GSR Markets Limited, of Hong Kong; Three Arrows Capital Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Pantera Capital, Nicholas Platias, and Do Kwon, described as a resident of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Nick Patterson v. Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Class Action Complaint alleging cryptocurrency fraud in Nick Patterson v. TerraForm Labs Pte. Ltd., of Singapore; Jump Crypto, Jump Trading LLC, Republic Capital, Republic Maximal LLC, Tribe Capital, DeFinance Capital/Definance Technologies Oy, GSR Markets Limited, of Hong Kong; Three Arrows Capital Ptd Ltd., of Singapore; Nicholas Platias and Do Kwon, of South Korea, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Formation Group (Cayman) Fund I LP : Chapter 11 Petition
Chapter 11 Petition by Formation Group (Cayman) Fund I LP, of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.
Monsoon Blockchain Storage Inc. v. Magic Micro Co. Ltd.: Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award ($27M)
Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Monsoon Blockchain Storage Inc., domiciled in Delaware, based in Nevada v. Magic Micro Co. Ltd., of South Korea, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Formation Group Fund I LP: Chapter 11 Petition
Chapter 11 Petition by Formation Group Fund I LP, formerly known as F8 Asia Growth SPV, LP, whose equity holders include entities in the Cayman Islands, England, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States, at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Formation Group (Cayman) Fund I LP v. Yesco Holdings Co. Ltd.: Petition to Stay Arbitration
Petition to Stay Arbitration in Formation Group (Cayman) Fund I LP, f.k.a. Formation Group SPV Offshore LP, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled "venture capital fund that owns shares in A Honestbee Pte Ltd. - a financing vehicle for operating company Honestbee Pte Ltd., which is an online grocery and food delivery service company based in Singapore - and EVA Automation, Inc. - an audio and visual enhancement startup based in San Mateo, California" v. Yesco Holdings Co. Ltd., f.k.a. Yesco Inc., of South Korea, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
Former Mongolia Prime Minister Sükhbaataryn Batbold & son sued in the BVI for alleged corruption
Mongolia's former Prime Minister Sükhbaataryn Batbold, his son, Battushig Batbold, and entities in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Mongolia, South Korea, and Switzerland are being sued in the BVI for alleged corruption.
Agency for Policy Coordination on State Property et al v. Sükhbaataryn Batbold et al: Claim Form
Claim Form against entities in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Mongolia, South Korea, and Switzerland in Agency for Policy Coordination on State Property, Erdenet Mining Corporation, and Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi LLC v. Sükhbaataryn Batbold, a former Prime Minister of Mongolia; Battushig Batbold, Ganzorig Chimiddorj, Cheong Choo Young, Kim Hak Seon, Kang Eun Joo, Kim Yoonjung, Catrison Limited, Cliveden Trading AG, Ever Global Trading Limited, Genetrade Limited, Jazlyn Limited, Bisley Development Limited, Lorsch Limited, Noxas Limited, Midlink PE Limited, Baloas Limited, Cyzycus Limited, Infinite Properties Limited, Lovitas Limited, Kosmatus Limited, Bophut Investments Limited, Jadepeace Group Limited, Grand Oriental Holdings Limited, and Lakeview Group Holdings Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Country Garden (Hong Kong) Development Company Ltd. et al v. Formation Group (Cayman) Fund I LP: Winding Up Petition
Winding Up Petition in Country Garden (Hong Kong) Development Company Limited, Faircharm Global Limited, Drakesville Investment Limited, Fortune Bridge (China) Limited, Yousu Hong Kong Limited, and Perfect One Ventures Limited v. Formation Group (Cayman) Fund I LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Direct Lending Investments LLC et al v. Shinhan Bank Co. Ltd. et al: Complaint
Complaint to avoid a "fraudulent transfer" of $166 million regarding an allegedly fraudulent investment schemes involving, inter alia, funds in the Cayman Islands, Delaware, and Nevada in Bradley D. Sharp, as the Permanent Receiver for the Estate of Direct Lending Investments LLC, Direct Lending Income Fund LP, Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd., DLI Capital Inc., DLI Lending Agent LLC, and DLI Assets Bravo LLC and their successors, subsidiaries and affiliated entities v. Shinhan Bank Co. Ltd., Kookmin Bank Co. Ltd., Korea Securities Finance Corporation, Goldenbridge Asset Management Co. Ltd., JB Asset Management Co., Ltd., Korea Alternative Investment Asset Management Corporation, all of South Korea, and 33 Fund Defendants at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Direct Lending Investments LLC et al v. Daishin Securities Co. Ltd.: Complaint
Complaint to avoid a "fraudulent transfer" of $49.7 million regarding an allegedly fraudulent investment schemes involving, inter alia, funds in the Cayman Islands, Delaware, and Nevada in Bradley D. Sharp, as the Permanent Receiver for the Estate of Direct Lending Investments LLC, Direct Lending Income Fund LP, Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd., DLI Capital Inc., DLI Lending Agent LLC, and DLI Assets Bravo LLC and their successors, subsidiaries and affiliated entities v. Daishin Securities Co. Ltd., of South Korea, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.
AJ Ruiz Consultoria Empresarial SA v. BBVA et al: Amended Complaint
Amended Complaint “for unjust enrichment on behalf of thousands of creditors of the Schahin Group – a Brazilian oil and gas conglomerate with subsidiaries around the world, including in the United States – to recover more than $465 million that Defendants unlawfully obtained at those creditors’ expense” in AJ Ruiz Consultoria Empresarial S.A., solely as Judicial Administrator and foreign representative of Schahin Holding S/A, Agropecuária Alto do Turiassú Ltda, Agropecuária Maranhense S/A, Âmbar Empreendimentos e Participações S/C Ltda, Aquática Comunicações Ltda, Base Engenharia e Serviços De Petróleo e Gás S/A, Base Petróleo e Gas S/A, Companhia Ms De Participações, Companhia Schahin de Ativos, Companhia Schahin Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros S/S Ltda, Construtora Mogno Ltda, Deep Black Drilling LLP, Foxborough Participações Ltda, Habitécnica Participações S/A, Habitécnica S/A Empreendimentos Imobiliários, Administração E Planejamento, HBF Participações Ltda, HHS Participações S/A, Intelis Automação e Controle Ltda, MTS Participações Ltda, S&S Holding Elétrica S/A, S2 Participações Ltda, Satasch Participações Ltda, SCH 14 Sondas de Produções Marítimas S/A, SCH07 Participações Ltda, SCH08 Participações Ltda, SCH13 Participações Ltda, SCH15 Participações Ltda, Schahin Administração e Informática Ltda, Schahin Ativos Companhia Schahin Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros S/A, Schahin Capital SPE 1 S/A, Schahin Capital SPE 2 S/A, Schahin Desenolvimento Imobiliário S/A, Schahin Empreendimentos Imobiliários Ltda, Schahin Energia S/A, Schahin Participações Ltda, Schahin Securitizadora De Créditos Financeiros S/A, and SM Participações S/A v. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., of Spain; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Grand Cayman Branch, of the Cayman Islands; Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, of Delaware; Crédit Industriel et Commercial, of France; Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, of England; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, of New York; Hamburg Commercial Bank AG, of Germany; Intesa Sanpaolo, S.p.A., New York Branch; Itau BBA International Plc, of England; Mitsubishi Corporation, of Japan; Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance (U.S.A.) Inc., of Delaware; Mizuho Bank, Ltd., of Japan; MS Drillship I S.A., of Panama; Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC, of Delaware; Shinhan Bank, of South Korea; Standard Chartered Bank, of England, and UniCredit Bank AG, of Germany, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
SEC v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd. et al: ‘Subpoena Compliance’ Application
SEC's application for an order to show cause and requiring compliance with subpoenas in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Terraform Labs Pte Ltd., described as "a Singapore-incorporated computer programming and digital asset company", and Do Kwon, of South Korea, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.