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Kobre & Kim

Asset Tracing & Recovery (Law Firms)

Litigation Support Guide 2026 : Global-wide


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What the Team is Known For
Litigation and white-collar crime boutique Kobre & Kim is recognised as a market leader in asset tracing and recovery work. The firm advises on judgment debt enforcement in some of the largest international arbitrations and litigation matters around the world. Its team includes former US Department of Justice and Securities & Exchange Commission lawyers, as well as English barristers and solicitors.
Strengths

Kobre & Kim is very creative in asset recovery and has considered multiple ways of legal actions across different jurisdictions and has thoroughly considered potential risks with ways of mitigations. We worked seamless and progressed well from offshore to onshore. Kobre & Kim is always my go-to firm when we have a complex matter.

Kobre & Kim has true expertise in the field of asset recovery, knows which levers to pull and is creative in pursuing asset recovery strategies across the globe.

Kobre & Kim is highly practical and enforcement-driven. The team is fast, aggressive when needed, and consistently delivers actionable asset-tracing intelligence that converts into real recovery steps across jurisdictions.

Notable practitioners
Michael S Kim
Michael Kim is lead counsel in high-stakes disputes, investigations, judgment enforcement and asset tracing and recovery proceedings. He leads on high-value, complex fraud and insolvency cases involving government investigations and asset forfeiture, recovery of hidden assets and bankruptcy.

Michael Kim is one of the most impressive lawyers you can meet.

Michael Kim is a real force.


Jef Klazen

Jef Klazen specialises in cross-border asset tracing and recovery, including international enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards. He also litigates commercial disputes involving breach of contract, fraud and other claims, focusing on the financial services sector.

Jef really knows what he is doing and is good for solving difficult US cases.

Jef is calm, analytically rigorous, and very strong at scenario planning across jurisdictions.

Jef has been terrific to deal with. He is great with the clients and very strategic and smart in his approach.

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