Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by Steve Kwok

Global

Practice Areas

Litigation; Government Enforcement and White Collar Crime; Cross-Border Investigations

Professional Memberships

Admitted in Hong Kong and New York.

Personal

Steve Kwok is head of Skadden’s Hong Kong office. Steve Kwok represents corporations, financial institutions and individuals in internal investigations, U.S. regulatory enforcement matters, and trial and appellate litigation in U.S. federal and state courts. Prior to joining Skadden in 2016, Mr. Kwok was the resident legal adviser for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. As the DOJ's attaché in China from November 2013 to January 2016, he represented the United States in dealings with Chinese law enforcement authorities on criminal matters, particularly corruption, money laundering and fraud cases pursued by criminal authorities in the United States, China or jointly by both jurisdictions. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Kwok served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he tried numerous felony cases to verdict and argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. As a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, he investigated and successfully prosecuted a wide variety of securities, commodities and other investment fraud schemes. During his time in the Organized Crime Unit, he secured racketeering convictions against some of New York City’s most high-profile organized crime leaders and corrupt union officials.

Mr. Kwok served as a law clerk to the Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2002-03), and to the Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court (2003-04).

Born in Hong Kong, Mr. Kwok is able to read and write Chinese and speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese.

Languages Spoken

Cantonese, English and Mandarin

Education

Yale Law School

J.D.

2002

Princeton University

A.B.

1999

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) - China

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Steve Kwok heads Skadden's cross-border investigations team. He is a trusted adviser to global financial institutions as well as to foreign and Chinese corporations for SEC investigations and compliance advice. Clients benefit from his previous experience as a legal adviser for the US Department of Justice.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Discover other Lawyers at
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Affiliates

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Austria

Capital Markets

Stephan Hutter
Stephan Hutter
Germany expertise based abroad

Belgium

Competition: EU

Frederic Depoortere
1
Frederic Depoortere
1
Band 1
Ingrid Vandenborre
1
Ingrid Vandenborre
1
Band 1
Bill Batchelor
4
Bill Batchelor
4
Band 4

Brazil

Capital Markets (International Firms)

Filipe Areno
2
Filipe Areno
2
Band 2
J. Mathias von Bernuth
2
J. Mathias von Bernuth
2
Band 2
Corporate Crime & Investigations (International Firms)

Julie Bédard
3
Julie Bédard
3
Band 3
Corporate/M&A (International Firms)

Paul Schnell
2
Paul Schnell
2
Band 2
Filipe Areno
3
Filipe Areno
3
Band 3
International Arbitration

Julie Bédard
1
Julie Bédard
1
Band 1
Jennifer Permesly
3
Jennifer Permesly
3
Band 3

Canada

Corporate/M&A

June S Dipchand
F
June S Dipchand
F
Foreign expert for USA

China

Capital Markets (International Firms)

Jonathan B Stone
F
Jonathan B Stone
F
Foreign expert for Indonesia
Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)

Jonathan B Stone
4
Jonathan B Stone
4
Band 4
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

Haiping Li
2
Haiping Li
2
Band 2
Paloma Wang
3
Paloma Wang
3
Band 3
Yuting Wu
5
Yuting Wu
5
Band 5
Shu Du
U
Shu Du
U
Up and Coming
Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)

Andrew L Foster
2
Andrew L Foster
2
Band 2
Julia Zhu
U
Julia Zhu
U
Up and Coming
20 of 138 results