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Wong & Partners previously called its 1MDB function strictly “advisory” and mentioned it did nothing wrong. After two summers of delays, Baker McKenzie suggested SJM Holdings’ profitable debut on the Hong Kong trade. The offering prospectus didn’t point out that authorities in New Jersey have been investigating Ho’s corporations for possible ties to organized crime. Needing to attract new traders amid the flurry of probes and problems, Ho turned to Baker McKenzie and a consummate energy lawyer in the firm’s Hong Kong and mainland China workplaces, Lawrence Lee. State regulators in New Jersey were trying into allegations tying Ho to…
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In April 2016, they sought permission to grab different undisclosed assets, including nearly $4.6 million in unpaid loans that Birmann made to his ex-wife and different family members. In 2005, Brazilian authorities fined Daniel Birmann about $90 million for improperly profiting from the restructuring of electronics maker SAM Industrias SA. At the time, it was the biggest fine ever imposed by Brazil’s securities regulators. Birmann declared bankruptcy and allegedly concealed belongings by transferring them to family members, together with Neves Birmann. Leaked paperwork show that one Baker McKenzie consumer who took benefit of Hong Kong’s offshore tax exemption was the…
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