Sergio de Aguiar represents clients in cases involving complex cross-border disputes and investigations, including bankruptcy, civil fraud, corporate restructuring, and asset recovery. He also advises multinational corporations, investors, and individuals on the realization of financial instruments, judgments, and arbitral awards. Mr. Aguiar is qualified to practice law in England and Wales and the British Virgin Islands, and is also a foreign legal counsel in Brazil. Prior to joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Aguiar practiced at Watson, Farley & Williams LLP in London and Shearman & Sterling LLP in London and Paris, representing numerous clients in UK courts and international arbitration. Previously, he served as in-house counsel for Construtora Andrade Gutierrez S/A and practiced in the litigation team at Tozzini Freire Advogados in São Paulo.
Shon Amayev, under the supervision of the firm's lawyers, provides support on matters involving special situations disputes and government enforcement defense.
Stephen Astringer focuses his practice on corporate restructuring and insolvency related disputes and has experience representing debtors, secured lenders, committees and other parties of interest in high-stakes restructuring and bankruptcy matters, including chapter 11 and out-of-court workouts. Based full time in Delaware, Mr. Astringer has experience litigating before bankruptcy courts across the United States and the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Sydney S. Johnson is an experienced white-collar litigator and trial lawyer who serves as counsel in high-stakes complex litigation as well as in government enforcement defense matters against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In particular, Ms. Johnson has extensive experience representing clients in the cryptocurrency industry, including individuals being investigated by the DOJ and CFTC on allegations of fraud, market manipulation, and money laundering, and proprietary trading firms subject to SEC enforcement actions.