Kobre & Kim

What Kobre & Kim does

Kobre & Kim is a privately-held, conflict-free international law firm specializing in cross-border disputes and investigations, headquartered at 800 Third Avenue, New York. The firm serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, corporate executives, and multinational corporations on government enforcement defense (DOJ, SEC, FCPA, sanctions), cross-border asset tracing and recovery, international arbitration and judgment enforcement, multi-jurisdictional insolvency and restructuring disputes, and intellectual property litigation. A defining structural feature is the firm's explicit refusal to represent financial institutions, which allows it to act for creditors and debtors in the same matters without the conflict disqualifications that constrain most large full-service firms. The team is anchored by 13+ former US federal prosecutors, including former senior officials from the US Attorney's Office, DOJ, and SEC, providing insider knowledge of government enforcement strategy.

The firm operates through a global network of 15 offices across the Americas (New York, Delaware, Miami, San Francisco, São Paulo, Washington DC, Buenos Aires), APAC (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul), the Caribbean (BVI, Cayman Islands), and EMEA (London, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Cyprus), with corresponding licensed entities and foreign legal consultant offices in each jurisdiction. It is recognized in The American Lawyer's Am Law 200 ranking. The business model is fee-for-service with quote-based engagement terms that are not publicly disclosed; matters are episodic and high-stakes rather than recurring, and the firm relies on thought leadership (client alerts, legal publications, conference speaking), earned media in legal industry outlets, and pro bono work for top-of-funnel awareness. There is no technology product, platform, or API; the firm's differentiation rests entirely on talent, jurisdictional reach, and the conflict-free positioning.

Name

Kobre & Kim

Legal name

Kobre & Kim L.L.P.

Website

https://kobrekim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kobre & Kim is a conflict-free international law firm specializing in cross-border disputes and investigations, serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals and multinational corporations on government enforcement defense, asset tracing and recovery, and international arbitration through 15 offices globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Cross-border litigation
• International arbitration
• Asset recovery services
• Government enforcement defense
• White-collar criminal defense

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kobre & Kim is a private international law firm providing legal services focused on cross-border disputes and investigations. The firm represents ultra-high-net-worth individuals, corporate executives, and multinational corporations in government enforcement defense, cross-border asset tracing and recovery, international arbitration and judgment enforcement, internal investigations, white-collar criminal defense, bankruptcy and restructuring disputes, and intellectual property litigation, delivered through a network of 15+ offices across the Americas, APAC, Caribbean, and EMEA.

Product overview

Kobre & Kim is a law firm specializing in international disputes and investigations. The firm provides legal services focused on cross-border litigation, asset recovery, government enforcement defense, and insolvency matters. As a legal services firm rather than a technology product company, Kobre & Kim does not offer a platform with modular software products; instead, it provides professional legal services through its global network of offices. The firm's offerings are organized around legal practice areas including government enforcement defense, asset tracing and recovery, international arbitration enforcement, bankruptcy and restructuring disputes, and intellectual property litigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Government Enforcement Defense
• Cross-Border Asset Tracing and Recovery
• International Arbitration and Judgment Enforcement
• Internal Investigations
• White-Collar Criminal Defense
• Bankruptcy and Restructuring Disputes
• Intellectual Property Litigation

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Baker & PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2017International law firm partnership with Baker & Partners (Jersey) to investigate and potentially litigate against CPA Global for alleged systematic overcharging of patent renewal services customers. Bentham IMF provided litigation funding. The partnership was formed to represent CPA Global customers who were allegedly overcharged by concealing price markups.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison: Elite Am Law 50 firm with leading white-collar defense, internal investigations, and international litigation practices. Competes directly with K&K on FCPA, SEC enforcement, and cross-border matters, but offers broader corporate, M&A, and restructuring services that K&K does not provide.
• Debevoise & Plimpton: International law firm with strong white-collar, international disputes, and asset tracing practices, including a renowned international arbitration group. Comparable to K&K in cross-border investigations and disputes work but operates as a full-service firm with a wider practice breadth.
• Sullivan & Cromwell: Wall Street's premier law firm with strong white-collar defense, securities enforcement, and cross-border litigation practices. Overlaps with K&K in SEC enforcement defense and international investigations, though Sullivan & Cromwell represents the financial institutions that K&K explicitly does not.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton: Elite international law firm with a top-tier cross-border litigation, enforcement defense, and arbitration practice. Overlaps with K&K in multi-jurisdictional disputes and investigations but competes as a full-service firm serving financial institutions and corporate clients.
• Latham & Watkins: Global Am Law leader with a top-ranked white-collar, investigations, and international disputes practice. Competes for the same high-stakes cross-border mandates as K&K but at much greater scale and with broader corporate and finance capabilities.
• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: Elite New York-based firm renowned for high-stakes litigation and M&A. Comparable to K&K in handling bet-the-company matters but competes primarily in the M&A and corporate governance space rather than cross-border investigations and asset recovery.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with significant disputes, investigations, and white-collar practices across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Competes with K&K on cross-border government investigations, sanctions, and asset recovery mandates but operates as a full-service international platform.
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: Major global law firm with leading litigation, investigations, and white-collar practices. Comparable to K&K on high-stakes disputes and government enforcement defense, but Skadden operates at significantly larger scale and broader practice breadth.

Direct peers

• Boies Schiller Flexner: Prominent US litigation and investigations boutique with strong white-collar, regulatory defense, and cross-border disputes practices. Highly comparable in its concentration on bet-the-company matters, founder-led model, and premium-fee positioning against full-service Am Law 100 firms.
• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: Largest litigation-only global law firm with deep disputes, investigations, and asset recovery practices across the US, Europe, and Asia. Closely comparable to Kobre & Kim in its conflict-averse boutique model, focus on high-stakes commercial litigation, and global office footprint spanning major financial centers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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