Steve Kwok is head of the firm’s Hong Kong office. He 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.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management | 2026 | Investigations, Enforcement, Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2025 | Global Investigations, Litigation & Enforcement |
| The Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management | 2025 | Investigations, Enforcement, Litigation |
Kwok has been named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Litigators and 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management.
Prior to joining Skadden in 2016, 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. He lectured regularly, in Mandarin Chinese, on cross-border joint investigations and American criminal procedure before Chinese officials and defense attorneys, including at the National Judges' College, the National Prosecutors' College, the People's Public Security University of China and numerous Chinese lawyers' associations.
In 2015, for his work advancing rule of law, civil society and governance in China, Kwok was the recipient of the U.S. State Department's Meritorious Honor Award.