{"id":"court_ctb_1183_1","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1183,"sub_number":1,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2022-12-01","title":"Exhibit A UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION","summary_zh":"声明书（附件 A） —— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #1183-1（2022-12-01立案）。英国大律师 Paul Wright 提交宣誓声明，陈述其执业资质、收费方式及利益冲突筛查情况，以支持第 11 章受托人聘请其担任英国诉讼代表以推进英国跨国破产承认程序的申请。","summary_en":"Declaration (Exhibit A) — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #1183-1 (filed 2022-12-01). English barrister Paul Wright submits a sworn declaration detailing his qualifications, fee arrangements, and conflict clearance in support of the Chapter 11 Trustee's application to retain him as UK counsel for cross-border recognition proceedings.","body_en":"#### **Exhibit A**\n\n# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re:                                                      | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,                                        | :<br>:      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors.1                                                   | :<br>:<br>: | Jointly Administered    |\n| ------------------------------------------------------      | x           |                         |\n\n# **DECLARATION OF PAUL WRIGHT IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR ENTRY OF ORDER, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTIONS 327, 328, AND 330, BANKRUPTCY RULES 2014 AND 2016, AND LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULES 2014-1 AND 2016-1, AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING RETENTION AND EMPLOYMENT OF PAUL WRIGHT AS BARRISTER**\n\nI, Paul Wright, being duly sworn, do depose and say:\n\n1. I am a self-employed barrister and a member of 9 Stone Buildings Barristers' Chambers, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2A 3NN, United Kingdom, and I make this declaration in support of the *Application of Chapter 11 Trustee for Entry of Order, Pursuant to Sections 327, 328, and 330 of the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rules 2014 and 2016, and Local Bankruptcy Rules 2014-1 and 2016-1, Authorizing and Approving Retention and Employment of Paul Wright as Barrister in United Kingdom*, with respect to recognition of the chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\") of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\") as a foreign main proceeding in the United Kingdom, and related matters (the \"Engagement\").\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595) Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 3 of 17\n\n2. In England and Wales, there are generally two types of lawyers, solicitors and barristers. Barristers are specialist court room advocates who have rights of audience in all of the higher courts of England and Wales. The majority of barristers are self-employed professionals who typically become members of a set of \"chambers\" where they share and pay for clerking and infrastructure facilities alongside other barristers with a similar practice.2 While a senior barrister may collaborate with one or more junior barristers to form an advocacy team for larger cases, members of chambers generally operate as sole traders.\n\n3. One of the key distinctions between barristers and solicitors is that a solicitor is generally instructed directly by an individual or company to act on their behalf. Solicitors typically operate in partnerships or limited liability partnerships. From time to time, a firm of solicitors acting on behalf of a person may instruct a barrister to give specialist assistance (preparing advice or documents for use in litigation) or to appear on behalf of their clients in court.\n\n4. As such, barristers are said to have two \"clients,\" the solicitor by whom they are instructed (their \"professional client\") and the lay person on whose behalf they are instructed to act (their \"lay client\"). In relation to the Engagement, my professional client is Paul Hastings and my lay client is Luc A. Despins in his capacity as the Chapter 11 Trustee.\n\n5. Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board, a body which produces the BSB Handbook which contains a code of conduct with which all barristers must comply. The BSB Handbook makes it clear that barristers have \"a duty to act in the best interests of each client . . . , to provide a competent standard of work and service to each client . . . and to keep the affairs of each client confidential.\" Such duties owed to the \"client\" are owed to the \"lay client, not to [the] professional client or other intermediary (if any).\" Such duties are subject only to a barrister's duty\n\n<sup>2</sup> A barrister's clerk is responsible for managing the practice of all members of chambers. The clerks are paid a monthly fee by each individual barrister as a percentage of their earnings.\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 4 of 17\n\nto the court and their obligations to act with honesty, and with integrity and to maintain their independence.\n\n6. In England and Wales, barristers generally enter into a contract for their services with their professional client, and it is the professional client who is liable to pay barrister's fees. The professional client will, in turn, take steps to recover a barrister's fees from the lay client as a reimbursed expense. As such, in relation to the Engagement, I will seek to recover my fee from Paul Hastings which will seek reimbursement of that amount from the chapter 11 estate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as further detailed below, I will file a fee application in the Chapter 11 Case.\n\n7. To become a barrister a person usually has to complete an undergraduate degree, followed by an academic bar vocational course. Upon the successful completion of the bar vocational course together with other regulatory requirements, students are formally \"called to the Bar\" and then become barristers. However, to provide legal services, a barrister must complete a further period of \"pupillage.\"<sup>3</sup>\n\n8. I received my undergraduate degree in law (LLB) from the University of Warwick in 2012, completed my Bar Professional Training Course in 2014, and was called to the Bar in August of that year. Prior to undertaking pupillage, I worked in the restructuring and insolvency department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP between September 2014 and December 2016. Between December 2016 and September 2017, I worked in the legal department of a shipping company, Navig8 Ltd. I successfully undertook pupillage at 9 Stone Buildings between October 2017 and September 2018, before joining 9 Stone Buildings as a member in October 2018. During my first year of practice, I was seconded to the restructuring and insolvency team at Fieldfisher\n\n<sup>3</sup> Pupillage is typically a period of twelve months during which a pupil barrister shadows a number of practicing barristers (known as pupil supervisors) and completes certain regulatory professional requirements.\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 5 of 17\n\nLLP in London and since have developed a broad commercial and chancery practice, with a particular focus on insolvency matters.\n\n9. As noted out above, I will not seek payment from the chapter 11 estate directly, but will seek payment from Paul Hastings; however, I understand that, as a matter of U.S. bankruptcy law, this arrangement may be viewed as if I were charging the chapter 11 estate for my legal services because Paul Hastings will seek reimbursement of such expenses from the estate. Accordingly, I will file an application for compensation of professional services rendered and for reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with the Engagement pursuant to sections 330 and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rule 2016, Local Bankruptcy Rule 2016-1, and any other applicable rules and orders with respect to this Chapter 11 Case.\n\n10. In this matter, my fee is charged as a fixed sum agreed on an ad hoc basis for the particular scope of work in respect of which my services are required, which amount corresponds to £3,000 for services in connection with the hearing on the recognition of the Chapter 11 Case in the United Kingdom. I confirm that the fixed-fee charged in relation to this matter accords with a typical fee that I would charge in connection with the Engagement.\n\n11. For comparison, were I to be charging for time spent basis, my hourly rate (in sterling) would be £200.\n\n12. I may also bill Paul Hastings for any out-of-pocket expenses made on behalf of the Chapter 11 Trustee, including photocopying, filing fees and international couriers.\n\n13. To the best of my knowledge and belief after due inquiry, I have no connection with the Debtor, his creditors, any other party-in-interest, their respective attorneys and accountants, the United States Trustee, or any person employed in the Office of the United States Trustee as have been identified to me by Paul Hastings.\n\n4\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 6 of 17\n\n14. I attach to this Declaration, as Schedule 1, a consolidated list of parties in interest in connection with the Chapter 11 Case that has been produced by Paul Hastings and provided to me before signing this Declaration that I am informed includes:\n\n- a. parties listed as creditors, executory contract counterparties, and codebtors on the Debtor's Schedules D, F, G, and H [Docket No. 78];\n- b. parties listed on the Debtor's Statement of Financial Affairs (\"SOFA\") [Docket No. 77], including (i) as recipients of payments within 90 days prior to the filing of the Chapter 11 Case (SOFA Part 3, Question 6); (ii) parties involved in litigation in which the Debtor is a party (SOFA Part 4, Question 9); and businesses owned by the Debtor (SOFA Part 11, Question 27).\n- c. parties and counsel filing notice of appearances in the Chapter 11 Case;\n- d. the Court and personnel of the office of the United States Trustee; and\n- e. other parties in interest that I have become aware of as a result of the Chapter 11 Trustee's ongoing investigation of the Debtor's assets.\n\n15. I maintain records of my current and former clients and, with respect to any engagement, adverse persons. Before signing this Declaration, I have checked against such records all of the names listed on Schedule 1 (collectively, the \"Interested Parties\").\n\n16. To the best of my knowledge and belief, I have no relationship or connection with the Interested Parties or with any other creditor of the Debtor, except that I am currently instructed by a different client in respect of an unrelated matter where the adverse party is Barclays Bank PLC.\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 7 of 17\n\n17. While I have made a diligent effort to ascertain the identity of any connections or potential conflicts with the Interested Parties, to the extent that any additional information comes to light, I will review, disclose, and resolve any conflict or adverse interests that may appear.\n\n18. Based on the foregoing, insofar as I have been able to ascertain based on the information currently available to me: (a) I have no connection with the Debtor, his creditors, the U.S. Trustee, any person employed in the office of the U.S. Trustee, or any other party with an actual or potential interest in the Chapter 11 Case or their respective attorneys or accountants; and (b) (i) I am not a creditor, equity security holder, or insider of the Debtor or his affiliates, (ii) I have not been, within two years before the Petition Date, a director, officer, or employee of the Debtor or his affiliates, and (iii) I have no interest materially adverse to the interests of the Debtor's estate or any class of creditors or equity security holders by reason of any direct or indirect relationship to, connection with, or interest in the Debtor, or for any other reason. Therefore, I understand from my discussions with Paul Hastings that this means I am a \"disinterested person\" within the meaning of section 101(14) of the Bankruptcy Code, as modified by section 1107(b).\n\n19. I further understand from such discussions that Appendix B of the U.S. Trustee Guidelines (the \"Larger Case Guidelines\") does not apply in this Chapter 11 Case, because the Debtor's petition does not list \\$50 million or more in assets and \\$50 million or more in liabilities. In particular, I am informed that the Debtor estimated the value of his assets between \\$50,001 and \\$100,000. Nevertheless, I intend to make a reasonable effort to comply with the U.S. Trustee's requests for information and additional disclosures set forth in the Larger Case Guidelines in connection with the interim and final fee applications to be filed in the Chapter 11 Case (insofar as is consistent with the duties which I owe to the court, and to my professional and lay clients),\n\nbut reserve all rights as to their relevance and substantive legal effect in connection with the\n\nApplication or any application for compensation in the Chapter 11 Case.\n\n20. In the interest of providing maximum disclosure, and notwithstanding my position\n\nconcerning the inapplicability of the Larger Case Guidelines, I provide the following response to\n\nthe request for information set forth in Paragraph D.1. of the Larger Case Guidelines:\n\nQuestion: Did you agree to any variations from, or alternatives to, your standard or customary billing arrangements for this engagement? Answer: No.\n\nQuestion: Do any of the professionals included in this engagement vary their rate based on the geographic location of the bankruptcy case?\n\nAnswer: No. I am the only professional engaged in relation to the present application and I do not change my rate based upon the geographic location of the bankruptcy case.\n\nQuestion: If you represented the client in the 12 months prepetition, disclose your billing rates and material financial terms for the prepetition engagement, including any adjustments during the 12 months prepetition. If your billing rates and material financial terms have changed postpetition, explain the difference and the reasons for the difference.\n\nAnswer: N/A. I have not previously represented the Chapter 11 Trustee.\n\nQuestion: Has your client approved your prospective budget and staffing plan, and, if so, for what budget period?\n\nAnswer: My fee has been agreed with Paul Hastings. I understand that the Chapter 11 Trustee has also agreed to my fee. I have also agreed that I am willing to separately agree with respect to budgets for particular pieces of work. As I am the only professional engaged in relation to the present application, no agreement is necessary in relation to staffing.\n\n21. Other than as referred to above in relation to the payment of clerking costs, I have\n\nneither shared nor agreed to share with any other person compensation received in connection with\n\nthe Engagement, except as is permitted by §504(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n22. I consent that the following language may be included in any order by the Court\n\napproving the Chapter 11 Trustee's application in connection with my instruction in connection\n\nwith the Engagement.\n\nAllowance of any compensation for Paul Wright shall be limited to the extent of services actually performed, and expenses actually incurred, as barrister instructed to act on behalf of for the Chapter 11 Trustee Luc A. Despins, and shall not include compensation for the performance of any of the trustee duties that are generally performed by a Chapter 11 trustee without the assistance of an attorney.\n\nPursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the above statements\n\nare true and correct.\n\nDated: December 1, 2022, at London, United Kingdom\n\nPaul Wright\n\n## **SCHEDULE 1**\n\n## **SCHEDULE OF PARTIES IN INTEREST – IN RE KWOK**\n\n#### **20 LARGEST UNSECURED CREDITORS**\n\nPACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY GOLDEN SPRING NEW YORK RUI MA CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE NING YE GUO BAOSHENG YAN LAN & WU ZHENG HONG QI QU NAN TONG SI JIAN JIAN GONG YAN ZHAO YUA HUA ZHUANG SHI LIEHONG ZHUANG/XIAO YAN ZHU WEICAN MENG/BOXUN INC. 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ZHANG WEI ZHENG WU (A/K/A BRUNO WA) ZHENGJUN DONG ZIBA LIMITED","body_zh":"证物 A\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\nx\n\n关于：\n第 11 章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1\n共同管辖\n------------------------------------------------------ x\nPAUL WRIGHT 支持第 11 章破产受托人依据《破产法典》第 327、328 及 330 条、《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 2014 及 2016 条以及《本地破产规则》第 2014-1 及 2016-1 条申请作出授权并批准聘请及任用 PAUL WRIGHT 担任大律师之命令的声明\n\n我，Paul Wright（保罗·赖特），经正式宣誓后，作证并陈述如下：\n\n1. 我是一名自雇大律师（barrister），也是英国伦敦 Lincoln's Inn（林肯律师学院）WC2A 3NN 的 9 Stone Buildings Barristers' Chambers（9 Stone Buildings 大律师事务所）的成员。我作出本声明，旨在支持《第 11 章破产受托人依据〈破产法典〉第 327、328 及 330 条、〈联邦破产诉讼规则〉第 2014 及 2016 条以及〈本地破产规则〉第 2014-1 及 2016-1 条申请作出授权并批准在英国聘请及任用 Paul Wright 担任大律师之命令的申请》，涉及承认 Ho Wan Kwok（债务人）的第 11 章案件（下称“第 11 章案件”）为在英国的外国主要程序及相关事项（下称“本项聘用”）。\n\n1 本等第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及其他众多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所）, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 转交 Ho Wan Kwok 财产托管受托人 Luc A. Despins（仅用于通知与联络目的）。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 3 of 17\n\n2. 在英格兰和威尔士，律师通常分为两类：事务律师（solicitors）与出庭大律师（barristers）。大律师是专业的法庭出庭辩护人，在英格兰和威尔士的所有高级法院均拥有出庭发言权（rights of audience）。大多数大律师均为自雇专业人士，通常会成为一组“大律师事务所”（chambers）的成员，与其他执业范围相近的大律师共同分摊并支付办事员（clerking）及基础设施费用。2 尽管资深大律师可能会与一名或多名初级大律师合作组建针对重大案件的辩护团队，但大律师事务所的成员通常作为个体经营者运作。\n\n3. 大律师与事务律师之间的主要区别之一在于，事务律师通常由个人或公司直接委托代表其行事。事务律师通常以合伙或有限责任合伙的形式执业。代表当事人的事务律师事务所可不时指示大律师提供专业协助（准备用于诉讼的法律意见或文书），或代表其客户出庭。\n\n4. 因此，大律师常被称为拥有两类“客户”：指示其行事的事务律师（即其“专业客户”）以及由其代表行事的普通委托人（即其“世俗客户”）。就本项聘用而言，我的专业客户为普衡律师事务所，我的世俗客户为以第 11 章破产受托人身份行事的 Luc A. Despins。\n\n5. 大律师受 Bar Standards Board（英国大律师标准委员会）监管，该机构制定了《BSB 手册》，其中包含所有大律师均须遵守的行为守则。《BSB 手册》明确规定，大律师负有“为每一位客户的最大利益行事的义务……为每一位客户提供符合合格标准的工作与服务的义务……以及对每一位客户的事务予以保密的义务”。该等对“客户”所负有的义务是对“世俗客户所负有，而非对［该］专业客户或其他中介（如有）所负有”。该等义务仅受制于大律师对\n\n2 大律师办事员（clerk）负责管理该大律师事务所所有成员的执业事务。每位大律师按其收入的一定比例每月向办事员支付费用。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 4 of 17\n\n法院所负有的义务，以及大律师诚实、正直行事并保持其独立性的义务。\n\n6. 在英格兰和威尔士，大律师通常与其专业客户就其服务签订合同，并由专业客户承担支付大律师费用的责任。专业客户随后将采取措施，作为报销费用向世俗客户收回大律师的费用。因此，就本项聘用而言，我将向普衡律师事务所主张收取我的费用，而普衡律师事务所将向第 11 章破产财产申请报销该笔金额。尽管有上述安排，如下文详述，我仍将在本第 11 章案件中提交费用申请。\n\n7. 要成为一名大律师，当事人通常必须完成本科学位，随后完成法学大律师职业培训课程。在成功完成大律师职业培训课程及满足其他监管要求后，学员被正式“授予大律师资格”（called to the Bar），随后成为大律师。然而，要提供法律服务，大律师还必须完成进一步的“见习期”（pupillage）。3\n\n8. 我于 2012 年在 University of Warwick（华威大学）获得法学学士学位（LLB），于 2014 年完成大律师专业培训课程，并于同年 8 月被授予大律师资格。在进行见习之前，我于 2014 年 9 月至 2016 年 12 月期间在 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP（富尔德律师事务所）的重组与破产部门工作。2016 年 12 月至 2017 年 9 月期间，我在一家航运公司 Navig8 Ltd（诺维八有限公司）的法务部工作。我于 2017 年 10 月至 2018 年 9 月期间在 9 Stone Buildings 成功完成了见习，之后于 2018 年 10 月作为成员加入 9 Stone Buildings。在执业的第一年，我被借调至伦敦的 Fieldfisher LLP（斐锐律师事务所）重组与破产团队，自此开展了广泛的商事及衡平法业务，尤其专注于破产法律事务。\n\n3 见习期通常为十二个月，在此期间见习大律师将跟随多名执业大律师（称为见习指导老师）实习，并完成特定的监管专业要求。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 5 of 17\n\n9. 如上所述，我不会直接向第 11 章破产财产主张付款，而是将向普衡律师事务所主张付款；但我理解，根据美国破产法，该等安排可能被视为我正在就我的法律服务向第 11 章破产财产收取费用，因为普衡律师事务所将就该等支出向破产财产申请报销。因此，我将依据《破产法典》第 330 及 331 条、《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 2016 条、《本地破产规则》第 2016-1 条以及关于本第 11 章案件的任何其他适用规则和命令，提交就所提供专业服务获取报酬以及就本项聘用发生之支出获取报销的申请。\n\n10. 在本事项中，我的费用按针对需要我提供服务的特定工作范围临时商定的固定金额收取，该金额为 3,000 英镑，对应与在英国承认第 11 章案件的听证会相关的服务。我确认，就本事项收取的固定费用符合我就本项聘用通常收取的费用标准。\n\n11. 作为对比，如果我按耗用时间计费，我的每小时费率（以英镑计）为 200 英镑。\n\n12. 我亦可能就代表第 11 章破产受托人支出的任何实际垫付费用（包括复印费、立案费和国际快递费）向普衡律师事务所开具账单。\n\n13. 经尽职调查后，据我所知及所信，与普衡律师事务所向我指明的债务人、其债权人、任何其他利害关系方、彼等各自的律师和会计师、United States Trustee（美国破产受托人）或在 United States Trustee 办公室受雇的任何人之间，我均无任何关联。\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 6 of 17\n\n14. 我将一份与第 11 章案件相关的利害关系方综合名单作为附表 1 附于本声明之后，该名单由普衡律师事务所在我签署本声明之前编制并提供给我，据我获悉，其中包含：\n\n- a. 债务人的附表 D、F、G 和 H［诉讼记录案卷号 78］中列为债权人、待履行合同相对方及共同债务人的各方；\n- b. 债务人的《财务状况说明书》（下称“SOFA”）［诉讼记录案卷号 77］中所列各方，包括：(i) 在第 11 章案件提起前 90 天内接收付款的主体（SOFA 第 3 部分，第 6 题）；(ii) 涉及债务人作为一方当事人的诉讼的各方（SOFA 第 4 部分，第 9 题）；以及债务人拥有的企业（SOFA 第 11 部分，第 27 题）；\n- c. 在第 11 章案件中提交出庭通知书的各方及法律顾问；\n- d. 本法院及美国破产受托人办公室的人员；以及\n- e. 因第 11 章破产受托人对债务人财产持续进行调查而使我知悉的其他利害关系方。\n\n15. 我保存有我现有客户和以往客户的记录，并且就任何聘用而言，亦保存有对立方的记录。在签署本声明之前，我已对照该等记录核对了附表 1 所列的所有名称（统称“利益相关各方”）。\n\n16. 据我所知及所信，除目前在一项无关联的事项中受另一名不同客户委托且该事项的相对方为 Barclays Bank PLC（巴克莱银行有限公司）外，我与利益相关各方或与债务人的任何其他债权人之间不存在任何关系或关联。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1183-1 Filed 12/01/22 Entered 12/01/22 22:38:14 Page 7 of 17\n\n17. 尽管我已尽最大努力查明与利益相关各方的任何关联或潜在冲突，但在任何额外信息浮出水面的范围内，我将审查、披露并解决可能出现的任何冲突或不利利益。\n\n18. 基于前述事实，在基于我目前所掌握的信息能够确定的范围内：(a) 我与债务人、其债权人、美国破产受托人、在实际或潜在利益于第 11 章案件中的任何其他方受雇于美国破产受托人办公室的任何人，或彼等各自的律师或会计师之间均无任何关联；且 (b) (i) 我不是债务人或其关联公司的债权人、股权证券持有人或内部人，(ii) 在申请提出日前两年内，我未曾担任债务人或其关联公司的董事、高级管理人员或雇员，且 (iii) 无论基于与债务人的任何直接或间接关系、关联或在债务人处的利益，还是出于任何其他原因，我均不存在任何与债务人财产或任何类别债权人或股权证券持有人的利益有实质性冲突的利益。因此，根据我与普衡律师事务所的讨论，我理解这意味着我是《破产法典》第 101(14) 条（经第 1107(b) 条修正）所界定的“无利益冲突人士”（disinterested person）。\n\n19. 我通过上述讨论进一步了解到，U.S. Trustee Guidelines（美国受托人指引）附录 B（“Larger Case Guidelines（大型案件指引）”）不适用于本第 11 章案件，因为债务人的破产申请书中列出的资产未达到 $50 million（5000 万美元）或以上，负债亦未达到 $50 million（5000 万美元）或以上。特别是，据我所知，债务人估计其资产价值在 $50,001 至 $100,000 之间。尽管如此，就本第 11 章案件中将要提交的中期及最终报酬申请而言，我仍打算尽合理努力，配合美国受托人根据《大型案件指引》所提出的索取信息及额外披露的要求（前提是这与我对法院以及对我的专业客户和非专业客户所负有的职责相一致），\n\n但我保留对上述要求在与本申请或本第 11 章案件中任何报酬申请相关的关联性及实质法律效力方面的所有权利。\n\n20. 出于最大程度披露信息的考虑，且尽管我对《大型案件指引》不适用性持有上述立场，我仍就《大型案件指引》第 D.1. 段中提出的信息索取要求提供如下答复：\n\n问题：您是否同意在本次聘用中对其标准或惯常计费安排作出任何变更或替代方案？答复：否。\n\n问题：参与本次聘用的专业人士中，是否有任何人因破产案件所在的地理位置而调整其费率？\n\n答复：否。我是与本申请相关的受聘唯一专业人士，我不会根据破产案件所在的地理位置更改我的费率。\n\n问题：如果您在申请前 12 个月内代理过该客户，请披露您在申请前聘用期间的计费费率和重大财务条款，包括申请前 12 个月内的任何调整。如果您的计费费率和重大财务条款在申请后发生变更，请说明差异及差异原因。\n\n答复：不适用。我此前未曾代理过第 11 章受托人。\n\n问题：您的客户是否批准了您预期的预算和人员配备计划？若已批准，预算周期为何？\n\n答复：我的费用已与 Paul Hastings 达成一致。据我了解，第 11 章受托人亦同意我的费用。我也已同意就具体某项工作的预算另行协商。由于我是与本申请相关的唯一受聘专业人士，因此无需就人员配备达成协议。\n\n21. 除上文所述与支付办案文员（clerking）费用相关的事项外，我既没有、亦未同意与任何其他人分享因本次聘用而收到的报酬，但《破产法典》（Bankruptcy Code）§504(b)(1) 允许的情况除外。\n\n22. 我同意法院批准第 11 章受托人关于指派我参与本次聘用的申请的任何命令中，均可包含以下措辞：\n\n向 Paul Wright 准予的任何报酬应仅限于其作为接受指示代表第 11 章受托人 Luc A. Despins 行事的大律师（barrister）而实际提供的服务及实际发生的费用，且不得包括其履行通常由第 11 章受托人在无需律师协助的情况下履行的任何受托人职责的报酬。\n\n依据 28 U.S.C. § 1746，我谨在受伪证罪处罚的原则下声明：以上陈述真实且正确。\n\n日期：2022年12月1日，于英国伦敦\n\nPaul Wright\n\n附表 1\n利害关系人名单 – 郭案（IN RE KWOK）\n前 20 大无担保债权人\n\nPACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY\nGOLDEN SPRING NEW YORK\nRUI MA\nCHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE\nNING YE\nGUO BAOSHENG\nYAN LAN & WU ZHENG\nHONG QI QU\nNAN TONG SI JIAN JIAN GONG\nYAN ZHAO\nYUA HUA ZHUANG SHI\nLIEHONG ZHUANG/XIAO YAN ZHU\nWEICAN MENG/BOXUN INC.\nSAMUEL NUNBERG\nLAMP CAPITAL LLC\nJUN CHEN AKA JONATHAN HO\nYUE HUA ZHU SHI\nXIAN WEI YE\nHUIZEN WANG\n\n债务人、家庭成员及若干关联实体\n\nHO WAN KWOK (A.K.A MILES GWOK, MILES GUO AND WENGUI GUO)（郭浩云，又名 MILES GWOK、MILES GUO 及郭文贵）\nHING CH NGOK/YUE QINGZHI（岳庆芝）\nQIANG GUO（郭强）\nMEI GUO/MEI GUI（郭美）\nHK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC\nBRAVO LUCK LIMITED\nGENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION\nGENEVER HOLDINGS LLC\n\n破产法官及美国受托人工作人员\n\nHONORABLE JULIE A. MANNING\nWILLIAM HARRINGTON\nKIM L. 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