{"id":"court_ctb_1596_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1596,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | x                    |             |","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| 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           | Re: ECF No. 1496        |\n\n## **ORDER (A) GRANTING 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 PALLAS PARTNERS LLP AS SOLICITORS IN UNITED KINGDOM**\n\nUpon the application (the \"Application\")2 of Chapter 11 Trustee Luc A. Despins (the \"Chapter 11 Trustee\") in the above-captioned chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\"), (a) for authority to retain and employ Pallas LLP (\"Pallas\") as solicitors in the United Kingdom to the Chapter 11 Trustee, effective as of January 26, 2023, pursuant to sections 327, 328, and 330 of title 11 of the United States Code (the \"Bankruptcy Code\"), Rules 2014 and 2016 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the \"Bankruptcy Rules\"), and Rules 2014-1 and 2016-1 of the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the \"Local Bankruptcy Rules\"), all as more fully set forth in the Application; and\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<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Application or the Harrison Declaration.\n\nupon consideration of the Application and the Harrison Declaration; and this Court having jurisdiction to consider the Application and the relief requested therein in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 and the Standing Order of Reference from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut; and consideration of the Application and the relief requested therein being a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b); and venue being proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409; and the Court having found that (i) the relief requested in the Application is in the best interest of the Debtor's estate, its creditors, and all parties-in-interest, (ii) the legal and factual bases set forth in the Application and the Harrison Declaration, and the record of any hearing on the Application before this Court establish just cause for the relief granted herein, (iii) Pallas is a \"disinterested person,\" as defined in section 101(14) of the Bankruptcy Code and as required by section 327(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (iv) Pallas and its employees do not hold or represent an interest adverse to the Debtor's estate; and due and sufficient notice of the Application having been given under the particular circumstances; and after a hearing held on the Application on March 23, 2023, it is hereby ORDERED THAT:\n\n1. The Application is granted as set forth herein.\n\n2. The Chapter 11 Trustee is authorized to retain and employ Pallas as his solicitors in the United Kingdom effective as of January 26, 2023 on the terms set forth in the Application and the Harrison Declaration.\n\n3. Pallas is authorized to act as the Chapter 11 Trustee's solicitors and to perform those services described in the Application.\n\n2\n\n4. The Estate shall be responsible for Pallas' compensation and reimbursement of expenses with respect to the engagement.\n\n5. The allowance of any compensation to be paid to Pallas shall be determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in sections 330 and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rule 2016, and Local Bankruptcy Rule 2016-1.\n\n6. Allowance of any compensation for Pallas shall be limited to the extent of services actually performed, and expenses actually incurred, as solicitors 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\n7. Pallas shall provide no less than ten business days' notice to the Chapter 11 Trustee, the United States Trustee, and counsel to any official committee before any increases in the rates it charges are implemented and shall file such notice with the Court.\n\n8. The Chapter 11 Trustee is authorized and empowered to take all actions necessary to effectuate the relief granted in this Order.\n\n9. The requirements of the Local Bankruptcy Rules are satisfied by the contents of the Application.\n\n10. To the extent the Application and Harrison Declaration are inconsistent with this Order, the terms of this Order shall govern.\n\n11. The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry.\n\n12. This Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of this Order.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 24th day of March, 2023.\n\n![](_page_2_Picture_11.jpeg)","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格州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案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1\n联合审理\nx 关于：ECF 编号 1496\n\n根据《破产法典》第 327 条、第 328 条和第 330 条、《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 2014 条和第 2016 条以及《地方破产诉讼规则》第 2014-1 条和第 2016-1 条，关于 (A) 批准第 11 章破产受托人要求作出授权并批准聘用和雇任 PALLAS PARTNERS LLP 作为英国事务律师之命令的申请的裁定\n\n鉴于上述标题所示第 11 章案件（以下简称「第 11 章案件」）中的第 11 章破产受托人 Luc A. Despins（以下简称「第 11 章受托人」）提出申请（以下简称「申请」）2，请求根据《美国法典》第 11 编（以下简称「《破产法典》」）第 327 条、第 328 条和第 330 条、《联邦破产诉讼规则》（以下简称「《破产规则》」）第 2014 条和第 2016 条以及《美国康涅狄格州破产法院地方破产诉讼规则》（以下简称「《地方破产规则》」）第 2014-1 条和第 2016-1 条，获得授权自 2023年1月26日起聘用和雇任 Pallas LLP（以下简称「Pallas」）作为第 11 章受托人在英国的事务律师，以上各项均在申请中作了更详尽的载明；并且\n\n1 这些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及诸多其他化名）（税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号后四位：8202）和 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（仅用于接收通知和通信之目的）。\n\n2 使用但未另作定义的首字母大写术语具有申请或 Harrison 声明中所述的含义。\n\n经审议申请和 Harrison 声明；且本法院根据《美国法典》第 28 编第 157 条和第 1334 条以及 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格区联邦地区法院）的常规移送命令，拥有审理申请及其中所请求救济的管辖权；且根据《美国法典》第 28 编第 157(b) 条，审议申请及其中所请求的救济属于核心程序；且根据《美国法典》第 28 编第 1408 条和第 1409 条，本法院审判地适当；且本法院认定：(i) 申请中所请求的救济符合债务人破产财产、其债权人以及所有利害关系人的最大利益，(ii) 申请和 Harrison 声明中所述的法律和事实依据，以及本法院就申请举行的任何听证会记录，构成了作出本裁定所授予救济的正当理由，(iii) Pallas 属于《破产法典》第 101(14) 条所定义且符合《破产法典》第 327(a) 条要求的「无利害关系人」，以及 (iv) Pallas 及其雇员未持有或代表与债务人破产财产相冲突的利益；且在具体情况下已就申请给出了充分且适当的通知；并在 2023年3月23日就申请举行听证会后，特此裁定如下：\n\n1. 申请按本文所述予以批准。\n\n2. 授权第 11 章受托人按照申请和 Harrison 声明中载明的条款，自 2023年1月26日起聘用和雇任 Pallas 作为其在英国的事务律师。\n\n3. 授权 Pallas 担任第 11 章受托人的事务律师，并履行申请中所述的各项服务。\n\n4. 破产财产应负责支付与该聘任相关的 Pallas 报酬及费用报销。\n\n5. 支付给 Pallas 的任何报酬的准许应根据《破产法典》第 330 条和第 331 条、《破产规则》第 2016 条以及《地方破产规则》第 2016-1 条中规定的程序确定。\n\n6. 对 Pallas 任何报酬的准许应仅限于其作为第 11 章受托人 Luc A. Despins 的事务律师实际履行的服务和实际发生的费用，且不得包含通常由第 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\n7. Pallas 在实施对其收费费率的任何上调之前，应提前不少于十个工作日通知第 11 章受托人、United States Trustee（联邦破产受托人）以及任何官方委员会的律师，并应将该通知提交给法院。\n\n8. 第 11 章受托人获授权并被赋予权力采取一切必要行动以落实本裁定所授予的救济。\n\n9. 申请的内容符合《地方破产规则》的要求。\n\n10. 如果申请和 Harrison 声明与本裁定存在不一致之处，以本裁定的条款为准。\n\n11. 本裁定的条款和条件在签署入卷后立即生效并具有执行力。\n\n12. 本法院对因本裁定的执行、解释和强制执行而产生或与之相关的所有事项保留管辖权。\n\n日期：2023年3月24日，于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Guo","Miles Guo","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":1496,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":902,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:36:13"}