{"id":"court_ctb_1798_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1798,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"TRANSCRIPT","filed_date":"2023-05-17","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re:","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK,\n\nChapter 11\n\nDebtor.\n\nCase No: 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n**DISCLOSURE OF COMPENSATION OF SPECIAL (CRIMINAL DEFENSE) COUNSEL FOR DEBTOR**\n\nPursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 329(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(b), Brown Rudnick LLP, special (criminal defense) counsel (\"BR\") to debtor Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), hereby discloses as follows:\n\n- 1. BR represents the Debtor in connection with his defense in the criminal proceedings against him (and others) pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 23-CR-00118 and, incidental thereto, has appeared in this chapter 11 case for the limited purpose of preserving the Debtor's rights and privileges under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution;\n- 2. BR's fees in that regard have been paid at BR's customary hourly rates by Lei Baojia, Weihua Li, Ling Lin, Jingjing Lu, Jinhua Sun, and Vision Building Energy Efficiency LLC, each of whom is not a family member or other affiliate of the Debtor and who has agreed to do so, and has certified to BR that such payments are from their own assets and not received directly or indirectly from the proceeds of the alleged unlawful conduct or criminal activity; and\n- 3. BR has not agreed to share with anyone outside of the firm any of such compensation. The payment of such compensation has no effect on the Debtor, the Debtor's estate, or this chapter 11 case.\n\nDated: May 17, 2023 at New York, New York.\n\nBy: */s/ William R. Baldiga*  William R. Baldiga (NY-4813846) BROWN RUDNICK LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 209-4942 Email: wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com\n\nStephen R. Cook BROWN RUDNICK LLP 2211 Michelson Drive, 7th Floor Irvine, California 92612 Tel: (949) 752-7100 Email scook@brownrudnick.com\n\nStephen A. Best BROWN RUDNICK LLP 601 13th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 Tel.: (202) 536-1737 Email: sbest@brownrudnick.com\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nI hereby certify that on May 17, 2023, a copy of foregoing has been filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF System.\n\n> */s/ William R. Baldiga*  William R. Baldiga (NY-4813846)\n\n65022202 v2-WorkSiteUS-039463/0001","body_zh":"United 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\n关于：\n\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵），\n\n第 11 章\n\n债务人。\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人特别（刑事辩护）法律顾问报酬披露\n\n根据 11 U.S.C. § 329(a) 及 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(b)，债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（下称“债务人”）的特别（刑事辩护）法律顾问 Brown Rudnick LLP（布朗鲁德尼克律师事务所）（下称“BR”）特此披露如下：\n\n- 1. BR 代表债务人处理其在 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York（美国纽约南区联邦地区法院）审理的、案号为 23-CR-00118 的针对其（及他人）的刑事诉讼中的辩护事宜，并附带在此第 11 章案件中出庭，其有限目的仅为维护债务人在《美利坚合众国宪法》第五修正案下的权利与特权；\n- 2. BR 在此方面的费用已由 Lei Baojia、Weihua Li、Ling Lin、Jingjing Lu、Jinhua Sun 以及 Vision Building Energy Efficiency LLC 按照 BR 的惯常小时费率支付，上述付款人均非债务人的家庭成员或其他关联方，且均已同意支付，并向 BR 证明此类款项均出自其个人/自身资产，并非直接或间接来源于所指控的非法行为或犯罪活动的收益；以及\n- 3. BR 未同意与本所之外的任何人分享任何此类报酬。支付此类报酬对债务人、债务人破产财产或本第 11 章案件均无影响。\n\n日期：2023年5月17日 于 纽约州纽约市。\n\n签署人：/s/ William R. Baldiga  William R. Baldiga (NY-4813846) BROWN RUDNICK LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 电话：(212) 209-4942 电子邮件：wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com\n\nStephen R. Cook BROWN RUDNICK LLP 2211 Michelson Drive, 7th Floor Irvine, California 92612 电话：(949) 752-7100 电子邮件：scook@brownrudnick.com\n\nStephen A. Best BROWN RUDNICK LLP 601 13th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 电话：(202) 536-1737 电子邮件：sbest@brownrudnick.com\n\n送达证书\n\n本人特此证明，2023年5月17日，前述文件的一份副本已通过电子方式归档。本归档通知将通过法院的电子归档系统以电子邮件方式发送给所有当事人，或按照电子归档通知上的注明，通过邮寄方式发送给无法接受电子归档的任何人。当事人可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅本归档文件。\n\n/s/ William R. Baldiga  William R. Baldiga (NY-4813846)\n\n65022202 v2-WorkSiteUS-039463/0001","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":401,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-05-17 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-05-17","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:10:05"}