{"id":"court_ctb_205_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":205,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"EXHIBIT","filed_date":"2022-03-11","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION :","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n\n-------- X .\n\n:\n\n.\n\nIn re:\n\nHo Wan Kwok,\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtor.\n\n. --------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n## AMENDED AFFIDAVIT OF CRAIG R. JALBERT IN SUPPORT OF DEBTOR'S APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO RETAIN AND EMPLOY VERDOLINO & LOWEY, P.C. AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR\n\nI, CRAIG R. JALBERT, of Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. (\"V&L\"), hereby make solemn oath:\n\n1. I am a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor and a principal of V&L.\n\nV&L maintains an office at 124 Washington Street, Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035.\n\n2. In connection with the Debtor's proposed retention of V&L, I submitted an affidavit in support of the application to employ Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. dated March 11, 2022. The original affidavit (\"Affidavit\") is attached as Exhibit A. Hereinafter, I will refer to my firm and myself as \"the Firm\". The Firm continued its extensive review of V&L's connections (as such term is used in Bankruptcy Rule 2014(a)) with the Debtor, his creditors, any other party-in-interest herein, or their respective attorneys or accountants was conducted for connections. During the continued search, additional facts were discovered and are disclosed herein.\n\n3 . I hereby amend the Affidavit to reflect the following additional information to Paragraph 3 of the Affidavit:\n\na. Facts as disclosed in the Affidavit, updated information missed in preparing the\n\noriginal affidavit including: Lyondell Chemical Company, et al., Case No. 09-10023 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) (Gerber, R.) where BR formerly represented postconfirmation Trusts and the Firm was administrator to the Trusts; a private nonprofit company where Brown Rudnick, LLP (\"BR\") represented the debtor and the Firm was accountant and administrator to the Debtor, both on a pro bono basis; Purdue Pharma, LP Case No. 19-23649 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) (Drain, R.) where Brown Rudnick, LLP (\"BR\") represents the Ad Hoc Committee and the Firm is Administrator to the Ad Hoc Committee; The Northwest Company, LLC, Case No. 20-10990 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) (Wiles, M.), where Brown Rudnick represents an unsecured creditor and V&L was briefly engaged as an independent manager until such time as a Chapter 7 Trustee was appointed; and, Mallinckrodt plc, et al., Case No. 20-12522 (Bankr. D. Del.) (Dorsey, J.) where Brown Rudnick is co-counsel to the governmental opioid litigation claimants committee (collectively, the \"Governmental Ad Hoc Committee\" and V&L is the proposed administrator for the Governmental Ad Hoc Committee.\n\n- b. Facts as disclosed in the Affidavit.\n- Facts as disclosed in the Affidavit. C.\n- d. Stretto, Inc. is the proposed claims agent and might provide other similar services. Stretto provides various services, including claims and noticing and banking and reporting services in numerous Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases. Stretto is noticing and claims agent in Bicom, et al (Case No. 17-11906) - Southern District of New York, Greensill Capital (Case No. 21-10561) - Southern District of New York; and, Old CP, Inc., et al (formerly Carla's Pasta) (21-20111) - District of\n\n-\n-\n\n4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I hereby represent that I and each member of my Firm are \"disinterested persons\" as that term is defined in 11 U.S.C. Sec. 101(14).\n\n5. I shall amend this statement immediately upon my learning that (a) any of the within representations are incorrect or (b) there is any change of circumstance relating thereto.\n\n6. The professional services to be rendered by V&L will include those required by the debtor in the above-captioned chapter 11 case and detailed in the Application for the Authority to Employ and Appoint Financial Advisor.\n\n7. The terms of the employment of said accountants agreed to by the Applicant, subject to the approval of the Court have not changed. In the normal course of business, V&L. revises its hourly rates in September of each year. V&L represents that the rates stated in the Affidavit are our regular hourly rates which will be in effect until notified otherwise, recognizing that payment of any compensation is subject to approval by the Court.\n\nSigned under the pains and penalties of perjury this 11th day of April 2022.\n\nCraig R. Jalbert, CIRA Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. 124 Washington Street Foxboro. MA 02035 (508) 543-1720\n\nSubscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of April 2022.\n\nNotary Public My Commission Expires\n\nTHOMAS C. BAILEY Notary Public Commonwealth of Massachusetts My Commission Expires April 6, 2023","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部）\n\n-------- X .\n\n:\n\n.\n\nIn re（关于）:\n\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵），\n\nChapter 11（第 11 章）\n\nCase No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nDebtor（债务人）。\n\n. --------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAMENDED AFFIDAVIT OF CRAIG R. JALBERT IN SUPPORT OF DEBTOR'S APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO RETAIN AND EMPLOY VERDOLINO & LOWEY, P.C. AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR（克雷格·R·贾尔伯特支持债务人申请授权聘用 Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. 作为财务顾问的经修正誓书）\n\n我，Verdolino & Lowey, P.C.（以下简称“V&L”）的 CRAIG R. JALBERT（克雷格·R·贾尔伯特），在此郑重宣誓：\n\n1. 我是一名注册破产与重组顾问（CIRA），也是 V&L 的负责人之一。\n\nV&L 在 124 Washington Street, Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035 设有办事处。\n\n2. 针对债务人拟聘用 V&L 的事项，我曾提交过一份日期为 2022年3月11日、支持聘用 Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. 申请的誓书。该原始誓书（以下简称“《誓书》”）作为附件 A 附后。下文中，我将本人及本事务所统称为“本事务所”。本事务所继续就 V&L 与债务人、其债权人、本案任何其他利害关系人或其各自律师或会计师之间的关联关系（依据《破产规则》第 2014(a) 条所使用之定义）进行了广泛的关联审查。在继续排查过程中，发现了其他事实，现于本誓书中予以披露。\n\n3. 我特此修正《誓书》，向《誓书》第 3 段补充反映以下额外信息：\n\na. 如《誓书》中所披露之事实，以及在准备原始誓书时遗漏的更新信息，包括：Lyondell Chemical Company, et al.，案号 22-50073（Bankr. S.D.N.Y.）（Gerber, R.），其中 BR 先前曾代表确认后信托，且本事务所曾担任信托管理人；一家私营非营利公司，其中 Brown Rudnick, LLP（以下简称“BR”）代表债务人，且本事务所作为债务人的会计师和管理人，两者均以公益（pro bono）方式提供服务；Purdue Pharma, LP 案号 19-23649（Bankr. S.D.N.Y.）（Drain, R.），其中 Brown Rudnick, LLP（“BR”）代表特别委员会（Ad Hoc Committee），本事务所担任该特别委员会的管理人；The Northwest Company, LLC 案号 20-10990（Bankr. S.D.N.Y.）（Wiles, M.），其中 Brown Rudnick 代表一名无担保债权人，且 V&L 曾被短期聘为独立管理人，直至指定第 7 章受托人之时；以及 Mallinckrodt plc, et al. 案号 20-12522（Bankr. D. Del.）（Dorsey, J.），其中 Brown Rudnick 担任政府类阿片类药物诉讼索赔人委员会（统称为“政府特别委员会”）的共同法律顾问，且 V&L 为拟定的政府特别委员会管理人。\n\n- b. 如《誓书》中所披露之事实。\n- c. 如《誓书》中所披露之事实。\n- d. Stretto, Inc.（以下简称“Stretto”）为拟定的债权申报代理人，并可能提供其他类似服务。Stretto 在众多第 7 章和第 11 章案件中提供包括债权、通知、银行和报告等在内的各项服务。Stretto 在以下案件中担任通知和债权申报代理人：Bicom, et al（案号 17-11906）—— Southern District of New York（纽约南区）；Greensill Capital（案号 21-10561）—— 纽约南区；以及 Old CP, Inc., et al（前身为 Carla's Pasta）（21-20111）—— 康涅狄格区。\n\n-\n-\n\n4. 尽管有上述情况，我特此声明，本人及本事务所的每一位成员均属于 11 U.S.C. Sec. 101(14) 所定义的“无利害关系人”。\n\n5. 一旦得知 (a) 本誓书中的任何陈述不正确，或 (b) 发生与此相关的任何情况变更，我应立即对本声明作出修正。\n\n6. V&L 将提供的专业服务将包括上述第 11 章案件中债务人所需的服务，且详见《聘用并指定财务顾问授权申请书》。\n\n7. 经申请人同意并须经法院批准的上述会计师聘用条款未发生改变。在正常业务过程中，V&L 会在每年 9 月调整其小时费率。V&L 声明，《誓书》中所述的费率系我们的常规小时费率，在另行通知前持续有效，且知悉任何报酬的支付均须经法院批准。\n\n于 2022年4月11日 在承担伪证罪处罚的条件下签署。\n\nCraig R. Jalbert, CIRA\nVerdolino & Lowey, P.C.\n124 Washington Street\nFoxboro. MA 02035\n(508) 543-1720\n\n于 2022年4月11日 在我面前签署并宣誓。\n\n公证人\n我的公证任期届满日\n\nTHOMAS C. BAILEY\n公证人，Commonwealth of Massachusetts（马萨诸塞州）\n我的公证任期届满日：2023年4月6日","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","CIPA"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":717,"status":"published","published_at":"2022-03-11 00:00:00","created_at":"2022-03-11","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:29:22"}