{"id":"court_ctb_2255_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2255,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"UNKNOWN","filed_date":null,"title":"| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT | |--------------------------------|","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"| UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT |\n|--------------------------------|\n| DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT |\n| BRIDGEPORT DIVISION |\n\n| | _______________________________________________ | | | | | | | |\n|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--|--|\n| In re | | | | | : Chapter 11 | | | |\n| Ho Wan Kwok,
Debtor.1 | | | | :
: Case No. 22-50073
(JAM) | | | | |\n| | | | | : Jointly Administered | | | | |\n| | | | | | : | | | |\n| | ________________________________________________: | | | | : | | | |\n| | | FEE APPLICATION COVER SHEET | | | | | | |\n| Second | Interim/Final | Fee application of: | | | Pullman & Comley, LLC | | | |\n| Time Period:
From:
May 1, 2023
To:
August 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | |\n| | Bankruptcy Petition Filed: | February 15, 2022 | | | | | | |\n| | Date of Entry of Retention Order: | | April 29, 2022 | | effective as of March 29, 2022 | | | |\n| Amount Requested | | | | Reductions | | | | |\n| Fees: | \\$86,457.50 | | Voluntary Fee Reductions:
\\$0 | | | | | |\n| Expenses: | \\$1,751.60 | | Expenses:
\\$0 | | | | | |\n| Total: | \\$86,457.50 | | | | | | | |\n| Retainer Request: | | Expense
Detail: | | | | | | |\n| Retainer Received
__N/A___ | | | | Retainer Received | | ___N/A_______ | | |\n| Prior award applied
__N/A___ | | | Prior award applied
___N/A_______ | | | | | |\n| Balance before this request
__N/A___ | | | Balance before this request
___N/A_______ | | | | | |\n| | | | | | | Copies per page cost and total___N/A_______ | | |\n\n1 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 the 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#### **Hours and Rates per professional:**\n\n| Hours 65.7 | Rate | \\$580 | Irve J. Goldman |\n|------------|------|-------|--------------------|\n| Hours 55.7 | Rate | \\$575 | Kristin B. Mayhew |\n| Hours 37.1 | Rate | \\$440 | Jonathan A. Kaplan |\n\n### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| _______________________________________________
In re | : Chapter 11 |\n|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|\n| | : |\n| Ho Wan Kwok, | : Case No. 22-50073 |\n| Debtor. | :
: |\n| | : |\n| ________________________________________________: | |\n\n### **SECOND INTERIM APPLICATION OF PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC, CONNECTICUT COUNSEL TO THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS, FOR COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE PERIOD FROM MAY 1, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2023**\n\n| Name
of Applicant: | Pullman
& Comley, LLC |\n|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|\n| Authorized to provide
professional services to: | The Official
Committee of Unsecured Creditors |\n| Date of Retention: | April 29, 2022
effective as of
March 29, 2022 |\n| Period for which compensation
and reimbursement is sought: | May
1, 2023
through
August 31, 2023 |\n| Amount of Compensation sought
as actual,
reasonable and necessary: | \\$_86,457.50_______ |\n| Amount of Expense Reimbursement
sought as actual, reasonable
and
necessary: | \\$1,751.60________ |\n| Voluntary Reductions: | \\$0.00 |\n|
This is a(n):
Interim
Final application | |\n\n-3-\n\n### **PRIOR APPLICATION HISTORY**\n\n| | | | Requested | | Monthly | Statements | Certificate |\n|------------------|------------|------------------------|--------------|----------|-------------|------------|-----------------------------------|\n| Appl
ication | Date Filed | Period
Covered | Fees
100% | Expenses | Fees
80% | Expenses | of No Objection /
Signed Order |\n| First
Interim | 6/20/23 | 3/29/2022-
4/30/23 | \\$504,742.00 | \\$709.53 | \\$12,226.88 | \\$0.00 | July 20, 2023 |\n| Fee
Statement | 9/20/23 | 8/1/2023-
8/31/2023 | 19,104.50 | -0- | 15,283.60 | \\$0.00 | N/A |\n\n### **SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS RENDERING SERVICES FROM MAY 1, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2023**\n\n| | Year | | Hours | | |\n|------------------------|----------|--------------------|--------|-------|-------------|\n| Timekeeper Name | Admitted | Title/Department | Worked | Rate | Bill Amount |\n| | | Partner/Litigation | | | |\n| Goldman, Irve J. | 1989 | and Bankruptcy | 65.7 | \\$580 | \\$38,106.00 |\n| | | Partner/Litigation | | | |\n| Kaplan, Jonathan
A. | 2005 | and Bankruptcy | 37.1 | \\$440 | 16,324.00 |\n| | | Partner/Litigation | | | |\n| Mayhew, Kristin B. | 1999 | and Bankruptcy | 55.7 | \\$575 | \\$32,027.50 |\n| | | | | | |\n| TOTAL ALL TIMEKEEPERS | | | | | \\$86,457.50 |\n| | | | | | |\n| Attorney Blended Rate | | | | | \\$531 |\n\n# **SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION BY PROJECT CATEGORY FOR THE PERIOD OF MAY 1, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2023**\n\n| Task
Number | Task Description | Hours | Total |\n|----------------|----------------------------------------------|-------|-------------|\n| 1 | Case Administration | 40.2 | 21,786.50 |\n| 2 | Meetings and
Communication with Creditors | 1.9 | 836.00 |\n| 3 | Fee/Employment Applications | 40.9 | 22,753.00 |\n| 4 | DIP Financing | 1.5 | 741.00 |\n| 5 | Asset Analysis and Recovery | 74.0 | 40,341.00 |\n| | Total Fees Rendered This Statement | | \\$86,457.50 |\n\n### **EXPENSE SUMMARY FOR THE PERIOD OF MAY 1, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2023**\n\n| Express Mail | -0- |\n|------------------------------|------------|\n| External Phone Charges | -0- |\n| Copies | 1,738.50 |\n| Travel and related expenses | 13.10 |\n| Business Lunch | -0- |\n| Certificate of Good Standing | -0- |\n| Total Disbursements | \\$1,751.60 |\n\n### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nDebtor.1\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_:\n\nIn re : Chapter 11 Ho Wan Kwok, : Case No. 22-50073\n\n:\n\n:\n\n: :\n\n## **SECOND INTERIM APPLICATION OF PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC, AS COUNSEL TO THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS FOR COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE PERIOD FROM MAY 1, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2023**\n\nPursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 330 and 331, Rule 2016(a) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Local Bankruptcy Rule 2016-1, Pullman & Comley, LLC (\"P&C\"), as counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Debtor's Chapter 11 Case (the \"Committee\"), appointed in the chapter 11 case of the Debtor, Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), submits its second interim application (the \"Application\") for allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses for the period of May 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023 (the \"Fee Period\"). By this Application, P&C seeks an interim allowance of compensation in the amount of \\$86,457.50 and expense reimbursement in the amount of \\$1,751.60. In support of this Application, P&C respectfully states as follows:\n\n1 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 the 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#### **BACKGROUND**\n\n1. On February 15, 2022 (the \"Petition Date\"), the Debtor filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the \"Bankruptcy Code\") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, thereby commencing this Chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\").\n\n2. The Debtor remained a debtor in possession under sections 1101(1) and 1106(a) until a chapter 11 trustee, Luc A. Despins (the \"Trustee\"), was appointed by the United States trustee (\"UST\") on July 7, 2022 and approved by the Court on July 8, 2022.\n\n3. On March 21, 2022, the UST appointed the Committee pursuant to section 1102(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n4. Shortly after its appointment, the Committee selected P&C as its counsel and on April 5, 2022, filed its Application to Employ Pullman & Comely, LLC as Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.\n\n5. On April 29, 2022, the Court entered the *Order Authorizing Retention and Employment of Pullman & Comley, LLC as Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors*, which was made effective as of March 29, 2022 (\"Retention Order\"). The Retention Order authorizes P&C to be compensated in accordance with the procedures set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 330 and 331, the applicable Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the rules of this Court and any Order entered by this Court with respect to the compensation of professionals.\n\n6. Through the Application, P&C seeks allowance of compensation for professional services rendered for and on behalf of the Committee during the Fee Period. A detailed description of services rendered during the Fee Period in the form of P&C's monthly invoices, which also contain the disbursements it incurred in connection with the rendition of P&C's services, is annexed hereto as Exhibit \"A**\"**.\n\n- 2 -\n\n#### **BRIEF CASE HISTORY**\n\n7. The Debtor commenced the Chapter 11 Case one day before the date by which he was ordered to pay a \\$134,000,000 contempt fine (the \"Contempt Order\") to Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund, L.P. (\"PAX\") in the action, PAX v. Kwok, Index No. 652077/2017, pending in New York Supreme Court (the \"New York Action\").\n\n8. Give the long-standing and acrimonious litigation history between PAX and the Debtor, on March 1, 2022 PAX promptly moved for relief from the automatic stay to return to the New York Action for purposes of enforcing the Contempt Order (the \"PAX Lift Stay Motion\").\n\n9. On March 19, 2022, the UST filed a Motion for Order Directing Appointment of an Examiner, or in the Alternative, Motion for Order Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee (\"UST 1104 Motion\").\n\n10. On April 6, 2022, PAX filed a Motion to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case or, in the Alternative, Partial Joinder to United States Trustee's Motion for Order Directing the Appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee (\"PAX Motion to Dismiss\").\n\n11. While the UST 1104 Motion and PAX Motion to Dismiss remained pending, the PAX Lift Stay Motion was resolved by a Stipulated Order Compelling HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC to Transport and Deliver That Certain Yacht, The \"Lady May,\" entered on April 29, 2022. The focus of the Chapter 11 Case then turned to whether it should be dismissed, which was the principal form of relief requested in the PAX Motion to Dismiss, or converted, or whether a Chapter 11 trustee should be appointed. The Committee was the principal party opposing the PAX Motion to Dismiss, which was scheduled for an evidentiary hearing on May 25, 2022.\n\n12. Prior to and while pretrial proceedings relating to the PAX Motion to Dismiss were proceeding, the parties and the Court were dealing with a number of early case motions filed by the Debtor and opposed by the Committee or other parties in interest, in whole or in part, including (i) applications to retain Brown Rudnick LLP as Debtor's counsel, Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. as Debtor's financial advisor, and Stretto, Inc. as its claims and noticing agent (all filed on March 16, 2022), (ii) Debtor's for Entry of an Order Authorizing (I) Employment and Payment of Professionals Utilized in the Ordinary Course, (II) Payment of Prepetition Claims, and (III) Granting Related Relief, filed on March 22, 2022 (the \"OCP Motion\"), and (iii) Debtor's Motion for Entry of Interim and Final DIP Orders (I) Authorizing the Debtor to Obtain Unsecured, Subordinated Postpetition Financing and (II) Scheduling Interim and Final Hearings, and (III) Granting Related Relief, filed on March 22, 2022 (the \"DIP Motion\"), which proposed an \\$8 million unsecured, subordinated loan to the estate, \\$4 million of which would be dedicated to payment of professional fees of the Committee and/or and examiner to conduct an investigation into the Debtor's assets and financial affairs.\n\n12. While the Committee was able to negotiate further concessions from the proposed DIP lender, Golden Spring (New York) Ltd. (\"Golden Spring\"), including preservation of alter ego claims against Golden Spring notwithstanding its proposed financing, the Court was having reservations with the proposed loan and was proceeding incrementally by requiring fee budgets from the parties for more defined periods of time and scheduled a hearing on the DIP Motion and other matters, including the applications to retain Brown Rudnick and Verdolino & Lowey, for April 27, 2022. At that hearing, the DIP Motion was continued for hearing on May 4, 2022, after which the Court took the matter under advisement.\n\n- 4 -\n\n13. On May 11, 2022, however, before the Court could issue its decision on the DIP Motion, the Debtor filed a Consent to the Dismissal of the Chapter 11 Case and a Notice of Withdrawal of the DIP Motion.\n\n14. The Committee vigorously opposed the PAX Motion to Dismiss, which was the subject of an evidentiary hearing on May 25, 2022 after substantial briefing by the parties, exchange of trial exhibits and other pretrial proceedings. On June 15, 2022, the Court issued its Memorandum of Decision and Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice and Granting Joinder to Motion for Appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee.\n\n13. On July 7, 2022, the UST appointed the Trustee as the chapter 11 trustee of the Debtor's estate and his appointment was approved by the Court on July 8, 2022.\n\n14. Litigation almost immediately ensued by the Debtor's filing of an objection to the Trustee's appointment, a motion for relief from the order appointing the Trustee, and an objection to the Trustee's application to retain his firm, Paul Hastings LLP, as his counsel. All of these attempts by the Debtor to oust the Trustee2 and prevent his retention of counsel were denied by the Court by orders entered on August 2, 2022.\n\n15. Since the Trustee's appointment, the Committee has taken a supportive role in the administration of the Chapter 11 Case, consulting with the Trustee as necessary in the administration of the Chapter 11 Case, 11 U.S.C. § 1103(a)(1), and serving a \"watchdog\" function. *See e.g. In re Commercial Mortgage and Finance Co.*, 414 B.R. 389, 400 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2009) (recognizing that \"creditor committees often serve a 'watchdog' function\").\n\n#### **SUMMARY OF SERVICES BY PROJECT CATEGORY**\n\n16. The services rendered by P&C during the Fee Period are itemized as set forth in Exhibit \"A\" and summarized by project category as follows:\n\n2 The Debtor later filed a motion to remove the Trustee on December 30, 2022, which was opposed by the Committee and, of course, the Trustee, and was withdrawn by the Debtor on April 5, 2023.\n\n#### A. Case Administration: Fees: \\$21,786.50 Hours: 40.20\n\n17. Among the myriad services performed by the Committee in this project category were reviewing pleadings, other papers and court orders or decisions, attending any court hearings, and engaging in discussions with the Trustee or his counsel, relating to the following contested matters, adversary proceedings: the Trustee's motion to approve a settlement of prepetition litigation against the Debtor's former counsel, Clark Hill PLC, the Trustee's motion to hold HK USA and Mei Guo in contempt for failing to comply with Rule 2004 subpoenas and their motion for a stay pending appeal of the Court's contempt ruling against them, the Trustee's motion to compel compliance with subpoenas served on Debtor-related companies GTV Media Group, Saraca Media Group and GTV Operations, and the objections thereto, the objections of the Debtor and other parties to the Trustee's omnibus Rule 2004 motions, the Trustee's objections to the claim of Bravo Luck, the Trustee's motion to hold Hudson Diamond in contempt, the motion of Zeisler & Zeisler to withdraw as counsel for Hudson Diamond, US Bank's interpleader action seeking to interplead \\$37 million in escrow funds, the Trustee's motion for approval of a settlement with the assignor for HCHK Technologies, the Trustee's motion for approval of the sale of the Lady May, the Trustee's papers seeking to enjoin cancellation of the insurance coverage for the Debtor's Sherry Netherland apartment, the Court's decision holding the Debtor in contempt and the Debtor's notice of appeal and motion for stay pending appeal, the Trustee's adversary proceeding to determine the mansion in Mahwah, New Jersey property of the estate and his papers seeking injunctive relief with respect to certain activity and permitted presence at the mansion, and the Debtor's motion to stay the bankruptcy case filed in the pending criminal action against him in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.\n\n- 6 -\n\n### B. Communications with Creditors3 Fees: \\$836.00 Hours: 1.9\n\n18. Services within this project category included telephone conferences and email communications with members of the Committee concerning the sale process for the sale of the Lady May and its conclusion, the Court's decision holding HK USA to be the alter ego of the Debtor, the fee applications of professionals, the US Bank interpleader action, the HCHK Technologies assignment for the benefit of creditors proceeding, the proceedings relating the Mahwah mansion, and the Trustee's proposed DIP loan for the benefit of preserving the Sherry Netherland apartment.\n\n#### C. Fee and Employment Applications Fees: \\$22,753.00 Hours: 40.9\n\n19. Services included within this project category included reviewing and reporting to the Committee on the first interim fee applications of the Trustee's professionals, preparing a limited objection to the first interim fee application of Paul Hastings and resolving the objection with the Trustee prior to its filing, attending the hearing on the first interim fee applications of the Trustee's professionals, reviewing the underlying invoices and preparing a first interim fee application for P&C as counsel to the Committee and attending the hearing thereon, reviewing and making comments to the Trustee's motion to establish interim fee procedures and attending the hearing thereon, and reviewing the Trustee's applications to retain maritime counsel and substitute insurance litigation counsel.\n\n#### D. DIP Motion Fees: \\$741.00 Hours: 1.5\n\n20. Services in this project category included reviewing the Trustee's motion for approval of a DIP loan from the Debtor's estate to the Genever Holdings estate for payment of repairs and preservation expenses of the Sherry Netherland apartment and apprising the Committee regarding the motion.\n\n3 Most of the time entries which included communications with creditors and the Committee are contained within the project category, Case Administration.\n\n#### E. Asset Analysis and Recovery Fees: \\$40,341.00 Hours: 74.00\n\n21. Services in this project category included reviewing the Trustee's motion to settle the Debtor's prepetition litigation with his former counsel, Clark Hill PLC, and attending the hearing thereon, engaging in discussions with the Trustee and his counsel and PAX and its counsel concerning offers made and the sale process and procedures to be followed for sale of the Lady May, reviewing the purchase and sale agreement for the sale of the Lady May, the Trustee's motion for approval of the sale and the various objections filed thereto and attending the hearing on the sale motion, engaging with the Trustee concerning and reviewing the adversary proceeding he commenced to declare HCHK Technologies, Inc., HCHK Property Management, Inc. and Lexington Property and Staffing, Inc. (collectively, the \"HCHK Entities\") to be alter egos of or equitably owned by the Debtor and the Trustee's application for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order filed therein, reviewing and attending the hearing on the Trustee's motion to approve a settlement with the state court assignor of the HCHK Entities and the objections of purported creditors of the HCHK Entities, reviewing the Trustee's motion for summary judgment and supporting and opposing papers in the Trustee's adversary proceeding seeking to declare HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC (\"HK\") to be the alter ego of the Debtor and attending oral argument on the motion, considering and engaging in discussions with the Trustee concerning the motion of HK for a stay pending its appeal of the Court's alter ego ruling against it and HK's motion for a stay pending appeal of the Court's ruling approving the sale of the Lady May, reviewing and considering the proposed consent order for the release by US Bank of the \\$37 million in escrow funds, engaging in discussions with the Trustee and attorneys for PAX concerning the Trustee's settlement negotiations with Bravo Luck for the settlement of the Trustee's adversary proceeding to declare the Sherry Netherland apartment and the Debtor's 100% membership interest in the title owner\n\n- 8 -\n\nto be property of the estates, and attending the hearing on the proposed settlement, and reviewing and engaging in discussions concerning the Trustee's adversary proceeding against the Taurus Fund to recover the Mahwah, New Jersey mansion for the Debtor's estate and the injunctive relief sought therein.\n\n#### **DISBURSEMENTS**\n\n24. P&C incurred reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses in the sum of \\$1,751.60 in connection with rendering legal services to the Committee during the Fee Period. These disbursements consisted of necessary filing fees and were necessary to effectively render legal services in these cases.\n\n#### **VALUATION OF SERVICES & RELIEF REQUESTED**\n\n25. Attorneys and paraprofessionals employed by P&C have expended a total of 158.5 hours in connection with this matter during the Fee Period detailed below. The nature of the work performed by these persons is fully set forth in the detail attached hereto as Exhibit \"A\". The hourly rates set forth above were P&C's current hourly rates for work of this nature at the time the services were rendered. The reasonable value of the services rendered by P&C for the Fee Period as counsel to the Committee is \\$86,457.50.\n\n26. In accordance with the factors enumerated in section 330 of the Bankruptcy Code, the amount requested is fair and reasonable given (a) the complexity of these Chapter 11 Cases, (b) the time expended, (c) the nature and extent of the services rendered, (d) the value of such services, and (e) the cost of comparable services other than in a case under this title.\n\n27. This is P&C's second interim application. P&C has received no payment and no promises for payment from any source for services rendered or to be rendered in any capacity whatsoever in connection with these cases, and there is no agreement or understanding between P&C and any other person, other than members of P&C, for the sharing of compensation to be\n\n- 9 -\n\nreceived for services rendered in these cases. No prior application has been made to this or any other Court for this Fee Period or for the allowance of fees and disbursements sought herein. This Application covers the period of May 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023. P&C has and will continue to perform additional necessary services subsequent to August 31, 2023, for which P&C will file subsequent fee applications.\n\n28. Annexed hereto as Exhibit \"B\", and made part hereof, is a Certification of Irve J. Goldman, Esq, a member of P&C, submitted pursuant to section 504 of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n**WHEREFORE**, P&C respectfully requests the Court enter an order, substantially in the form attached hereto, providing: (a) that an interim allowance be made to P&C for the period from May 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023 in the amount of (i) \\$86,457.50 as compensation for necessary professional services rendered, and (ii) \\$1,751.60 for actual and necessary expenses incurred, for a total of \\$88,209.10; (b) that the Trustee be authorized and directed to pay P&C the outstanding amount of such sums; and (c) for such other and further relief as may be just and proper.\n\nDated: Bridgeport, Connecticut\n\nOctober 16, 2023 Respectfully submitted,\n\n### **PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC**\n\n*/s/Irve J. Goldman* Irve J. Goldman, Esq. (ct02404) 850 Main Street, 8th Floor P.O. Box 7006 Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006 Telephone: (203) 330-2213 Facsimile: (203) 576-8888 E-mail: [jgoldman@pullman.com](mailto:jgoldman@pullman.com)\n\n*Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors*","body_zh":null,"key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","HCHK","Guo","Paul Hastings","Despins","Miles Guo","GTV","CIPA","Saraca"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":4057,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-07-07 08:01:17"}