{"id":"court_ctb_2411_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2411,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"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| --------------------------------------------------------------<br>x |                                   |\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|\n| In re:                                                              | :<br>Chapter 11<br>:              |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,                                                | :<br>Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)<br>: |\n| Debtors.1                                                           | :<br>Jointly Administered<br>:    |\n|                                                                     | RE: ECF 2259<br>:                 |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------<br>x |                                   |\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING FIRST INTERIM FEE APPLICATION OF HARNEY WESTWOOD & RIEGELS LP, AS BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS COUNSEL, FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD FROM JULY 31, 2022 THROUGH JULY 31, 2023**\n\nUpon consideration of the Application (the \"Application\") of Harney Westwood & Riegels (\"Harneys\") as BVI<sup>2</sup> counsel to the Trustee and Genever (BVI) for interim allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses from July 31, 2022 through July 31, 2023; and sufficient notice having been given; and a hearing having been held on November 28, 2023 and due consideration having been given to any responses thereto; and sufficient cause having been shown therefor, it is hereby:\n\n1. ORDERED that the Application is granted and compensation in the amount of \\$438,648.00 and reimbursement of expenses in the amount of \\$41.729.06 are awarded to Harneys, subject to final adjustment and disgorgement in the event all administrative expenses are not paid in full; it is further\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 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<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein adopt the definitions set forth in the Application.\n\n2. ORDERED that nothing herein modified the Retention Order; it is further\n\n3. ORDERED that the estates are authorized and directed to pay Harneys' fees in the amount of \\$87,729.60, *i.e.*, 20% of the fees allowed in paragraph 1 above, within fourteen days of the date of this Order; it is further\n\n4. ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from the implementation of this Order; it is further\n\n5. ORDERED that the Debtors' estates and Harneys are authorized and empowered to take all necessary actions to implement the relief granted in this Order; it is further\n\n6. ORDERED that notwithstanding the possible applicability of Bankruptcy Rules 6006(d), 7062, 9014, or otherwise, the terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry; and it is further\n\n**7.** ORDERED that all time periods set forth in this Order shall be calculated in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a).\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 30th day of November, 2023.\n\n![](_page_1_Picture_8.jpeg)","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\nx\n\n在案审理：\n第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。1\n合并审理\n\n事由：ECF 2259\n\nx\n批准HARNEY WESTWOOD & RIEGELS LP（衡力斯律师事务所）作为英属维尔京群岛法律顾问申请2022年7月31日至2023年7月31日期间报酬及费用补偿的第一次中期费用申请的裁定\n\n经审议Harney Westwood & Riegels（衡力斯律师事务所，下称“Harneys”）作为受托人及Genever (BVI)的BVI2法律顾问所提交的关于2022年7月31日至2023年7月31日期间报酬及费用补偿中期核准的申请（下称“《申请》”）；且已送达充分通知；且已于2023年11月28日举行听证会，并已对相关答复予以充分考虑；且已证明具有充分理由，特此：\n\n1. 裁定：《申请》获得批准，核准向Harneys支付金额为$438,648.00的报酬以及金额为$41.729.06的费用补偿，但在所有行政管理费用未获全额支付的情况下须受最终调整及追缴；进一步\n\n1 这些第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及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 Luc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯，作为Ho Wan Kwok破产财团的受托人，仅用于通知及联络目的）。\n\n2 本裁定中未另行定义的首字母大写术语采用《申请》中所载的定义。\n\n2. 裁定：本裁定中的任何内容均不修改《聘用裁定》；进一步\n\n3. 裁定：授权并指示破产财团自本裁定作出之日起十四天内支付Harneys金额为$87,729.60的律师费，即上述第1项所核准费用的20%；进一步\n\n4. 裁定：本法院应保留管辖权，以审理和裁决因本裁定的执行而产生的所有事项；进一步\n\n5. 裁定：授权并赋予债务人破产财团及Harneys权力以采取一切必要行动来执行本裁定中所准予的救济；进一步\n\n6. 裁定：无论破产规则（Bankruptcy Rules）第6006(d)、7062、9014条或其他规定可能如何适用，本裁定的条款与条件均应在登入案卷后立即生效并具有可执行性；并且进一步\n\n7. 裁定：本裁定中规定的所有期限均应根据破产规则第9006(a)条进行计算。\n\n日期：2023年11月30日，于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Miles Guo","Despins","Je","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":2259,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":487,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:21:53"}