{"id":"court_ctb_321_1","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":321,"sub_number":1,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"EXHIBIT A UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## EXHIBIT A\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ In re : Chapter 11 : Ho Wan Kwok, : Case No. 22-50073 : Debtor.<sup>1</sup> : : \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_:\n\n## **DECLARATION OF MATTHEW DUNDON IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT AND RETENTION OF DUNDON ADVISERS LLC AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR**\n\nI, Matthew Dundon, hereby declare, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, as follows:\n\n1. I am a principal with the firm of Dundon Advisers LLC, which is a financial advisory firm with its principal office located at 10 Bank Street, Suite 1100, White Plains, New York 10606 (\"Dundon\"). I am authorized to submit this *Declaration in Support of the Application of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for Entry of an Order Authorizing and Approving the Employment of Dundon Advisers, Inc. as Financial Advisor, Effective as of May 3, 2022* (the \"Application\").\n\n2. Neither I, Dundon, nor any employee thereof, insofar as I have been able to ascertain, has any connection with the Debtor, his creditors, or any other parties in interest herein, or their respective attorneys and accountants, the U.S. Trustee, or any person employed in the office of the U.S. Trustee, except as may be set forth herein.\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtor is known by the following names: Guo Wengui; Miles Guo; Miles Kwok; and Ho Wan Kwok.\n\n3. I understand that Bankruptcy Rule 2014 requires that an application for employment under section 1103 disclose all connections with the Debtor, their estate, the professionals, and the Office of the Trustee.\n\n4. Dundon has conducted an extensive conflict check within its database all of the following names for possible connections that would require disclosure: (a) the Debtor; (b) the members of the Committee, Rui Ma, Ning Ye and Samuel Dan Nunberg; (d) the creditors on the list of the Debtor's 20 largest unsecured creditors and Schedules D and F of his bankruptcy schedules; (e) Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.; and (f) the following potentially interested or adverse parties: (i) Golden Spring (New York) Ltd; (ii) Hing Ch Ngok (Debtor's wife); (iii) Qiang Guo (Debtor's son); (iv) Mei Gui (Debtor's daughter); (v) HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC (purported owner of Lady May); (vi) Bravo Luck Limited (purported ultimate owner of Sherry-Netherland apartment); (vii) Lamp Capital LLC (provider of \\$1 million loan for Debtor's counsel retainer); and (viii) Genever Holdings LLC ((a) through (f), the \"Potentially Interested Parties\").\n\n5. Dundon has no relationship or connection with the Potentially Interested Parties, or to the best my knowledge, with any other creditor of the Debtor and otherwise has not encountered any creditors of the Debtor or parties-in-interest in this case in which an actual conflict exists between Dundon and such entity. If, at any time during the course of these proceedings, Dundon learns of any representation which may give rise to a conflict, Dundon will promptly file with the Court and the U.S. Trustee, an amended declaration identifying and specifying such involvement.\n\n6. Dundon has represented, currently represents, and in the future will likely represent parties in interest in other chapter 11 cases that are wholly unrelated to the Debtor and\n\n2\n\nthis chapter 11 case wherein advisors to the Committee, the Committee members or other estate professionals retained in this case are also serving, have served, or may in the future serve as professionals. Dundon does not believe that any of these representations create a conflict.\n\n7. Dundon has neither received any retainer from the Debtor or the Committee, nor any payment, nor has it received any promise of payment, during the one-year period prior to the filing of the Debtor's petition. No compensation has been paid or promised to be paid from a source other than the Debtor's estate in this chapter 11 case. No promises have been received by Dundon nor by any advisors or attorneys thereof as to compensation in connection with this chapter 11 case other than in accordance with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. Dundon has no agreement with any other entity to share with such entity any compensation received by the Firm in connection with this chapter 11 case, except among employees of and other personnel used by Dundon. Neither the Committee nor its members (or any of their representatives) are or will be liable for fees or costs incurred by Dundon in its representation of the Committee.\n\n8. Dundon intends to apply for compensation for professional services rendered in connection with this chapter 11 case subject to approval of this Court as stated in the Application, and in compliance with applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of this Court, on an hourly basis, plus reimbursement of actual, necessary expenses and other charges incurred by Dundon.\n\n9. Dundon's standard hourly rates are:\n\n| Principal          | \\$790 |\n|--------------------|-------|\n| Managing Director  | \\$750 |\n| Senior Director    | \\$650 |\n| Director           | \\$600 |\n| Associate Director | \\$550 |\n| Senior Associate   | \\$450 |\n\n3\n\nAssociate \\$350\n\n10. The hourly rates set forth above are subject to periodic adjustments to reflect economic and other conditions. Dundon shall file a supplemental declaration with this Court and give not less than 10 business days' notice to the Debtor, the U.S. Trustee, and the Committee prior to implementing any increases in the rates set forth in this Declaration in this case. The supplemental declaration shall explain the basis for the requested rate increases in accordance with Bankruptcy Code section 330(a)(3)(F) and state whether the Committee has consented to the rate increase. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as an accommodation to the Committee and to other stakeholders in the Chapter 11 Case, Dundon will waive the application of its anticipated fee increase to take effect on July 1, 2022, and will bill the Chapter 11 Estate for services to the Committee at its 2021-2022 rates through and including June 30, 2023.\n\n11. In addition to the fees described above, Dundon will bill for all out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Dundon in connection with the matters contemplated by this retention.\n\n12. Dundon recognizes that the Committee will be separately seeking to retain Coleman Worldwide Advisors (\"Coleman\") as a fraud investigation consultant. Dundon represents that it will use reasonable good faith efforts and engage in communications with Coleman to attempt to avoid any duplication of services, and that Dundon will not bill for time engaged in coordinating the division of services between the two Committee advisors.\n\nDated: May 3, 2022\n\nMatthew Dundon","body_zh":"证据 A\nUnited 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_____________________________________________\n关于：\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵），\n债务人。1\n\n第 11 章\n案件编号：22-50073\n_____________________________________________:\n\nMATTHEW DUNDON 支持无担保债权人官方委员会关于作出批准聘用及留任 DUNDON ADVISERS LLC 作为财务顾问的命令的申请的声明\n\n我，Matthew Dundon（马修·邓顿），根据 28 U.S.C. § 1746 特此声明如下：\n\n1. 我是 Dundon Advisers LLC（邓顿顾问有限责任公司）的合伙人，该公司是一家财务咨询公司，主要办事处位于 10 Bank Street, Suite 1100, White Plains, New York 10606（“Dundon”）。我获得授权提交本《支持无担保债权人官方委员会关于作出批准并核准自 2022年5月3日 起聘用 Dundon Advisers, Inc. 作为财务顾问的命令的申请的声明》（以下简称“《申请》”）。\n\n2. 据我所知，除本声明可能载明者外，我本人、Dundon 以及该公司的任何员工与债务人、其债权人、本案中的任何其他利害关系方，或他们各自的律师和会计师、U.S. Trustee（美国破产受托人）或在 U.S. Trustee 办公室受雇的任何人均没有任何关联。\n\n1 债务人以下列姓名为人所知：Guo Wengui（郭文贵）；Miles Guo；Miles Kwok；以及 Ho Wan Kwok。\n\n3. 我知悉《联邦破产诉讼规则》第 2014 条规定，根据《破产法典》第 1103 条提出的聘用申请必须披露与债务人、其破产财产、专业人员以及 U.S. Trustee 办公室的所有关联。\n\n4. Dundon 已在其数据库中针对以下所有名称进行了广泛的利益冲突检索，以排查可能需要披露的关联：(a) 债务人；(b) 委员会成员 Rui Ma（马锐）、Ning Ye（叶宁）和 Samuel Dan Nunberg（塞缪尔·丹·农伯格）；(d) 债务人 20 大无担保债权人名单以及其破产清单附表 D 和附表 F 上的债权人；(e) Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙）；以及 (f) 以下潜在利害关系方或对立各方：(i) Golden Spring (New York) Ltd（金泉（纽约）有限公司）；(ii) Hing Ch Ngok（岳庆芝，债务人之妻）；(iii) Qiang Guo（郭强，债务人之子）；(iv) Mei Gui（郭美，债务人之女）；(v) HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC（香港国际基金投资（美国）有限责任公司，声称的 Lady May 号游艇所有权人）；(vi) Bravo Luck Limited（声称的雪莉荷兰公寓最终所有权人）；(vii) Lamp Capital LLC（为债务人律师聘用定金提供 100 万美元贷款的提供方）；以及 (viii) Genever Holdings LLC（(a) 至 (f) 统称“潜在利害关系方”）。\n\n5. Dundon 与潜在利害关系方没有任何关系或关联，且据我所知，与债务人的任何其他债权人也没有任何关系或关联，并且在其他方面，本案中未发现 Dundon 与此类实体之间存在实际冲突的任何债务人债权人或利害关系方。如果在诉讼进行过程中的任何时候，Dundon 得知可能引发冲突的任何代理事项，Dundon 将立即向法院和 U.S. Trustee 提交经修改的声明，查明并指明该等介入情况。\n\n6. Dundon 过去曾代表、目前代表、并且将来可能在其他完全与债务人及本第 11 章案件无关的第 11 章案件中代表利害关系方，而在这些案件中，本委员会的顾问、委员会成员或在本案中留任的其他破产财产专业人员也正在、曾经或将来可能担任专业人员。Dundon 不认为这些代理中的任何一项会构成冲突。\n\n7. 在债务人提交破产申请前的一年期间内，Dundon 既未从债务人或委员会收取任何聘用定金，也未收取任何付款，亦未收到任何付款承诺。除本第 11 章案件中债务人的破产财产外，未从任何其他来源支付或承诺支付任何报酬。除符合《破产法典》的规定外，Dundon 及其任何顾问或律师均未就本第 11 章案件相关的报酬获得任何承诺。Dundon 与任何其他实体均未达成任何协议以与该实体分享本公司就本第 11 章案件所收取的任何报酬，但在 Dundon 的员工与使用的其他人员之间进行的分享除外。委员会及其成员（或其任何代表）目前和将来均不对 Dundon 代表委员会所产生的费用或支出承担责任。\n\n8. Dundon 拟根据《申请》中的说明，并按照《破产法典》的适用条款和本法院的命令，按小时计费，加上报销 Dundon 发生的实际、必要的自付费用及其他支出，就与本第 11 章案件相关的已提供的专业服务向本法院申请批准报酬。\n\n9. Dundon 的标准小时费率如下：\n\nPrincipal（合伙人） $790\n\nManaging Director（董事总经理） $750\nSenior Director（高级总监） $650\nDirector（总监） $600\nAssociate Director（副总监） $550\nSenior Associate（高级顾问） $450\nAssociate（顾问） $350\n\n10. 上述小时费率可根据经济和其他情况进行定期调整。在实施本声明中所列费率在本案中的任何上调之前，Dundon 应向本法院提交补充声明，并提前不少于 10 个工作日通知债务人、U.S. Trustee 及委员会。补充声明应根据《破产法典》第 330(a)(3)(F) 条说明所申请费率上调的依据，并说明委员会是否同意费率上调。在不限制前述一般性原则的前提下，作为对委员会及本第 11 章案件中其他利益相关方的通融，Dundon 将放弃适用其原定于 2022年7月1日 生效的预期费用上调，并将在截至 2023年6月30日（含）之前，按其 2021–2022 年度的费率就向委员会提供的服务向第 11 章破产财产开具账单。\n\n11. 除上述费用外，Dundon 还将就 Dundon 与本项留任所设想的事项合理发生的所有自付费用开具账单。\n\n12. Dundon 知悉委员会将另行寻求留任 Coleman Worldwide Advisors（科尔曼全球顾问公司，“Coleman”）作为欺诈调查顾问。Dundon 声明其将尽合理的善意努力并与 Coleman 进行沟通，以尽量避免任何服务的重复，并且 Dundon 不会对用于协调两家委员会顾问之间服务分工的时间收取费用。\n\n日期：2022年5月3日\n\nMatthew Dundon","key_entities":["CIPA","Guo","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Je","Miles Guo"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1095,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:43:51"}