{"id":"court_ctb_3814_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":3814,"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| -------------------------------------------------------- | x |                             |\n|----------------------------------------------------------|---|-----------------------------|\n|                                                          | : |                             |\n| In re:                                                   | : | Chapter 11                  |\n|                                                          | : |                             |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,                                     | : | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)     |\n|                                                          | : |                             |\n| Debtors.1                                                | : | Jointly<br>Admi<br>nistered |\n|                                                          | : | Re: ECF No. 3700            |\n| -------------------------------------------------------- | x |                             |\n\n## **ORDER APPROVING SIXTH INTERIM FEE APPLICATION OF PAUL HASTINGS LLP FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1, 2024 THROUGH JULY 31, 2024**\n\nPursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 328, 330 and 331, Paul Hastings LLP (the \"Applicant\") filed the\n\n*Sixth Interim Fee Application of Paul Hastings LLP for Compensation and Reimbursement of*\n\n*Expenses for the Period from April 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024* on October 15, 2024 [ECF No.\n\n3700] (the \"Application\"); and sufficient service and notice having been given in accordance with\n\nthe Order Limiting Service of Notice for Applications Seeking Compensation of Fees or\n\nReimbursement of Expenses [ECF No. 1611]; and the Office of the United States Trustee having\n\nfiled a statement of no objection to reduced fees of \\$4,958,513.53 and reduced expenses of\n\n\\$163,738.27 [ECF No. 3781], and in the absence of any other objection to the Application; and\n\nafter an opportunity for a hearing, 11 U.S.C. § 102(1)(A), it is hereby\n\n1. ORDERED that, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 330 and 331, the Application is granted\n\nand compensation in the amount of \\$4,958,513.53, and reimbursement of expenses in the amount\n\nof \\$163,738.27, are awarded to Paul Hastings, subject to final adjustment and disgorgement in\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 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\nthe event all administrative expenses are not paid in full or as provided in the order approving the sale of the Lady May [ECF No. 1953]; it is further\n\n2. ORDERED that nothing herein modifies the Retention Order; it is further\n\n3. ORDERED that the Debtors' estates are authorized to pay the Trustee and Paul Hastings (a) 80% of the fees (*i.e.*, \\$3,966,810.82) and (b) 100% of the expense reimbursements (*i.e.*, \\$163,738.27) allowed in paragraph 1 above in the aggregate amount of \\$4,130,549.09, and the remaining 20% of the fees allowed in paragraph 1 above in the amount of \\$991,702.71 shall be held back by the Debtors' estates pending further order of this Court; it is further\n\n4. ORDERED that the Applicant shall include, as part of its August 2024 monthly fee statement, a credit in the amount of \\$89,292.80, which amount reflects the difference between (a) the amounts previously paid to the Applicant pursuant the Interim Compensation Procedures Order (as defined in the Application) for services rendered and expenses incurred during the months of April, May, June, and July 2024, inclusive of credits applied to the April 2024 fee statement (i.e., \\$4,219,840.89) and (b) the fees and expenses that the estates are authorized to pay pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Order (i.e., \\$4,130,549.09); it is further\n\n5. ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from the implementation of this Order; it is further\n\n6. ORDERED that the Trustee and Paul Hastings are authorized and empowered to take all necessary actions to implement the relief granted in this Order; it is further\n\n7. 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\n2\n\n8. 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 13th day of November, 2024.","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n-------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： : 第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等， : 案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。1 : 合并审理\n\n: 关于：ECF No. 3700\n-------------------------------------------------------- x\n批准 PAUL HASTINGS LLP（普衡律师事务所）关于 2024 年 4 月 1 日至 2024 年 7 月 31 日期间报酬及费用补偿的第六次中期费用申请的裁定\n\n根据 11 U.S.C. §§ 328、330 和 331，Paul Hastings LLP（“申请人”）于 2024 年 10 月 15 日提交了《Paul Hastings LLP 关于 2024 年 4 月 1 日至 2024 年 7 月 31 日期间报酬及费用补偿的第六次中期费用申请》[ECF No. 3700]（“申请”）；且已按照《限制寻求报酬或费用补偿申请之送达通知的裁定》[ECF No. 1611] 进行了充分的送达和通知；且 Office of the United States Trustee（美国联邦破产受托人办公室）已就经核减的报酬 $4,958,513.53 和经核减的费用 $163,738.27 提交了无异议声明 [ECF No. 3781]，且对该申请无任何其他异议；并在给予听证机会后（11 U.S.C. § 102(1)(A)），特此：\n\n1. 裁定：根据 11 U.S.C. §§ 330 和 331，该申请予以批准，授予普衡律师事务所报酬金额 $4,958,513.53 及费用补偿金额 $163,738.27，但如果在所有行政管理费用未获全额支付的情况下，或根据批准出售 Lady May（梅女士号）游艇的裁定 [ECF No. 1953] 的规定，须进行最终调整并退还；并进一步\n\n1 这些第 11 章破产案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，亦称 Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他多个化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）和 Genever Holdings Corporation。破产受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为：Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 转交 Ho Wan Kwok 破产财产受托人 Luc A. Despins（卢克·德斯平斯）（仅用于接收通知和联络之目的）。\n\n2. 裁定：本裁定中的任何内容均不修改《聘用裁定》；并进一步\n\n3. 裁定：授权债务人破产财产向破产受托人和普衡律师事务所支付上述第 1 项中准予的 (a) 80% 的报酬（即 $3,966,810.82）和 (b) 100% 的费用补偿（即 $163,738.27），合计金额为 $4,130,549.09，而上述第 1 项中准予的其余 20% 报酬金额 $991,702.71 应由债务人破产财产扣留，直至本法院另行下达裁定；并进一步\n\n4. 裁定：申请人应在其 2024 年 8 月的月度费用清单中计入一笔金额为 $89,292.80 的抵免额，该金额反映了以下两者之间的差额：(a) 此前根据《中期报酬程序裁定》（定义见申请）就 2024 年 4 月、5 月、6 月和 7 月期间提供的服务和发生的费用已向申请人支付的金额，包括计入 2024 年 4 月费用清单中的抵免额（即 $4,219,840.89），与 (b) 根据本裁定第 3 项授权破产财产支付的报酬和费用（即 $4,130,549.09）；并进一步\n\n5. 裁定：本法院应保留管辖权，以审理并裁决因执行本裁定而引起的所有事项；并进一步\n\n6. 裁定：授权并指派破产受托人和普衡律师事务所采取一切必要行动，以执行本裁定中准予的救济；并进一步\n\n7. 裁定：尽管 Bankruptcy Rules（《破产规则》）第 6006(d)、7062、9014 条或其他规定可能适用，本裁定的条款和条件应在录入后立即生效并具有执行力；并进一步\n\n8. 裁定：本裁定中规定的所有期限均应按照《破产规则》第 9006(a) 条进行计算。\n\n2024 年 11 月 13 日签署于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Paul Hastings","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Je","Guo","Miles Guo","Despins"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":1611,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":1953,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3700,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":3781,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":712,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:32:05"}