{"id":"court_ctb_633_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":633,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"DECLARATION","filed_date":"2022-07-27","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| In re:                                                          | :<br>:<br>Chapter 11        |\n| HO WAN KWOK,                                                    | :<br>:<br>Case No. 22-50073 |\n| Debtor.                                                         | :<br>:                      |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | :<br>x                      |\n\n## **SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF DISINTERESTEDNESS OF LUC A. DESPINS**\n\nI, Luc A. Despins, declare the following is true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief:\n\n1. I submit this declaration (the \"Second Supplemental Declaration\") to supplement (a) the declaration submitted to the Court on July 7, 2022 [Docket No. 515-1] (the \"Initial Declaration\")<sup>1</sup> as part of the U.S. Trustee's request to appoint me as chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\") pending before this Court (the \"Chapter 11 Case\"); and (b) the declaration submitted to the Court on July 12, 2022 [Docket No. 538] (the \"First Supplemental Declaration\" and, together with the Initial Declaration, the \"Prior Declarations\") and in further support of my application to approve the employment of Paul Hastings as counsel to the Trustee (the \"Application\"). I hereby supplement the Prior Declarations with respect to both my appointment as chapter 11 trustee and the retention of Paul Hastings, as follows:\n\n<sup>1</sup> Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Initial Declaration.\n\n2. On June 25, 2022, Paul Hastings was retained to represent Stephen A. Wynn in the civil litigation commenced by the United States Department of Justice (the \"DOJ\") against Mr. Wynn in May 2022 (the \"DOJ Litigation\"). That litigation solely involves the issue of whether Mr. Wynn is required to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 and does not, in any way, concern the propriety of any action Mr. Wynn may or may not have taken with respect to the Debtor. *See* Complaint, *Att'y Gen. of U.S. v. Wynn*, No. 22-1372 (D.D.C. May 17, 2022). The only parties to the DOJ Litigation are the DOJ and Mr. Wynn, and Paul Hastings had no involvement in the activities of Mr. Wynn prior to the commencement of the DOJ Litigation.\n\n3. I did not disclose Paul Hastings' representation of Mr. Wynn (the \"Wynn Representation\") in the Prior Declarations because I first learned of the Wynn Representation yesterday by reading the Debtor's objection, dated July 27, 2022, to the Application [Docket No. 622]. Paul Hastings' conflicts system did not reflect any connection between the Debtor and the Wynn Representation because the Debtor is not a party to or witness in the DOJ Litigation.\n\n4. I believe that the Wynn Representation has no bearing on the retention of Paul Hastings as counsel to the Trustee (or, for that matter, on my appointment as Trustee). As noted above, the Debtor is not a party or even a witness in connection with the DOJ Litigation, and the interests of the Debtor will not in any way be affected by the outcome of the DOJ Litigation, and, in any event, the DOJ Litigation simply does not relate in any way to the Chapter 11 Case. Mr. Wynn is not a creditor or party in interest in connection with the Chapter 11 Case. The Debtor's estate will not be increased or decreased and the allowed claims against the Debtor will not fluctuate based on the outcome of the DOJ Litigation. I do not know Mr. Wynn and I have never\n\n-2-\n\nrepresented him. Further, out of an abundance of caution, Paul Hastings has established an ethical wall between the attorneys representing Mr. Wynn (based in Washington D.C.) and the attorneys representing the Trustee.\n\n5. I declare under penalty of perjury under 28 U.S.C. § 1746 that the foregoing is true and correct.\n\nExecuted July 28, 2022, at Greenwich, CT.\n\nLuc A. Despins\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x |                         |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|---|-------------------------|\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| In re:                                                      | : | Chapter 11              |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| HO WAN KWOK,                                                | : | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| Debtor.                                                     | : |                         |\n|                                                             | : |                         |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x |                         |\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on July 28, 2022, the foregoing Declaration was electronically filed. Notice of this filing was sent by e-mail to all parties to the above-captioned chapter 11 case by operation of the Court's electronic filing (\"CM/ECF\") system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing.<sup>1</sup> Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.\n\nDated: July 28, 2022 New Haven, Connecticut\n\n> By: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey* Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n<sup>1</sup> To the extent that the foregoing was filed outside regular business hours, service by mail on recipients unable or not qualified to accept electronic notice was made on the next business day.\n\n*and*\n\nNicholas A. Bassett *(*admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n*and*\n\nAvram E. Luft *(*admitted *pro hac vice*) Douglass Barron (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com\n\n*Proposed Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*","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院）\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： :\n:\n第11章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）， :\n:\n案件编号：22-50073\n债务人。 :\n\nx\nLUC A. DESPINS（吕克·A·德斯平斯）关于无利害关系的第二次补充声明\n\n我，Luc A. Despins（吕克·A·德斯平斯），就我所知、所悉及确信，声明以下内容属实：\n\n1. 我提交本声明（简称“《第二次补充声明》”），以补充：(a) 2022年7月7日向法院提交的声明 [Docket No. 515-1]（简称“《初步声明》”）1，该声明作为美国破产受托人（U.S. Trustee）申请指定我担任本院审理中的 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（简称“债务人”）第11章案件（简称“第11章案件”）的第11章受托人（简称“受托人”）的一部分；以及 (b) 2022年7月12日向法院提交的声明 [Docket No. 538]（简称“《第一次补充声明》”，并与《初步声明》统称为“《先前声明》”），并进一步支持我关于批准聘请 Paul Hastings（普衡律师事务所）作为受托人法律顾问的申请（简称“《申请》”）。我特此就我被指定为第11章受托人以及聘请普衡律师事务所两项事宜对《先前声明》补充如下：\n\n1 本文中未定义的开首大写术语应具有《初步声明》中赋予它们的含义。\n\n2. 2022年6月25日，普衡律师事务所接受委托，在 United States Department of Justice（美国司法部，简称“司法部”）于2022年5月对 Stephen A. Wynn（史蒂芬·A·永利）先生提起的民事诉讼（简称“司法部诉讼”）中代表永利先生。该诉讼仅涉及永利先生是否需要根据《1938年外国代理人登记法》（Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938）登记为外国代理人的问题，绝不涉及永利先生可能针对或未针对债务人采取的任何行为的适当性。参见起诉书，Att'y Gen. of U.S. v. Wynn, No. 22-1372 (D.D.C. May 17, 2022)。司法部诉讼的唯一当事方为司法部和永利先生，普衡律师事务所在司法部诉讼开始前未参与永利先生的任何活动。\n\n3. 我未在《先前声明》中披露普衡律师事务所对永利先生的代理（简称“永利代理事项”），是因为我是昨天通过阅读债务人于2022年7月27日对《申请》提出的异议 [Docket No. 622] 才首次得知永利代理事项的。普衡律师事务所的利益冲突系统并未显示债务人与永利代理事项之间存在任何关联，因为债务人并非司法部诉讼的当事方或证人。\n\n4. 我认为，永利代理事项与聘请普衡律师事务所担任受托人的法律顾问无关（就此而言，也与我被指定为受托人无关）。如上所述，债务人不是与司法部诉讼有关的当事方，甚至连证人都不是，债务人的利益不会以任何方式受到司法部诉讼结果的影响，而且在任何情况下，司法部诉讼根本与本第11章案件没有任何关联。永利先生并非与本第11章案件有关的债权人或利害关系方。债务人的破产财产不会因司法部诉讼的结果而增加或减少，针对债务人获准确认的债权也不会因此发生波动。我不认识永利先生，也从未\n\n-2-\n\n代表过他。此外，出于高度审慎的考虑，普衡律师事务所在代表永利先生的律师（常驻华盛顿特区）与代表受托人的律师之间设立了道德墙（ethical wall）。\n\n5. 我依据 28 U.S.C. § 1746 声明，在伪证受罚原则下，前述内容均属真实且正确。\n\n签署于2022年7月28日，地点：康涅狄格州格林威治。\n\nLuc A. Despins\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----------------------------------------------------------- x\n\n关于： : 第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）， : 案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n债务人。 :\n\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\n送达证明\n\n下述签署人特此证明，2022年7月28日，前述声明已通过电子方式归档。此归档通知已通过法院的电子归档（“CM/ECF”）系统运行以电子邮件方式发送给上述标题项下第11章案件的所有当事方，或根据《电子归档通知》所示通过邮寄方式发送给任何无法接受电子归档的人员。1 当事方可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅此归档文件。\n\n日期：2022年7月28日 康涅狄格州纽黑文\n\n签署：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n1 若前述文件是在正常办公时间之外归档的，则对无法或不具备资格接受电子通知的接收人的邮寄送达已于下一个工作日完成。\n\n以及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（特许出庭律师）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n2050 M Street NW\nWashington, D.C., 20036\n(202) 551-1902\nnicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n以及\n\nAvram E. Luft（特许出庭律师）\nDouglass Barron（特许出庭律师）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\naviluft@paulhastings.com\n\n拟聘第11章受托人法律顾问","key_entities":["Paul Hastings","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Je"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":905,"status":"published","published_at":"2022-07-27 00:00:00","created_at":"2022-07-27","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:41:43"}