{"id":"court_sdny_293_0","court":"SDNY","case_no":"","doc_number":293,"sub_number":null,"doc_type":"DOC","filed_date":null,"title":"SDNY ECF 293","summary_zh":"授权聘用法律顾问令——美国康州破产法院，Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo）破产案，案号 22-50073，ECF 293（2022年4月29日下达）。法院批准债务人 Ho Wan Kwok 聘用 Brown Rudnick LLP 作为破产法律顾问，自破产申请日期起生效。","summary_en":"Order Authorizing Retention of Counsel—Connecticut Bankruptcy Court, In re Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo), Case No. 22-50073, ECF 293 (issued April 29, 2022). The court authorized the debtor to retain Brown Rudnick LLP as bankruptcy counsel, effective from the petition date.","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, |                                                                       | : | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n|        |              |                                                                       | : |                         |\n|        |              |                                                                       | : | Re: ECF No. 86          |\n|        |              | Debtor.                                                               | : |                         |\n|        |              |                                                                       | : |                         |\n|        |              | --------------------------------------------------------------------X |   |                         |\n\n## **ORDER AUTHORIZING RETENTION AND EMPLOYMENT OF BROWN RUDNICK LLP AS COUNSEL TO DEBTOR AND DEBTOR IN POSSESSION**\n\nUpon the application of Mr. Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Application\"),<sup>1</sup> as debtor and debtor in possession in the above-captioned Chapter 11 case, pursuant to title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1330, as amended (the \"Bankruptcy Code\"), for authorization to employ Brown Rudnick LLP (\"Brown Rudnick\") as his bankruptcy counsel effective as of the Petition Date, as more fully set forth in the Application; and upon the annexed affidavit of William R. Baldiga, Esquire, a partner of Brown Rudnick (the \"Baldiga Affidavit\"); and the Court being satisfied, based on the representations made in the Application and the Baldiga Affidavit, that Brown Rudnick does not represent or hold any interest adverse to Mr. Kwok or his Chapter 11 estate as to the matters upon which it is to be engaged and is a \"disinterested person\" under 11 U.S.C. § 101(14), as modified by 11 U.S.C. § 1107(b), and that the employment of Brown Rudnick is necessary to Mr. Kwok (\"Debtor\") and his Chapter 11 estate; and the Court having jurisdiction to consider the Application and the relief requested therein in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefore after the hearing held on April 27, 2022:\n\n<sup>1</sup> Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed in the Application.\n\n## **IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:**\n\n1. That the Application is granted and approved subject to the terms and limitations herein.\n\n2. Pursuant to Sections327(a) of title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq. (the \"Bankruptcy Code\"), Rule 2014 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the \"Bankruptcy Rules\") and Rule 2014-1 of the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the District of Connecticut (the \"Local Rules\"), the Debtor, is authorized to employ and retain Brown Rudnick as his counsel to perform the services as set forth in the Application and the Baldiga Affidavit, effective as of the Petition Date.\n\n3. Notwithstanding any provision of the Engagement Agreement, any dispute concerning the performance of services by Brown Rudnick pursuant to the Engagement Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.\n\n4. Notwithstanding the Engagement Agreement and the Client Engagement Terms incorporated therein, Brown Rudnick will not, during the pendency of the chapter 11 case, represent any client that is adverse to the Debtor or the estate, and that the conflicts section in the Client Engagement Terms at ECF 142 at pages 21-23 does not, during the pendency of the chapter 11 case, supersede, override, waive, or negate the obligations the Debtor has to the estate, the obligations Brown Rudnick has to the Debtor and the estate in the role as chapter 11 counsel to the Debtor, nor the professional responsibilities Brown Rudnick has and owes to the Debtor.\n\n5. Notwithstanding the Engagement Agreement and the Client Engagement Terms incorporated therein, Brown Rudnick shall be compensated on an hourly basis, with reimbursement of expenses, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 330 and 331\n\n2\n\nof the Bankruptcy Code and such Bankruptcy Rules, Local Rules of the District of Connecticut and guidelines established by the Office of the United States Trustee as may then be applicable, from time to time, and such other procedures as may be fixed by order of this Court. Brown Rudnick shall not be entitled to interest on fees awarded by Court.\n\n6. Ten business days' notice must be provided by Brown Rudnick to the Debtor, the United States Trustee and any official committee prior to any increases in the rates set forth in the Application, and such notice must be filed with the Court.\n\n7. The Debtor is authorized and empowered to take all actions necessary to implement the relief granted in this Order.\n\n8. The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry.\n\n9. This Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from or related to the implementation and enforcement of this Order.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 29th day of April, 2022.\n\n64684756 v2-WorkSiteUS-038210/0001","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部）\n\n关于：\n第 11 章\nHo Wan Kwok（郭文贵），\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n涉及：ECF No. 86\n债务人。\n\n关于准许聘用及雇佣 BROWN RUDNICK LLP 作为债务人及占有中债务人之法律顾问的裁定\n\n根据 Ho Wan Kwok 先生（郭文贵）作为上述第 11 章案件中的债务人及占有中债务人，依据经修订的《美国法典》第 11 编第 101-1330 节（《破产法典》），申请准许自申请日起雇佣 Brown Rudnick LLP（布朗·鲁德尼克律师事务所，以下简称「Brown Rudnick」）作为其破产法律顾问的申请（以下简称「《申请》」）1，详见《申请》；并根据所附 Brown Rudnick 合伙人 William R. Baldiga（威廉·R·巴尔迪加）律师的宣誓书（以下简称「《Baldiga 宣誓书》」）；且法院根据《申请》和《Baldiga 宣誓书》中的陈述确信，Brown Rudnick 在其受聘处理的事项上不代表任何与郭先生或其第 11 章破产财产有利害冲突的利益，亦不持有任何对抗利益，且根据经 11 U.S.C. § 1107(b) 修正的 11 U.S.C. § 101(14) 属于「利害关系无关方」，且雇佣 Brown Rudnick 对郭先生（「债务人」）及其第 11 章破产财产确属必要；且根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 和 1334，法院具有审议《申请》及其中所请求之救济的管辖权；并在 2022年4月27日 举行听证后，经审慎考虑并基于充分理由：\n\n1 本文未另行定义的大写术语应具有《申请》中所赋予的含义。\n\n特此裁定如下：\n\n1. 《申请》在此予以批准并准许，但须遵守本裁定所载之条款与限制。\n\n2. 根据《美国法典》第 11 编第 101 节及以下条款（《破产法典》）第 327(a) 节、《联邦破产程序规则》（《破产规则》）第 2014 条以及《康涅狄格区破产本地规则》（《本地规则》）第 2014-1 条，准许债务人自申请日起雇佣并聘用 Brown Rudnick 作为其法律顾问，履行《申请》和《Baldiga 宣誓书》中所载之服务。\n\n3. 无论《聘用协议》有何规定，凡因 Brown Rudnick 依据《聘用协议》履行服务而引起的任何争议，均应受 Connecticut（康涅狄格州）法律管辖并据其解释。\n\n4. 无论《聘用协议》及其所包含的《客户聘用条款》有何规定，在第 11 章案件审理期间，Brown Rudnick 不得代表任何与债务人或破产财产有利害冲突的客户；且包含在 ECF 142 第 21-23 页的《客户聘用条款》中的冲突条款，在第 11 章案件审理期间，不得取代、推翻、放弃或否定债务人对破产财产所负之义务，不得取代、推翻、放弃或否定 Brown Rudnick 以债务人之第 11 章法律顾问身份对债务人及破产财产所负之义务，亦不得取代、推翻、放弃或否定 Brown Rudnick 对债务人所承担并应尽之专业职业责任。\n\n5. 无论《聘用协议》及其所包含的《客户聘用条款》有何规定，Brown Rudnick 应按小时计费获得报酬并报销费用，具体依据《破产法典》第 330 和 331 节所载程序，以及届时可能不时适用的相关《破产规则》、康涅狄格区《本地规则》和 Office of the United States Trustee（美国破产受托人办公室）制定的指导方针，以及本法院裁定可能确定的其他程序。Brown Rudnick 无权就法院裁定的律师费获得利息。\n\n6. 在对《申请》中所列费率进行任何提高之前，Brown Rudnick 必须提前十个工作日向债务人、美国破产受托人和任何官方委员会发出通知，并且该通知必须向法院提交。\n\n7. 授权并赋权债务人采取实施本裁定所准许救济之一切必要行动。\n\n8. 本裁定的条款和条件一经载入案卷即刻生效并具有执行力。\n\n9. 本法院保留审理并裁决由本裁定的实施和执行所引起的或与之相关的一切事项的管辖权。\n\n2022年4月29日 订于 Connecticut（康涅狄格州）Bridgeport（布里奇波特）。\n\n64684756 v2-WorkSiteUS-038210/0001","key_entities":[],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":802,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 07:23:51"}