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# UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | -------------------------------------------



> 原始法庭文件为英文；下方为英文全文，顶部为中文摘要。

# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**

| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--|--|
| In re:                                                           | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |  |  |
| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,                                             | :<br>:<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |
| Debtors.1                                                        | :<br>:      | Jointly Administered    |  |  |
| -----------------------------------------------------------      | x           |                         |  |  |

# **NOTICE OF CHANGE IN HOURLY RATES OF PAUL HASTINGS LLP, COUNSEL TO CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE**

**PLEASE TAKE NOTICE** that, on August 2, 2022, the Bankruptcy Court for the

District of Connecticut entered the *Order Authorizing and Approving the Retention and*

*Employment of Paul Hastings LLP as Counsel to Chapter 11 Trustee, Effective as of Petition*

*Date* [Docket No. 668] (the "Retention Order").

**PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that, in accordance with the Retention Order,

Paul Hastings LLP, counsel to the Chapter 11 Trustee in the above-captioned chapter 11 case,

hereby provides notice of the following adjusted hourly rates, effective January 1, 2023:

| Timekeeper Category | U.S. Hourly Rate Range<br>(pre-January<br>1,<br>2023) | U.S. Hourly Rate Range<br>(post-January<br>1, 2023) |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Partners            | \$1,310<br>-<br>\$1,935                               | \$1,400<br>-<br>\$2,075                             |
| Of Counsel          | \$1,335<br>-<br>\$1,860                               | \$1,400<br>-<br>\$2,000                             |
| Associates          | \$755<br>-<br>\$1,230                                 | \$800<br>-<br>\$1,320                               |
| Paraprofessionals   | \$250 -<br>\$565                                      | \$275<br>-<br>\$600                                 |

<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).

**PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the hourly

rate of the Chapter 11 Trustee will **not** change on January 1, 2023.

Dated: December 19, 2022 New Haven, Connecticut

#### LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE

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

*and*

Nicholas A. Bassett *(pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com

*and*

Douglass Barron (*pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 douglassbarron@paulhastings.com

*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*

## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**

| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--|--|
| In re:                                                           | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |  |  |
| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,                                             | :<br>:<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |
| Debtors.1                                                        | :<br>:      | Jointly Administered    |  |  |
| -----------------------------------------------------------      | x           |                         |  |  |

### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**

The undersigned hereby certifies that on December 19, 2022, the foregoing Notice was electronically filed. Notice of this filing was sent by e-mail to all parties eligible to receive notice in the above-captioned jointly administered chapter 11 cases by operation of the Court's case management/electronic case filing ("CM/ECF") system. Parties that received notice via the CM/ECF system include debtor Ho Wan Kwok, counsel to the Official Committee for Unsecured Creditors for the debtor Ho Wan Kwok, and counsel to the United States Trustee. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.

Dated: December 19, 2022 New Haven, Connecticut

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

<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).

*and*

Nicholas A. Bassett *(pro hac vice* pending) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com

*and*

Avram E. Luft *(pro hac vice* pending) Douglass Barron (*pro hac vice* pending) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com