Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #1417

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION

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In re: :

HO WAN KWOK, et al., :

Debtors. :

----------------------------------------------------------- x **BRAVO LUCK LIMITED'S REPLY TO MOVANTS' REVISED PROPOSED ORDER, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTIONS 327, 328, AND 363, FURTHER EXTENDING (I) SALE PROCESS OF SHERRY NETHERLAND APARTMENT AND (II) RETENTION OF SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY AS BROKER**

Bravo Luck Limited ("Bravo Luck") hereby files this response to the *Notice of Filing of Revised Proposed Order, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 327, 328, and 363, Further Extending (I) Sale Process of Sherry Netherland Apartment and (II) Retention Of Sotheby's International Realty As Broker* [Docket No. 1390] (the "Movants' Revised Proposed Order") filed by Luc Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the "Trustee") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the "Individual Debtor"), Genever Holdings Corporation ("Genever (BVI)"), and Genever Holdings LLC ("Genever (US)" and, together with the Trustee, and Genever (BVI), the "Movants").

1. On January 24, 2023, this Court held a hearing (the "Hearing") on the Movant's Motion, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 327, 328, and 363, for Entry of Order

1 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).

*Further Extending (I) Sale Process of Sherry Netherland Apartment and (II) Retention of Sotheby's International Realty as Broker* [Docket No. 1257] (the "Extension Motion"),2 [t]o which Bravo Luck had filed the *Objection of Bravo Luck Limited to Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee, Genever Holdings Corporation, and Genever Holdings LLC, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 327, 328, and 363, for Entry of Order Further Extending (I) Sale Process of Sherry Netherland Apartment and (II) Retention of Sotheby's International Realty as Broker* [Docket No. 1288].

2. At the Hearing, the Court continued the Extension Motion so the parties could try to reach a consensual form of order with respect to the Extension Motion. As indicated at the Hearing, the only issue to be resolved between the parties was the removal of Bravo Luck's and PAX's consent rights with respect to a form of sale agreement for the Sherry Netherland Apartment.

3. Following the Hearing, Bravo Luck confirmed to the Trustee that it was willing to remove the consent rights as requested.

4. The Movants' Revised Proposed Order, however, includes additional relief authorizing the Movants to market the Sherry Netherland Apartment for rent. This new requested relief related to rental of the Sherry Netherland Apartment was not properly noticed in a pending motion before this Court with opportunity for parties in interest to review and object. Moreover, rental of the Sherry Netherland Apartment is not contemplated by—and is inconsistent with—the Settlement Agreement and introduces a number of new issues which require proper notice and consideration. Bravo Luck respectfully asserts that such rental relief should be the subject of a separate motion, to provide Bravo Luck (and other parties in interest) with appropriate notice to consider such requested relief in due course. [C]apitalized terms used but not defined herein shall be ascribed the definitions given to them in the Extension Motion.

5. Therefore, Bravo Luck respectfully requests that the Court not enter the

Movants' Revised Proposed Order, but rather enter the revised order granting the Extension Motion as attached hereto as Exhibit A ("Bravo Luck's Revised Proposed Order").

6. A redline of Bravo Luck's Revised Proposed Order as compared to the

Movants' Revised Proposed Order is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

/s/ Francis J. Lawall Francis J. Lawall, Esq. TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP 3000 Two Logan Square Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 981-4481 francis.lawall@troutman.com

David M. S. Shaiken (ct02297) Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC 433 South Main Street, Suite 319 West Hartford, CT 06110 Telephone: (860) 606-1703 Fax: (866) 431-3248 david@shipmanlawct.com

The undersigned certifies that on January 31, 2023, *Bravo Luck Limited's Reply to Movants' Revised Proposed Order, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 327, 328, and 363, Further Extending (I) Sale Process of Sherry Netherland Apartment and (II) Retention of Sotheby's International Realty as Broker* was filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system or by United States first class mail, postage prepaid, to anyone unable to accept electronic filing, as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF System. A. Electronic Notice Via CM/ECF Service List

Tristan G. Axelrod taxelrod@brownrudnick.com William R. Baldiga wbaldiga@brownrudnick.com Kellianne Baranowsky kbaranowsky@gs-lawfirm.com, aevans@gs-lawfirm.com;

Douglass E. Barron douglassbarron@paulhastings.com Nicholas A. Bassett nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com; jonathonkosciewicz@paulhastings.com; lucdespins@paulhastings.com; alexbongartz@paulhastings.com; ezrasutton@paulhastings.com; douglassbarron@paulhastings.com; ecf.frg@paulhastings.com;

Patrick M. Birney pbirney@rc.com, ctrivigno@rc.com

G. Alexander alexbongartz@paulhastings.com

Carollynn H.G. Callari ccallari@callaripartners.com

Scott M. Charmoy scottcharmoy@charmoy.com, ecf-3ae5beb98d9b@ecf.pacerpro.com;

Holley L. Claiborn holley.l.claiborn@usdoj.gov

Luc A. Despins lucdespins@paulhastings.com, matlaskowski@paulhastings.com;

Sam Della Fera, Jr. sdellafera@csglaw.com

David S. Forsh dforsh@callaripartners.com

Taruna Garg tgarg@murthalaw.com, mgarcia@murthalaw.com Irve J. Goldman igoldman@pullcom.com, rmccoy@pullcom.com

James C. Graham jgraham@npmlaw.com, sgibbons@npmlaw.com;

Lawrence S. LGrossman@gs-lawfirm.com, aevans@gs-lawfirm.com; ngolino@gs Grossman lawfirm.com; lawrencegrossman@ecf.courtdrive.com; mbuckanavage@gs-lawfirm.com; eross@gs-lawfirm.com

Jeffrey Hellman jeff@jeffhellmanlaw.com; christen@jeffhellmanlaw.com Eric A. Henzy ehenzy@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com Jonathan Kaplan jkaplan@pullcom.com, prulewicz@pullcom.com; rmccoy@pullcom.com Stephen M. Kindseth skindseth@zeislaw.com, cjervey@zeislaw.com

Nancy Bohan Kinsella nkinsella@npmlaw.com, moshea@npmlaw.com; smowery@npmlaw.com; npm.bankruptcy@gmail.com

Patrick R. Linsey plinsey@npmlaw.com, karguello@npmlaw.com;

Kristin B. Mayhew kmayhew@pullcom.com, kwarshauer@mdmc-law.com;

James M. Moriarty jmoriarty@zeislaw.com, cgregory@zeislaw.com

Patrick N. Petrocelli ppetrocelli@stroock.com Lucas Bennett Rocklin lrocklin@npmlaw.com, NeubertPepeMonteithPC@jubileebk.net Aaron Romney aromney@zeislaw.com, swenthen@zeislaw.com Scott D. Rosen srosen@cb-shea.com, msullivan@cbshealaw.com;

Thomas J. Sansone tsansone@carmodylaw.com Stuart M. Sarnoff ssarnoff@omm.com, stuart-sarnoff-1059@ecf.pacerpro.com Douglas S. Skalka dskalka@npmlaw.com, smowery@npmlaw.com;

Jeffrey M. Sklarz jsklarz@gs-lawfirm.com; aevans@gs-lawfirm.com; mbuckanavage@gs lawfirm.com; eross@gs-lawfirm.com, jsklarz@ecf.courtdrive.com

Tiffany Troy tiffanytroy@troypllc.com, troylaw@troypllc.com U.S. Trustee USTPRegion02.NH.ECF@USDOJ.GOV

Michael S. Weinstein mweinstein@golenbock.com Jay Marshall Wolman jmw@randazza.com, ecf-6898@ecf.pacerpro.com

B. United States First Class Mail, Postage Prepaid, Service List

Attn: President or General Mgr Attn: President or General Mgr One Financial Center 10 Bank Street, Suite 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90067-2367 Peter M. Friedman

New York, NY 10008-2839 Steven E. Mackey

J. Ted Donovan and Kevin J. Nash Gabriel Sasson Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP Paul Hastings LLP 1501 Broadway 22nd Floor 200 Park Avenue

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Derek L. Wright

New York, NY 10038 1221 Avenue of the Americas

Richard C. Morrissey Office of the U.S. Trustee 201 Varick Street, Room 1006 New York, NY 10014 Stretto Attn: President or General Mgr 410 Exchange, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92602

Edward Moss, Diana Perez, Stuart Sarnoff, and Daniel Shamah O'Melveny & Myers LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036

Alissa M. Nann Foley & Lardner LLP 90 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016

Irve Goldman, Esq. Pullman & Comley, LLC 850 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06601

Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC 777 Third Avenue 12th Floor New York, NY 10017

Yongbing Zhang 223 West Jackson Blvd. #1012 Chicago, IL 60606

Genever Holdings Corporation P.O. Box 3170 Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Genever Holdings LLC 781 Fifth Avenue Apt. 1801 New York, NY 10022-5520

/s/ Francis J. Lawall Francis J. Lawall (admitted pro hac vice)