Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · DECLARATION · ECF #1435

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Defendant: Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok
Court: CTB
Case No.: 22-50073
ECF #: 1435
Type: DECLARATION

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

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

# **FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF DISINTERESTEDNESS OF LUC A. DESPINS**

I, Luc A. Despins, declare the following is true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief:

1. I submit this declaration (the "Fourth Supplemental Declaration") to supplement (a) the declaration submitted to the Court on July 7, 2022 [Docket No. 515-1] (the "Initial Declaration")2 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, which is now being jointly administered with the chapter 11 cases of Genever Holdings Corporatation and Genever Holdings LLC (collectively, the "Chapter 11 Cases"); (b) the declaration submitted to the Court on July 12, 2022 [Docket No. 538] (the "First Supplemental Declaration"); (c) the declaration submitted to the Court on July 28, 2022 [Docket No. 633] (the "Second Supplemental Declaration"); and (d) the declaration submitted to the Court on August

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).

2 Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Initial Declaration.

29, 2022 [Docket No. 802] (the "Third Supplemental Declaration" and, together with the Initial Declaration, the First Supplemental Declaration, and the Second Supplemental 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:

2. I attached to the Initial Declaration a schedule of parties in interest (the "Initial Parties in Interest List") that was used by Paul Hastings as part of its review procedures to enable it to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, and any local rules of the Court regarding the service of a trustee and the employment of professionals under the Bankruptcy Code (the "Review Procedures").

3. Subsequent to my appointment as Trustee, and as part of my investigation into the assets and financial affairs of the Debtor, I have become aware of a number of additional parties that I believe may be considered parties in interest, or parties otherwise connected, to the Chapter 11 Cases. I attach hereto, as Schedule 1, an updated list of such parties that is supplemented to include these additional parties. I have also attached, as Schedule 2 hereto, a redline comparison document showing the newly added parties (the "Recently Added Parties") as compared to the parties listed on Schedule 1 to the Third Supplemental Declaration. I have asked Paul Hastings Personnel to apply the Review Procedures, as applicable, to the Recently Added Parties.

4. Based on the results of the Review Procedures, I believe neither Paul Hastings nor any of its attorneys, including me, has any connections (as that term is used in Bankruptcy Rule 2014), with any of the Recently Added Parties, except:

- a. I have received reports that the Debtor (or entities affiliated with the Debtor and/or his family members) may have done business with Barclays Bank, Bank Of America, Bank of New York Mellon, and Capital One Bank, Hibernia National Bank, Israel Discount Bank of New York, M&T Bank Corporation, and TD Bank (collectively, the "Banks"). The Banks therefore have become targets in the Trustee's investigation of the Debtor's assets and financial affairs because they may be in possession of documents relevant to such investigation. Paul Hastings represents the Banks in various Unrelated Matters. (Paul Hastings, like other large law firms, represents numerous large financial institutions such as the Banks as a matter of course). I, in my capacity as Trustee, am able to be adverse to the Banks and to be the named plaintiff, as chapter 11 Trustee, in any lawsuit against the Banks. All matters related to the Banks will be handled by Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. ("NPM"). - b. I have received reports that the Debtor (or entities affiliated with the Debtor and/or his family members) may have done business with Apple Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Spotify USA, Inc., Spotify Technology S.A., and YouTube Inc. (collectively, the "Media Companies"). The Media Companies therefore have become targets in the Trustee's investigation of the Debtor's assets and financial affairs because they may be in possession of documents relevant to such investigation. Paul Hastings represents certain of the Media Companies in various Unrelated Matters. (Paul Hastings, like other large law firms, represents numerous large

corporations such as the Media Companies as a matter of course). I, in my capacity as Trustee, am able to be adverse to the Media Companies and to be the named plaintiff, as chapter 11 Trustee, in any lawsuit against the Media Companies. All matters related to the Media Companies will be handled by NPM.

- c. The New York City Department of Finance ("NYC DOF") has filed a proof of claim in the chapter 11 case of Genever Holdings Corporation. Paul Hastings represents New York City in various Unrelated Matters (as pro bono counsel). I, in my capacity as Trustee, am able to be adverse to the NYC DOF and to be the named plaintiff, as chapter 11 Trustee, in any lawsuit against NYC DOF or any objection against the NYC DOF proof of claim. All matters related to the NYC DOF will be handled by NPM. - d. Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC ("Epiq") serves as claims and noticing agent for the Chapter 11 Cases. As a matter of course, Paul Hastings has worked with Epiq in connection with other cases in which Epiq has served as as claims and noticing agent. - e. UnitedLex Corporation ("UnitedLex"), a third party vendor that specializes in discovery services, has been retained by Paul Hastings to perform document processing and storage, as well as to conduct document review of discovery documents in the Chapter 11 Cases. UnitedLex has also been retained by Paul Hastings to perform these services with respect to certain Unrelated Matters. In 2020, UnitedLex and Paul Hastings entered into a Commercial Services Agreement ("Agreement"). The

Agreement requires that UnitedLex's rates be competitive based on the market, nature, costs, volume, and a reasonable margin. The Agreement further requires that Paul Hastings provide UnitedLex personnel with office space and certain equipment to perform these services for Paul Hastings clients. In consideration for such office space and equipment, UnitedLex pays Paul Hastings an overhead fee every six months. The overhead fee paid by UnitedLex to Paul Hastings is based on the total amount UnitedLex invoices and collects from the clients of Paul Hastings for each six-month period for the services performed.3 The Agreement between UnitedLex and Paul Hastings is not based on any shared ownership or profits. Paul Hastings will not charge the estate any mark-up in connection with UnitedLex's services, and UnitedLex has agreed that all compensation it would otherwise be paid in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases will be deferred until the Trustee has recovered sufficient assets to provide for the payment of Paul Hastings and other professionals employed by the Trustee.

5. I declare under penalty of perjury under 28 U.S.C. § 1746 that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed February 2, 2023, at New York, NY.

*\_\_\_\_/s/ Luc A. Despins*\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Luc A. Despins

3 In the six-month periods where the total amount invoiced and collected by UnitedLex does not meet a minimum threshold, no overhead fee is due to Paul Hastings. In the six-month periods where the total amount invoiced and collected by UnitedLex exceeds a maximum threshold, the overhead fee paid to Paul Hastings is capped at a maximum amount.

# **SCHEDULE 1**

## **SCHEDULE OF PARTIES IN INTEREST – IN RE KWOK**

### **20 LARGEST UNSECURED CREDITORS**

PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY GOLDEN SPRING NEW YORK RUI MA CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE NING YE GUO BAOSHENG YAN LAN & WU ZHENG HONG QI QU NAN TONG SI JIAN JIAN GONG YAN ZHAO YUA HUA ZHUANG SHI LIEHONG ZHUANG/XIAO YAN ZHU WEICAN MENG/BOXUN INC. SAMUEL NUNBERG LAMP CAPITAL LLC JUN CHEN AKA JONATHAN HO YUE HUA ZHU SHI XIONG XIAN WEI YE HUIZEN WANG

#### **DEBTOR, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CERTAIN RELATED ENTITIES**

HO WAN KWOK (A.K.A MILES GWOK, MILES GUO AND WENGUI GUO) HING CH NGOK/YUE QINGZHI QIANG GUO MEI GUO/MEI GUI HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC BRAVO LUCK LIMITED GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION GENEVER HOLDINGS LLC

#### **BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AND U.S. TRUSTEE PERSONNEL**

HONORABLE JULIE A. MANNING WILLIAM HARRINGTON KIM L. MCCABE HOLLEY CLAIBORN JOSEPH H. FLAMINI ERIN HOGAN STEVEN MACKEY FRANK MARINO JENNIFER J. MOREY NICOLE NEELY SHARON WARNER JOHN GERVAIS

#### **OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES**

7 NOD HILL LLC, 7 STAR EAST NY LLC AAGV LIMITED ABRAMS FENSTERMAN, LLP ACA CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED ACA INVESTMENT FUND ACA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. ACASS CANADA LTD. ACE DECADE HOLDINGS LIMITED AI GROUP HOLDINGS INC., AKERMAN LLP ALFA GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED ALFONSO GLOBAL LIMITED ALLIED CAPITAL GLOBAL LIMITED ALPINE FIDUCIARIES SA AMAZON.COM INC. AN HONG ANDREW SULNER/FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINATIONS, LLC ANTHONY DIBATTISTA ANTON DEVELOPMENT LIMITED APPLE INC. APSLEY YACHTS LIMITED ARETHUSA FORSYTH ARI CASPER ASSETS SINO LIMITED AUSPICIOUS COAST LIMITED BAIQIAO TANG A/K/A TANG BAIQIAO BAKER HOSTETLER LLP BANK OF AMERICA BARCLAYS BANK PLC BEIJING BI HAI GE LIN YUAN LIN LU HUA, LTD. BEIJING CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE GROUP, LTD. BEIJING FU LE HONG MA JIAN ZHU ZHUANG SHI GONG CHENG, LTD. BEIJING PANGU INVESTMENT CO. BEIJING ZENITH HOLDINGS CO. BEIJING ZHONG XIAN WEI YE STAINLESS DECORATION CENTER BERKELEY ROWE BERNARDO ENRIQUEZ BINGSHANG JIAO BLUE CAPITAL BNY MELLON, N.A. BOIES SCHILLER BOOMING SAIL NEW YORK LLC BOXUN INC. BRANCH BROWN HARRIS STEVENS BROWN RUDNICK, LLP BSA STRATEGIC FUND I BURNETTE SHUTT AND MCDANIEL PA CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP CAPITAL ONE BANK CHAO-CHIH CHIU CHARMOY & CHARMOY LLC CHASE BANK

CHENGLONG WANG CHIESA SHAHINIAN & GIANTOMASI PC CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED CHONG SHEN RAPHANELLA CHUANG XIN LTD. CITIBANK CLARK HILL PLC CLAYMAN & ROSENBERG LLP CLAYMAN ROSENBERG KIRSHNER & LINDER LLP COHN BIRNBAUM & SHEA P.C. COUNSEL PRESS INC. CRANE ADVISORY GROUP LLC CREATIVE APEX INVESTMENTS LIMITED CRYSTAL BREEZE INVESTMENTS LIMITED CUI ZHU LI DANIEL PODHASKIE DANIEL S. ALTER DANYU LIN DAWN STATE LIMITED DIME COMMUNITY BANK DONGNA FANG DWF LLP EASTERN PROFIT CORPORATION LIMITED EDUARDO EURNEKIAN EHSAN MASUD ELITE WELL GLOBAL LIMITED ELLIOTT KWOK LEVINE & JAROSLAW LLP EMPIRE GROWTH HOLDINGS ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC EPIQ CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING, LLC ERIC GOLDSMITH MD, LLC FAN BINGBING FIONA YU FIRST ABU DHABI BANK FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO FORBES HARE FREEDOM MEDIA VENTURES LTD G CLUB OPERATIONS LLC G CLUB US OPERATIONS INC. G CLUB US OPERATIONS LLC G FASHION LLC G FASHION US OPERATIONS INC. G LIVE, LLC G NEWS LLC, GANFER SHORE LEEDS & ZAUDERER GAO BINGCHEN GBROADCAST, LLC G-CLUB G-CLUB INVESTMENTS LIMITED GETTR USA GFASHION MEDIA GROUP INC., GFNY, INC GLENN MELLOR GLOBALIST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED GMUSIC, GNEWS LLC,

GNEWS MEDIA GROUP INC., GOLDFARB & HUCK ROTH RIOJAS, PLLC GPOSTS LLC GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP GREENWICH LAND LLC G-TRANSLATORS PTY LTD GTV MEDIA GROUP, INC., GUO LIJIE GUO MEDIA GUO WENOUN GUO WENPING GUY PETRILLO HAIHONG WANG HAMILTON CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC HAN CHUNGUANG HAO HAIDONG HARCUS PARKER LTD. HARNEY WESTWOOD AND RIEGELS LP HCHK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC HE BEI YUE HUA ZHUANG SHI GONG CHENG LTD. HEAD WIN GROUP LIMITED HELEN MANIS HENAN YUDA HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS NEW YORK LLP HERO GRAND LIMITED HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK HIMALAYA EMBASSY HIMALAYA EXCHANGE HIMALAYA FEDERAL RESERVE HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL CLEARING LTD. HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL GROUP LTD HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS LTD. HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL RESERVES LTD. HIMALAYA INVESTMENT LLC HIMALAYA NEW WORLD INC. HIMALAYA SUPERVISORY ORGANIZATION HIMALAYA VENTURES LLC HING CH NGOK HODGSON RUSS HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS LIMITED HONG QI QU JIAN SHE GROUP, LTD. HONG ZENG HSBC HUDSON DIAMOND HOLDING INC. HUDSON DIAMOND HOLDING LLC HUDSON DIAMOND LLC HUDSON DIAMOND NY LLC INFINITE INCREASE LIMITED INFINITUM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED INFINITY TREASURY MANAGEMENT INC. INSIGHT CAPITAL INSIGHT PHOENIX FUND ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK IVEY, BARNUM & O'MARA LLC

JACK S. LIPSON JAMES PIZZARUSO JANOVER LLC JASON MILLER JENNER & BLOCK LLP JENNIFER MERCURIO JESSE BROWN JESSICA MASTROGIOVANNI JIA LI WANG JIA YANG LI JIAMEI LU JIAMING LIU JIAN FAN JIANG SU PROVINCE JIAN GONG GROUP LTD BEIJING BRANCH JIANG YUNFU BE JIANHU YI JIANSHENGXIE AND JIEFU ZHENG JING GENG JOHN S LAU JONATHAN YOUNG JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. JUMBO CENTURY LIMITED JUN LIU JUNE SHI KAIXIN HONG KARIN MAISTRELLO, KATHLEEN SLOANE KERCSMAR FELTUS & COLLINS PLLC KEYI ZIKLIE KUI CHENG KYLE BASS LALIVE SA LAO JIANG LAW FIRM OF CALLARI PARTNERS, LLC LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD E. SIGNORELLI LAWALL & MITCHELL, LLC LAZARE POTTER GIACOVAS & MOYLE LEADING SHINE LIMITED LEADING SHINE NY LTD LEE CHU LEE VARTAN LEXINGTON PROPERTY AND STAFFING INC. LIEHONG ZHUANG LIHONG WEI LAFRENZ (AKA SARA WEI) LINDA HE CHEUNG LOGAN CHENG (F/K/A SHUIYAN CHENG) LONG GATE LIMITED M&T BANK MACDONALD MAR-A-LAGO MARY JIANG MAUNAKAI CAPITAL MAX KRASNER MAYWIND TRADING LLC MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER, LLP MELISSA FRANCIS

MELISSA MENDEZ MILES GUO MILES GWOK MOA-FU MORITT HOCK & HAMROFF MORVILLO ABRAMOWITZ GRAND IASON & ANELLO PC MURTHA CULLINA LLP NADEEM AKBAR NEW DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED NEW FEDERAL STATE OF CHINA NEW TREASURE LLC NEW YORK MOS HIMALAYA LLC NEXT TYCOON INVESTMENTS LIMITED NOBLE FAME GLOBAL LIMITED NOVELTY HILL LTD. NYC DEPT OF FINANCE O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP O'NEAL WEBSTER OGIER PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. PAUL WEISS PETRILLO KLEIN & BOXER LLP PHILLIPS NIZER LLP PHOENIX CREW IC LIMITED PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC QIQHUA FAN QIU YU QU GUOJIAO QUIJU JIA RAICH ENDE MALTER CO. LLP (AKA RAICH ENDE MALTER & COMPANY) RANDAZZA LEGAL GROUP, PLLC ROBINSON & COLE LLP RONG ZHANG ROSCALITAR2 ROSS HEINEMEYER ROY D. SIMON RUIZHENG AN RULE OF LAW FOUNDATION III RULE OF LAW SOCIETY IV INC RUQUIN WANG SAIL VICTORY LIMITED SAMUEL DAN NUNBERG SARA WEI (A/K/A LIHONG WEI LAFRENZ) SARACA MEDIA GROUP, INC., SCHULMAN BHATTACHARYA, LLC SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK SELAS MONTBRIAL AVOCATS SEVEN MISSION GROUP LLC SHANE D SHOOK SHAPIRO ARATO BACH LLP SHERRY-NETHERLAND, INC. SHI JIA ZHUANG ZHEN YUAN JIAN ZHU AN ZHUANG GONG CHENG LTD BEJING FIRST SHINY ACE INNOVATION CO LTD SHINY ACE LIMITED SHINY TIMES LTD.

SHIPMAN, SHAIKEN & SCHWEFEL, LLC SHUANG WANG SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY SPIRIT CHARTER INVESTMENT LIMITED SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. SPOTIFY USA, INC. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK STARLING BANK LTD STEPHEN WONG STEVE BANNON, STEVENSON WONG STOKES LAWRENCE, PS STRATEGIC VISION LLC TALHA ZOBAIR TD BANK, N.A. TELI CHEN THE CASPER FIRM THE FRANCIS FIRM PLLC THE LAW OFFICES OF RAFAEL A. VARGAS THE SHERRY-NETHERLAND HOTEL THOMAS RAGLAND THREE TREASURE LLC TM PRIMROSE LIMITED TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP TROY LAW PLLC U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC. UBS AG UBS AG (LONDON BRANCH) UBS AG (LONDON) UK HIMALAYA LTD. UNA MANYEE WILKINSON UNITEDLEX UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY P.C. US HIMALAYA CAPITAL INC. US HIMALAYA LTD. VERDOLINO & LOWEY VERITEXT VOICE OF GUO MEDIA, INC. VX CERDA & ASSOCIATES WA&HF LLC WARD & BERRY, PLLC WARREN LAW GROUP WEICAN ("WATSON") MENG WEIGUO SUN WEIXIANG GE WELL ORIGIN LTD. WEN LIN WENCONG WANG WENG WHITECROFT SHORE LIMITED WHITMAN BREED ABBOTT & MORGAN LLC WILLIAM BRADLEY WENDEL WILLIAM GERTZ WILLIAM JE (JE KIN MING) WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP WORLD CENTURY LIMITED, WORLDWIDE OPPORTUNITY HOLDINGS LIMITED WU ZHENG XIAO YAN ZHU XIAODAN WANG XINGYU YAN XIQUI ("BOB") FU YA LI YACHTZOO SARL YAN GAO YAN HUANG YANG LAN YANKWITT LLP YANPING WANG YAZ QINGUA YELIANG XIA YI LI YING LIU YOUTUBE, LLC YUE HUA ZHU SHI YUNXIA WU YVETTE WANG ZEICHNER ELLMAN & KRAUSE LLP ZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C. ZHANG WEI ZHENG WU (A/K/A BRUNO WA) ZHENGJUN DONG ZIBA LIMITED

## **SCHEDULE 2**

### **SCHEDULE OF PARTIES IN INTEREST – IN RE KWOK**

#### **20 LARGEST UNSECURED CREDITORS**

#### **DEBTOR, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CERTAIN RELATED ENTITIES**

#### **BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AND U.S. TRUSTEE PERSONNEL**

HONORABLE JULIE A. MANNING WILLIAM HARRINGTON KIM L. MCCABE HOLLEY CLAIBORN JOSEPH H. FLAMINI ERIN HOGAN STEVEN MACKEY FRANK MARINO JENNIFER J. MOREY NICOLE NEELY SHARON WARNER JOHN GERVAIS

#### **OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES**

INFINITE INCREASE LIMITED INFINITUM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED INFINITY TREASURY MANAGEMENT INC. INSIGHT CAPITAL INSIGHT PHOENIX FUND ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK IVEY, BARNUM & O'MARA LLC JACK S. LIPSON JAMES PIZZARUSO JANOVER LLC JASON MILLER JENNER & BLOCK LLP JENNIFER MERCURIO JESSE BROWN JESSICA MASTROGIOVANNI JIA LI WANG JIA YANG LI JIAMEI LU JIAMING LIU JIAN FAN JIANG SU PROVINCE JIAN GONG GROUP LTD BEIJING BRANCH JIANG YUNFU BE JIANHU YI JIANSHENGXIE AND JIEFU ZHENG JING GENG JOHN S LAU JONATHAN YOUNG JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. JUMBO CENTURY LIMITED JUN LIU JUNE SHI KAIXIN HONG KARIN MAISTRELLO, KATHLEEN SLOANE KERCSMAR FELTUS & COLLINS PLLC KEYI ZIKLIE KUI CHENG KYLE BASS LALIVE SA LAO JIANG LAW FIRM OF CALLARI PARTNERS, LLC LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD E. SIGNORELLI LAWALL & MITCHELL, LLC LAZARE POTTER GIACOVAS & MOYLE LEADING SHINE LIMITED LEADING SHINE NY LTD LEE CHU LEE VARTAN LEXINGTON PROPERTY AND STAFFING INC. LIEHONG ZHUANG LIHONG WEI LAFRENZ (AKA SARA WEI) LINDA HE CHEUNG LOGAN CHENG (F/K/A SHUIYAN CHENG) LONG GATE LIMITED M&T BANK MACDONALD

MAR-A-LAGO MARY JIANG MAUNAKAI CAPITAL MAX KRASNER MAYWIND TRADING LLC MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER, LLP MELISSA FRANCIS MELISSA MENDEZ MILES GUO MILES GWOK MOA-FU MORITT HOCK & HAMROFF MORVILLO ABRAMOWITZ GRAND IASON & ANELLO PC MURTHA CULLINA LLP NADEEM AKBAR NEW DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED NEW FEDERAL STATE OF CHINA NEW TREASURE LLC NEW YORK MOS HIMALAYA LLC NEXT TYCOON INVESTMENTS LIMITED NOBLE FAME GLOBAL LIMITED NOVELTY HILL LTD. NYC DEPT OF FINANCE O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP O'NEAL WEBSTER OGIER PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. PAUL WEISS PETRILLO KLEIN & BOXER LLP PHILLIPS NIZER LLP PHOENIX CREW IC LIMITED PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC QIQHUA FAN QIU YU QU GUOJIAO QUIJU JIA RAICH ENDE MALTER CO. LLP (AKA RAICH ENDE MALTER & COMPANY) RANDAZZA LEGAL GROUP, PLLC ROBINSON & COLE LLP RONG ZHANG ROSCALITAR2 ROSS HEINEMEYER ROY D. SIMON RUIZHENG AN RULE OF LAW FOUNDATION III RULE OF LAW SOCIETY IV INC RUQUIN WANG SAIL VICTORY LIMITED SAMUEL DAN NUNBERG SARA WEI (A/K/A LIHONG WEI LAFRENZ) SARACA MEDIA GROUP, INC., SCHULMAN BHATTACHARYA, LLC SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK SELAS MONTBRIAL AVOCATS SEVEN MISSION GROUP LLC

SHANE D SHOOK SHAPIRO ARATO BACH LLP SHERRY-NETHERLAND, INC. SHI JIA ZHUANG ZHEN YUAN JIAN ZHU AN ZHUANG GONG CHENG LTD BEJING FIRST SHINY ACE INNOVATION CO LTD SHINY ACE LIMITED SHINY TIMES LTD. SHIPMAN, SHAIKEN & SCHWEFEL, LLC SHUANG WANG SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY SPIRIT CHARTER INVESTMENT LIMITED SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. SPOTIFY USA, INC. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK STARLING BANK LTD STEPHEN WONG STEVE BANNON, STEVENSON WONG STOKES LAWRENCE, PS STRATEGIC VISION LLC TALHA ZOBAIR TD BANK, N.A. TELI CHEN THE CASPER FIRM THE FRANCIS FIRM PLLC THE LAW OFFICES OF RAFAEL A. VARGAS THE SHERRY-NETHERLAND HOTEL THOMAS RAGLAND THREE TREASURE LLC TM PRIMROSE LIMITED TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP TROY LAW PLLC U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC. UBS AG UBS AG (LONDON BRANCH) UBS AG (LONDON) UK HIMALAYA LTD. UNA MANYEE WILKINSON UNITEDLEX UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY P.C. US HIMALAYA CAPITAL INC. US HIMALAYA LTD. VERDOLINO & LOWEY VERITEXT VOICE OF GUO MEDIA, INC. VX CERDA & ASSOCIATES WA&HF LLC WARD & BERRY, PLLC WARREN LAW GROUP WEICAN ("WATSON") MENG WEIGUO SUN WEIXIANG GE WELL ORIGIN LTD. WEN LIN WENCONG WANG WENG

WHITECROFT SHORE LIMITED WHITMAN BREED ABBOTT & MORGAN LLC WILLIAM BRADLEY WENDEL WILLIAM GERTZ WILLIAM JE (JE KIN MING) WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP WORLD CENTURY LIMITED, WORLDWIDE OPPORTUNITY HOLDINGS LIMITED WU ZHENG XIAO YAN ZHU XIAODAN WANG XINGYU YAN XIQUI ("BOB") FU YA LI YACHTZOO SARL YAN GAO YAN HUANG YANG LAN YANKWITT LLP YANPING WANG YAZ QINGUA YELIANG XIA YI LI YING LIU YOUTUBE, LLC YUE HUA ZHU SHI YUNXIA WU YVETTE WANG ZEICHNER ELLMAN & KRAUSE LLP ZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C. ZHANG WEI ZHENG WU (A/K/A BRUNO WA) ZHENGJUN DONG ZIBA LIMITED