--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_3333_0" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 3333 doc_type: "ORDER" filed_date: "2023-08-18" lang: "en" machine_translated: false url: "https://mubeitech.com/en/court/court_ctb_3333_0" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_3333_0" --- # Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #3333 **Monthly Fee Statement — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #3333 (filed Aug 18, 2023). O'Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC, special insurance counsel to debtor Genever Holdings LLC, requests payment of $1,722.00 (80% of fees) and $2.40 (100% of expenses) for legal services rendered from June 1 through June 30, 2024.** UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION --------------------------------------------------------------　x In re:　: : Chapter 11 HO WAN KWOK, et al.,　: : Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) Debtors.1　: : Jointly Administered x MONTHLY FEE STATEMENT OF O'SULLIVAN MCCORMACK JENSEN & BLISS PC FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD FROM JUNE 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024 In accordance with the *Order Establishing Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for Retained Professionals, dated August 18, 2023* [Docket No. 2094] (the "Interim Compensation Order"),[2] O'Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC ("OMJB") hereby submits this monthly statement (the "Monthly Fee Statement") seeking compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred as Special Insurance Counsel to Genever Holdings LLC ("Genever (US)"), for the period from June 1, 2024 through and including June 30, 2024 (the "Fee Period"). By this Monthly Fee Statement, OMJB respectfully requests payment of 80% of all fees and 100% of all expenses actually and necessarily incurred for services rendered during the Fee Period, in the amounts of \$1,722.00 and \$2.40 respectively. 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 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 otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Interim Compensation Order. SERVICES RENDERED AND EXPENSES INCURRED 1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a timekeeper summary that includes the name, title, bar admission, hourly billing rate, aggregate hours, and amount of fees earned for each OMJB individual who provided services during the Fee Period. The rates charged by OMJB for services rendered to Genever (US) are the same rates that OMJB charges generally for professional services rendered to its non-bankruptcy clients. 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a summary of expenses incurred and reimbursement sought, by expense type, for the Fee Period. 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is the fee statement of OMJB for services provided during the Fee Period with redactions to protect certain privileged information. NOTICE AND OBJECTION PROCEDURES 4. Notice of this Monthly Fee Statement will be given by email on the Notice Parties: (i) Luc A. Despins, as chapter 11 trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok (lucdespins@paulhastings.com); (ii) Counsel for the Trustee, (x) Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166 (Attn: G. Alexander Bongartz (alexbongartz@paulhastings.com) and Douglass Barron (douglassbarron@paulhastings.com)) and (y) Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C., 195 Church Street, 13th Floor, New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (Attn: Douglas S. Skalka (dskalka@npmlaw.com) and Patrick R. Linsey (plinsey@npmlaw.com)); (iii) the Office of The United States Trustee, Giaimo Federal Building, 150 Court Street, Room 302, New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (Attn: Holley L. Claiborn (holley.l.claiborn@usdoj.gov)); (iv) counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Pullman & Comley, LLC, 850 Main Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 7006, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06601-7006 (Attn: Irve J. Goldman (igoldman@pullcom.com); and (v) counsel for Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P., O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036 (Attn: Peter Friedman (pfriedman@omm.com) and Stuart M. Sarnoff (ssarnoff@omm.com) (collectively, the "Notice Parties"). 5. Objections to this Monthly Fee Statement, if any, must be filed with the Court and served upon (i) Special Insurance Counsel to Genever Holdings LLC, O'Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC (Attn: Michael T. McCormack [\(mmccormack@omjblaw.com\)] (ii) the Notice Parties by email no later than August 12, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) (the "Objection Deadline"), setting forth the nature of the objection and the specific amount of fees or expenses at issue. 6. If no objections to this Monthly Fee Statement are filed and received on or before the Objection Deadline, Genever (US) shall promptly pay OMJB 80% of the fees and 100% of the expenses as identified in this Monthly Fee Statement. 7. To the extent that an objection to this Monthly Fee Statement is filed and received on or before the Objection Deadline, the estates shall withhold payment of that portion of this Monthly Fee Statement to which the objection is directed and promptly pay the remainder of the fees and expenses in the percentages set forth above. To the extent such an objection is not resolved, it shall be preserved and scheduled for consideration at the next interim fee application hearing. Dated: July 22, 2024 Glastonbury, Connecticut GENEVER HOLDINGS LLC By:\_\_\_/s/Michael T. McCormack\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Michael T. McCormack (ct13799) Timothy P. Jensen (ct18888) Amy E. Markim (ct27974) O'Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC 180 Glastonbury Boulevard, Suite 210 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Tel: 860-258-1993 Fax: 860-258-1991 mmccormack@omjblaw.com tjensen@omjblaw.com amarkim@omjblaw.com Special Insurance Coverage Counsel for Debtor-In-Possession Genever Holdings LLC 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) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that on July 22, 2024, the foregoing Monthly Fee Statement was electronically filed. In addition, a copy of the Monthly Fee Statement was served by email on the Notice Parties. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system. GENEVER HOLDINGS LLC By:\_\_/s/Michael T. McCormack\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Michael T. McCormack (ct13799) Timothy P. Jensen (ct18888) Amy E. Markim (ct27974) O'Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC 180 Glastonbury Boulevard, Suite 210 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Tel: 860-258-1993 Fax: 860-258-1991 mmccormack@omjblaw.com tjensen@omjblaw.com amarkim@omjblaw.com Special Insurance Coverage Counsel for Debtor-In-Possession Genever Holdings LLC 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 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). EXHIBIT A HOURS AND RATES PER TIMEKEEPER Name　Bar Date　Hourly Rate Billed　Hours Billed　Total Fees Billed Michael McCormack　1993　\$375　.1　\$37.50 Michael McCormack　1993　\$400　4.6　\$1,840.00 Melissa Gambardella　\$125　2.2　\$275.00 Total　\$2,154.90 EXHIBIT B SUMMARY OF ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES Expense Category　Amount Copying: Month of June　\$2.40 TOTAL　\$2.40 EXHIBIT C TIME AND EXPENSE DETAIL Case 22-50073 Doc 3333 Filed 07/22/24 Entered 07/22/24 14:22:01 Page 9 of 13 Date　Attorney　Activity　Time　Rate　Total 06/04/2024　MTM　Email correspondence with Attny Bongartz re interim fee application　0.10　\$400.00　\$40.00 06/12/2024　MTM　Review and revise Genever bankruptcy motion re amendment of DIP financing agreement; review of motion for summary judgment pleadings re facts re Genver DIP amendment issues　0.90　\$400.00　\$360.00 06/12/2024　MBG　Check on status of FOIA requests to ATF and NYFD.　0.10　\$125.00　\$12.50 06/13/2024　MTM　Review email from L. Despins re REDACTED　0.10　\$375.00　\$37.50 06/17/2024　MBG　Begin draft of OMJB May Fee Application and attention to redaction of invoice.　0.30　\$125.00　\$37.50 06/19/2024　MTM　Email communications to AIG counsel re Motion to Amend Debtor in Possession finance agreement　0.10　\$400.00　\$40.00 06/19/2024　MTM　re REDACTED Attention to inquiry from REDACTED telephone conference with L. Despins re　0.20　\$400.00　\$80.00 06/20/2024　MTM　Review, revise and supplement draft interim fee application;　1.30　\$400.00　\$520.00 06/20/2024　MTM　Revise and finalize monthly bankruptcy fee application and attention to payment receipt issues　0.60　\$400.00　\$240.00 06/20/2024　MTM　REDACTED Conference with REDACTED re　0.40　\$400.00　\$160.00 06/20/2024　MBG　Create sharefile of PURE Specialty's document production in response to subpoena and transmit same to Attorney O'Connell.　0.30　\$125.00　\$37.50 06/20/2024　MBG Revise redactions to OMJB invoice and finalize OMJB May Fee Application for filing and attention to service on Notice Parties.　0.50　\$125.00　\$62.50 Invoice No. 27855 - 07/11/2024 Case 22-50073 Doc 3333 Filed 07/22/24 Entered 07/22/24 14:22:01 Page 10 of 13 Services Subtotal　\$2,152.50 06/28/2024　MBG　Follow ups on FOIA Requests to ATF and NYFD.　0.30　\$125.00　\$37.50 06/27/2024　MTM　Review notice from court re hearing re fee application　0.10　\$400.00　\$40.00 06/24/2024　MTM　Attention to interim fee application issues and support　0.20　\$400.00　\$80.00 06/24/2024　MTM　Email communications with Attny Bongartz re fee application　0.10　\$400.00　\$40.00 06/24/2024　MBG　Further redactions to invoices attached to Interim Fee Application.　0.10　\$125.00　\$12.50 06/21/2024　MTM　Attention to redactions re revised invoice; email communications re same　0.20　\$400.00　\$80.00 06/21/2024　MTM　Review of revised draft interim fee application; email communications with Attny Bongartz re same and re DIP motion and hearing　0.30　\$400.00　\$120.00 06/20/2024　MTM　Email communications with Attny Bongartz and AIG counsel re motion to amend DIP　0.10　\$400.00　\$40.00 06/20/2024　MBG　Further revisions to OMJB Interim Fee Application.　0.60　\$125.00　\$75.00 Expenses Type　Date　Activity　Total Expense　06/30/2024　Copying: Month of June　\$2.40 Expenses Subtotal　\$2.40 Time Keeper　Time　Rate　Total Michael McCormack　4.6　\$400.00　\$1,840.00 Michael McCormack　0.1　\$375.00　\$37.50 Melissa Gambardella　2.2　\$125.00　\$275.00 Invoice Subtotal　\$2,154.90 Invoice Total　\$2,154.90 Detailed Statement of Account Other Invoices Invoice Number　Due On　Amount Due　Payments Received　Balance Due 27423　02/09/2024　\$11,978.91　\$9,740.41　\$2,238.50 27521　03/11/2024　\$12,033.85　\$9,693.85　\$2,340.00 27587　04/11/2024　\$4,567.70　\$3,709.20　\$858.50 27688　05/16/2024　\$2,434.40　\$2,016.20　\$418.20 27792　06/17/2024　\$2,769.58　\$0.00　\$2,769.58 Current Invoice Invoice Number　Due On　Amount Due　Payments Received　Balance Due 27855　07/11/2024　\$2,154.90　\$0.00　\$2,154.90 Balance Due on All Invoices　\$10,779.68 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE　\$10,779.68 Please make all amounts payable to: O'Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC REDACTED Payment is due upon receipt. Remittance Advice REDACTED Invoice No. 27855 - 07/11/2024 Case 22-50073 Doc 3333 Filed 07/22/24 Entered 07/22/24 14:22:01 Page 13 of 13 > 180 Glastonbury Boulevard, Suite 210 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Phone: 860-258-1993 www.omjblaw.com Invoice No. 27855 Date: 07/11/2024 REDACTED