--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_3922_0" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 3922 doc_type: "ORDER" filed_date: "2023-08-18" lang: "en" machine_translated: false url: "https://mubeitech.com/en/court/court_ctb_3922_0" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_3922_0" --- # Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #3922 **Monthly Fee Statement — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #3922 (filed Aug 18, 2023). O'Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC, special insurance counsel to debtor Genever Holdings LLC, requests interim payment of 80% of fees ($7,434.00) and 100% of expenses ($207.48) for legal services rendered from November 1 through November 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 NOVEMBER 1, 2024 THROUGH NOVEMBER 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 November 1, 2024 through and including November 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 \$7,434.00 and \$207.48 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 January 10, 2025 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: December 20, 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 et al.,1 HO WAN KWOK,　: : :　Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) Debtors.　: :　(Jointly Administered) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that on December 20, 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　Hours Billed　Total Fees Billed Billed Michael McCormack　1993　\$400　4.0　\$1,600.00 Timothy P. Jensen　1997　\$450　4.7　\$2,115.00 Amy E. Markim　2008　\$350　15.4　\$5,390.00 Melissa Gambardella　\$125　1.5　\$187.50 Total　\$9,292.50 EXHIBIT B SUMMARY OF ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES Expense Category　Amount Copying: Month of November　\$43.20 Fees Advanced to Logikcull　\$164.28 TOTAL　\$207.48 EXHIBIT C TIME AND EXPENSE DETAIL Case 22-50073 Doc 3922 Filed 12/20/24 Entered 12/20/24 13:48:51 Page 9 of 11 180 Glastonbury Boulevard, Suite 210 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Phone: 860-258-1993 [www.omjblaw.com] INVOICE Invoice No. 28372 Date: 12/11/2024 Genever Holdings LLC c/o Luc Despins, Esq. Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 3726-001-Genever Holdings/AIG Property Casualty Services Date　Attorney　Activity　Time　Rate　Total 11/01/2024　MTM　Revise depositionnotice re AIG deposition,draft list of topics re AIG deposition,email correspondence to Attny O'Connor re same　0.90　\$400.00　\$360.00 11/01/2024　MBG　Draft 30b(6) depositionnotice on AIG.　0.40　\$125.00　\$50.00 11/01/2024　TPJ　Attend to depositiontopics　0.90　\$450.00　\$405.00 11/02/2024　TPJ　Review corporate witness depositiontopics; communications re same　0.50　\$450.00　\$225.00 11/03/2024　TPJ　Communications re Wolfson deposition　0.20　\$450.00　\$90.00 11/04/2024　MBG　Communications with court reporter re AIG 30b(6) deposition.　0.10　\$125.00　\$12.50 11/04/2024　AM　Email correspondence with J. O'Connor, A. Wolfson, et al. re: Wolfson 30b6 deposition.　0.30　\$350.00　\$105.00 11/06/2024　MTM　Email communications with AIG counsel re motion to modify scheduling order　0.10　\$400.00　\$40.00 11/06/2024　MTM　Review of draft motion to modifyfact discovery deadline;email correspondence with counsel re same　0.10　\$400.00　\$40.00 11/09/2024　MTM　Email communications with T. Garg re status conference transcript　0.10　\$400.00　\$40.00 11/13/2024　MBG　Draft of OMJB Fee Application for October Fees and initial redaction of invoice re same.　0.40　\$125.00　\$50.00 11/14/2024　AM　Review Wolfson documentproduction in preparation for Wolfson deposition.　3.30　\$350.00　\$1,155.00 11/16/2024　MTM　Email communications re AIG deposition　0.20　\$400.00　\$80.00 Invoice No. 28372 - 12/11/2024 Case 22-50073 Doc 3922 Filed 12/20/24 Entered 12/20/24 13:48:51 Page 10 of 11 11/16/2024　TPJ　Communications re Wolfson deposition; review documentsfor information to use for deposition　0.80　\$450.00　\$360.00 11/17/2024　TPJ　Review and analysis of information for Wolfson depo　0.70　\$450.00　\$315.00 11/18/2024　AM　Prepare for depositionof Wolfson by reviewing documents/potential exhibits and outlining examination.　3.50　\$350.00　\$1,225.00 11/18/2024　MBG　Attention to court order converting hearing to remote proceeding.　0.10　\$125.00　\$12.50 11/18/2024　TPJ　Communications re Wolfson deposition　0.50　\$450.00　\$225.00 11/18/2024　MTM　Telephone conference with REDACTED (2.) review of documentsre preparation for deposition,email communications re Wolfson deposition(.6)　0.80　\$400.00　\$320.00 11/18/2024　MTM　REDACTED Email correspondence to L. Despins re REDACTED　0.20　\$400.00　\$80.00 11/19/2024　AM　Attend depositionof Wolfson Insurance.　4.20　\$350.00　\$1,470.00 11/19/2024　MTM　Attend status conference with J. Manning re discovery deadlines; telephone conference with J. O'Connor re depositionsand status re potential mediation　0.50　\$400.00　\$200.00 11/19/2024　AM　Continue preparing for depositionof Wolfson Insurance.　2.90　\$350.00　\$1,015.00 11/19/2024　AM　Prepare and send exhibits to court reporter and AIG counsel.　0.20　\$350.00　\$70.00 11/19/2024　TPJ　Review and pull additionaldocumentsfor use at Wolfson deposition (.8) Review fee application (.3)　1.10　\$450.00　\$495.00 11/19/2024　MBG　Further revisions to October OMJB fee application and redactions to invoice.　0.20　\$125.00　\$25.00 11/19/2024　MTM　Attention to issues re REDACTED REDACTED　0.50　\$400.00　\$200.00 11/19/2024　MTM　Email correspondence to Attny O'Connor re AIG deposition(.1), email communications with L. Despins re REDACTED (.2)　0.30　\$400.00　\$120.00 11/20/2024　MTM　Review proposed order re modification of scheduling order; email correspondence to L. Despins re ; review REDACTED summary re Wolfson depositiontestimony　0.30　\$400.00　\$120.00 11/20/2024　MBG　Finalize and e-file OMJB October Fees Application and transmit to notice parties.　0.30　\$125.00　\$37.50 11/20/2024　AM　REDACTED Email to L. Despins re:　1.00　\$350.00　\$350.00 REDACTED Services Subtotal \$9,292.50 Expenses Type　Date　Activity　Total Expense　11/04/2024　Fees advancedto Logikcull INV273921 10/1/2024 - 10/31/2024　\$164.28 Expense　11/30/2024　Copying: Month of November　\$43.20 Expenses Subtotal　\$207.48 Time Keeper　Time　Rate　Total Timothy Jensen　4.7　\$450.00　\$2,115.00 Amy Markim　15.4　\$350.00　\$5,390.00 Michael McCormack　4.0　\$400.00　\$1,600.00 Melissa Gambardella　1.5　\$125.00　\$187.50 Administrator OMJB　1.0　\$0.00　\$0.00 Invoice Subtotal　\$9,499.98 Invoice Total　\$9,499.98 Payment (12/11/2024)　-\$4.32 Balance Owing　\$9,495.66 REDACTED Please make all amounts payable to: O'Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC REDACTED Payment is due upon receipt.