--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_4307_0" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 4307 doc_type: "ORDER" filed_date: "2023-08-18" lang: "en" machine_translated: false url: "https://mubeitech.com/en/court/court_ctb_4307_0" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_4307_0" --- # Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #4307 **Monthly Fee Statement — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073, ECF No. 4307 (Filed 2023-08-18). Prager Dreifuss AG, Swiss counsel to Chapter 11 Trustee Luc A. Despins, submits its monthly fee statement for March 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025, requesting payment of 80% of fees (CHF 79,386.00) and 100% of expenses (CHF 2,034.65).** 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 PRAGER DREIFUSS AG FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD FROM MARCH 1, 2025 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2025 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 Prager Dreifuss AG ("Prager Dreifuss") hereby submits this monthly statement (the "Monthly Fee Statement") seeking compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred as Swiss law counsel to Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the "Trustee") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok, for the period from March 1, 2025 through and including March 31, 2025 (the "Fee Period"). By this Monthly Fee Statement, Prager Dreifuss 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 CHF 79,386.00 and CHF 2,034.65, 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, hours, rate, and total fees earned for each Prager Dreifuss individual who provided services during the Fee Period. 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is Prager Dreifuss' fee statement for services provided during the Fee Period. NOTICE AND OBJECTION PROCEDURES 3. 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"). 4. Objections to this Monthly Fee Statement, if any, must be filed with the Court and served upon (i) Prager Dreifuss (Attn: Daniel Hayek (daniel.hayek@prager-dreifuss.com) and (ii) the Notice Parties by email no later than May 1, 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. 5. If no objections to this Monthly Fee Statement are filed and received on or before the Objection Deadline, the estate shall promptly pay Prager Dreifuss 80% of the fees and 100% of the expenses identified in this Monthly Fee Statement. 6. To the extent that an objection to this Monthly Fee Statement is filed and received on or before the Objection Deadline, the estate 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: April 10, 2025 By: /s/ Daniel Hayek Daniel Hayek PRAGER DREIFUSS AG Mühlebachstrasse 6 CH-8008 Zürich 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　: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that on the date hereof, 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. Dated: April 10, 2025 By: /s/ G. Alexander Bongartz New York, New York G. Alexander Bongartz (admitted pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6000 alexbongartz@paulhastings.com Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee 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 Name　Hours　Rate CHF　Amount CHF Hayek, Daniel　17.30　800.00　13,840.00 Jany, Oliver　122.30　425.00　51,977.50 Jegher, Gion　1.30　700.00　910.00 Meili, Mark　20.55　600.00　12,330.00 Vomvoris, Eleonora　67.25　300.00　20,175.00 TOTAL　228.70　99,232.50 Exhibit B Fee Statement Date　Service　Name　VAT　Hours 03.03.2025　Review: Email from PH re　OJY　0.00%　4.80 03.03.2025　Memo re　EVS　0.00%　3.10 03.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　2.90 03.03.2025　Call: PH re　OJY　0.00%　0.30 03.03.2025　Draft: Speaking points　OJY　0.00%　1.05 03.03.2025　rev. email Alex Bongartz re　MMA　0.00%　0.70 03.03.2025　call Alex Bongartz re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 03.03.2025　conf HA/OJJY re re　MMA　0.00%　0.20 04.03.2025　Draft: Speaking Points re Call　OJY　0.00%　1.80 04.03.2025　Memo re　EWS　0.00%　2.30 04.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　4.15 04.03.2025　conf OJY re call to　MMA　0.00%　0.30 05.03.2025　Draft: Letter to　OJY　0.00%　2.60 05.03.2025　Call: With　OJY　0.00%　0.35 05.03.2025　rev. issues with and call with re: same　HA　0.00%　1.10 05.03.2025　Review: Draft re　OJY　0.00%　2.15 05.03.2025　Call: Bankruptcy Office re　OJY　0.00%　0.90 05.03.2025　Email: re Update attachment to PH　OJY　0.00%　1.00 05.03.2025　rev. letter to　HA　0.00%　0.90 05.03.2025　and e-mail Luc re: rev. report from same　HA　0.00%　0.70 05.03.2025　Internal discussion re Memo with D. Hayek and M.Meili　OJY　0.00%　0.95 05.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　0.80 05.03.2025　Edit - Memo re　EWS　0.00%　0.75 05.03.2025　Research re　EVS　0.00%　0.45 05.03.2025　Call Alex Bongartz re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 05.03.2025　rev. memo re　MMA　0.00%　1 80 05 03 2025　conf HA/OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 Review: new Information re　OJY　0.00%　0.30 Research　EVS　0.00%　1.35 Conf. OJY, EVS re:　HA　0.00%　0.50 Draft:　OJY　0.00%　1.60 Call: Bankruptcy Office re　OJY　0.00%　0.65 lel　HA　0.00%　0.30 Email : re Call Bankruptcy Office Update　OJY　0.00%　1.10 Research　EVS　0.00%　1.10 Edit - Memo re　EVS　0.00%　3.75 Draft:　OJY　0.00%　3.40 Call　MMA　0.00%　0.40 conf HA/OJY re next steps on　MMA　0.00%　0.30 email to client re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 Draft:　OJY　0.00%　1.35 rev. email Alex Bongartz on　MMA　0.00%　0.30 Internal discussion with D. Hayek re next steps　OJY　0.00%　0.35 Draft: Letter to　OJY　0.00%　1.40 Draft:　OJY　0.00%　3.50 Draft: Email to　OJY　0.00%　1.55 call　MMA　0.00%　0.30 rev., comment and sign letter to　HA　0.00%　1.20 Conf. OJY, MMA re:　HA　0.00%　0.50 conf OJY re email to Alex re　MMA　0.00%　0.25 emails Alex re　MMA　0.00%　0.20 Email: to　OJY　0.00%　0.25 Edit memo re　EVS　0.00%　1.15 Email: re　OJY　0.00%　0.25 Email: PH re next steps and call　OJY　0.00%　0.30 conf OJY re email to　MMA　0.00%　0.30 Draft:　OJY　0.00%　3.15 Conf OJY re next steps　EVS　0.00%　0.20 Discussion: With Nora V. re next steps　OJY　0.00%　0.20 emails　MMA　0.00%　0.40 Draft:　OJY　0.00%　2.45 Call: Alex B re Update　OJY　0.00%　0.80 Draft: Letter to　OJY　0.00%　0.75 conf OJY re status　MMA　0.00%　0.20 11.03.2025　Memo　EVS　0.00%　3.35 11.03.2025　Draft: Letter to　OJY　0.00%　0.70 11.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　5.65 11.03.2025　Call: Bankruptcy Office　OJY　0.00%　0.35 11.03.2025　documents　EVS　0.00%　0.75 11.03.2025　Review:　OJY　0.00%　0.90 11.03.2025　Draft　EVS　0.00%　0.50 11.03.2025　Email:　OJY　0.00%　0.30 11.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　1.35 11.03.2025　Review Draft　EVS　0.00%　1.20 11.03.2025　final review letter to　MMA　0.00%　0.25 12.03.2025　Review: Email re data re　OJY　0.00%　0.95 12.03.2025　and review/include new Review files sent by PH　EVS　0.00%　7.25 12.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　4.35 12.03.2025　Call:　OJY　0.00%　0.55 12.03.2025　Email: re　OJY　0.00%　1.00 12.03.2025　Discussion: Internal with Nora re next steps　OJY　0.00%　1.70 12.03.2025　and research Email: re　OJY　0.00%　1.00 12.03.2025　Conf. OJY re:　HA　0.00%　0.30 12.03.2025　also timing of to Luc　HA　0.00%　0.50 12.03.2025　Call　MMA　0.00%　0.40 12.03.2025　E-Mail re:　HA　0.00%　0.30 12.03.2025　E-Mail Luc and Alex re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 12.03.2025　Review　EVS　0.00%　0.40 13.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　3.30 13.03.2025　Review　EVS　0.00%　0.80 13.03.2025　Discussion: internal with Nora V. re next steps　OJY　0.00%　0.85 13.03.2025　Review new files re and overview　EVS　0.00%　2.85 13.03.2025　Internal discussion OJY re next steps filing of　EVS　0.00%　0.75 13.03.2025　Discussion: internal with G. Jegher re　OJY　0.00%　0.20 13.03.2025　rev. draft　HA　0.00%　0.90 13.03.2025　Review Draft　EVS　0.00%　0.75 13.03.2025　Research:　OJY　0.00%　1.40 13.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　1.35 13.03.2025　Research re　EVS　0.00%　0.90 13.03.2025　rev.　MMA　0.00%　0.50 13.03.2025　conf OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.20 13.03.2025　review of law re　MMA　0.00%　0.20 14.03.2025　Overview　EVS　0.00%　2.80 14.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　3.55 14 03 2025　Research: re next procedural steps　OJY　0 00%　1.20 14.03.2025　Email: re　OJY　0.00%　0.40 14.03.2025　Edit Draft　EVS　0.00%　2.10 14.03.2025　Draft: re　OJY　0.00%　2.20 14.03.2025　Call: Alex re next steps　OJY　0.00%　0.30 14.03.2025　Email: re　OJY　0.00%　1.55 14.03.2025　conf HA/OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 14.03.2025　conf OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.40 14.03.2025　Emails Luc/Alex re　MMA　0.00%　0.50 17.03.2025　Draft: Agenda re Call　OJY　0.00%　0.25 17.03.2025　Review: Draft attachment re　OJY　0.00%　4.35 17.03.2025　Discussion: re call with D. Hayek, M. Meili　OJY　0.00%　0.40 17.03.2025　Internal discussion OJY re　EVS　0.00%　0.20 17.03.2025　Call: re Update with PH　OJY　0.00%　0.35 17.03.2025　rev.　HA　0.00%　3.90 17.03.2025　Update call with Luc and Alex on　HA　0.00%　0.70 17.03.2025　Email to PH re　OJY　0.00%　0.40 17.03.2025　Call Luc/Alex re status　MMA　0.00%　0.40 17.03.2025　conf HA/OJY re status　MMA　0.00%　0.30 17.03.2025　rev.　MMA　0.00%　1.80 17.03.2025　conf OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.20 17.03.2025　rev.　MMA　0.00%　0.30 18.03.2025　Edit　EVS　0.00%　7.70 18.03.2025　Internal discussion with Nora re　OJY　0.00%　2.15 18.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　0.85 18 03 2025　Research: re　OJY　0 00%　2.15 18.03.2025　Internal discussion with Gion Jaegher re　OJY　0.00%　0.35 18.03.2025　rev. rev.　HA　0.00%　1.70 18.03.2025　Draft: Email re　OJY　0.00%　0.70 18.03.2025　conf OJJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.40 19.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　0.60 19.03.2025　review draft　EVS　0.00%　1.00 19.03.2025　conf OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.20 20.03.2025　Email: re　OJY　0.00%　0.50 20.03.2025　Prep call with Alex and Luyi,　EVS　0.00%　5.05 20.03.2025　Preparation re Call re　OJY　0.00%　2.95 20.03.2025　call with Paul Hastings (Alex and Luyi) re　EVS　0.00%　0.50 20.03.2025　recap with Oli re call with Alex and Luyi re　EVS　0.00%　0.65 20.03.2025　edit　EVS　0.00%　0.75 20.03.2025　prep. call Paul Hastings re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 20.03.2025　Call Paul Hastings (Alex, Luyi) re　MMA　0.00%　0.50 20.03.2025　conf OJY/EVS re　MMA　0.00%　0.20 21.03.2025　Review:　OJY　0.00%　2.20 21.03.2025　review e-mail　EVS　0.00%　0.85 21.03.2025　rev. email and　MMA　0.00%　0.30 24.03.2025　Draft:　OJY　0.00%　4.20 24 03 2025　finish editing memo re　EVS　0.00%　2.30 24.03.2025　Email to PH: re　OJY　0.00%　0.60 24.03.2025　final review of　MMA　0.00%　0.80 24.03.2025　conf OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 24 03 2025　conf OJY re　EVS　0.00%　0.25 24.03.2025　review e-mail Alex re , reasearch　EVS　0.00%　1.00 24.03.2025　Call: Alex re　OJY　0.00%　0.25 24.03.2025　Discussion: Internal with D. Hayek re and call　OJY　0.00%　0.50 24.03.2025　rev. draft　HA　0.00%　2.30 25.03.2025　Discussion: with Nora V. re next steps re　OJY　0.00%　0.70 25.03.2025　Discussion with OJY re next steps　EVS　0.00%　0.70 25.03.2025　- applicable law　EVS　0.00%　1.50 25.03.2025　Research: re　OJY　0.00%　1.50 25.03.2025　Review:　OJY　0.00%　1.30 25.03.2025　conf HA/OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.25 25.03.2025　emails to　MMA　0.00%　0.30 26.03.2025　Speaking Points re Call with　OJY　0.00%　1.30 26.03.2025　Call:　OJY　0.00%　0.65 26.03.2025　Draft: Email re　OJY　0.00%　1.25 26.03.2025　prep. meeting with　HA　0.00%　0.50 26.03.2025　Call　HA　0.00%　0.50 26.03.2025　Call　MMA　0.00%　0.60 26.03.2025　Conf HA/OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 26.03.2025　emails　MMA　0.00%　0.30 27.03.2025　Review:　OJY　0.00%　1.75 27.03.2025　Review:　EVS　0.00%　1.00 27.03.2025　Research:　OJY　0.00%　2.30 27.03.2025　rev.　MMA　0.00%　0.30 27.03.2025　conf HA/OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.60 28.03.2025　Conf. MMA re: amend e-mail to Luc　HA　0.00%　0.50 28.03.2025　conf HA re　MMA　0.00%　0.20 28.03.2025　draft email to client re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 28.03.2025　Review E-Mail from Luyi (PH)　EVS　0.00%　0.40 28.03.2025　prepare E-Mail to Luyi re　EVS　0.00%　1.00 28.03.2025　conf EVS re　MMA　0.00%　0.40 31.03.2025　Internal Discussion re next steps with Eleonora V.　OJY　0.00%　0.35 31.03.2025　E-mail re　OJY　0.00%　0.40 31.03.2025　Internal Discussion OJY re next steps　EVS　0.00%　0.55 31.03.2025　Call: Re　OJY　0.00%　0.50 31.03.2025　Call:　OJY　0.00%　0.60 31.03.2025　Research re　EVS　0.00%　2.00 31.03.2025　Research: re　OJY　0.00%　2.10 31.03.2025　conf Gion Jegher and Oliver Jany　EVS　0.00%　1.30 31.03.2025　Call: internal discussion re next steps　OJY　0.00%　1.65 31.03.2025　conf with OJY and EVS regarding　GJ　0.00%　1.30 31.03.2025　call bankruptcy office re　MMA　0.00%　0.30 31.03.2025　conf OJY re　MMA　0.00%　0.50 31.03.2025　email　MMA　0.00%　0.30 Tatal aval VAT　000 70 Date　Text　VAT　Amount CHF 11.03.2025　Payment to　0.00%　50.00 03.04.2025　Disbursements　0.00%　1'984.65 Total ovel VAT　2021 GE Case 22-50073　Doc 4307 Filed 04/10/25　Entered 04/10/25 15:44:18　Page 13 of 13 Provider　Hours　Rate CHF　Amount CHF Hayek, Daniel　17.30　800.00　13'840.00 Jany, Oliver　122.30　425.00　51'977.50 Jegher, Gion　1.30　700.00　910.00 Meili, Mark　20.55　600.00　12'330.00 Vomvoris, Eleonora　67.25　300.00　20'175.00 228.70　433.90　99'232.50