Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #4416

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION

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In re: : :

HO WAN KWOK, et al., : :

Debtors.1 : :

MONTHLY FEE STATEMENT OF PRAGER DREIFUSS AG FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD FROM APRIL 1, 2025 THROUGH APRIL 30, 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 April 1, 2025 through and including April 30, 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 115,562.00 and CHF 49,489.05, 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.

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 are Prager Dreifuss' fee statements for services provided during the Fee Period.

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 June 5, 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.

Daniel Hayek PRAGER DREIFUSS AG Mühlebachstrasse 6 CH-8008 Zürich UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION

In re: : :

HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1 : :

Debtors. : :

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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: May 15, 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

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).

Vomvoris, Eleonora 120.45 300.00 36,135.00

Invoice period: April 1, 2025 – April 30, 2025

01.04.2025 Research: next steps re OJY 0.00% 5.20 01.04.2025 Research: next steps in EVS 0.00% 6.40

01.04.2025 Draft: Speaking Point re Update Call OJY 0.00% 0.45

(PH: Luc, Alex; PD: Daniel, Mark, Oliver) EVS 0.00% 0.50 01.04.2025 Discussion Daniel re EVS 0.00% 0.40 01.04.2025 Legal research re EVS 0.00% 1.00

01.04.2025 conf HA/OJY/EVS re MMA 0.00% 0.40 01.04.2025 Call Luc/Alex re MMA 0.00% 0.50 01.04.2025 Prep. call Luc/Alex re MMA 0.00% 0.30 01.04.2025 Call: re Update OJY 0.00% 0.50

02.04.2025 Prepare files for Liechtenstein Attorney OJY 0.00% 0.45 02.04.2025 Legal research EVS 0.00% 4.60 02.04.2025 Discussion internal with Gion J. re next steps OJY 0.00% 1.00 02.04.2025 Email: re court costs to PD OJY 0.00% 0.25 02.04.2025 conf OJY regarding call with Trustee on 1 April 2024; discussion about procedural options GJ 0.00% 0.70 02.04.2025 Draft: Overview re next litigation steps OJY 0.00% 5.80

02.04.2025 Discussion: internal re next steps Nora V. OJY 0.00% 0.30 02.04.2025 Internal Discussion with Oliver re EVS 0.00% 0.50 02.04.2025 Internal Discussion with Oliver, Gion, Daniel re next steps

02.04.2025 Internal Discussion with Hayek, Jegher, Meili OJY 0.00% 0.55 02.04.2025 conf HA/GJ/OJY/EVS re MMA 0.00% 0.80 02.04.2025 rev. summary re MMA 0.00% 0.60 02.04.2025 conf HA, MMA, OJY and EVS regarding GJ 0.00% 0.80 02.04.2025 conf OJY re next steps and procedural issues GJ 0.00% 1.00

02.04.2025 legal review regarding procedural issues GJ 0.00% 1.50

02.04.2025 conf OJY re procedural issues GJ 0.00% 0.50 02.04.2025 work on overview re next litigation steps GJ 0.00% 1.50 03.04.2025 Research: re OJY 0.00% 0.40

03.04.2025 Legal research re EVS 0.00% 1.90

questions related to that matter EVS 0.00% 4.65 03.04.2025 Email: re Questions from Alex OJY 0.00% 0.20 03.04.2025 Draft: Email re OJY 0.00% 0.40

03.04.2025 Discussions with G. Jaegher and Nora V. re OJY 0.00% 0.30

03.04.2025 conf OJY/EVS re MMA 0.00% 0.60 03.04.2025 rev. summary re MMA 0.00% 0.70 03.04.2025 Internal Discussion with D. Hayek OJY 0.00% 0.30

03.04.2025 conf with OJY re GJ 0.00% 1.00

03.04.2025 Feedback to team re: HA 0.00% 0.70

04.04.2025 Draft: Email re next steps OJY 0.00% 0.55 04.04.2025 Discussion: Internal re next steps OJY 0.00% 0.40 04.04.2025 Internal Discussion HA, OJY, MMA, GJ EVS 0.00% 0.50 04.04.2025 Research: re OJY 0.00% 1.00 04.04.2025 Conf HA/GJ/OJY/EVS re MMA 0.00% 0.40

04.04.2025 conf OJY/EVS re MMA 0.00% 0.30

04.04.2025 Draft: Overview re OJY 0.00% 0.80 04.04.2025 Conf HA/MMA/OJY/EVS re GJ 0.00% 0.40

07.04.2025 Internal discussion with Oliver re EVS 0.00% 0.70

07.04.2025 Internal discussion with Nora V. and Daniel H. re next

07.04.2025 Talk to PD team re: strategie etc. HA 0.00% 0.50

07.04.2025 conf HA/OJY/EVS re MMA 0.00% 0.50

07.04.2025 Emails to PH re various updates OJY 0.00% 0.45 07.04.2025 Call: with Alex B. re next steps OJY 0.00% 0.40 07.04.2025 Research re further assets EVS 0.00% 1.00

08.04.2025 Review e-mails Paul Hasting re EVS 0.00% 0.90

08.04.2025 rev. emails Alex re MMA 0.00% 0.40 08.04.2025 Research re EVS 0.00% 3.00 08.04.2025 Call: Destrict Court judge re costs OJY 0.00% 0.70 08.04.2025 Internal discussion with Nora V. re OJY 0.00% 1.35 08.04.2025 Review draft EVS 0.00% 2.55

08.04.2025 conf OJY re MMA 0.00% 0.40 08.04.2025 rev. of law re MMA 0.00% 0.50

08.04.2025 Internal discussion with Oliver re EVS 0.00% 1.35

09.04.2025 Draft: Email to PH re OJY 0.00% 3.85 09.04.2025 Draft E-Mail to PH re EVS 0.00% 3.85

09.04.2025 Internal discussion with Nora V. re OJY 0.00% 1.00

09.04.2025 Internal discussion: re next steps in litigation OJY 0.00% 0.80

09.04.2025 rev. docs and e-mail on HA 0.00% 1.00

09.04.2025 prep. call and call Luc and Alex with team HA 0.00% 1.00

09.04.2025 Email: to PH re OJY 0.00% 0.25 09.04.2025 Internal discussion with team re strategy EVS 0.00% 1.00 09.04.2025 Internal discussion with Oliver re issues with the actions EVS 0.00% 0.80 09.04.2025 conf HA/GJ/OJY/EVS re continuation MMA 0.00% 0.80

09.04.2025 Call Luc/Alex re MMA 0.00% 0.50 09.04.2025 Call Luc/Alex re GJ 0.00% 0.50 09.04.2025 conf HA/MMA/OJY/EVS re GJ 0.00% 0.80

; internal discussions with OJY and with both OJY and EVS GJ 0.00% 2.00 10.04.2025 Email: Materials re OJY 0.00% 0.85 10.04.2025 Review: New Documents provided by PH OJY 0.00% 1.05 10.04.2025 Reasearch re EVS 0.00% 1.00 10.04.2025 Review E-Mail PH re EVS 0.00% 0.95 10.04.2025 conf OJY re MMA 0.00% 0.25

11.04.2025 Draft: Email to OJY 0.00% 0.65 11.04.2025 Legal research re EVS 0.00% 1.20

11.04.2025 Legal review re EVS 0.00% 0.75 11.04.2025 rev. correspondence MMA 0.00% 0.20

14.04.2025 Internal discussions with team re next steps in EVS 0.00% 1.50

14.04.2025 Internal Discussion with Gion J. re next steps OJY 0.00% 0.85

14.04.2025 Draft: Email re speaking OJY 0.00% 0.35

14.04.2025 Draft: Email re OJY 0.00% 1.15 14.04.2025 Internal Discussion with OJY re next steps GJ 0.00% 0.85

14.04.2025 Internal discussion with Oliver re EVS 0.00% 0.70

14.04.2025 Internal discussions with Nora re next steps OJY 0.00% 1.60

14.04.2025 Prep. and Call HA 0.00% 1.00 14.04.2025 Draft: Call note re OJY 0.00% 0.20 14.04.2025 Draft: Email to OJY 0.00% 0.60

14.04.2025 Draft: Letter to OJY 0.00% 0.15 14.04.2025 Draft: Response email to PD re questions OJY 0.00% 1.05

14.04.2025 conf HA/OJY re MMA 0.00% 0.20 14.04.2025 rev. draft email to Luc/Alex re MMA 0.00% 0.40 14.04.2025 E-Mail answer to Alex re EVS 0.00% 0.50 14.04.2025 E-Mail to Luc on HA 0.00% 0.30

15.04.2025 Legal research on EVS 0.00% 5.05 15.04.2025 Internal discussion with Nora V. OJY 0.00% 0.95 15.04.2025 Various Calls: OJY 0.00% 0.75

15.04.2025 conf HA/OJY/EVS re MMA 0.00% 0.50 15.04.2025 Internal discussion with OJY re next steps EVS 0.00% 0.75 15.04.2025 rev. correspondence MMA 0.00% 0.10 16.04.2025 Internal discussion with OJY re next steps in the EVS 0.00% 0.85 16.04.2025 Draft: email re court costs OJY 0.00% 0.80 16.04.2025 Internal discussion with Nora V. re next steps OJY 0.00% 0.60

16.04.2025 Draft: Email to Alex B. re strategy OJY 0.00% 0.50

16.04.2025 conf HA/OJY re MMA 0.00% 0.20

16.04.2025 E-Mail Luc re: HA 0.00% 0.30

17.04.2025 Email: internal re court and other payments advanced by

17.04.2025 Draft: E-mail to OJY 0.00% 0.85 17.04.2025 Internal discussion re next steps with Nora V. OJY 0.00% 0.70

17.04.2025 Draft: Email re new information OJY 0.00% 0.20

17.04.2025 conf OJY/EVS re discussions with MMA 0.00% 0.30 17.04.2025 Internal discussion OJY re next steps EVS 0.00% 1.00

21.04.2025 conf OJY re emails Alex re MMA 0.00% 0.30 21.04.2025 E-mail Alex re summary of MMA 0.00% 0.60 21.04.2025 Email: re Questions PH re OJY 0.00% 0.80 22.04.2025 E-Mail to PH re Memo re EVS 0.00% 2.35

22.04.2025 Draft Email to PH re court fees OJY 0.00% 0.80 22.04.2025 Research re EVS 0.00% 2.90

22.04.2025 Discussion internal with Nora V. re next steps OJY 0.00% 0.60 22.04.2025 Draft: Email re court costs OJY 0.00% 0.70

22.04.2025 internal discussion with OJY re next steps EVS 0.00% 0.50 22.04.2025 Discussion internal with D. Hayek OJY 0.00% 0.25 22.04.2025 internal discussion with HA EVS 0.00% 0.25 22.04.2025 Draft: Various Emails to PH re new development OJY 0.00% 1.95

22.04.2025 conf HA/OJY/EVS re MMA 0.00% 0.30

22.04.2025 conf HA/OJY re MMA 0.00% 0.30 22.04.2025 conf OJY/EVS re court costs MMA 0.00% 0.20 22.04.2025 conf OJY re MMA 0.00% 0.20 22.04.2025 E-Mail Liechtenstein lawyer re MMA 0.00% 0.20 22.04.2025 E-Mails Luc re: HA 0.00% 0.60

22.04.2025 E-Mail to Luc re: HA 0.00% 0.30

23.04.2025 Conf team and HA 0.00% 0.90 23.04.2025 Various Calls: with OJY 0.00% 1.45

23.04.2025 Various Calls: with Daniel H. OJY 0.00% 0.50

23.04.2025 Speaking Points for call with Liechtenstein Lawyers OJY 0.00% 0.75 23.04.2025 Call: re Attorneys in Liechtenstein OJY 0.00% 0.55 23.04.2025 Call with Liechtenstein lawyers J. Schreiber / E. Seipelt EVS 0.00% 0.55 23.04.2025 Internal discussion with Nora V. re OJY 0.00% 0.45 23.04.2025 internal discussion re applicable law with OJY EVS 0.00% 0.45 23.04.2025 Call Liechtenstein lawyers re MMA 0.00% 0.40 23.04.2025 prep. call Liechtenstein lawyers re MMA 0.00% 0.25 23.04.2025 Conf HA/OJY/EVS re MMA 0.00% 0.60 23.04.2025 Internal discussion with Daniel H. re new developments OJY 0.00% 0.40 23.04.2025 E-Mail to Luc re. Conf team and HA 0.00% 0.30

24.04.2025 Research re EVS 0.00% 1.05 24.04.2025 Email to Alex B. re call OJY 0.00% 0.30

24.04.2025 Draft: Email re US decisions OJY 0.00% 1.90 24.04.2025 Internal discussion with Nora V. OJY 0.00% 0.60

24.04.2025 Internal discussion OJY re EVS 0.00% 0.60

24.04.2025 internal discussion with OJY GJ 0.00% 0.50

24.04.2025 Review emails regarding request for GJ 0.00% 0.50

25.04.2025 Internal discussion with Nora V. re reques OJY 0.00% 0.95 25.04.2025 internal discussion OJY re EVS 0.00% 0.95 25.04.2025 internal discussion and instruction RPU re EVS 0.00% 0.60 25.04.2025 Draft: request for OJY 0.00% 5.80 25.04.2025 Discussion of the facts and preparation of a memo re the RPU 0.00% 2.25

25.04.2025 Document Review re internal documents OJY 0.00% 1.90 25.04.2025 Call with Alex OJY 0.00% 0.30 25.04.2025 Discussion of the facts and legal research re the RPU 0.00% 0.25

25.04.2025 Research re EVS 0.00% 0.50

28.04.2025 Discussion of RPU 0.00% 2.75

28.04.2025 Review: Letter from OJY 0.00% 0.30 28.04.2025 Discussion internal: re OJY 0.00% 0.30

28.04.2025 Email: to PH re meeting with Marxer OJY 0.00% 0.25 28.04.2025 research re EWS 0.00% 0.70 28.04.2025 Email: re letter from OJY 0.00% 0.80 28.04.2025 rev. e-mails re: , e-mail to Luc re: same HA 0.00% 0.50 28.04.2025 Conf. Olli re: HA 0.00% 0.50 29.04.2025 Legal research re RPU 0.00% 2.00 29.04.2025 Preparation of a memo re RPU 0.00% 1.50

29.04.2025 Draft: new invoice OJY 0.00% 0.20 29.04.2025 internal discussion re next steps re EVS 0.00% 0.75 29.04.2025 Discussion: re OJY 0.00% 0.85 29.04.2025 preparation and call with Marxer (Liechtenstein) and Alex EVS 0.00% 1.10 29.04.2025 Preparation and call Liechtein Lawyer re: HA 0.00% 0.90 29.04.2025 Call: With Marxer and PH OJY 0.00% 0.80 29.04.2025 Email: To Marxer re OJY 0.00% 0.35 29.04.2025 Internal discussion with Daniel H. re PI OJY 0.00% 0.40

30.04.2025 Preparation of a memo re RPU 0.00% 2.00 30.04.2025 Legal research re RPU 0.00% 1.25

30.04.2025 Legal research: re OJY 0.00% 3.15 30.04.2025 internal discussion re EVS 0.00% 0.85 30.04.2025 Conf. teams e-mails Luc re: HA 0.00% 0.90

30.04.2025 Research re EVS 0.00% 1.40

30.04.2025 internal discussion with Oli and Nora regarding GJ 0.00% 1.50 30.04.2025 Reserach re OJY 0.00% 0.90 30.04.2025 Review: Research re OJY 0.00% 1.60 30.04.2025 Research re EVS 0.00% 0.55 30.04.2025 call accounting re MMA 0.00% 0.20 30.04.2025 rev. emails OJY/Liechtenstein lawyers re MMA 0.00% 0.20

13.05.2025 Disbursements 0.00% 2'889.05

Vomvoris, Eleonora 120.45 300.00 36'135.00

Invoice period: February 21, 2025 – February 21, 2025

21.02.2025 Court fees for 0.00% 4'000.00 21.02.2025 Court fees for 0.00% 8'000.00

Invoice period: April 7, 2025 – April 29, 2025

07.04.2025 Invoice District Court Kriens of 26.3.2025 advance on costs 0.00% 600.00 11.04.2025 Invoice District Court Kriens of 11.4.2025 advance on costs 0.00% 4'000.00

29.04.2025 Invoice District Court Kriens of 25.4.2025 re 0.00% 2'000.00

Invoice period: May 2, 2025 – May 2, 2025