Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #4842
METADATA
- Defendant
- Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok
- Court
- CTB
- Case No.
- 22-50073
- ECF #
- 4842
- Type
- ORDER
- Filed
- 2023-08-18
Monthly Fee Statement — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB No. 22-50073, ECF #4842 (filed Aug. 18, 2023). Forensic investigators Kroll, LLC, retained by Chapter 11 Trustee Luc A. Despins, request payment of $33,919.36 (80% of fees) and $2,985.60 in expense reimbursement for investigative services rendered from September 1 through September 30, 2025.
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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 KROLL, LLC FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 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 Kroll, LLC ("Kroll") hereby submits this monthly statement (the "Monthly Fee Statement") seeking compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred as forensic investigators 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 September 1, 2025 through and September 30, 2025 (the "Fee Period"). By this Monthly Fee Statement, Kroll 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 \$33,919.36 and \$2,985.60, 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, title, service line, standard rate, discounted rate, total hours, and total fees earned for each Kroll individual who provided services during the Fee Period. The rates charged by Kroll for services rendered to the Trustee are discounted per the engagement letter to the rates that Kroll charges generally for professional services rendered to its non-bankruptcy clients.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a summary of Kroll's services rendered and compensation sought for the Fee Period organized by Project Category.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a summary of Kroll's services rendered and compensation sought for the Fee Period organized by Matter ID.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a summary of Kroll's expenses incurred and reimbursement sought for the Fee Period organized by Expense Type.
5. Attached hereto as Exhibit E are Kroll's fee statements for services provided during the Fee Period.
6. 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: Steven E. Mackey
(steven.e.mackey@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").
7. Objections to this Monthly Fee Statement, if any, must be filed with the Court and served upon (i) Kroll (Attn: Allen Pfeiffer (allen.pfeiffer@kroll.com) and (ii) the Notice Parties by email no later than December 8, 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.
8. If no objections to this Monthly Fee Statement are filed and received on or before the Objection Deadline, the estate shall promptly pay Kroll 80% of the fees and 100% of the expenses identified in this Monthly Fee Statement.
9. 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.
B Allen Pfeiffer Allen Pfeiffer KROLL, LLC 55 East 52nd Street, Floor 17 New York, New York 10055 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION
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In re: :
HO WAN KWOK, et al., : :
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: November 17, 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).
Timekeeper Title Service Line Standard Discounted Total Total Fees
Parizek, Pam Managing Director Forensic Investigations \$ 935 \$ 748 2.7 \$ 2,019.60
Barker, James Associate Managing Forensic Investigations \$ 745 \$ 671 0.6 \$ 402.60
Lazarus, Jordan Senior Manager Forensic Investigations \$ 605 \$ 545 10.5 \$ 5,722.50
Lomas, Adam Senior Manager Forensic Investigations \$ 605 \$ 545 56.1 \$ 30,574.50
Kiernan, Claire Research Analyst Forensic Investigations \$ 255 \$ 230 7.5 \$ 1,725.00
McCurdy, Mike Research Analyst Forensic Investigations \$ 255 \$ 230 8.5 \$ 1,955.00
Total Hours and Fees:
Blended Hourly Rate:
SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION BY PROJECT CATEGORY
U.S. Trustee Task Code and Project Category Hours Billed Fees Billed
B120 Asset Analysis and Recovery 64.8 \$
B160 Fee/Employment Applications 10.7 \$
B181 Preference Analysis and Recovery Actions - \$
B182 Post-Petition Transfers and Recovery Actions - \$
Other Contested Matters (excl. B190 assumption/rejections motions) - \$
00001 General Debtor Representation 11.9 \$ 6,911.80 00002 Asset Recovery Investigation and Litigation 55.4 \$ 27,744.40 00003 HK USA Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00004 Bravo Luck Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00005 PAX Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00006 SN Apartment Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00007 Greenwich Land Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00008 AIG Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00009 Mei Guo Adversary Proceeding 18.6 \$ 7,743.00 00010 Interpleader Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00011 HCHK Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00012 Golden Spring Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00013 Mahwah Adversary Proceeding - \$ -
00015 Lamp Capital Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00016 G-Club Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00017 Rule of Law Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00018 UAE Asset Recovery Actions - \$ - 00019 Leading Shine Adversary Proceeding - \$ -
Expense Category Matter ID Task Code Expense Amount
Valid8 Charges General Debtor Representation Case Administration 2,985.60
Time Period: September 1-30, 2025. Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Applications Review July 2025 Fee Statement (.5). 0.5 \$
account transactions; related updates to master transaction file. 2.4 \$
Recovery Instructions to M. McCurdy re: analysis
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: considerations with respect
Recovery Prepare schedule of known or suspected
Recovery Review of bank documents to identify
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey]
amended Rule 2004 subpoenas/requests. 1.5 \$
Applications Review, approve schedules and redacted narratives to July fee statement )(.3). 0.3 \$
Applications Review schedules and notice of rate
Analysis Prepare summary of avoidance complaint
Analysis Compose preliminary response to inquiry from NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: documents underlying transfers to 0.2 \$
Lazarus, Jordan 9/3/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - July 2025 monthly fee statement 2.0 \$
Lazarus, Jordan 9/3/2025 Asset Recovery
Recovery Correspondence with L. Song and A.
Recovery Prepare schedule of payments/transfers
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.
Analysis Respond to inquiry from Paul Hastings [L. Song] re: avoidance actions involving
Recovery Review of credit card statements produced
Recovery Upload of bank statements into bank
Analysis Prepare schedule summarizing certain
Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K.
Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: avoidance actions involving
Lazarus, Jordan 9/4/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - August 2025 monthly fee
Lazarus, Jordan 9/4/2025 Asset Recovery
Recovery Analysis of and related to correspondence with K. Mitchell and A. Lomas re:
transactions into master transaction file
Recovery Instructions to M. McCurdy re:
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K.
account for follow up with bank. 0.4 \$
Lazarus, Jordan 9/5/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - August 2025 monthly fee
Recovery Prepare schedule of transfers to
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey]
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: need for additional records
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Review of records with respect to
Recovery Review of records with respect to
Recovery Review of records with respect to
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: address research for certain
Lazarus, Jordan 9/8/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - August 2025 monthly fee
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: address research for certain
Recovery Review of records with respect to
Recovery Instructions to M. McCurdy re:
Recovery Meeting with A. Lomas re:
Recovery Meeting with M. McCurdy re:
bank account transactions; related updates
bank account transaction summary. 1.0 \$
Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: listing of avoidance claims
Recovery Review weekly update from A. Lomas re:
Recovery Matching analysis of transfers from
bank account transactions; related updates
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
bank account transactions; related updates
Recovery Preparation of schedule of transfers for
Recovery Instructions to M. McCurdy re:
bank account transactions; related updates
Recovery Preparation of schedule of transfers
Applications Review August 2025 Monthly Fee
Recovery Instructions to M. McCurdy re: data with
requested by NPM Law [P.
per inquiry from NPM Law [K.
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K.
Recovery Review of and updates to schedule of
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.
Analysis Call with NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re:
Analysis Analysis of transfers underlying
Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: analysis of avoidance actions
Lazarus, Jordan 9/16/2025 Asset Recovery
Recovery Correspondence with K. Mitchell and A. Lomas re:
Lazarus, Jordan 9/16/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - August 2025 monthly fee
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K.
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K.
received transfers from certain alter ego
bank account transactions; related updates
Recovery Prepare schedule of sources and uses of
Lazarus, Jordan 9/17/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - August 2025 monthly fee
Applications Review final schedules for fee application
Administration Call with A. Lomas, J. Lazarus, J. Barker, Paul Hastings (L. Despins, N. Bassett, D. Barron, L. Song) and NPM Law (P. Linsey, K. Mitchell) re:
Recovery Meeting with client or counsel 0.6 \$
Recovery Meeting re:
analysis, and other investigative updates; with Paul Hastings [L. Despins, N.
Law [P. Linsey and K. Mitchell]; and P. Parizek, J. Barker, and J. Lazarus. 0.6 \$
Lazarus, Jordan 9/18/2025 General Debtor
Administration Call with A. Lomas, P. Parizek, J. Barker, Paul Hastings (D. Barron, L. Song, N.
productions, and related matters. 0.6 \$
Lazarus, Jordan 9/18/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - August 2025 monthly fee
Recovery Compose email to Paul Hastings and
Analysis Meeting with NPM Law [P. Linsey and
status for avoidance complaints. 0.4 \$
Recovery Correspond with J. Barker re:
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K.
Recovery Review of supplemental documents
Recovery Upload of bank statements into bank
updates to master transaction file. 1.9 \$
Kiernan, Claire 9/25/2025 Asset Recovery
Recovery Meeting with A. Lomas re: analysis of
Lazarus, Jordan 9/25/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - May through August 2025 fee
Recovery Meeting with C. Kiernan re: analysis of
transaction file for review/analysis. 0.5 \$
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K.
Recovery Compose email to Paul Hastings and
updates in lieu of weekly status meeting. 0.1 \$
Lazarus, Jordan 9/25/2025 General Debtor
Administration Review correspondence from A. Lomas re: forensic accounting workstream update
Recovery Working meeting with A. Lomas re:
updates to master transaction file. 3.8 \$
Recovery Working meeting with C. Kiernan re:
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: known or suspected accounts
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Compose email to Paul Hastings [L.
bank account transactions; related updates to master transaction file. 1.1 \$
updates to master transaction file. 4.8 \$
Recovery Research related to office/business spaces
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