Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #4843
METADATA
- Defendant
- Guo Wengui / Miles Guo / Ho Wan Kwok
- Court
- CTB
- Case No.
- 22-50073
- ECF #
- 4843
- Type
- ORDER
- Filed
- 2023-08-18
Monthly Fee Statement — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB No. 22-50073, ECF #4843 (filed Aug. 18, 2023). Kroll, LLC, forensic investigators to Chapter 11 Trustee Luc A. Despins, requests payment of $43,563.36 in fees (80% of total) and $2,580.60 in expenses for investigative and asset tracking services rendered from October 1 through October 31, 2025.
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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION
In re: : :
HO WAN KWOK, et al., :
Debtors.1 : :
-------------------------------------------------------------- x MONTHLY FEE STATEMENT OF KROLL, LLC FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1, 2025 THROUGH OCTOBER 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 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 October 1, 2025 through and October 31, 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 \$43,563.36 and \$2,580.60, 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.
By:/s/ 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.,1 : :
Debtors. :
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 2.9 \$
Lazarus, Jordan Senior Manager Forensic Investigations \$ 605 \$ 545 10.1 \$
Lomas, Adam Senior Manager Forensic Investigations \$ 605 \$ 545 77.1 \$
Kiernan, Claire Research Analyst Forensic Investigations \$ 255 \$ 230 20.7 \$
SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION BY PROJECT CATEGORY
U.S. Trustee Task Code and Project Category Hours Billed Fees Billed
B120 Asset Analysis and Recovery 67.3 \$ 30,437.30
B160 Fee/Employment Applications 9.5 \$ 5,482.00 B170 Fee/Employment Objections - \$ - B180 Avoidance Action Analysis 34.0 \$ 18,534.90 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 9.9 \$
00002 Asset Recovery Investigation and Litigation 64.4 \$
00003 HK USA Adversary Proceeding - \$
00004 Bravo Luck Adversary Proceeding - \$
00006 SN Apartment Adversary Proceeding - \$
00007 Greenwich Land Adversary Proceeding - \$
00009 Mei Guo Adversary Proceeding 36.5 \$
00010 Interpleader 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 - \$
00019 Leading Shine Adversary Proceeding - \$
Valid8 Charges General Debtor Representation Case Administration 2,580.60
Time Period: October 1-31, 2025. Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Working meeting with C. Kiernan re:
Recovery Working meeting with A. Lomas re:
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K
Recovery Instructions to C. Kiernan re: validation
working source-use schedule. 0.1 \$ 54.50
Recovery Compose email to Paul Hastings and
Recovery Review A. Lomas analysis of 0.3 \$ 224.40
Recovery Attention and revisions to schedule of
Recovery Upload of bank statements into bank
Recovery Compose email to NPN Law [K.
Analysis Call with A. Lomas, J. Lazarus, J. Barker, Paul Hastings (L. Despins, N. Bassett, D. Barron, L. Song) and NPM Law (P.
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
transactions into master transaction file
Recovery Review of supplemental documents
transactions into master transaction file
Recovery Meeting re:
Hastings [L. Despins, N. Bassett, D. Barron, and L. Song]; NPM Law [P. Linsey]; and P. Parizek, J. Barker, and J.
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey] re: identified address(es) for 0.2 \$ 109.00
Recovery Preparation of chart showing cash
Analysis Call with A. Lomas, P. Parizek, J. Barker, Paul Hastings (D. Barron, L. Song, N.
productions, and related matters. 0.6 \$ 327.00
Recovery Review of documents produced by
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: considerations with respect
Recovery Additional correspondence with NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: questions on recent
Recovery Upload of bank statements into bank
Lazarus, Jordan 10/6/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - May through August 2025 fee
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Transaction and document review with
transactions into master transaction file
Recovery Review and matching of payments on
master transaction file. 2.9 \$ 1,580.50
Recovery Transaction and document review with
Recovery Analysis of transfers to and from various
to identify distinct individuals. 1.1 \$ 599.50
Recovery Respond to inquiry from Paul Hastings
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K.
Lazarus, Jordan 10/10/2025 Asset Recovery
Recovery Review correspondence from A. Lomas,
motion and related matters. 0.3 \$ 163.50
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re:
Lazarus, Jordan 10/14/2025 Asset Recovery
Recovery Review correspondence from A. Lomas re:
Recovery Research with respect to nature of certain
Recovery Compose email to Paul Hastings [L.
Lazarus, Jordan 10/15/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - September 2025 monthly fee
Recovery Attention to summary of activity on
Applications Review Kroll's Fee Application for May, August 2025, task assignment to J. Lazarus, A. Lomas re: review statistics. 0.5 \$ 374.00 Lazarus, Jordan 10/16/2025 General Debtor
Recovery Review correspondence from A. Lomas
update and related matters. 0.2 \$ 109.00
Recovery Compose email to Paul Hastings and
Recovery Review A. Lomas analyses re: spending
accounts, supporting schedules. 0.2 \$ 149.60
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Review of supplemental documents
updates to master transaction file. 0.2 \$ 109.00
activity; related updates to master transaction file. 0.7 \$ 381.50
Recovery Review of supplemental documents
Recovery Review of supplemental documents
Recovery Review of supplemental documents
Recovery Review of supplemental documents
Recovery Document review and research with respect to bank accounts held by 0.4 \$ 218.00
Recovery Review of supporting transaction details with respect to transfers to 0.6 \$ 327.00
Recovery Prepare schedule of certain transaction details with respect to transfers to 1.1 \$ 599.50 Lazarus, Jordan 10/20/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - May through August 2025 fee
Recovery Upload of bank statements into bank
Recovery Review of supplemental documents
Applications QC/approve Kroll Fee Application for
Applications Review/approve Kroll's September 2025
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Review of supplemental documents
transactions into master transaction file
transaction file for review/analysis. 0.1 \$ 54.50
Recovery Review of documents produced by
Lazarus, Jordan 10/21/2025 General Debtor
Applications Billing - September 2025 monthly fee
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K.
Analysis Review of Excel file provided by NPM
Analysis Call with NPM Law [P. Linsey] re:
respect to a specific subset of avoidance
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Lazarus, Jordan 10/22/2025 Asset Recovery
Analysis Review correspondence from A. Lomas
Analysis Respond to inquiries from NPM Law [P. Linsey] re: lists of alter ego entities and
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey] re: requested claim tracking file. 0.3 \$ 163.50
Analysis Attention to creation of claim tracking Excel file with respect to a specific subset
Recovery Case Administration: Compose email to internal Kroll team [P. Parizek and J. Lazarus] re: case/analysis updates. 0.2 \$ 109.00
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: follow-up records for 0.6 \$ 327.00
to suspected missing records. 0.9 \$ 490.50
Analysis Meeting with NPM Law [P. Linsey and K. Mitchell] and C. Kiernan re:
Kiernan, Claire 10/24/2025 Asset Recovery
Analysis Meeting with NPM Law [P. Linsey and K. Mitchell] and A. Lomas re:
input from NPM Law [P. Linsey]. 5.1 \$ 2,779.50
Analysis Call with NPM Law [P. Linsey] re:
Recovery Investigation: Working meeting with C.
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Kiernan, Claire 10/27/2025 Asset Recovery
Recovery Working meeting with A. Lomas re:
into bank statement analysis tool. 0.8 \$ 184.00
Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey
Recovery Investigation: Preliminary review of
transactions into master transaction file
Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K.
avoidance claims tracking file. 0.2 \$ 109.00
Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.
Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey
Analysis Continued attention to the population and
and avoidance claims tracking file. 5.9 \$ 3,215.50 Kiernan, Claire 10/28/2025 Asset Recovery
Recovery Reconciliation of transfers in filed complaints to master transaction file. 3.1 \$ 713.00
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K.
Recovery Instructions to C. Kiernan re:
Kiernan, Claire 10/29/2025 Asset Recovery
Recovery Reconciliation of transfers in filed complaints to master transaction file. 2.6 \$ 598.00
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Case Administration: Compose email to internal Kroll team [P. Parizek and J.
Analysis Meeting with NPM Law [P. Linsey and
and avoidance claims tracking file. 0.2 \$ 109.00
Analysis Address research with respect to
Analysis Review of draft cover email language
Analysis Continued attention and revisions to
Analysis Meeting with L. Despins and NPM Law
Lazarus, Jordan 10/30/2025 General Debtor
Recovery Review correspondence from A. Lomas
update and related matters. 0.2 \$ 109.00
Recovery Review A. Lomas summary re:
Analysis Quality control review procedures with
Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: address related to avoidance
Analysis Additional/follow-up meeting with NPM Law [P. Linsey and K. Mitchell] re:
Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount
Recovery Compose email to Paul Hastings and
Analysis Review of court comments to adversary
Analysis Meeting with NPM Law [P. Linsey and
Recovery Working meeting with C. Kiernan re:
Recovery Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.
currency conversion datapoint. 0.2 \$ 109.00
Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [K.
Lazarus, Jordan 10/31/2025 Asset Recovery
Analysis Review correspondence from A. Lomas
Recovery Working meeting with A. Lomas re: bank account transactions. 1.5 \$ 345.00
Analysis Review A. Lomas summary re: avoidance actions; call with A. Lomas re: request to
Analysis Continued attention and revisions to
Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey
avoidance claims tracking file. 0.3 \$ 163.50
Analysis Meeting with L. Despins and NPM Law
avoidance claims tracking file. 0.5 \$ 272.50
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