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Kathryn R. Montgomery, AUST (Va. Bar No. 42380) 

Shannon Pecoraro (Va. Bar No. 46864) 

Jason B. Shorter (Va. Bar No. 80929) 

Department of Justice 

Office of the United States Trustee 

701 East Broad Street, Suite 4304 

Richmond, VA 23219 

Telephone (804) 771-2310 

Facsimile (804) 771-2330

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA 

Richmond Division 

In re: 

LECLAIRRYAN PLLC, 

 

Debtor. 

________________

Lynn L. Tavenner, as Chapter 7 Trustee, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

ULX Partners, LLC, UnitedLex Corporation, and 

ULX Managers, LLC 

 Defendants. 

___________________

Lynn L. Tavenner, as Chapter 7 Trustee, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

CVC Capital Partners, Daniel Reed, Nicholas 

Hinton, Josh Rosenfeld, P. Douglas Benson 

 

 Defendants. 

Chapter 7 

 Case no. 19-34574 (KRH) 

 Adv. Pros. 20-03142 (KRH) and 

 21-03095 (KRH) 

THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF APPEAL 

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Part 1: Identify the appellant 

1. Name of appellant: 

 John P. Fitzgerald, III, Acting United States Trustee for Region Four 

2. Position of appellant in the bankruptcy case that is the subject of this appeal: 

 United States Trustee (See 11 U.S.C. § 307; 28 U.S.C. §§ 581(A)(4) and 586) 

Part 2: Identify the subject of this appeal 

1. Describe the judgments, orders or decrees appealed from: 

 Oral ruling of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of 

Virginia granting the Motion to Seal Settlement Agreement and Related Documents, 

Information, and Hearings filed by David G. Barger of Greenberg Traurig, LLP on 

behalf of ULX Partners, LLC, ULX Manager LLC, and UnitedLex Corporation 

(ECF 1325 and ECF 207 in Adv. Pro. No. 21-03142).1

2. State the date on which the judgments, orders, or decrees were entered: 

 Oral ruling made during sealed portion of the omnibus hearing held on July 14, 2022. The 

Bankruptcy Court has indicated it will enter a written order and may draft a memorandum 

opinion. 

Part 3: Identify the other parties to the appeal

List the names of all parties to the judgments, orders, or decrees appealed from and the names, 

addresses and telephone numbers of their attorneys: 

APPELLEE: 

ULX Partners, LLC, UnitedLex Corporation, and ULX Manager, LLC, Defendants in 

Adversary Proceeding 20-03142 and Parties to Settlement Agreement

David G. Barger 

Thomas J. McKee, Jr. 

J. Gregory Milmoe 

1

 The transcripts of the open proceedings and sealed portion of the July 14, 2022 hearing are attached as Exhibit 1 

(open proceedings) and Exhibit 2 (sealed portion—filed under seal). 

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP 

1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000 

McLean, Virginia 22102 

(703) 749-1300 

bargerd@gtlaw.com 

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: 

Lynn Tavenner, Chapter 7 Trustee for LeClairRyan PLLC, Party to Settlement Agreement and 

Appellee in related appeal, Fitzgerald v. Tavenner, Case no. 3:22-cv-00494-DJN

Paula S. Beran 

Tavenner & Beran, PLC 

20 North Eighth Street, Second Floor 

Richmond, VA 23219 

804-783-8300 

pberan@tb-lawfirm.com 

Erika L. Morabito 

Brittany Jane Nelson 

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan 

1300 I Street, NW, Suite 900 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 528-8334 

erikamorabito@quinnemanuel.com 

brittanynelson@quinnemanuel.com 

LeClairRyan PLLC, Debtor

Tyler P. Brown 

Jason William Harbour 

Henry Pollard Long, III 

Jennifer Ellen Wuebker 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 

951 East Byrd Street 

Richmond, VA 23219 

(804) 788-8200 

tpbrown@huntonak.com

Foley & Lardner, LLP, objector to Chapter 7 Trustee’ s Motion to Approve Settlement 

Agreement 

Susan Poll Klaessy 

Foley & Lardner LLP 

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3000 K Street, NW, Suite 600 

Washington, DC 20007-5109 

(312) 832-4500 

spollklaessy@foley.com 

CVC Capital Partners, Defendant in Adversary Proceeding 21-03095 and Party to Settlement 

Agreement 

Michael E. Hastings 

Woods Rogers PLC 

901 East Byrd Street, Suite 1550 

Richmond, VA 23219 

(804) 956-2049 

mhastings@woodsrogers.com

Nicholas Hinton and Daniel Reed, Defendants in Adversary Proceeding 21-03095 Parties to 

Settlement Agreement 

David G. Barger 

Thomas J. McKee, Jr. 

J. Gregory Milmoe 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP 

1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000 

McLean, Virginia 22102 

(703) 749-1300 

bargerd@gtlaw.com 

Josh Rosenfeld and P. Douglas Benson, Defendants in Adversary Proceeding 21-03095 

Parties to Settlement Agreement 

Georgina C. Shepard 

Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP 

1775 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1000 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 677-4902 

Georgina.shepard@agg.com

CNA, Insurer and Party to Settlement Agreement 

Margaret T. Karchmer 

Wiley Rein, LLP 

2050 M Street NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

202-719-4198 

mkarchmer@wiley.law

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Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Insurer and Party to Settlement 

Agreement 

Thomas J. Judge 

Dykema Gossett PLLC 

1301 K Street N.W., Suite 1100 West 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

TJudge@dykema.com

Gary LeClair, Former Defendant in Adversary Proceeding 20-03142 

J. Scott Sexton 

Andrew M. Bowman 

Gentry Locke 

10 Franklin Rd SE, Suite 900 

Roanoke, VA 24011 

(540) 983-9404 

bowman@gentrylocke.com 

William A. Broscious 

William A. Broscious, Esq., PLC 

P.O. Box 71180 

Henrico, VA 23255 

804-533-2734 

wbroscious@brosciouslaw.com

Respectfully Submitted, 

Dated: July 19, 2022 John P. Fitzgerald, III 

 Acting United States Trustee, Region Four 

 By: /s/ Kathryn R. Montgomery________________ 

 Kathryn R. Montgomery (Va. Bar No. 42380) 

 Shannon Pecoraro (Va. Bar No. 46864) 

 Jason B. Shorter (Va. Bar No. 80929) 

 Department of Justice 

Office of the United States Trustee 

 701 East Broad Street, Suite 4303 

 Richmond, Virginia 23219 

 (804) 771-2310 

 kathryn.montgomery@usdoj.gov 

shannon.pecoraro@usdoj.gov 

jason.b.shorter@usdoj.gov 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 19th day of July, 2022, a true and correct copy of the 

foregoing document was served via first class mail and/or electronic mail upon: (i) all parties and 

counsel requesting service via the Court’s ECF system, (ii) the Appellee by counsel, (iii) all other 

interested parties by counsel or registered agent as set forth above, (iv) the 20 largest unsecured 

creditors as listed on the Debtor’s schedules, (v) the Service List as defined by the governing Case 

Management Order, and (vi) all Persons identified in paragraph 4 of the FAO Procedures Order 

(ECF 533), as modified by the Order Modifying Settlement Procedures for FAO Actions (ECF 

929). 

By: /s/ Kathryn R. Montgomery 

 Kathryn R. Montgomery, Esq. 

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