UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO et 

al.,

Debtors.1

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER

AUTHORITY,

Debtors.

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 4780-LTS

FIRST CERTIFICATION OF HON. SHELLEY C. CHAPMAN (RET.)

PURSUANT TO ORDER (I) RATIFYING CONTINUED APPOINTMENT OF LEAD 

MEDIATOR AND (II) APPOINTING WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 

AS SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE LEAD MEDIATOR

I, Hon. Shelley C. Chapman (Ret.), certify as follows:

 

1 The Debtors in these Title III Cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case number and the last 

four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, as applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth 

of Puerto Rico (“Commonwealth”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3283-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal 

Tax ID: 3481); (ii) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-

BK-3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474); (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation 

Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808); 

(iv) Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“ERS”) 

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686); (v) Puerto Rico 

Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal 

Tax ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 19-BK5523-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case 

numbers due to software limitations).

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1. On April 8, 2022, the Court entered two orders initiating mediation in this 

Title III case, one to appoint a mediation team (the “Mediation Team”) [No. 17 BK 4780-LTS, 

ECF No. 2772] (the “Appointment Order”), and the other to establish the terms and conditions 

of the proposed mediation, which was intended to facilitate confidential settlement negotiations 

of any and all issues and proceedings arising in PREPA’s Title III Case (the “Mediation”) [No. 

17 BK 4780- LTS, ECF No. 2773]. Pursuant to the Appointment Order, I was appointed as Lead 

Mediator to conduct the Mediation with the other members of the Mediation Team, the 

Honorable Robert D. Drain and the Honorable Brendan L. Shannon.

2. On September 30, 2022, I retired from judicial service. On October 3, 

2022, I commenced employment as Senior Counsel at the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher 

LLP (“WF&G”). 

3. On October 7, 2022, the Court entered an order ratifying my continued 

appointment as Lead Mediator and appointing WF&G as special advisor to the Lead Mediator 

[No. 17 BK 4780-LTS, ECF No. 3031] (the “Retention Order”).

4. I submit this certification pursuant to the terms of the Retention Order, 

which provides, in pertinent part, that, “no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar 

month, the Lead Mediator must file a certification with the Court reflecting the approximate 

number of hours spent by [WF&G] on mediation during the prior month.”2

 

2 Retention Order ¶ 5.

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5. I hereby certify that, during the month of October 2022, WF&G

professionals (primarily myself and my colleague Jamie M. Eisen) devoted approximately 73

hours to mediation matters. In addition, prior to the entry of the Retention Order, WF&G 

professionals spent approximately 25 hours working on the WF&G retention application; WF&G 

is not seeking compensation for such services. 

Dated: New York, New York

November 3, 2022

/s/ Hon. Shelley C. Chapman (Ret.)

Hon. Shelley C. Chapman (Ret.)

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