UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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)

Re: ECF No. 22668

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING ATTENDANCE AT

NOVEMBER 2-3, 2022, OMNIBUS HEARING 

To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (“AAFAF”) through the 

undersigned counsel, hereby states and prays as follows:

1. The undersigned, appearing in this proceeding on behalf of AAFAF, hereby 

respectfully submit this informative motion in response to the Court’s order (the “Order”) entered 

on October 21, 2022 [ECF No. 22668].

2. Luis C. Marini-Biaggi and/or Carolina Velaz-Rivero of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz 

LLC will appear, through the CourtSolutions Speaking Line, at the November 2-3 2022 hearing 

(the “Hearing”), and seek to be heard to address questions and comments, if any, related to 

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 

(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 Building Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case 

No. 19-BK-5523-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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AAFAF’s November Status Report.

2 Counsels Marini and Velaz reserve the right to be heard on 

any other matter presented to the Court and to respond to any statements made by any party in 

connection with the above captioned Title III cases to the extent it impacts the interests of AAFAF 

or the elected Government of Puerto Rico or any instrumentality thereof.

3. Peter Friedman, Maria J. DiConza, and Matthew P. Kremer of O’Melveny & Myers 

LLP will appear at the Hearing, in person in the New York Courtroom3and reserve the right to be 

heard on any matter presented to the Court and to respond to any statements made by any party in 

connection with the above-captioned Title III cases to the extent it impacts the interests of AAFAF 

or the elected Government of Puerto Rico or any instrumentality thereof.

4. Further, counsels Marini, Velaz, Friedman, DiConza, and Kremer, hereby submit 

their Party Appearance Cover Sheet as Exhibit A to this motion.

WHEREFORE, AAFAF respectfully requests that the Court take notice of the foregoing.

Dated: October 26, 2022

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Respectfully submitted,

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

/s/ Peter Friedman

John J. Rapisardi

Maria J. DiConza

Matthew P. Kremer

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

7 Times Square 

New York, NY 10036 

Telephone: (212) 326-2000 

Facsimile: (212) 326-2061 

Email: jrapisardi@omm.com

 mdiconza@omm.com 

MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC

/s/ Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

USDC No. 222301

Carolina Velaz-Rivero

USDC No. 300913

250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

Telephone: (787) 705-2171

Facsimile: (787) 936-7494

Email: lmarini@mpmlawpr.com

 cvelaz@mpmlawpr.com

2 As directed in ¶ 7 of the Order.

3 Defined in the Order as: Courtroom 17C of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, 

NY 10007.

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mkremer@omm.com

-andPeter Friedman

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

1625 Eye Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: (202) 383-5300 

Facsimile: (202) 383-5414 

Email: pfriedman@omm.com 

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority 

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