THE 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 

Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS 

(Jointly Administered) 

In re: 

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

as representative of 

THE PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER 

AUTHORITY, 

Debtor. 

Case No. 17-BK-4780-LTS 

(Jointly Administered) 

INFORMATIVE MOTION OF ASSURED GUARANTY 

CORP. AND ASSURED GUARANTY MUNICIPAL CORP. 

REGARDING THE MAY 8, 2023 URGENT STATUS CONFERENCE 

 

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 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); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 04780-LTS) 

(Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public Buildings 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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To the Honorable United States District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain: 

Assured Guaranty Corp. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (together, 

“Assured”) hereby submit this Informative Motion in compliance with the Order to Appear for 

Urgent Status Conference (the “Order,” ECF No. 24115)2 and respectfully state as follows: 

1. William J. Natbony (bill.natbony@cwt.com) of Cadwalader, Wickersham & 

Taft LLP will appear in-person at the New York Courtroom3 and reserves the right to be heard on 

behalf of Assured at the Urgent Status Conference. 

2. Mark C. Ellenberg (mark.ellenberg@cwt.com) of Cadwalader, Wickersham 

& Taft LLP will appear live via Zoom and reserves the right to be heard on behalf of Assured at 

the Urgent Status Conference. 

3. Mr. Ellenberg and/or Mr. Natbony reserve the right to be heard on any matter 

raised by any party at the Urgent Status Conference as concerns Assured related to the Title III 

Cases or the interests of Assured. 

4. The required Party Appearance Sheet accompanies this Informative Motion 

as Exhibit A. 

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 “ECF No.” refers to documents filed in Case No. 17-BK-3283-LTS, unless otherwise noted. 

3 Capitalized terms used in this Informative Motion but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them 

in the Order.

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Dated: May 5, 2023 

 New York, New York 

CASELLAS ALCOVER & BURGOS P.S.C. 

By: /s/ Heriberto Burgos Pérez 

Heriberto Burgos Pérez 

USDC-PR No. 204,809 

Ricardo F. Casellas-Sánchez 

USDC-PR No. 203,114 

Diana Pérez-Seda 

USDC–PR No. 232,014 

P.O. Box 364924 

San Juan, PR 00936-4924 

Tel.: (787) 756-1400 

Fax: (787) 756-1401 

E-mail: hburgos@cabprlaw.com 

 rcasellas@cabprlaw.com 

 dperez@cabprlaw.com 

Counsel for Assured Guaranty Corp. and Assured 

Guaranty Municipal Corp. 

CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & 

TAFT LLP 

By: /s/ Howard R. Hawkins, Jr. 

Howard R. Hawkins, Jr.* 

Mark C. Ellenberg* 

Casey J. Servais* 

William J. Natbony* 

Thomas J. Curtin* 

200 Liberty Street 

New York, New York 10281 

Tel.: (212) 504-6000 

Fax: (212) 406-6666 

Email: howard.hawkins@cwt.com 

 mark.ellenberg@cwt.com 

 casey.servais@cwt.com 

 bill.natbony@cwt.com 

 thomas.curtin@cwt.com 

 

* Admitted pro hac vice 

Counsel for Assured Guaranty Corp. and 

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I filed this document electronically with the Clerk of the Court 

using the CM/ECF System, which will send notification of such filing to all parties of record in 

the captioned case. 

At New York, New York, the 5th day of May, 2023. 

By: /s/ Howard R. Hawkins, Jr.

 Howard R. Hawkins, Jr.* 

 * Admitted pro hac vice 

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