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

Re: ECF No. 23525

(Jointly Administered)

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY,

Debtor.

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 4780-LTS

Re: ECF No. 3212

(Jointly Administered)

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING ATTENDANCE AT

FEBRUARY 28, 2023, DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 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:

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 The Debtors in these Title III cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case number listed as a bankruptcy 

case number due to software limitations and the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal t ax identification 

number, as applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-

BK-3283 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481), (ii) 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), (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 

17-BK-3567 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808), (iv) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation 

(“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474), (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-BK-5523 (LTS)) 

(Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801).

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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 February 13, 2022 [Case No. 17-04780, ECF No. 3212; Case No. 17-03283, ECF No. 23525]

Regarding Procedures for February 28, 2023, Disclosure Statement Hearing for the Puerto Rico 

Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”).

2. Peter Friedman of O’Melveny & Myers LLP will appear, via videoconferencing 

technology, at the February 28, 2023, disclosure statement hearing (the “Hearing”) and seeks to 

be heard on behalf of AAFAF in connection with the PREPA Disclosure Statement.

3. Maria J. DiConza of O’Melveny & Myers LLP will appear, via videoconferencing 

technology, at the Hearing and reserves 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. Luis C. Marini-Biaggi and/or Carolina Velaz-Rivero of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz 

LLC will appear, via videoconferencing technology, at the Hearing, and 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 casesto the extent it impacts the interests of AAFAF 

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

5. Further, counsels Marini, Velaz, Friedman and DiConza, 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.

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Dated: February 21, 2023

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Respectfully submitted,

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

/s/ Peter Friedman

John J. Rapisardi

Maria J. DiConza

(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

-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

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

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority 

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