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. 23625 

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING ATTENDANCE 

AT MARCH 15-16, 2023, 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 February 24, 2023 [ECF No. 23625]. 

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

LLC will appear, via videoconferencing technology, at the March 15-16, 2023, hearing (the 

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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 

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

AAFAF’s March Status Report,2 reserving 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. Maria J. DiConza and/or Gabriel L. Olivera of O’Melveny & Myers LLP will 

appear at the Omnibus Hearing, via videoconferencing technology, 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 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, DiConza, and Olivera 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: March 7, 2023 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 

Respectfully submitted, 

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP 

/s/ Peter Friedman 

John J. Rapisardi 

Maria J. DiConza 

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

Gabriel L. Olivera 

USDC No. 303314 

7 Times Square 

New York, NY 10036 

Telephone: (212) 326-2000 

Facsimile: (212) 326-2061 

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

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 As directed in ¶ 7 of the Order. 

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Email: jrapisardi@omm.com 

 mdiconza@omm.com 

 golivera@omm.com 

Peter 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

 cvelaz@mpmlawpr.com 

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority 

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