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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

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In re: : 

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND : PROMESA 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, : Title III 

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as representative of : Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS) 

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., : 

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(Jointly Administered) 

 Debtors.1

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In re: : 

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND : PROMESA 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, : Title III 

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 as representative of : Case No. 17-BK-4780 (LTS) 

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PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY, : 

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Debtor. : 

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OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS’ 

(I) DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL REBUTTAL EXPERT WITNESSES AND 

(II) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS PURSUANT TO ORDER ESTABLISHING 

PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES CONCERNING OBJECTIONS TO 

CONFIRMATION AND DISCOVERY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH 

 

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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 Buildings 

Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 19-BK-5233 (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 Judge Laura Taylor Swain: 

The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Committee”),2 hereby submits this 

(i) designation of potential rebuttal expert witnesses and (ii) reservation of rights pursuant to the 

Court’s Order Establishing, Among Other Things, Procedures and Deadlines Concerning 

Objections to Confirmation and Discovery in Connection Therewith (Dkt. 3294, Case No. 17-

04780-LTS) (the “Scheduling Order”). 

1. The Committee hereby designates, as its potential rebuttal expert witnesses, the 

following: 

Julia Frayer 

Managing Director 

London Economics International, LLC 

Scott Martinez 

Director 

AlixPartners, LLP 

 

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 The Committee is the official committee of unsecured creditors for all Title III Debtors, other than PBA and 

COFINA. 

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Dated: May 8, 2023 

 New York, New York 

/s/ Luc A. Despins 

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

Nicholas A. Bassett, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

875 15th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Tel: (202) 551-1700 

nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com 

Luc A. Despins, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

G. Alexander Bongartz, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10166 

Tel: (212) 318-6000 

lucdespins@paulhastings.com 

alexbongartz@paulhastings.com 

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors 

- and – 

/s/ Juan J. Casillas Ayala 

CASILLAS, SANTIAGO & TORRES LLC 

Juan J. Casillas Ayala, Esq. (USDC - PR 218312) 

Israel Fernández Rodríguez, Esq. (USDC - PR 

225004) 

Juan C. Nieves González, Esq. (USDC - PR 231707) 

Cristina B. Fernández Niggemann, Esq. (USDC - PR 

306008) 

PO Box 195075 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-5075 

Telephone: (787) 523-3434 Fax: (787) 523-3433 

jcasillas@cstlawpr.com 

ifernandez@cstlawpr.com 

jnieves@cstlawpr.com 

crernandez@cstlawpr.com 

Local Counsel to the Official Committee of 

Unsecured Creditors

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