IN 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 

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. 

PROMESA Title III 

No. 17-BK-4780-LTS 

APPLICATION OF ZACHARY P. SCHRIEBER 

FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE

 

 

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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-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 COURT: 

COMES NOW Zachary P. Schrieber (“Applicant”) and respectfully states and prays as 

follows: 

1. Applicant is an attorney and an Associate with the law firm Cadwalader, 

Wickersham & Taft LLP, with offices at 200 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281. 

2. Applicant has been retained as counsel by Assured Guaranty Corp. and Assured 

Guaranty Municipal Corp. 

3. Applicant will sign all pleadings and papers with the name Zachary P. Schrieber. 

4. Since 2019, Applicant has been and presently is a member in good standing of the 

Bar of the highest court in the State of New York, where Applicant regularly practices law. 

Applicant’s bar license number is 5705504. 

5. Applicant has been admitted to practice and is a member in good standing of the 

bar in the following courts: 

Court 

U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y. 

New York

Admission Date 

2021 

2019 

6. Applicant hereby attests that he is not suspended from practice nor has been the 

subject of any complaint for unethical conduct, disciplinary proceeding or criminal charges in 

any court or jurisdiction. 

7. Applicant has not filed for pro hac vice admission in the U.S. District Court for 

the District of Puerto Rico in the previous three years. 

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8. Local counsel of record for the Applicant is: 

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 

9. Applicant has read the Local Rules of this Court and will comply with them, 

including the provision which requires the payment of an admission fee in the amount of $300.00 

to the order of the Clerk, U.S. District Court. 

WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully requests to be admitted pro hac vice in the U.S. 

District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in the above-captioned proceedings. 

At New York, New York, this 23rd day of May, 2023. 

 /s/ Zachary P. Schrieber 

Zachary P. Schrieber 

CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP 

200 Liberty Street 

New York, NY 10281 

Telephone (212) 504-6000 

Facsimile (212) 504-6666 

zack.schrieber@cwt.com 

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CERTIFICATE OF LOCAL COUNSEL AND OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify pursuant to L.Cv.R. 83A(f) that I consent to the designation of local 

counsel of record for all purposes and that I caused to be delivered a copy of the foregoing to the 

Clerk of the Court with the admission fee or made payment electronically. I also 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 San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 23rd day of May, 2023. 

CASELLAS ALCOVER & BURGOS P.S.C. 

P.O. Box 364924 

San Juan, PR 00936-4924 

T. (787) 756-1400 

F. (787) 756-1401 

dperez@cabprlaw.com 

 /s/ Diana Pérez-Seda 

Diana Pérez-Seda 

USDC–PR No. 232,014 

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ORDER 

The Court, having considered the above Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice, orders 

that: 

____ The application be granted. 

____ The application be denied. 

The Clerk of Court shall deposit the admission fee to the account of Non-Appropriated 

Funds of this Court under the authority of L.Cv.R. 83A(f). 

SO ORDERED. 

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this ___ day of May, 2023. 

Hon. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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