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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)

MOTION TO INFORM APPEARANCE OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE OF 

NATIONAL CLAIM ASSIGNEES AT THE MARCH 15-16, 2023 OMNIBUS 

HEARING

To the Honorable United States District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain:

Taconic Capital Advisors LP and Whitebox Advisors LLC (each, an “Ad Hoc Committee 

Member”, and collectively, the “Ad Hoc Committee”)2, by and through its undersigned counsel, 

hereby respectfully submits this motion to inform (the “Informative Motion”) pursuant to the

Order Regarding Procedures For March 15-16, 2023, Omnibus Hearing [Bankruptcy Case 

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS, ECF No. 23625] (the “Procedures Order”),3and respectfully states as 

1 The Debtors in the various 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); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case 

No. 17 BK 4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747). (Title III case numbers are listed as 

Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations).

2 Each member of the Ad Hoc Committee files this Informative Motion separately and not jointly, and exclusively 

on its own behalf and does not assume any fiduciary or other duties to any other member or to any other entity or 

individual.

3

 Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Procedures Order unless 

 otherwise noted.

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follows: 

1. Lawrence A. Larose of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP will 

appear on behalf of the Ad Hoc Committee at the March 15-16, 2023 Omnibus Hearing (the

"Hearing"), which will be conducted via Zoom in accordance with the Procedures Order. As

required by the Procedures Order, a Party Appearance Sheet is annexed hereto as Exhibit A.

2. Mr. Larose reserves the right to be heard and present oral argument at the 

Hearing related to any matter (i) identified in the agenda to be filed by the Oversight Board in 

connection with the Hearing, or (ii) raised by any party at the Hearing related to the Title III 

cases which may affect the interests of the Ad Hoc Committee. The Ad Hoc Committee further 

reserves the right to amend this Informative Motion as needed.

Dated: March 9, 2023 Respectfully submitted,

CÓRDOVA & DICK, LLC

/s/Brian M. Dick Biascoechea

Brian M. Dick Biascoechea

#403 Calle 12 de Octubre

Urb. El Vedado

San Juan, PR 00918

P.O. Box 194021

San Juan, PR 00919-4021

Telephone: (787) 452-6425

USDC No.: 230,903

bmd@cordovadick.com

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Local Counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of National 

Claim Assignees 

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

/s/ Lawrence A. Larose

Lawrence A. Larose (admitted pro hac vice)

Benjamin O. Gilbert (admitted pro hac vice)

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, New York 10112

Telephone: (212) 896-0627

Facsimile: (917) 438-6197

Email: llarose@sheppardmullin.com

 bogilbert@sheppardmullin.com

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP 

Justin Bernbrock (pro hac vice pending)

Catherine Jun (pro hac vice pending) 

321 North Clark Street, 31st Floor 

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Telephone: (312) 499-6321

Facsimile: (312) 499-4741

Email: jbernbrock@sheppardmullin.com 

 cjun@sheppardmullin.com 

 Counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of National Claim 

 Assignees

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that, on this same date, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk 

of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notifications of such filing to all CM/ECF 

participants in this case.

CÓRDOVA & DICK, LLC

/s/Brian M. Dick Biascoechea

Brian M. Dick Biascoechea

#403 Calle 12 de Octubre

Urb. El Vedado

San Juan, PR 00918

 P.O. Box 194021

 San Juan, PR 00919-4021

 Telephone: (787) 452-6425

 USDC No.: 230,903

 bmd@cordovadick.com

 Local Counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of National 

 Claim Assignees 

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Exhibit A

PARTY APPEARANCE SHEET

Name of Party Ad Hoc Committee of National 

Claim Assignees

Party Name Abbreviation (For Use with Zoom) National Claim Assignees

Attorney Appearance (provide the listed information for each 

attorney who may appear for the Party):

• Name,

• Email,

• Law Firm,

• Phone Number,

• Docket Entry No. for the Attorney’s Notice of Appearance

• Zoom Screen Name (See Disclosure Statement Hearing 

Procedures Order, ¶ 7(a))

Lawrence A. Larose

LLarose@sheppardmullin.com

Sheppard Mullin Richter & 

Hampton LLP

(212) 896-0627

[Bankruptcy Case 

No. 17 BK 4780-LTS, Doc. No. 

3209]

National Claim Assignees/ 

Larose, Lawrence/ Sheppard 

Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

If a Party files a supplemental Party Appearance Sheet, the Party must 

include the Docket Entry No. of the original appearance sheet in the 

new filing which must be clearly marked as a “Supplemental” Party 

Appearance Sheet.

Note: Pursuant to the Disclosure Statement Hearing Procedures Order

¶ 1, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico 

and the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority 

shall each be limited to 4 attorneys appearing in the Zoom session at 

any given time, and each other counsel shall be limited to 2 attorneys 

at any given time.

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Exhibit B

PARTY EXHIBIT COVER SHEET

N/A

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