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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

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In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT 

BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al.

Debtors.1

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PROMESA

Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

PRO HAC VICE OF ADAM FARBIARZ

COMES NOW, Adam, J. Farbiarz (hereinafter, “Applicant”), and states and requests as 

follows:

1. Applicant is an attorney with the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP, with offices 

at:

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

Eleven Times Square

New York, NY 10036-8299

Tel: (212) 969-3346

Fax: (212) 969-2900

Email: afarbiarz@proskauer.com

1 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”) (Last Four Digits 

of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Bankruptcy Case No. 19-BK-5523-LTS). 

(Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations).

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2. Applicant makes the instant request to appear pro hac vice on behalf of the 

Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.

3. Applicant will sign all pleadings with the name Adam Farbiarz.

4. Since 2011 and 2013, respectively, applicant has been and presently is a 

member in good standing of the bars of the States of New York (Registration No: 4910634) 

and Connecticut (Bar No. 434694) where applicant regularly practices law.

5. Applicant has been admitted to practice before the following courts:

Court: Admission Date:

State of New York 2011

State of Connecticut 2013

U.S. District Court, Southern District of 

New York 2012

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of 

New York 2012

U.S. District Court, District of 

Connecticut 2015

6. Applicant is not currently suspended from the practice of law before any court or 

jurisdiction.

7. Applicant is not currently the subject of any complaint for unethical 

conduct, disciplinary proceeding or criminal charges before any court orjurisdiction.

8. During the past three years, applicant has not filed for pro hac vice

admission in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

9. Local counsel of record associated with applicant in this matter is:

Hermann D. Bauer

USDC No. 215205

O' NEILL & BORGES LLC

250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite 800

San Juan, PR 00918-1813

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Tel: (787) 764-8181

Fax: (787) 753-8944

Email: hermann.bauer@oneillborges.com

10. Applicant has read the Local Rules of this Court and will comply with the 

same.

11. Applicant has read the Local Rules of the United States District Court for 

the District of Puerto Rico, which provide in part that attorneys appearing pro hac vice 

must comply with the provisions set forth therein and pay an admission fee of $300.00 per 

appearance in each new case before the Court. 

12. CERTIFICATE: I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this same date the 

foregoing motion was filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system of the 

US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico, which will send notification of such 

filing to all attorneys of record, and the original was served upon the Clerk of Court on 

May 10, 2023, accompanied by a $300.00 pro hac vice admission fee.

WHEREFORE, applicant respectfully requests to be admitted to practice in 

the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico for the above-styled cases.

Date: May 10, 2023.

Adam Farbiarz 

Printed Name of Applicant

/s/ Adam Farbiarz 

Signature of Applicant

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I HEREBY CERTIFY, pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.1(f), that I consent to the 

designation of local counsel of record for all purposes.

Date: May 10, 2023.

Hermann D. Bauer 

Printed Name of Local Counsel

/s/ Hermann D. Bauer 

Signature of Local Counsel

I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have served a true and correct copy of this document 

upon each attorney of record and the original upon the Clerk of Court accompanied by 

a $300.00 pro hac vice admission fee.

/s/ Adam Farbiarz 

Signature of Applicant

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ORDER

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

□ The application be granted. The Clerk of Court shall deposit the admission fee to

the account of Non-Appropriated Funds of this Court.

□ The application be denied. The Clerk of Court shall return the admission fee to 

the Applicant.

SO ORDERED.

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this _____ day of ______________, 2023.

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U.S. District Judge

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