UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING ATTENDANCE 

AT JUNE 8, 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 May 26, 2023 [ECF No. 24336].

2. Peter Friedman and/or Gabriel L. Olivera of O’Melveny & Myers LLP will appear,

in person in the New York Courtroom,2at the June 8, 2023, hearing (the “Omnibus Hearing”), 

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 (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474); (iii) 

Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (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 

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686); (v) Puerto Rico Electric 

Power Authority (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747); and (vi) 

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (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).

2 Courtroom 17C of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007.

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

Case No. 17-BK-3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

Re: ECF No. 24336

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reserving 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.

3. Luis C. Marini-Biaggi or Carolina Velaz-Rivero of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC 

will appear, in person in the San Juan Courtroom,

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at the Omnibus Hearing, and seek to be heard 

to address questions and comments, if any, related to AAFAF’s June Status Report,

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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.

4. Further, counsels Marini, Velaz, Friedman 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: May 30, 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 

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

3 Courtroom to be designated in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Clemente Ruiz Nazario 

US Courthouse, 150 Carlos Chardón Street, Federal Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1767.

4 To be filed as directed in ¶ 8 of the Order.

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Telephone: (212) 326-2000 

Facsimile: (212) 326-2061 

Email: jrapisardi@omm.com

 mdiconza@omm.com

golivera@omm.com

-andPeter 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

Facsimile: (787) 936-7494

Email: lmarini@mpmlawpr.com

 cvelaz@mpmlawpr.com

Attorneys for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency 

and Financial Advisory Authority 

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