NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

TO THE HONORABLE COURT: 

Pursuant to Local Rule 83(D)(a), the undersigned counsel, José A. Sosa-Lloréns and Rachel 

Ehrlich Albanese (admitted pro hac vice pursuant to ECF No. 103), hereby notify this Honorable Court 

and the parties that they will be appearing on behalf of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial 

Advisory Authority (“AAFAF”) and the Puerto Rico Treasury Department solely for purposes of filing 

fee applications in the above-captioned Title III case.2 The undersigned counsel respectfully request that 

copies of all motions, orders or any other documents and/or correspondence in this case be served on the 

undersigned counsel, as applicable, through the CM/ECF system.

 

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); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric 

Power Authority (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 AAFAF has requested that DLA Piper submit applications for compensation and reimbursement. DLA Piper 

reserves its right to argue that it is not subject to the requirements of the First Amended Order Setting Procedures 

for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals [ECF No. 1715].

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 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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Title III

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered) 

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WHEREFORE, it is respectfully requested that this Honorable Court take notice of the 

appearance of the undersigned counsel, and that future notifications of any motions, orders or other legal 

documents be sent, as applicable, to the undersigned counsel through the CM/ECF System.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.

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 notification of such filing to all counsel of record.

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 19th day of March, 2018.

DLA Piper (Puerto Rico) LLC

Edificio Ochoa, Suite 401

500 Calle de la Tanca

San Juan

00901-1969

Puerto Rico

/s/ José A. Sosa-Lloréns

José A. Sosa-Lloréns

USDC-PR No. 208602

jose.sosa@dlapiper.com

AND

DLA Piper LLP (US)

1251 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10020

Phone (212) 335-4500

Fax (212) 335-4501

s/ Rachel Ehrlich Albanese 

Rachel Ehrlich Albanese (admitted pro hac vice)

rachel.albanese@dlapiper.com

Counsel to Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial 

Advisory Authority and the Puerto Rico Treasury Department

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