UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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

Re: ECF No. 22907

(Jointly Administered)

PUERTO RICO PUBLIC FINANCE 

CORPORATION,

 Applicant.

PROMESA

Title VI

Case No. 22-cv-1517 (LTS)

INFORMATIVE MOTION REGARDING ATTENDANCE 

AT TITLE VI APPROVAL HEARING FOR THE PUERTO RICO PUBLIC 

FINANCE CORPORATION AND DECEMBER 14-15, 2022, 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:

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 The Debtors in these Title III cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case number listed as a bankruptcy 

case number due to software limitations and the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification 

number, as applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-

BK-3283 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481), (ii) 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), (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 

17-BK-3567 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808), (iv) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation 

(“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284 (LTS)) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474), (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).

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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 November 23, 2022 [ECF No. 22907].

2. For all Title III matters pertaining to the above-captioned cases, Luis C. MariniBiaggi and/or Carolina Velaz-Rivero of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC will appear, in person in 

the San Juan Courtroom,

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at the December 14-15, 2022, hearing (the “Omnibus Hearing”), and 

seek to be heard to address questions and comments, if any, related to AAFAF’s December Status 

Report.

3 Counsels Marini and Velaz reserve 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.

3. For all matters pertaining to the Title VI case of the Puerto Rico Public Finance 

Corporation (“PRPFC”), Matthew P. Kremer of O’Melveny & Myers LLP will appear, in person

at the New York Courtroom,

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at the PRPFC hearing (the “Qualifying Modification Hearing” and 

collectively with the Omnibus Hearing, the “Hearings”) that will take place immediately upon the 

conclusion of the Omnibus Hearing, and seeks to be heard on behalf of AAFAF to address 

questions and comments, if any, related to the Qualifying Modification Hearing.

4. Peter Friedman and Maria J. DiConza of O’Melveny & Myers LLP will appear at 

the Hearings, in person, in the New York Courtroom. Counsels Friedman and DiConza reserve the 

right to be heard on any matter presented to the Court and to respond to any statements made by 

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 Courtroom 3 of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 150 Carlos Chardón Street, Federal 

Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1767.

3 As directed in ¶ 7 of the Order.

4 Defined in the Order as: Courtroom 17C of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, 

NY 10007.

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any party in connection with the above-captioned Title III casesto the extent it impacts the interests 

of AAFAF or the elected Government of Puerto Rico or any instrumentality thereof.

5. Further, counsels Marini, Velaz, Friedman, DiConza and Kremer, 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: December 6, 2022

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Respectfully submitted,

O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

/s/ Peter Friedman

John J. Rapisardi

Maria J. DiConza

Matthew P. Kremer

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

7 Times Square 

New York, NY 10036 

Telephone: (212) 326-2000 

Facsimile: (212) 326-2061 

Email: jrapisardi@omm.com

 mdiconza@omm.com 

mkremer@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

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

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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