Hearing Date: March 13, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Time) 

Objection Deadline: December 6, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Time) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

In re: 

 

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

PROMESA 

Title III 

 

as representative of Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS) 

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., (Jointly Administered) 

Debtors.1 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS 

FOR ALLOWANCE OF INTERIM COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED 

AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE COFINA AGENT 

AND HER PROFESSIONALS DURING THE FOURTH INTERIM FEE PERIOD 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with the Second Amended Order 

Setting Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals

(the “Interim Compensation Order”) [Dkt. No. 3269], applications for interim allowance of 

compensation for professional services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred 

(collectively, the “Fee Applications”) during the fourth Interim Fee Period2 have been filed in 

the title III cases of the above-captioned debtors (collectively, the “Debtors”) by the COFINA 

Agent and her retained professionals (collectively, the “COFINA Agent Applicants”), each of 

which is listed on Exhibit A hereto. 

 

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); and (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power 

Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 

3747). 

2

 As defined in the Interim Compensation Order. 

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a hearing (the “Hearing”) will be 

held before the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain on March 13, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. (prevailing 

Atlantic Time), or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, in the United States District 

Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 150 Carlos Chardón Street, Federal Building, Office 150, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1767, or in such other location as the Court may order, to consider 

approval of the Fee Applications. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that responses or objections, if any, to 

the Fee Applications must be made in writing, state with particularity the grounds therefor, 

conform to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the 

District of Puerto, be filed with the Court by (a) an attorney practicing in the Court, including 

attorneys admitted pro hac vice, electronically in accordance with Rule 5 of the Local Rules for 

the District of Puerto Rico, and (b) all other parties in interest on a CD-ROM in text-searchable 

portable document format (PDF), to the extent applicable, and shall be served in a manner as will 

cause such objection to be received by December 6, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Atlantic 

Time) (the “Objection Deadline”) by: (i) counsel for the Oversight Board, Proskauer Rose 

LLP, Eleven Times Square, New York, NY 10036 (Attn: Martin J. Bienenstock, Esq. and Ehud 

Barak, Esq.) and Proskauer Rose LLP, 70 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602 (Attn: Paul 

V. Possinger, Esq.); (ii) local counsel for the Oversight Board, O’Neill & Borges LLC, 250 

Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite 800, San Juan, PR 00918 (Attn: Hermann D. Bauer, Esq.); 

(iii) counsel for the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, O’Melveny & 

Myers LLP, Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 (Attn: John J. 

Rapisardi, Esq., Suzzanne Uhland, Esq., and Diana M. Perez, Esq.); (iv) the Office of the United 

States Trustee for the District of Puerto Rico, Edifico Ochoa, 500 Tanca St., Suite 301, San Juan, 

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PR 00901 (re: In re Commonwealth of Puerto Rico); (v) counsel for the Official Committee of 

Unsecured Creditors, Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Ave., New York, NY 10166 (Attn: Luc A. 

Despins, Esq.); (vi) local counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Casillas, 

Santiago & Torres LLC, El Caribe Office Building, 53 Palmeras St., Suite 1601, San Juan, PR 

00901 (Attn: Juan J. Casillas Ayala, Esq., and Alberto J.E. Aenses Negron, Esq.); (vii) counsel 

for the Official Committee of Retired Employees, Jenner & Block LLP, 919 Third Ave., New 

York, NY 10022 (Attn: Robert Gordon, Esq. and Richard Levin, Esq.) and Jenner & Block LLP, 

363 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654 (Attn: Catherine Steege, Esq. and Melissa Root, Esq.); 

(viii) local counsel for the Official Committee of Retired Employees, Bennazar, Garcia & 

Milián, C.S.P., Edificio Union Plaza, PH-A, 416 Ave. Ponce de León, Hato Rey, PR 00918 

(Attn: A.J. Bennazar-Zequeira, Esq.); (ix) counsel to the Fee Examiner, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., 

One East Main St., Suite 500, Madison, WI 53703 (Attn: Katherine Stadler, Esq.); (x) local 

counsel to the Fee Examiner, EDGE Legal Strategies, PSC, 252 Ponce de León Ave., Citibank 

Tower, 12th Floor, San Juan, PR 00918 (Attn: Eyck O. Lugo); and (xi) the COFINA Agent 

Applicant whose Fee Application is subject to the objection at the address set forth in the 

applicable Fee Application. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if no responses or objections are 

received by the Objection Deadline, the relief may be granted as requested in the Fee 

Applications without further notice or a hearing. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you need not appear at the Hearing 

if you do not object to the relief requested in the Fee Applications. 

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Hearing may be continued or 

adjourned from time to time without further notice other than filing a notice of adjournment with 

the Court or an announcement of the adjourned date or dates at the Hearing or at a later hearing. 

Dated: November 16, 2018 

 New York, New York 

Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Nilda M. Navarro-Cabrer 

Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Joseph G. Minias 

Nilda M. Navarro-Cabrer 

(USDC – PR No. 201212) 

NAVARRO-CABRER LAW 

OFFICES 

El Centro I, Suite 206 

500 Muñoz Rivera Avenue 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 

Telephone: (787) 764-9595 

Facsimile: (787) 765-7575 

Email: navarro@navarrolawpr.com 

Local Counsel to the COFINA Agent 

Matthew A. Feldman (pro hac vice) 

Joseph G. Minias (pro hac vice) 

Antonio Yanez, Jr. (pro hac vice) 

Paul V. Shalhoub (pro hac vice) 

WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 

787 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Telephone: (212) 728-8000 

Facsimile: (212) 728-8111 

Email: mfeldman@willkie.com 

jminias@willkie.com 

ayanez@willkie.com 

pshalhoub@willkie.com 

Counsel to the COFINA Agent 

Kenneth N. Klee (pro hac vice) 

Daniel J. Bussel (pro hac vice) 

Jonathan M. Weiss (pro hac vice) 

KLEE, TUCHIN, BOGDANOFF & 

STERN LLP 

1999 Avenue of the Stars, 39th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 407-4000 

Facsimile: (310) 407-9090 

Email: kklee@ktbslaw.com 

dbussel@ktbslaw.com 

jweiss@ktbslaw.com 

Special Municipal Bankruptcy 

Counsel to the COFINA Agent

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EXHIBIT A 

Summary of Fee Applications of the COFINA Agent and Her Professionals 

Applicant and Docket No. Capacity Interim Compensation Requested Interim Reim

of Expenses 

Bettina M. Whyte [Docket No. 4261] 

COFINA Agent 

$115,170.00 $2,83

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP [Docket No. 4263] 

Counsel to the COFINA Agent $730,672.54 $42,3

Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP [Docket No. 4265] 

Special Municipal Bankruptcy Counsel to the COFINA Agent $343,458.50 $4,53

Navarro-Cabrer Law Offices [Docket No. 4268] 

Local Counsel to the COFINA Agent $47,962.50 $140

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