UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

 

In re 

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PROMESA 

Title III 

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, 

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No. 17 BK 3283-LTS 

(Jointly Administered) 

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO

et al., 

Debtors.1

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Objection deadline: November 29, 2018 at 

4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) or such other 

deadline as ordered by the Court 

Hearing date: December 19, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. 

(Atlantic Standard Time) or such other hearing 

date as ordered by the Court

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NOTICE OF FILING OF SECOND INTERIM AND CONSOLIDATED SEMIANNUAL 

APPLICATION OF THE FEE EXAMINER AND GODFREY & KAHN, S.C., COUNSEL 

TO THE FEE EXAMINER, FOR ALLOWANCE OF COMPENSATION FOR 

SERVICES RENDERED AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD 

FROM APRIL 1, 2018 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on November 8, 2018, pursuant to the Second Amended 

Order Setting Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of 

Professionals [Dkt. No. 3269] (the “Interim Compensation Order”), the Seventh Amended 

Notice, Case Management and Procedures Order [Dkt. No. 4086] (the “Case Management 

Procedures”), the First Amended Order Pursuant to PROMESA Sections 316 and 317 and 

Bankruptcy Code Section 105(A) Appointing a Fee Examiner and Related Relief [Dkt. No. 3324] 

 

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 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) (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy 

Case numbers due to software limitations). 

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(the “Fee Examiner Order”), PROMESA §§ 316 and 317, 11 U.S.C. §§ 330 and 331, Fed. R. 

Bankr. P. 2016, Local Rule 2016-1; Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. (“Godfrey & Kahn”), counsel to the 

Fee Examiner in these proceedings, and the Fee Examiner filed the Second Interim and 

Consolidated Semiannual Application of the Fee Examiner and Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Counsel 

to the Fee Examiner, for Allowance of Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement 

of Expenses for the Period From April 1, 2018 Through September 30, 2018 (the “Interim Fee 

Application”). 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any response or objection to the Interim Fee 

Application must be (a) in writing, (b) conform with the Interim Compensation Order and the 

Case Management Procedures, and (c) be filed with the Court and served on the entities below, 

so as to be received on or before November 29, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)

(the “Objection Deadline”): 

(a) Chambers of the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain 

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 

Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse 

500 Pearl St., Suite No. 3212 

New York, New York 1007-1312 

(b) Office of the United States Trustee for Region 21 

Edificio Ochoa, 500 Tanca Street, Suite 301 

San Juan, PR 00901-1922 

(c) Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority 

(AAFAF) 

Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority 

Roberto Sánchez Vilella (Minillas) Government Center 

De Diego Ave. Stop 22 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907 

Attn: Gerardo J. Portela Franco 

 Mohammad Yassin, Esq. 

E-Mail: Gerardo.Portela@aafaf.pr.gov 

 Mohammad.Yassin@aafaf.pr.gov 

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(d) Counsel for AAFAF: 

O’Melveny & Myers LLP Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz, LLC 

7 Times Square MCS Plaza, Ste 500 

New York, New York 10036 255 Ponce de León Ave. 

Attn: John J. Rapisardi, Esq. San Juan, PR 00917 

 Suzzane Uhland, Esq. Attn: Luis C. Marini-Biaggi, Esq. 

 Peter Friedman, Esq. Carolina Velaz-Rivero Esq. 

 Nancy A. Mitchell, Esq. Marίa T. Álvarez-Santos Esq. 

 Maria J. DiConza, Esq. E-Mail: lmarini@mpmlawpr.com 

E-Mail: jrapisardi@omm.com cvelaz@mpmlawpr.com 

 suhland@omm.com malvarez@mpmlawpr.com 

 pfriedman@omm.com 

 mitchelln@omm.com 

 midconza@omm.com 

(e) Counsel for the Oversight Board: 

Proskauer Rose LLP O’Neill & Borges LLC 

Eleven Times Square 250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Ste 800 

New York, NY 10036-8299 San Juan, PR 00918-1813 

Attn: Martin J. Bienenstock Attn: Hermann D. Bauer, Esq. 

Paul V. Possinger E-Mail: hermann.bauer@oneillborges.com 

Ehud Barak 

Maja Zerjal 

 E-Mail: mbienenstock@proskauer.com 

 pposinger@proskauer.com 

 ebarak@proskauer.com 

 mzerjal@proskauer.com 

(f) Counsel for the Creditors’ Committee: 

Paul Hastings LLP Casillas, Santiago & Torres LLC 

200 Park Avenue El Caribe Office Building 

New York, New York 10166 53 Palmeras Street, Ste. 1601 

Attn: Luc A. Despins San Juan, PR 00901-2419 

 James Bliss Attn: Juan J. Casillas Ayala 

 James Worthington Diana M. Batlle-Barasorda 

 G. Alexander Bongartz Alberto J. E. Añese Negrón 

E-Mail: lucdespins@paulhastings.com Erica C. Montull-Novoa 

 james bliss@paulhastings.com E-Mail: jcasillas@cstlawpr.com

 jamesworthington@paulhastings.com aaneses@cstlawpr.com

 alexbongartz@paulhastings.com emontull@cstlawpr.com 

(g) Counsel for the Retiree Committee: 

Jenner & Block LLP Bennazar, Garcίa & Milián, CSP 

919 Third Avenue Edificio Union Plaza PH-A piso 18 

New York, New York 10022 Avenida Ponce de León #416 

Attn: Robert Gordon Hato Rey, San Juan, PR 00918 

 Richard Levin Attn: A.J. Bennazar-Zequeira 

 Catherine Steege E-Mail: ajb@bennazar.org 

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E-Mail: rgordon@jenner.com 

 rlevin@jenner.com 

 csteege@jenner.com 

(h) The entities listed on the List of Creditors Holding the 29 Largest Unsecured 

Claims in COFINA’s Title III Case. 

(i) Counsel to any other statutory committee appointed in these Title III Cases. 

(j) The Fee Examiner, Brady C. Williamson, Esq., Godfrey & Kahn S.C., 

One East Main Street, Suite 500, Madison, WI 53703. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE the date of the hearing at which the Motion shall 

be considered by the Court is December 19, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) or at 

such other time as ordered by the Court and will be held before the Honorable Laura Taylor 

Swain, United States District Court Judge, in Room 3 of 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. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if no objection is timely filed and served in 

accordance with the Interim Compensation Order and Case Management Procedures, the relief 

requested may be granted without a hearing. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that copies of all documents filed in these 

Title III cases are available (a) free of charge by visiting https://cases.primeclerk.com/puertorico 

or by calling +1 (844) 822-9231, and (b) on the Court’s website at http://www.prd.uscourts.gov,

subject to the procedures and fees set forth therein. 

WE HEREBY CERTIFY: that on this date, we electronically filed the foregoing notice 

with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system that will send notification of such filing to 

all attorneys of record registered in the use of the CM/ECF system. 

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Dated this 8th day of November, 2018. 

EDGE Legal Strategies, PSC 

 /Eyck O. Lugo 

Eyck O. Lugo 

252 Ponce de León Avenue 

Citibank Tower, 12th Floor 

San Juan, PR 00918 

Telephone: (787) 522-2000 

Facsimile: (787) 522-2010 

Puerto Rico Counsel 

GODFREY & KAHN, S.C. 

One East Main Street, Suite 500 

Madison, WI 53703 

Telephone: (608) 257-3911 

Facsimile: (608) 257-0609 

Katherine Stadler (Pro Hac Vice) 

Counsel for the Fee Examiner

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