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Exhibit A 

ATTORNEY CERTIFICATION 

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CERTIFICATION OF JOHN MERRIGAN PURSUANT TO 

PUERTO RICO LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULE 2016-1(a)(4) 

JOHN MERRIGAN, under penalty of perjury, certifies as follows: 

1. I am a partner with the law firm of DLA Piper LLP (US). I make this certification 

in compliance with Rule 2016-1(a)(4) of the Local Bankruptcy Rules of the United States 

Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico (the “Local Rules”) regarding the contents of 

applications for compensation and payment of expenses of professionals. 

2. I submit this certification in connection with the Third Interim Application of DLA 

Piper for Allowance of Compensation for Services Rendered and for Reimbursement of Expenses 

as Counsel to the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority and the Puerto 

 

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). (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software 

limitations). 

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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PROMESA 

Title III 

No. 17 BK 3283-LTS 

Re: ECF No. 3269 

(Jointly Administered) 

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Rico Treasury Department for the Period from June 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018 (the 

“Application”). 

3. I am familiar with the professional services provided by DLA Piper LLP (US) and 

DLA Piper (Puerto Rico), LLC (together, “DLA Piper”) during the Compensation Period (as 

defined in the Application) on behalf of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory 

Authority (“AAFAF”) and the Puerto Rico Treasury Department. 

4. I have read the Application and I certify that the facts set forth therein are true and 

correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief. 

5. To the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable 

inquiry, the compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought by DLA Piper in the 

Application are permissible under and conform with the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, 

and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”), the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of 

Bankruptcy Procedure, the Interim Compensation Order as amended June 6, 2018, the United 

States Trustee Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of 

Expenses Filed under 11 U.S.C. § 330 by Attorneys in Larger Chapter 11 Cases, and the Local 

Rules, each to the extent applicable to the professional services provided by DLA Piper to 

AAFAF and the Puerto Rico Treasury Department during the Compensation Period. 

6. I further certify that, consistent with the firm’s policy with respect to its other 

clients, the compensation and reimbursement of expenses requested in the Application are billed 

at rates in accordance with practices customarily employed by DLA Piper and generally accepted 

by DLA Piper’s clients. 

 

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