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EXHIBIT A 

COMPENSATION BY PROFESSIONAL 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 

 The attorneys who rendered professional services in these chapter 11 cases during the 

Fee Period are: 

NAME OF 

PROFESSIONAL 

PARTNERS AND 

COUNSEL: 

DEPARTMENT1 YEAR 

ADMITTED 

HOURLY

RATE 

TOTAL

HOURS

BILLED 

TOTAL 

COMPENSATION 

Karotkin, Stephen BFR 1977 $1,600.00 264.70 $397,520.00 

Bond, W. Michael Corporate 1980 $1,600.00 11.60 $18,560.00 

Goldring, Stuart J. Tax 1984 $1,600.00 30.20 $48,320.00 

Slack, Richard W. Litigation 1987 $1,225.00 40.60 $51,765.00 

Pari, Joseph M. Tax 1988 $1,600.00 54.90 $87,840.00

Wessel, Paul J. Tax 1988 $1,600.00 11.60 $18,560.00

Connolly, Annemargaret Corporate 1988 (MA) $1,350.00 5.60 $7,560.00 

Adams, Frank R. Corporate 1993 $1,425.00 9.90 $14,107.50 

Tsekerides, Theodore E. Litigation 1994 $1,150.00 102.60 $117,990.00 

Heyliger, Adelaja K. Corporate 1998 $1,100.00 6.80 $7,480.00 

Goltser, Lyuba Corporate 2002 $1,175.00 0.50 $587.50 

Singh, David R. Litigation 2004 $1,125.00 3.20 $3,600.00 

Liou, Jessica BFR 2009 $1,075.00 165.90 $174,203.75 

Goslin, Thomas (Counsel) Corporate 2003 $1,050.00 25.70 $26,985.00 

Goren, Matthew (Counsel) BFR 2007 $1,075.00 207.30 $210,968.75 

Mishkin, Jessie B. (Counsel) Litigation 2007 $1,050.00 14.60 $15,330.00 

Total Partners and 

Counsel: 955.70 $1,201,377.50 

 

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DEPARTMENT2 YEAR 

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BILLED 

TOTAL 

COMPENSATION 

Friedman, Julie T. BFR 2003 $600.00 31.70 $19,020.00 

Byrne, Peter M. Corporate 2007 $995.00 9.70 $9,651.50 

Seales, Jannelle Marie Corporate 2009 $995.00 2.00 $1,990.00 

Cruz, Mariel E. Corporate 2010 $995.00 3.80 $3,781.00 

Kramer, Kevin Litigation 2010 $995.00 174.80 $173,926.00 

Silber, Gary Tax 2011 $995.00 34.90 $34,725.50 

Bitter, Blake Tax 2011 (VA) $980.00 36.10 $35,378.00 

Golster, Jonathan Corporate 2011 $875.00 8.20 $7,175.00 

Nersesyan, Yelena Corporate 2011 $875.00 3.70 $3,237.50 

Bostel, Kevin BFR 2012 $995.00 28.50 $28,357.50 

Minga, Jay Litigation 2013 $950.00 123.00 $116,850.00 

Nikic, Nicholas G. Corporate 2013 $790.00 2.30 $1,817.00 

Fink, Moshe A. BFR 2014 $950.00 24.40 $23,180.00 

Gwen, Daniel BFR 2014 $950.00 0.60 $570.00 

Schinckel, Thomas 

Robert BFR 2014 (Australia) $690.00 134.60 $87,457.50 

Engelmyer, Lauren Litigation 2015 $920.00 1.90 $1,748.00 

Africk, Max M. Litigation 2015 $875.00 51.90 $45,412.50 

Brookstone, Benjamin Tax 2015 $875.00 95.70 $83,737.50 

Pitcher, Justin R. BFR 2016 (UT) $790.00 16.70 $13,193.00 

Anderson, Joseph Caleb Corporate 2016 $690.00 2.50 $1,725.00 

Kleinjan, John M. Tax 2017 $790.00 15.20 $12,008.00 

Steel, Patrick M. BFR 2017 $790.00 7.30 $5,767.00 

McGrath, Colin Litigation 2017 $690.00 159.70 $110,193.00 

McNulty, Shawn C. Litigation 2017 $690.00 36.10 $24,909.00 

Foust, Rachel L. BFR 2018 $690.00 173.70 $119,853.00 

Gordan, Anna C. Litigation 2018 $690.00 2.10 $1,449.00 

Leung, Victor S. Litigation 2018 $690.00 5.70 $3,933.00 

Zangrillo, Anthony Corporate 2018 $690.00 6.10 $4,209.00 

Carens, Elizabeth Anne BFR 2018 $560.00 130.70 $73,192.00 

Irani, Neeckaum Litigation 2018 (CA) $560.00 23.70 $13,272.00 

Green, Austin Joseph Litigation 2019 $560.00 154.60 $86,576.00 

 

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Evans, Steven Litigation 2019 $560.00 14.20 $7,952.00 

Hayes, Emily A Litigation * $560.00 1.20 $672.00 

Sonkin, Cliff BFR * $560.00 49.00 $27,440.00 

Total Associates: 1,566.30 $1,184,357.50 

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NAME OF 

PARAPROFESSIONALS 

AND OTHER NONLEGAL STAFF: 

DEPARTMENT3 HOURLY 

RATE 

TOTAL 

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TOTAL 

COMPENSATION

Ting, Lara Litigation Support $360.00 1.80 $648.00 

Dang, Thai Litigation Support $345.00 1.30 $448.50 

Robin, Artur Litigation Support $345.00 1.10 $379.50 

Biratu, Sirak D. Litigation $330.00 3.0 $990.00 

Bogota, Alejandro Litigation Support $330.00 2.50 $825.00 

Chavez, Miguel Litigation Support $330.00 4.10 $1,353.00 

Harrison, Greer Litigation $240.00 1.90 $456.00 

Peene, Travis J. BFR $240.00 6.50 $1,560.00 

Total Paraprofessionals 

and Other Non-Legal Staff: 22.20 $6,660.00 

PROFESSIONALS BLENDED RATE TOTAL HOURS 

BILLED 

TOTAL 

COMPENSATION 

Partners and Counsel $1,257.07 955.70 $1,201,377.50 

Associates $756.15 1,566.30 $1,184,357.50 

Paraprofessionals and Other Non-Legal Staff $300.00 22.20 $6,660.00 

Blended Attorney Rate $945.97 

Total Fees Incurred: 2,544.20 $2,392,395.00 

 

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