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JENNER & BLOCK LLP

Randall E. Mehrberg

353 N. Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60654

Tel: 312 840 7505

rmehrberg@jenner.com 

Special Corporate Defense & Energy Counsel 

for Debtors and Debtors in Possession

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

In re:

PG&E CORPORATION,

- and -

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC

COMPANY,

Debtors.

 Affects PG&E Corporation

 Affects Pacific Gas & Electric Company

X Affects both Debtors

* All papers shall be filed in the Lead Case, 

No. 19-30088 (DM).

Case No. 19-30088 (DM)

Chapter 11

(Lead Case)

(Jointly Administered)

SECOND INTERIM APPLICATION 

OF JENNER & BLOCK LLP AS 

SPECIAL CORPORATE DEFENSE AND 

ENERGY COUNSEL TO THE DEBTORS 

FOR COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES 

RENDERED AND REIMBURSEMENT 

OF EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE 

PERIOD FROM JUNE 1, 2019 

THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

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General Information

Name of Applicant: Jenner & Block LLP

Authorized to Provide Professional Services to: Special corporate defense and energy 

counsel to the above-captioned Debtors 

and Debtors in Possession

Petition Date: January 29, 2019

Retention Date: April 25, 2019, nunc pro tunc to January 

29, 2019

Prior Applications: 1 [Dkt. 3465]

Summary of Fees and Expenses Sought for the Second Interim Application Period

Time Period Covered By This Application: June 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 

(the “Second Interim Application 

Period”)

Amount of Compensation Sought to Be Allowed 

as Actual, Reasonable, and Necessary for the 

Second Interim Application Period:

$2,987,382.00

Amount of Expense Reimbursement Sought to 

Be Allowed as Actual, Reasonable, and 

Necessary for the Second Interim Application 

Period:

$28,578.36

Total Compensation and Expense 

Reimbursement Sought to Be Allowed for the 

Second Interim Application Period:

$3,015,960.36

Fees (80%) and Expenses (100%) Previously 

Paid for the Second Interim Application Period:

$380,733.80

Holdback Amount (20% of Fees): $597,476.40

Summary of Rates and Other Related Information for the Second Interim Application 

Period

Blended Rate in This Application for All 

Attorneys: $587.97

Blended Rate in This Application for All 

Timekeepers: $576.15

Number of Timekeepers Included in This 

Application:

42 (36 attorneys; 6 paraprofessionals and 

other non-legal staff)

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Number of Attorneys in this Application Not 

Included in Staffing Plan:

None.

Difference Between Fees Budgeted and 

Compensation Sought for This Period:

Fees were less than budgeted amount. 

Are any rates higher than those approved or 

disclosed at retention?

No. 

This is a(n): x Interim Final Application

SUMMARY OF PRIOR MONTHLY FEE STATEMENTS

Date 

Filed

Period 

Covered

Total Compensation and 

Expenses Incurred for 

Period Covered

Total Amount Previously 

Requested with Prior 

Monthly Fee Statement

Total Amount Paid To 

Date1

Holdback 

Fees 

Requested

Fees Expenses Fees (80%) Expenses 

(100%) Fees (80%) Expenses (100%) Fees (20%)

8/8/19

1/29/19 -

5/31/19

$3,484,976.50 $21,436.56 $2,787,981.20 $21,436.56 $2,787,981.20 $21,436.56 $696,995.30

8/28/19

6/1/19 –

6/30/19

$475,814.50 $82.20 $380,651.60 $82.20 $380,651.60 $82.20 $95,162.90

11/14/19

7/1/19 –

9/30/19

$2,511,567.50 $28,496.16 $2,009,254.00 $28,496.16 $0.00 $0.00 $502,313.50

Total $6,472,358.50 $50,014.92 $5,177,886.80 $50,014.92 $3,168,632.80 $21,518.76 $1,294,471.70

 

1 The objection deadline with respect to Jenner’s Third Consolidated Monthly Fee Statement is December 

6, 2019. If the deadline passes without objection, the Debtors will remit $2,009,254.50 in compensation 

for fees and $28,496.16 in reimbursement of expenses. 

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Under sections 330 and 331 of title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (the 

“Bankruptcy Code”), Rule 2016 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy 

Rules”), and the Order Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 130 and 105(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016 for Authority 

to Establish Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals [Dkt. 

701] (the “Compensation Procedures Order”), Jenner & Block LLP (the “Applicant” or “Jenner & 

Block”) submits this Second Interim Fee Application of Jenner & Block LLP as Special Corporate 

Defense Counsel to the Debtors for Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses 

Incurred for the Period June 1, 2019 Through September 30, 2019 (the “Second Interim Fee 

Application”), seeking interim allowance and payment of compensation for services rendered and 

reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses incurred by Jenner & Block for the period June 1, 2019 

through September 30, 2019 (the “Second Interim Application Period”). In support of this Second

Interim Fee Application, Jenner & Block submits the Certification of Randall M. Mehrberg attached 

hereto as Exhibit A, and respectfully states as follows:

JURISDICTION, VENUE AND STATUTORY PREDICATES

1. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter under 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334. This is core 

proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b). Venue of this proceeding is proper in this district under 28 U.S.C. 

§§ 1408 and 1409.

2. The statutory predicates for the relief sought in this Second Interim Fee Application are 

sections 330 and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 2016. This Second Interim Fee 

Application has been prepared in accordance with the Guidelines for Compensation and Expense 

Reimbursement of Professionals and Trustees in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern 

District of California (updated February 19, 2014) (the “Local Guidelines”) and the Guidelines for 

Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses Filed Under United States 

Code by Attorneys in Larger Chapter 11 Cases, adopted by the Executive Office for the United States 

Trustee (the “UST Guidelines”, and together with the Local Guidelines, the “Guidelines”). Attached 

hereto is a certification regarding compliance with the Guidelines.

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BACKGROUND 

3. On January 29, 2019 (the “Petition Date”), each of the Debtors filed a voluntary petition 

for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Debtors continue to operate their businesses and 

manage their properties as debtors in possession pursuant to sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy 

Code. No trustee or examiner has been appointed in either of the Chapter 11 Cases. The Debtors’ Chapter 

11 Cases are being jointly administered for procedural purposes only pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 

1015(b). 

4. On February 12, 2019, the United States Trustee (the “U.S. Trustee”) appointed an Official 

Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Creditors Committee”). On February 15, 2019, the U.S. Trustee 

appointed an Official Committee of Tort Claimants (the “Tort Claimants Committee” and, together with 

the Creditors Committee, the “Committees”). 

5. Additional information regarding the circumstances leading to the commencement of the 

Chapter 11 Cases and information regarding the Debtors’ businesses and capital structure is set forth in 

the Amended Declaration of Jason P. Wells in Support of the First Day Motions and Related Relief [Dkt. 

263] (the “Wells Declaration”).

6. On April 25, 2019, the Court approved the Debtors’ employment of Jenner & Block as 

special corporate defense and energy counsel nunc pro tunc to January 29, 2019 (the “Retention Order”). 

[Dkt. 1679.] A copy of the Retention Order is attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Retention Order authorized 

Jenner & Block to render the following services to the Debtors during the pendency of these Chapter 11 

Cases:

(a) draft motions and briefs, appear at hearings, and otherwise represent

[Pacific Gas & Electric Company] in connection with the probation and the

monitorship resulting from the criminal investigation and convictions

relating to the natural gas explosion that occurred in the City of San Bruno,

California, on September 9, 2010 (the “Criminal Case”);

(b) advise the Debtors in complying with the probationary measures imposed

in the Criminal Case;

(c) advise the Debtors in connection with various regulatory and enforcement

matters involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department

of the Interior, Federal Communications Commission, and other federal

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agencies, and/or California state agencies, including the California Public

UtilitiesCommission;

(d) conduct internal investigations and advise the Debtors with respect to

remediation of same, including in defending the Debtors in any regulatory

actions taken against the Debtors;

(e) assist, as requested, with matters relating to the aforementioned services as

they may impact the Chapter 11 Cases; and

(f) perform all other necessary legal services required by the Debtors during 

the pendency of their Chapter 11 Cases.

7. An overview of the current status of these Chapter 11 Cases is set forth in the Second

Interim Fee Application of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP for Allowance and Payment of Compensation 

and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period May 1, 2019 Through and Including September 30, 2019. 

PRIOR FEE APPLICATIONS

8. On August 8, 2019, Jenner & Block filed the First Interim Application of Jenner & Block 

LLP as Special Corporate Defense and Energy Counsel to the Debtors for Compensation for Services 

Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred for the Period From January 29, 2019 Through May 

31, 2019 [Dkt. 3465] (the “First Interim Fee Application”). The First Interim Fee Application requested 

approval and allowance of $3,484,976.50 in fees and $21,436.56 in reimbursable expenses for services 

rendered during the period from January 29, 2019 through May 31, 2019. Trustee has reached an 

agreement with the Fee Examiner with respect to the First Interim Fee Application and is working with 

the Fee Examiner and other retained professionals to schedule a hearing date. 

SUMMARY OF SERVICES RENDERED AND DISBURSEMENTS INCURRED

9. This is Jenner & Block’s second interim fee application in this case.

10. Jenner & Block attaches the following in support of its Second Interim Fee Application:

 Exhibit C is a summary of the compensation Jenner & Block seeks for the 

Second Interim Application Period, by matter number.

 Exhibit D is a list of the attorneys and paraprofessionals who have worked 

on this case during the Second Interim Application Period, the aggregate 

time invested by each individual, the applicable hourly billing rate, and the 

amount of fees attributable to each individual, as well as the hours and time 

spent by position (e.g., partner, associate, paralegal).

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 Exhibit E contains a list of time entries reflecting the time recorded during 

the Second Interim Application Period, organized in project billing 

categories by Jenner & Block.

 Exhibit F is a summary of reimbursement Jenner & Block seeks, by 

expense type, for all expenses incurred during the Second Interim 

Application Period.

 Exhibit G contains a list of expenses incurred during the Second Interim 

Application Period.

 Exhibit H contains a comparison of the fees requested for services rendered 

during the Second Interim Application Period against the fees budgeted for 

the Second Interim Application Period.

 Exhibit I contains a comparison of Jenner & Block professionals who 

rendered services during the Second Interim Application Period against the 

staffing plan approved by the Debtors for the Second Interim Application 

Period.

 Exhibit J contains a comparison of the blended hourly rates for amounts 

requested in the Second Interim Fee Application against the blended hourly 

rates for amounts billed by all nonbankruptcy lawyers at Jenner & Block 

in 2018. 

Narrative Summary of Services Rendered by Project Category

11. The following is a brief description of the principal activities of Jenner & Block’s 

professionals during the Second Interim Application Period for each project category, consistent with the 

requirements of section C(8)(c) of the U.S. Trustee Guidelines and section I.3 of the Local Guidelines. 

For each project category, the narrative summary provides a description of the services rendered in that 

category, their necessity and benefit to the estate, and the current status, as applicable: 

Criminal Investigation (10006)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with PG&E’s sentencing and 

term of probation. During the Second Interim Application Period, Jenner & Block professionals spent a 

total of 242.8 hours on these categories having a lodestar value of $175,180.80. The services in this 

category include, among other things: drafting pleadings and sections of responses to multiple orders from 

Judge Alsup of the Northern District of California and coordinating with co-counsel regarding responses 

drafted by co-counsel; preparing for and participating in probation hearings; conducting legal research 

related to various probation and monitorship issues; preparing for a sentencing hearing on a probation 

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violation; and counseling the company in relation to ongoing issues that impact the terms of probation, 

including ongoing investigations into various wildfires. This category also includes various telephone 

calls, email correspondence, and other services provided in connection with the foregoing matters. The 

services in this category were necessary to assist PG&E in complying with PG&E’s terms of probation. 

The status of this matter is ongoing.

DOI Investigation (10014)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with a suspension and 

debarment investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of the Interior (“DOI”). During the Second

Interim Application Period, Jenner & Block professionals spent a total of 15.3 hours on this category 

having a lodestar value of $11,139.20. The services in this category include reviewing requests from and 

preparing materials for submission to the DOI. This category also includes various telephone calls, email 

correspondence, and other administrative services provided in connection with the foregoing matters. The 

services in this category were necessary to assist PG&E in complying with its obligations under federal 

law. The status of this matter is ongoing.

Federal Contracts Advice and Counsel (10065)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with administration and 

compliance with federal contracts and grants. During the Second Interim Application Period, Jenner & 

Block professionals spent a total of 1.0 hours on this category having a lodestar value of $761.00. The

services in this category relate to analyzing provisions of a federal contract. The services in this category 

were necessary to continue proper administration and compliance with federal contracts. The status of this 

matter is ongoing.

FCC Regulatory Advice and Counsel (10081)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with the notification to the Federal 

Communications Commission (“FCC”) of PG&E’s bankruptcy status in connection with its control of 

various FCC wireless radio service spectrum licenses. During the Second Interim Application Period, 

Jenner & Block professionals spent a total of 0.8 hours on this category having a lodestar value of $496.80. 

The services in this category include reviewing and analyzing a draft report and order issued by the FCC. 

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The services in this category were necessary to ensure that PG&E remains in compliance with its 

obligations as an FCC licensee. The status of this matter is ongoing.

Locate & Mark (10111)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with the California Public 

Utilities Commission’s (“CPUC”) December 14, 2018 Order Instituting Investigation and Order to Show 

Cause (OII), to assess the Debtors' practices and procedures related to the locating and marking (“L&M”) 

of their underground facilities. During the Second Interim Application Period, Jenner & Block 

professionals spent a total of 4,553.8 hours on this category having a lodestar value of $2,581,106.90. The 

services in this category include, among other things: investigation, document reviews and interviews 

regarding PG&E’s practices with respect to the locating and marking of both gas and electric facilities; 

the preparation of a report, filed in the OII, regarding L&M practices during the 2012-2017 period at issue 

in the OII; research and analysis of legal theories relevant to the OII; counseling regarding the factual, 

legal, and strategic issues in the OII; support and involvement in discovery; support in preparation for 

prehearing conferences; preparing for and defending depositions conducted by regulatory authorities; 

preparation for evidentiary hearings; and preparation for settlement discussions. This category also 

includes various telephone calls, email correspondence, and other administrative services provided in 

connection with the foregoing matters. The services in this category were necessary to address PG&E’s 

potential financial, legal and regulatory exposure in a proceeding in which the CPUC seeks a variety of 

penalties and fines, including monetary and non-monetary relief. The status of this matter is ongoing.

FPA Advice & Counsel (10146)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with advising PG&E with 

respect to its obligations under the Federal Power Act. During the Second Interim Application Period, 

Jenner & Block professionals spent a total of 165.0 hours on this category having a lodestar value of 

$93,987.60. The services in this category include, among other things: conducting legal research regarding 

PG&E’s disclosure obligations, investigating factual matters relating to FPA issues, preparing memoranda 

analyzing relevant legal and factual issues, preparing various regulatory filings, and responding to and 

handling Federal Power Act matters that arise from time to time. This category also includes various 

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telephone calls, email correspondence, and other services provided in connection with the foregoing 

matters. The services in this category were necessary to ensure that PG&E complied with its obligations 

under federal law. The status of this matter is ongoing.

Bankruptcy Employment (10252)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with Jenner & Block’s retention 

and compensation in these chapter 11 cases. During the Second Interim Application Period, Jenner & 

Block professionals spent a total of 181.50 hours on this category having a lodestar value of $109,985.50. 

The services in this category include, among other things, preparing Jenner & Block’s First Interim Fee 

Application, preparing monthly fee statements, preparing supplemental disinterestedness disclosures,

preparing supporting materials for submission to the fee examiner, conferring with the fee examiner 

regarding Jenner’s First Interim Fee Application, and coordinating with other retained professionals 

regarding retention and compensation-related matters. This category also includes various telephone calls, 

email correspondence, and other services provided in connection with the foregoing matters. The services

in this category were necessary to allow Jenner to be compensated for its services as special corporate 

defense and energy counsel to the Debtors. The status of this matter is ongoing.

Bankruptcy Administration (10261)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with monitoring substantive 

proceedings in these chapter 11 cases to the extent such proceedings may impact the special matters as to 

which PG&E retained Jenner & Block. During the Second Interim Application Period, Jenner & Block

professionals spent a total of 13.9 hours on this category having a lodestar value of $7,868.90. The services 

in this category include, among other things: reviewing bankruptcy docket activity and preparing 

summaries of noteworthy filings. This category also includes various telephone calls, email 

correspondence, and other services provided in connection with the foregoing matters. The services in this 

category were necessary to keep Jenner & Block’s nonbankruptcy attorneys apprised of the status of the 

Debtors’ chapter 11 cases and of any filings that might affect the matters on which they are working. The 

status of this matter is ongoing.

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Regulatory Matter (10295)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with responding to multiple 

government inquiries, including an SEC investigation being conducted by the SEC’s San Francisco 

Regional Office related to PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s public disclosures and accounting for 

losses associated with the 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires and the 2015 Butte fire. During 

the Second Interim Application Period, Jenner & Block professionals spent a total of 3.0 hours on this 

category having a lodestar value of $2,134.60. The services in this category include discussions with 

government officials concerning the investigation. The services in this category were necessary to respond 

to government inquiries. Jenner & Block does not expect to render significant additional services in 

connection with this matter. 

FERC Interlock Advice (10309)

This matter number encompasses services rendered in connection with advising PG&E on their 

regulatory obligations relating to prospective new members of its board of directors. During the Second

Interim Application Period, Jenner & Block professionals spent a total of 8.0 hours on this category having 

a lodestar value of $4,720.70. The services in this category include, among other things, conducting legal

research, reviewing requests from regulatory authorities, and preparing responses to such requests. The 

services in this category were necessary to ensure that the company and its board members complied with

their obligations under federal law. The status of this matter is ongoing.

12. Jenner & Block has fully applied the retainer it received from the Debtors prior to the 

commencement of these Chapter 11 Cases in connection with receiving interim payments on account of 

its monthly fee statements in accordance with the compensation procedures approved by the Court. 

EVALUATING JENNER & BLOCK’S SERVICES

13. Section 331 of the Bankruptcy Code provides for interim compensation of professionals 

and incorporates the substantive standards of Section 330 of the Bankruptcy Code to govern the 

Bankruptcy Court’s award of such compensation. Section 330 provides that a court may award a 

professional employed under Section 327 of the Bankruptcy Code “reasonable compensation for actual, 

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necessary services rendered ... and reimbursement for actual, necessary expenses.” Section 330 also sets 

forth the criteria for the award of such compensation and reimbursement.

14. In determining the amount of reasonable compensation to be awarded, the court should 

consider the nature, extent, and the value of such services, taking into account all relevant factors, 

including:

a. the time spent on such services;

b. the rates charged for such services;

c. whether the services were necessary to the administration of, or beneficial at the 

time at which the service was rendered toward the completion of, a case under this 

title;

d. whether the services were performed within a reasonable amount of time 

commensurate with the complexity, importance, and nature of the problem, issue, 

or task addressed; and

e. whether the compensation is reasonable based on the customary compensation 

charged by comparably skilled practitioners in cases other than cases under this 

title.

15. Jenner & Block respectfully submits that its request for interim allowance of compensation 

is reasonable and appropriate. The services rendered by Jenner & Block were appropriate in light of 

Jenner & Block’s role as the Debtors’ special corporate defense and energy counsel in this case. 

DISBURSEMENTS

16. Jenner & Block maintains records of all actual and necessary out-of-pocket expenses 

incurred in connection with the rendition of professional services. A schedule setting forth the categories 

of expenses and amounts for which reimbursement is requested for the Second Interim Application Period 

is annexed hereto as Exhibit F. A list of Jenner & Block’s expenses for the Second Interim Application 

Period is attached hereto as Exhibit G.

17. By this Application, Jenner & Block respectfully requests allowance of such 

reimbursement in full. 

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THE APPLICANT’S STATEMENT PURSUANT 

TO APPENDIX B OF THE UST GUIDELINES

18. The following statement is provided pursuant to ¶ C.5 of the UST Guidelines.

a. Question: Did you agree to any variations from, or alternatives to, your 

standard or customary billing rates, fees or terms of services pertaining to this 

engagement that were provided during the application period? If so, please 

explain.

Answer: Yes, Jenner & Block provided the discounts described in its 

retention application [Dkt. 911]. Jenner & Block will calculate and apply 

the volume discounts triggered by Jenner & Block’s collection in 2019 of 

$2.5 million and $5 million, respectively, once the allowed amount of fees 

is known. Jenner & Block will then credit the applicable discount from the 

portion of its fees held back prior to allowance. 

b. Question: If the fees sought in this fee application as compared to the fees 

budgeted for the time period covered by this fee application are higher by 10% 

or more, did you discuss the reasons for the variation with the client?

Answer: As indicated in Exhibit H, the compensation requested in this 

Second Interim Fee Application is less than the amount budgeted for the 

Second Interim Application Period. 

c. Question: Have any of the professionals included in this fee application varied 

their hourly rate based on the geographic location of the bankruptcy case?

Answer: No.

d. Question: Does the fee application include time or fees related to reviewing or 

revising time records or preparing, reviewing, or revising invoices? (This is 

limited to work involved in preparing and editing billing records that would not 

be compensable outside of bankruptcy and does not include reasonable fees for 

preparing a fee application.) If so, please quantify by hours and fees.

Answer: No. 

e. Question: Does this fee application include time or fees for reviewing time 

records to redact any privileged or other confidential information? If so, please 

quantify by hours and fees.

Answer: No.

f. Question: If the fee application includes any rate increases since retention: (i) 

did your client review and approve those rate increases in advance? (ii) Did 

your client agree when retaining the law firm to accept all future rate increases? 

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If not, did you inform your client that they need not agree to modified rates or 

terms in order to have you continue the representation, consistent with ABA 

Formal Ethics Opinion 11-458?

Answer: The Second Interim Fee Application does not include any rate 

increases since Jenner & Block’s retention. 

CONCLUSION

19. Jenner & Block believes that the services rendered during the Second Interim Application 

Period were reasonable and necessary within the meaning of Section 330 of the Bankruptcy Code and that 

the expenses were actual and necessary to the performance of the Jenner & Block’s services.

WHEREFORE, Jenner & Block respectfully requests that this Court enter an order substantially 

in the form of Exhibit K (a) approving an interim allowance of legal fees in the amount of $2,987,382.00

plus reimbursement of actual and necessary out-of-pocket expenses in the amount of $28,578.36 for all 

services rendered and expenses incurred during the Second Interim Application Period; and (b) granting 

such other and further relief as may be just and proper.

Dated: November 14, 2019 Respectfully submitted,

Chicago, Illinois

JENNER & BLOCK LLP

By: ________________________

Randall E. Mehrberg

353 N. Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60654

Tel: 312 840 7505

rmehrberg@jenner.com 

Special Corporate Defense & Energy 

Counsel for Debtors and Debtors in 

Possession

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Notice Parties

PG&E Corporation 

c/o Pacific Gas & Electric Company 

77 Beale Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Attn: Janet Loduca, Esq. 

Keller & Benvenutti LLP 

650 California Street, Suite 1900 San Francisco, CA 94108 

 Attn: Tobias S. Keller, Esq., Jane Kim, Esq. 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 

767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 

Attn: Stephen Karotkin, Esq. Jessica Liou, Esq. Matthew Goren, Esq. 

The Office of the United States Trustee for Region 17 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, 5th Floor, Suite #05-0153 

San Francisco, CA 94102 

Attn: James L. Snyder, Esq., Timothy Laffredi, Esq. 

Milbank LLP 

55 Hudson Yards New York, NY 10001-2163 

Attn: Dennis F. Dunne, Esq., Sam A. Khalil, Esq. 

Milbank LLP 2029 

Century Park East, 33rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Attn: Paul S. Aronzon, Esq., Gregory A. Bray, Esq., Thomas R. Kreller, Esq. 

Baker & Hostetler LLP 

11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400 

Los Angeles, CA 90025-0509 

Attn: Eric Sagerman, Esq., Cecily Dumas, Esq. 

Bruce A. Markell 

Fee Examiner 

541 N. Fairbanks Ct., Ste 2200 

Chicago, IL 60611-3710 

Scott H. McNutt 

324 Warren Road 

San Mateo, California 94402 

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