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EXHIBIT A 

COMPENSATION BY PROFESSIONAL 

OCTOBER 1, 2019 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 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 $1,695.00 246.10 $417,139.50 

Bond, W. Michael Corporate 1980 $1,695.00 4.00 $6,780.00 

Goldring, Stuart J. Tax 1984 $1,695.00 24.40 $41,358.00 

Slack, Richard W. Litigation 1987 $1,325.00 101.70 $134,752.50 

Pari, Joseph M. Tax 1988 $1,695.00 25.80 $43,731.00 

Wessel, Paul J. Tax 1988 $1,695.00 16.10 $27,289.50 

Connolly, Annemargaret Corporate 1988 (MA) $1,400.00 1.90 $2,660.00 

Adams, Frank R. Corporate 1993 $1,525.00 2.60 $3,965.00 

Tsekerides, Theodore E. Litigation 1994 $1,225.00 150.20 $183,995.00 

Heyliger, Adelaja K. Corporate 1998 $1,175.00 8.10 $9,517.50 

Goltser, Lyuba Corporate 2002 $1,250.00 3.30 $4,125.00 

Singh, David R. Litigation 2004 $1,175.00 0.90 $1,057.50 

Liou, Jessica BFR 2009 $1,175.00 166.60 $195,755.00 

Goslin, Thomas D. (Counsel) Corporate 2003 $1,100.00 15.30 $16,830.00 

Goren, Matthew (Counsel) BFR 2007 $1,125.00 204.70 $230,287.50 

Mishkin, Jessie B. (Counsel) Litigation 2007 $1,100.00 8.20 $9,020.00 

Total Partners and Counsel: 979.90 $1,328,263.00 

 

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NAME OF 

PROFESSIONAL 

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DEPARTMENT2 YEAR 

ADMITTED 

HOURLY 

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TOTAL 

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BILLED 

TOTAL 

COMPENSATION 

Friedman, Julie T. BFR 2003 $625.00 36.40 $22,750.00 

Byrne, Peter M. Corporate 2007 $1,050.00 5.20 $5,460.00 

Kramer, Kevin Litigation 2010 $1,050.00 199.70 $209,685.00 

Bitter, Blake Tax 2011 (VA) $1,050.00 54.10 $56,805.00 

Silber, Gary Tax 2011 $1,050.00 26.00 $27,300.00 

Goltser, Jonathan Corporate 2011 $980.00 0.20 $196.00 

Bostel, Kevin BFR 2012 $1,050.00 116.30 $122,115.00 

Friedenberg, Matthew R. Litigation 2012 $1,050.00 3.40 $3,570.00 

Minga, Jay Litigation 2013 $1,050.00 135.30 $142,065.00 

Swenson, Robert M. Litigation 2013 $1,050.00 19.60 $20,580.00 

Fink, Moshe A. BFR 2014 $1,050.00 2.50 $2,625.00 

Schinckel, Thomas 

Robert BFR 2014 (Australia) $845.00 77.60 $65,572.00 

Nolan, John J. Litigation 2015 $1,010.00 35.60 $35,956.00 

Africk, Max M. Litigation 2015 $980.00 24.60 $24,108.00 

Brookstone, Benjamin Tax 2015 $980.00 52.30 $51,254.00 

Lane, Erik Litigation 2016 $930.00 67.80 $63,054.00 

Anderson, Joseph Caleb Corporate 2016 $845.00 0.90 $760.50 

Kleinjan, John M. Tax 2017 $930.00 20.90 $19,437.00 

McGrath, Colin Litigation 2017 $845.00 100.30 $84,753.50 

McNulty, Shawn C. Litigation 2017 $845.00 15.80 $13,351.00 

Foust, Rachel L. BFR 2018 $845.00 90.60 $76,557.00 

Zangrillo, Anthony Corporate 2018 $845.00 0.50 $422.50 

Carens, Elizabeth Anne BFR 2018 $730.00 157.40 $109,088.00 

Irani, Neeckaum Litigation 2018 (CA) $730.00 5.40 $3,942.00 

Green, Austin Joseph Litigation 2019 $730.00 105.00 $76,650.00 

Evans, Steven Litigation 2019 $730.00 6.40 $4,672.00 

Sonkin, Cliff BFR 2019 $730.00 38.20 $27,886.00 

Hayes, Emily A Litigation 2019 (CA) $595.00 46.80 $27,846.00 

Morganelli, Brian BFR * $595.00 192.90 $114,775.50 

Total Associates: 1,637.70 $1,413,236.00 

 

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NAME OF 

PARAPROFESSIONALS 

AND OTHER NONLEGAL STAFF: 

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COMPENSATION 

Lee, Kathleen BFR $435.00 10.60 $4,611.00 

Eng-Bendel, Cheryl Litigation Support $395.00 0.20 $79.00 

Ting, Lara Litigation Support $375.00 30.80 $11,550.00 

Chan, Herbert Litigation $370.00 1.10 $407.00 

Dang, Thai Litigation Support $360.00 3.50 $1,260.00 

Nudelman, Peter Litigation Support $360.00 2.60 $936.00 

Biratu, Sirak D. Litigation $345.00 19.90 $6,865.50 

Bogota, Alejandro Litigation Support $345.00 2.00 $690.00 

Chavez, Miguel Litigation Support $345.00 3.00 $1,035.00 

Mo, Suihua Litigation Support $345.00 1.00 $345.00 

Altman-Desole, Jacob BFR $250.00 0.60 $150.00 

Keschner, Jason BFR $250.00 2.30 $575.00 

Peene, Travis J. BFR $250.00 18.20 $4,550.00 

Total Paraprofessionals 

and Other Non-Legal Staff: 95.80 $33,053.50 

PROFESSIONALS BLENDED RATE TOTAL HOURS 

BILLED 

TOTAL 

COMPENSATION 

Partners and Counsel $1,355.51 979.90 $1,328,263.00 

Associates $862.94 1,637.70 $1,413,236.00 

Paraprofessionals and Other Non-Legal Staff $345.03 95.80 $33,053.50 

Blended Attorney Rate $1,047.33 

Total Fees Incurred: 2,713.40 $2,774,552.50 

 

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