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In re: : Chapter 11
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PADDOCK ENTERPRISES, LLC : Case No. 20-10028 (LSS)
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1 Obj. Deadline: Sept.7, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Debtor. :
: Hearing Date: Nov. 4, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. (ET)
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Date of Retention: May 26, 2020, nunc pro tunc to January 6, 2020
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The last four digits of the Debtor’s federal tax identification number are 0822. The Debtor’s mailing address is
One Michael Owens Way, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to the Order (I) Establishing Procedures for
Related Relief [Docket No. 94] (the “Interim Compensation Order”) objections, if any, to this
Interim Fee Application must be filed with the Court and served on Latham & Watkins LLP
(“Latham”) at the address set forth below and the Notice Parties (as defined in the Interim
Eastern Time).
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a hearing to consider this Interim Fee
Application will be held before the Honorable Laurie Selber Silverstein at the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, 824 North Market Street, 6th Floor, Courtroom 2,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801 on November 4, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time).
Latham’s summary cover sheet of the fee application and certain additional disclosures related to
the Interim Fee Application, (ii) attached hereto as Exhibit B is a summary of compensation by
each professional of Latham that worked on the above-captioned chapter 11 case (the “Chapter
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(iv) attached hereto as Exhibit D is an expense summary, (v) attached hereto as Exhibit E are
Latham’s customary and comparable compensation disclosures, (vi) attached hereto as Exhibit F
is the Budget for Latham & Watkins LLP, Counsel to Debtor, for Period from April 1, 2021
Through June 30, 2021 and the Staffing Plan for Latham & Watkins LLP, Counsel to Debtor, for
the Period from April 1, 2021 Through June 30, 2021, (vii) attached hereto as Exhibit G is a
summary of fees and hours budgeted compared to fees and hours billed; and (viii) attached
hereto as Exhibit H is a certification of Jeffrey Bjork in support of this Interim Fee Application.
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Exhibit A
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The staffing plan only accounts for professionals expected to bill at least 50 hours to the Chapter 11 Case. Of
the 33 professionals who billed time to the Chapter 11 Case, 10 billed 50 or more hours.
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Exhibit B
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Total $1,631,822.50
Total Hours 1,437.1
Blended Rate1 $1,134.47
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The blended rate is calculated based on the hourly rates for all professionals and paraprofessionals.
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Exhibit C
Compensation By Project Category from April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021
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Exhibit D
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Exhibit E
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The billable rates for Latham attorneys are adjusted on January 1 of each year. Notice of Latham’s rate increase
effective as of January 1, 2021 was filed on December 11, 2020 [Docket No. 613]. The data in this column
excludes 2020 blended hourly rate information for members of the Restructuring and Special Situations practice
group.
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Exhibit F
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In re: : Chapter 11
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PADDOCK ENTERPRISES, LLC : Case No. 20-10028 (LSS)
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Debtor. :
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Date Retention Approved: May 26, 2020 nunc pro tunc to January 6, 2020
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The last four digits of the Debtor’s federal tax identification number are 0822. The Debtor’s mailing address is
One Michael Owens Way, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551.
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This budget may be amended to reflect changed circumstances or unexpected developments. Any such amended
budget will be provided to the Debtor.
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The estimated fees for each project category were calculated by multiplying the estimated number of hours by
$1,040, which is the approximate average hourly rate for the 32 attorneys expected to work on the matter during
the budget period as set forth in the accompanying Staffing Plan.
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Financing 20 $20,800
Insurance 20 $20,800
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Non-Working Travel Time billed at 50% rate.
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In re: : Chapter 11
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Debtor. :
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Associate 20 $615-$1,095
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The last four digits of the Debtor’s federal tax identification number are 0822. The Debtor’s mailing address is
One Michael Owens Way, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551.
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This staffing plan may be amended to reflect changed circumstances or unexpected developments. Any such
amended staffing plan will be provided to the Debtor.
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These totals reflect the attorneys expected to bill at least 50 hours to the Chapter 11 Case.
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Exhibit G
Financing 20 – $20,800 –
Insurance 20 – $20,800 –
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Non-Working Travel Time billed at 50% rate.
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Exhibit H
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1. I am a partner with the applicant firm, Latham & Watkins LLP ( “Latham”), and
have been admitted to the bar of the State of California since 1998.
2. I make this certification regarding the Sixth Interim Fee Application of Latham &
Watkins LLP for Allowance of Compensation for Services Rendered and for Reimbursement of
Expenses as Co-Counsel to the Debtor and Debtor-in-Possession for the Period April 1, 2021
through June 30, 2021 (the “Interim Fee Application”) to certify matters addressed in the
Order (I) Establishing Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of
Professionals and (II) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 94] (the “Interim Compensation
Order”).2 I have personally performed many of the legal services rendered by Latham as
counsel to the Debtor in the Chapter 11 Case, and am thoroughly familiar with the other work
3. Specifically, I have reviewed the Interim Fee Application and the monthly fee
applications relating to the period from April 1, 2021 through and including June 30, 2021 (the
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The last four digits of the Debtor’s federal tax identification number are 0822. The Debtor’s mailing address is
One Michael Owens Way, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551.
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Capitalized terms used but not otherwise herein defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Interim Compensation Order.
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“Interim Fee Period”), and I hereby certify that such applications comply with the Interim
Compensation Order and the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy
Rules, and the Local Rules. In addition, I hereby certify that, in accordance with the Interim
Compensation Order, and in connection with preparing the Interim Fee Application, Latham has
made a reasonable effort to comply with the U.S. Trustee’s requests for information and
additional disclosures set forth in the Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Compensation
and Reimbursement of Expenses Filed under 11 U.S.C. § 330 by Attorneys in Larger Chapter 11
4. By order dated May 26, 2020 [Docket No. 329] the (“Retention Order”) the
Court approved the Application for Debtor for Entry of Order Authorizing Employment and
Retention of Latham & Watkins LLP as Bankruptcy Co-Counsel Effective as of the Petition Date
[Docket No. 60] (the “Retention Application”) authorizing the Debtor to retain Latham as co-
those 33 professionals, 13 billed fewer than 15 hours during the Interim Fee Period.
6. Latham discussed its rates, fees, and staffing plan with the Debtor at the outset of
the Chapter 11 Case. Further, Latham provided the Debtor with the budget and the staffing plan
attached to the Interim Fee Application as Exhibit F. The difference between the fees budgeted
and the compensation sought for the Interim Fee Period is $2,860,977.50 (approximately 63.7%)
7. In accordance with the U.S. Trustee Guidelines, Latham responds to the questions
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Answer: No.
Answer: The fees sought in the Interim Fee Application are less than
the fees budgeted for the time period covered by the Interim Fee Application.
Answer: No.
Question 4: Does the Interim Fee Application include time or fees related to
reviewing or revising time records or preparing, reviewing or revising invoices?
Answer: No.
Question 5: Does the Interim Fee Application include time or fees for
reviewing time records to redact any privileged or other confidential information?
If so, please quantify hours and fees.
Answer: Yes, the total time expended for such matters during the
Compensation Period was 8 hours for fees of $5,800.
Question 6: Does the Interim Fee Application include any rate increases since
Latham’s retention in the case?
Answer: There are no rate increases to report since the filing of the
previous interim fee application.
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