Brazil

Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment In Lieu of Complaint regarding the payment of Notes in the amount of $113 million in Fratelli Investments Ltd., of the Bahamas; ICE EM Credit Absolute Return Master Fund Designated Activity Co., of Ireland; ICE Oryx Alpha Master Fund Designated Activity Co., of Ireland; JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, of New York; ICE Global Credit Funds-ICE EM Credit Total Return Fund, of Luxembourg, and VR Global Partners LP, of the Cayman Islands v. Cimento Tupi SA, of Brazil, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Osana Mendonça, as the Foreign Representative of Schahin Holdings SA, Base Engenharia e Serviços de Petróleo e Gás SA, a.k.a. Schahin Engenharia SA; Schahin Empreendimentos Imobiliarios Ltda, Schahin Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros SA, Schahin Desenvolimento Imobiliários SA, Companhia Schahin de Ativos, MTS Participações SA, Satasch Participações Ltda, and Deep Black Drilling LLP, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. It is alleged in the petition that the Schahin Group was involved in a bribery scheme involving companies in several jurisdictions, including Austria, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Panama, Uruguay, and the USA.

Brazilian bankers Katia Rabello and Fernando Toledo and related companies have obtained summary judgment in the Cayman Islands against major offshore law firm Walkers and will ask the court to award damages of up to $400 million, the plaintiffs' lead attorney has announced.

Order regarding Chandon Transactions Inc. in Arab Chafic Zakka and Celia Tognolo Zakka, both of Brazil v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

News Release by Cayman Islands law firm Etienne Blake regarding summary judgment at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for their clients, Katia Rabello, Fernando Toledo, Arnage Holdings Ltd., Brooklands Holdings Ltd., and East Farthing Holdings Limited against Walkers law firm.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Frederico Antonio Oliveria de Rezende, as the Foreign Representative of Knijnik Participações S.A., Knijnik Engenharia Ltda., Knijnik São Paulo Engenharia Integrada Ltda., Proplan Serviços e Projetos Ltda., and Gabinete Projetos de Engenharia e Arquitetura Ltda., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Judgment in Arnage Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Brooklands Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; East Farthing Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands, Katia Rabello, of Brazil, and Fernando Toledo, of Brazil v. Walkers, a Cayman Islands law firm, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Maysville International Holdings Inc. in Renato Mantuano Muanis, of Brazil v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Complaint to extradite Alejandro Toledo Manrique, a former president of Peru, from the USA to Peru to face allegations of soliciting and receiving a $20 million bribe from Constructora Norberto Odebrecht SA regarding the Peru-Brazil Southern lnteroceanic Highway Project and laundering it "through various companies and offshore accounts", including those in Costa Rica, England, Israel, and Switzerland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Trustee's Interim Report in the matter of Providence Financial Investments Inc. at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Renan Miguel Saad, as the Foreign Representative of Porcão Licenciamentos e Participacões SA and Brasil Foodservice Manager SA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA's Trial Brief in USA v. Jack Stephen Pursley, a.k.a. Steve Pursley, an attorney based in Houston, Texas, regarding an offshore tax evasion scheme involving, inter alia, companies in Australia and the Isle of Man and a nominee in Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Accounting firm Grant Thornton and law firms Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, and Greene Espel have agreed to pay a combined $849,243 to settle claims that they aided and abetted a $150 million investment fraud perpetrated by the Providence Financial Group, which was based in Guernsey, Miami, and Brazil.

Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint in Banco do Brasil SA v. Alumini Ingenieria Ltda and Alumini Engenharia S.A., both of Brazil, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Woitch Inc. in Vivianne Wojdyslawski Nigri, of Brazil v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Guernsey by William Callewaert and Malcolm Cohen, as the Foreign Representatives of BSG Resources Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Motion by Chapter 7 Trustee Maria Yip to approve settlement agreement and release, for entry of a bar order, and to approve payment of a contingency fee in Providence Financial Investments Inc. and Providence Fixed Income Fund LLC v. Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, of New York; Grant Thornton LLP, of Illinois; and Greene Espel PLLP, of Minnesota, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award and for Preliminary Injunction in aid of Arbitration in Alperton Capital Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Capinvest Fund Ltd., of the Bahamas; Universal Investment Fund Ltd., of the Bahamas; Comercial Perfuradora Delba Baiana Ltda., of Brazil, and Interoil Representacao Ltda., of Brazil v. Constellation Overseas Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Fernando Celso de Aquinho Chad, as Judicial Administrator in Bankruptcy of Proema Automotiva SA, Bowden Industrial Ltda., and Interamna Patricipações SA, to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank Plc, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, Bank of Nova Scotia, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., UBS AG;Bank of America, N.A., Standard Chartered Bank, Commerzbank AG, Bank of China USA - New York Branch, Safra National Bank of New York, and The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in bankruptcy proceedings in Brazil, where the debtors' beneficial owner, Paolo Paparoni, is suspected of fraud, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Andrew Morrison, David Griffin, and John Batchelor, as the Foreign Representatives of Pinnacle Global Partners Fund I Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition for Recognition and Enforcement of a Foreign Arbitration Award in Vale SA, of Brazil v. BSG Resources Limited, of Guernsey, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nysco Management Corporation Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, which is owned by the Balda Foundation, of Liechtenstein, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Mexico by Luis Rafael Apperti Llovet, as the Foreign Representative of M&G México Holding SA de CV and M&G Polímeros México SA de CV, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Amended Complaint in Safra Securities LLC and Safra National Bank of New York v. BS Palladium Ltd., of the Bahamas, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Andrew Jánszky, as the Foreign Representative of USACIGA - Açúcar, Álcool e Energia Eléctrica Ltda., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Andrew Jánszky, as the Foreign Representative of Usina de Açúcar Santa Terezinha Ltda., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Judgment in The Supervisory Authority v. Cresswell Overseas SA, of Panama, and Meinl Bank (Antigua) Ltd. regarding the Operation Car Wash investigation in Brazil, filed at the Antigua & Barbuda Court of Appeal.

Application by ALROSA, a Russian diamond-mining company, to take discovery from Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon, Capital One NA, Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Citibank NA, Commerzbank NA, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, HSBC Bank USA NA, JPMorgan Chase NA, Wells Fargo NA, PNC Bank NA, Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas SA, and UBS AG for use in contemplated legal proceedings in Angola or the United Kingdom against former or current executives of Catoca Ltd., a diamond-mining company in Angola, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by CA Investment (Brazil) SA to take discovery from U.S. Bank National Association for use in proceedings in Singapore and Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Application by Fabio Roberto Baumfeld Isaack to take discovery from BGC Partners, Inc. for use in civil, criminal, and labor proceedings in Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Originating Application in the matter of Whitefen Finance Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Alexandre Borges Leite, as the Foreign Representative of Smar Equipamentos Industrias Ltda., Smar Comercial Ltda., and Valblock Indústria e Comércio Ltda., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Otávio de Paoli Balbino de Almeida Lima, as the Foreign Representative of Marangoni Tread Latino America Indústria e Comércio de Artefatos de Borracha Ltda, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Judgment in Ciban Management Corporation v. Citco (BVI) Limited and Tortola Corporation Company Limited at the British Virgin Islands Court of Appeal.

Claim Form in Rodrigo Marques dos Santos, of Brazil v. BFXWW Inc. and IFINEX Inc. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Judgment in the matters of Constellation Overseas Ltd., Lone Star Offshore Ltd., Gold Star Equities Ltd., Olinda Star Ltd., Snover International Inc., and Alpha Star Equities Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Frederico Pedreira, as the Foreign Representative of Oceanair Linhas Aereas S/A, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Order for appointment of provisional liquidators in the matter of Snover International Inc. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Order for appointment of provisional liquidators in the matter of Alpha Star Equities Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Order for appointment of provisional liquidators in the matter of Gold Star Equities Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Order for the appointment of provisional liquidators in the matter of Lone Star Offshore Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Order for appointment of provisional liquidators in the matter of Constellation Overseas Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into Joaquim Teixeira da Silva for suspected tax evasion and money laundering.

Fixed Date Claim Form in Fausto Miguel Martello v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs regarding Woodstone Investments Inc. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Andrew Childe, as the Foreign Representative of Serviços de Petróleo Constellation SA, Lone Star Offshore Ltd., Gold Star Equities Ltd., Olinda Star Ltd., Star International Drilling Limited, Alpha Star Equities Ltd., Snover International Inc., Arazi Sarl, Constellation Oil Services Holding SA, and Constellation Overseas Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Elias Mubarak Junior, as the Foreign Representative of Viação Itapemirim SA, Transportadora Itapemirim S/A, ITA-Itapemirim Transportes S/A, Imobiliária Bianca Ltda, Cola Comercial e Distribuidora Ltda, Viação Caiçara Ltda, and Flecha S/A - Turismo, Comércio e Industria, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Monica Maria Mellao Silveira Mello to take discovery from Brickell Bank, formerly known as Espirito Santo Bank, for use in proceedings before Brazilian tribunals, including a probate proceeding for the estate of Guilherme Carlos Arantes Mellao, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Norway by Tom Hugo Ottesen, as the Foreign Representative of Norske Skogindustrier ASA, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Carlos Magno, as the Foreign Representative of SAM Industrias SA, Boulder Participações Ltda., and Daniel Benasayag Birmann, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Postalis - Instituto de Previdencia Complementar - Sob Intervencao, a pension plan for Brazilian postal workers, to take discovery from Bank of New York Mellon Corporation for use in legal proceedings in Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Conyers Directors (Cayman) Ltd., as the Foreign Representative of Schahin II Finance Company (SPV) Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.