LEE, BROCK, CAMARGO ADVOGADOS
Rua Dr. Renato Paes de Barros, 618, 1/3/5 floors
04530-000 - São Paulo, SP, Brazil,
E-mail: [email protected]
Solano de Camargo
Local Brazilian Litigation Counsel to the Debtors
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Chapter 11
In re:
Case No.: 20-11254 (JLG)
LATAM Airlines Group S.A., et al.,
Jointly Administered
Debtors.
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SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF SOLANO DE CAMARGO PURSUANT TO
(I) ORDER APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING RETENTION OF
LEE, BROCK, CAMARGO ADVOGADOS AND (II) BANKRUPTCY RULE 2014
I, Solano de Camargo, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, hereby declare
that the following is true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief:
1.
I am a founding partner of the firm Lee, Brock, Camargo
Advogados (“LBCA” or the “Firm”), which maintains offices at Rua Dr. Renato Paes de
Barros, 618, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04530-000 (previously at Rua Tenente Negrã, 166, Sao
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The Debtors in these Chapter 11 Cases, along with each Debtor’s U.S. or local tax identification
number (as applicable), are: LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (59-2605885); Lan Cargo S.A. (98-0058786);
Transporte Aéreo S.A. (96-9512807); Inversiones Lan S.A. (96-5758100); Technical Training LATAM
S.A. (96-847880K); LATAM Travel Chile II S.A. (76-2628945); Lan Pax Group S.A. (96-9696800); Fast
Air Almacenes de Carga S.A. (96- 6315202); Línea Aérea Carguera de Colombia S.A. (26-4065780);
Aerovías de Integración Regional S.A. (98- 0640393); LATAM Finance Ltd. (N/A); LATAM Airlines
Ecuador S.A. (98-383677); Professional Airline Cargo Services, LLC (35-2639894); Cargo Handling
Airport Services, LLC (30-1133972); Maintenance Service Experts, LLC (30-1130248); Lan Cargo
Repair Station LLC (83-0460010); Prime Airport Services Inc. (59-1934486); Professional Airline
Maintenance Services LLC (37-1910216); Connecta Corporation (20-5157324); Peuco Finance Ltd.
(N/A); Latam Airlines Perú S.A. (52-2195500); Inversiones Aéreas S.A. (N/A); Holdco Colombia II
SpA (76- 9310053); Holdco Colombia I SpA (76-9336885); Holdco Ecuador S.A. (76-3884082); Lan
Cargo Inversiones S.A. (96-9696908); Lan Cargo Overseas Ltd. 7752959); Mas Investment Ltd.
(85-7753009); Professional Airlines Services Inc. (65-0623014); Piquero Leasing Limited (N/A); TAM S.A.
(N/A); TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A. (65- 0773334); Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A. (98-0177579); Prismah
Fidelidade Ltda. (N/A); Fidelidade Viagens e Turismo S.A. (27-2563952); TP Franchising Ltda.
(N/A); Holdco I S.A. (76-1530348) and Multiplus Corredora de Seguros Ltda. (N/A). For the purpose
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Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04530-030 until December 31, 2020). I am admitted in, practicing in,
and a member in good standing of the Brazilian Bar Association. I submit this
declaration (this “Supplemental Declaration”) regarding LBCA ’s hourly rate
adjustments for certain engagements effective as of the applicable date set forth in
Exhibit A hereto (the “2021 Rate Schedule”), and in compliance with the requirements
set forth in the: Order Authorizing Employment and Retention of Lee, Brock, Camargo
Advogados as Local Brazilian Litigation Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors-in-Possession
Nunc Pro Tunc to the Subsequent Petition Date entered on October 1, 2020 [Docket No.
1141], (the “Retention Order”). The Application was supported by the declaration of
Solano de Camargo, a founding partner of LCBA (the “Camargo Declaration”) and the
declaration of Juan Carlos Menció, Legal Vice President of LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
(the “Menció Declaration”). Except as otherwise indicated, I have personal knowledge
of the matters set forth herein and, if called as a witness would testify competently
thereto.
2.
In accordance with the Retention Order which provides that the
LBCA Firm shall, prior to any increases in its rates, file a supplemental declaration with
the Court and provide ten days’ notice to the United States Trustee and other parties in
interest, which supplemental declaration shall explain the basis for the requested rate
increases in accordance with section 330(a)(3)(F) of the Bankruptcy Code. [Docket No.
1141] ¶ 7.
LBCA’S HOURLY RATES
3.
As set forth in the Solano Declaration, the Firm employs a variety
of fee structures depending on the needs of the specific engagement, including charging
on an hourly basis, a flat predetermined basis, a fixed limited basis, or on a contingency
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basis. For certain services, the Firm’s fees are determined by General Index of Market
Price, as provided for under Brazilian law. The General Index of Market Price reflects
the inflation in the previous 12-month period (not necessarily the calendar year because
the index is released by Brazilian authorities for each month and the accumulated
percentage for the previous 12-month period). This practice is adopted by all parties in
Brazil in long-term agreements (i.e., agreements with terms of 12 months or more), as
provided for under Brazilian law.
4.
LBCA and the Debtors have agreed, with respect to certain service
agreements, to apply monetary adjustments on related fees according to the General
Index of Market Price, as provided for under Brazilian law. The service agreements
between the Firm and the Debtors and related fees are set forth in the 2021 Rate
Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A.
5.
LBCA submits that its rate adjustments are reasonable pursuant to
section 330(a)(3)(F) of the Bankruptcy Code as such adjustments are applied firm-wide,
and the new rates are comparable to those in similar circumstances by similarly skilled
professionals. To the extent practicable, the Firm is providing not less than ten days’
notice of the applicable rate adjustment date to the parties provided for in the Retention
Order. With respect to the adjusted rates effective as of January 1, 2021, LBCA is
providing as much notice as possible under the circumstances.
7.
The Debtors have been provided with the LCBA Firm’s adjustment
rates set forth in Exhibit A and the Debtors have no objection thereto.
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8.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that
the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated: January 22, 2021
São Paulo, Brazil
/s/Solano de Camargo
Solano de Camargo
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Ref AREA SCOPE FEE STRUCTURE INVOICING HIRING DATE DATE OF ADJUSTMENT IN 2021 % of ADJUSTMENT RATE (FORECAST) (*)
Commercial Litigation
1 – Relevant Cases Fixed Fees · Monthly payments of $ 41.76 for each case
2 · Monthly payments of $106.34 for each case; plus
3 Commercial Litigation Fixed Fees and Success
Fee · 10% success fee – Sale Agents
4 · Monthly payments of $ 41.76 for each case; plus
5 Commercial Litigation Fixed Fees and Contingent
Fee 10% contingent fee
Litigation – Travel Agency Claims
· Payment of
6 $140.92 upon filing of case plus
7 $140.92 upon conclusion of case for cases up to
8 $19.99; or May 1, 2017 N/A
9 · Monthly payments of $42.85 for cases between October 1, 2014 October 1, 2021 11.22
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Regulatory Litigation – PROCON1 Court Cases (discussion of penalties imposed by PROCON)
$19.99 and
11 $199.95; or
12 · Monthly payments of $107.13 for cases above $199.95
13 Regulatory Litigation –
PROCON · $44.36 upon registration of new case, plus
14
Administrative Cases (discussion of penalties
imposed by PROCON)
· $44,36 upon conclusion of case
Fixed Fees
15 · $59.32 upon registration of new case, plus
16 Regulatory Litigation – DECEA2 · $59.32 upon conclusion of case Administrative Cases Fixed Fees
17 · $322.58 upon registration of new case, plus
18 Regulatory Litigation – ANAC3 Court Cases · $322.58 upon conclusion of case Fixed Fees
19 · $127.60 upon registration of new case, plus
20 Regulatory Litigation – ANAC
Administrative Cases · $127.60 upon conclusion of case Fixed Fees
21 · $15.49 upon registration of new case, plus
22 · $15.49 upon conclusion of case, plus
23 · $150.06 per in loco diligence (if necessary)
24 · $59.98 upon registration of new case, plus
25 · $59.98 upon conclusion of case
26 · $11.38 upon registration of new PROCON case without hearing, plus
27 · $11.38 upon conclusion of PROCON case without hearing; or
28 · $25.63 upon registration of new PROCON case with hearing, plus
29 · $25.63 upon conclusion of PROCON case with hearing; plus 30 · Consumer Litigation Overall Success Fee
31 Consumer Litigation – Court
Cases
Fixed Fees and Consumer Litigation Overall Success
Fee
· $108.82 upon registration of new court case, plus
32 · $108.82 upon conclusion of court case; plus
33 · Consumer Litigation Overall Success Fee
34 · $33.65 upon registration of new Small Claims Court case, plus
35 · $33.65 upon conclusion of Small Claims Court case; plus 36 · Consumer Litigation Overall
37 Success Fee
38 · on average economic savings based on performanceSuccess Fee of either 15%, 20%, 25% or 30% based
indicators agreed by parties
39 · $148.59 upon registration of new PROCON case with hearing, plus
EFFECTIVE DATE INVOICING FEE STRUCTURE SCOPE AREA Regulatory Credit Recovery Consumer Litigation
Consumer Litigation – PROCON
Fixed Fees and Consumer Litigation Overall Success
Fee Fixed Fees
Regulatory Litigation - Other5 Regulatory Litigation –
ANAC STELLA4 Fixed Fees
Consumer Litigation – Overall Success Fee Consumer Litigation – Small
Claims Court
Fixed Fees and Consumer Litigation Overall Success
Fee
Fixed Fees and Contingent Fee Credit Recovery Litigation
Success Fee DATE OF ADJUSTMENT IN 2021 N/A N/A September 1, 2014 September 30, 2014 January 1, 2020 January 1, 2020 January 1, 2020 November 1, 2014 Fixed Fees September 1, 2021 September 1, 2014 July 1, 2014 N/A July 1, 2021 % of ADJUSTMENT RATE (FORECAST) (*) September 30, 2021 January 1, 2021 January 1, 2021 November 1, 2021 September 1, 2021 N/A May 1, 2017 July 1, 2014 May 1, 2017 September 6, 2017 January 1, 2020 January 1, 2021 October 1, 2021 October 1, 2014 15.49 15.49 15.49 20.35 September 1, 2014 July 1, 2014 July 1, 2021 20.35 September 1, 2014 September 1, 2021 September 1, 2021 15.49 15.49 July 1, 2021 23.54 23.54 23.54 jan/dec20=23,139% jan21=0,3975% jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% sep/dec20 = 12,31% jan/aug21 = 3,18% jan/dec20=23,139% jan21=0,3975% jan/dec20=23,139% jan21=0,3975% 11.22 8.25 nov/dec20 = 4,27 jan/oct21=3,975% 20.35 Indexation Period sep/dec20 = 12,31% jan/aug21 = 3,18% sep/dec20 = 12,31% jan/aug21 = 3,18% sep/dec20 = 12,31% jan/aug21 = 3,18% sep/dec20 = 12,31% jan/aug21 = 3,18% jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% oct/dec20=7,64% oct/dec20=7,64% jan/sep21 = 3,577%
LEE, BROCK, CAMARGO ADVOGADOS
DECLARATION OF SOLANO IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION AUTHORIZING PRICE ADJUSTMENT AS PER THE ENGAGEMENT LETTERS W/ LATAM GROUP
EXHIBIT A
January 22, 2021
Indexation Period
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43 Project Peri - Mediation Success Fee · $99.97 for each settlement February 1, 2016 N/A
44 General Advice on Corporate Law · LBCA Hourly Rates (See Exhibit A)
45 · Currently – monthly payment for eleven seconded professionals
46 Permanent Call Center · Monthly payments of $1,043.89 - Airport Legal Assistance
47 In Loco Diligence Fixed Fees · $147.77 per diligence
48 Consumer Litigation
Prevention - Settlement · $30.80 per settlement of Claims at Airport
49 General Services – · $147.77 per service Consumer Litigation
Prevention
50 LATAM Stores – Compliance Assistance Fixed Fees · $158.33 per store verification
51 PROCON Rio de Fixed Fees (potential · $73.07 per diligence
Janeiro – Claim Book
Assistance6 combination with fees for other scopes)
52 Diligences – Criminal Courts Fixed Fees · $97,49 per diligence
53 · $20.88 per reply ref. passenger list
54 Replies to Criminal Court
Requests/Notices · $41.76 per reply ref. other issues
55 Replies to Labor Court Requests/Notices · $9.89 per reply June 1, 2017 N/A
56 · $21.11 per reply ref. passenger list
57 Replies to Civil Court
Requests/Notices Fixed Fees · $42.22 per reply ref. other issues
58 Replies to ANAC · $19.77 per reply May 1, 2017 N/A
Requests/Notices
59 representatives – LaborAppointment of
Court Hearings
60 PROCON –
Attendance to Institutional Meetings
61 General Diligences · $73.88 per diligence July 1, 2021
(not covered by other scopes)
62 Mediation – Pre Litigation · $44.12 per settlement reached through mediation
63 · Monthly payments of $0.62 for each active case on Legalbox January 1, 2020 N/A
Use of Legalbox – Consumer Cases
64 Use of Legalbox –Tax Cases (not handled by · Monthly payments of $1.198 July 10, 2014 July 10, 2021
LBCA)
65 Use of Legalbox – Other cases (including Tax Cases) · Monthly payments of $0.44 for each July 1, 2014 July 1, 2021
active case on Legalbox Registration – Consumer Civil
and
66 Small Claims Court Cases
67 Registration – PROCON
Administrative Cases Fixed Fees
68 Registration – Labor Cases assigned to other · $7.31 per registration July 1, 2014 July 1, 2021
firms Fixed Fees
69 Registration – Tax Cases (not handled by · $8.99 per registration September 10, 2019
LBCA) Fixed Fees
70 Contract Management Fixed Fees · Monthly payments of $1,988.91 February 3, 2020
71 Training – Sao Paulo Hourly · $79.97 per hour June 1, 2017
72 Training – Other Locations · $474.57 for 6 hours June 1, 2017
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Commercial (Relevant and Sale Agents), Regulatory, Consumer, Credit Recovery and Travel Agency Litigation
· Monthly payment of 844.99 for processing of up to 500 payments. Exceeding
payments paid proportionally
AREA SCOPE FEE STRUCTURE EFFECTIVE DATE
93 Consumer Litigation – PROCON
Fixed Fees and Consumer Litigation Overall Success
Fee
· $11.38 upon registration of new PROCON case without hearing, plus
94 Administrative Cases · $11.38 upon conclusion of PROCON case without hearing; or
95 · $25.91 upon registration of new PROCON case with hearing, plus Corporate Seconded Professionals Airport Assistance Other Services Legalbox – Use of LBCA Technology Handling of Court- related Payments (LATAM Fixed Fund)7 Fixed Fees EFFECTIVE DATE EFFECTIVE DATE INVOICING
· $2.77 per registration January 1, 2020
Labor Litigation Legalbox – Other AREA AREA Seconded Professionals SCOPE Fixed Fees Fixed Fees Fixed Fees Fixed Fees Fixed Fees Fixed Fees Fixed Fees Fixed Fees Fixed Fees Success Fee March 1, 2021 N/A August 1, 2021
General Labor Litigation Fixed Fees · Monthly payments of $16.61 per case June 1, 2017
Hourly Rates August 1, 2016
Fixed Fees Success Fee
SCOPE FEE STRUCTURE INVOICING
DATE OF ADJUSTMENT IN 2021
· $2.18 per registration January 1, 2020
N/A DATE OF ADJUSTMENT IN 2021 INVOICING FEE STRUCTURE DATE OF ADJUSTMENT IN 2021
· $29.99 per appointment April 1, 2015
Fixed Fees Fixed Fees for each Seconded Professional % of ADJUSTMENT RATE (FORECAST) (*) 23.39 % of ADJUSTMENT RATE (FORECAST) (*) 20.35 20.35 20.35 20.35 22.29 11.22 July 1, 2021 20.35 April 1, 2021 July 1, 2021 20.35 % of ADJUSTMENT RATE (FORECAST) (*) · $159.33 per attendance July 1, 2014 July 1, 2014 July 1, 2014 July 1, 2021 20.35 18.17 aug/dec20=15,39% jan/jul21=2,7825% oct/dec20=7,64% jan/sep21 = 3,577% Indexation Period jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% mar/dec20=22,59% jan/feb21=0,795% jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% apr/dec20=21,10% jan/mar21=1,1925% jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% jul/dec20 = 17,96% jan/jun21 = 2,385% October 1, 2021 October 1, 2014 Indexation Period March 1, 2014 N/A Indexation Period
96 · $25.91 upon conclusion of PROCON case with
hearing
97 98
99 Consumer Litigation – Court
Cases
Fixed Fees and Consumer Litigation Overall Success
Fee
· $97.10 upon registration of new court case, plus
100 · $97.10 upon conclusion of court case
101 Consumer Litigation – Small Claims Court
Fixed Fees and Consumer Litigation Overall Success
Fee
· $30.03 upon registration of new Small Claims Court case, plus
102 · $30.03 upon conclusion of Small Claims Court case
103
· Success Fee of either 15%, 20%, 25% or 30% based on average economic savings based on performance
indicators agreed by parties
(*) Rationale for the Forecast
(i) all engagement letters are subject to monetary adjustment according to the variation of IGPM (General Index of Market Prices) yearly
(ii) for each anniversary, the variation of the correspondent month in 2020 up to Dec 2020 is fully condered in LBCA calculation;
(iii) the remaining months completing the 12 month period within 2021 shows a variation of IGPM based on a forecast for 2021 (4,77%)
Example:
Engagement Letter to be adjusted on March 1, 2021
(b) % IGPM variation in the period January 1, 2021 up to February 28, 2021 = 2,795% (4,77%/12 months x 2 months)
Forecast of the Inflation rate ==>> (a) + (b) = 23,39%
Consumer Litigation March 1, 2021 March 1, 2021 23.39 23.39 mar/dec20=22,59% jan/feb21=0,795% mar/dec20=22,59% jan/feb21=0,795%(a) % IGPM variation in the period March 1, 2020 up to December 2020 = 22,59%
mar/dec20=22,59% jan/feb21=0,795%
March 1, 2014
March 1, 2014
Success Fee Consumer Litigation – Overall
Success Fee
March 1, 2014 March 1, 2021
March 1, 2014 N/A
23.39