Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nadel et al

Filing 129

First MOTION for attorney fees for ORDER AWARDING FEES, COSTS, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS TO RECEIVER AND HIS PROFESSIONALS by Burton W. Wiand. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Standardized Fund Accounting Report, #2 Exhibit B - Receiver's First Interim Report, #3 Exhibit C - Receiver's fees through 02-28-09, #4 Exhibit D - Home Front Homes Litigation through 02-28-09, #5 Exhibit E - Categorization and summary of costs (Fowler White) through 02-28-09, #6 Exhibit F - Fee Schedule, #7 Exhibit G - Fowler White Fees through 02-28-09, #8 Exhibit H - PDR CPA bill through 02-28-09, #9 Exhibit I - Riverside bill through 02-28-09, #10 Exhibit J - E-Hounds bill through 02-28-09, #11 Exhibit K - Proposed Order)(Nelson, Carl)

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Buron W. Wiand

A"omi:i~~ WHITE BOGGS

April 15,2009
Invoice 710861 Tax # 59-1280172
Page 1

Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A. 501 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1700 Tampa, Florida 33602

BWW/1090245

Re: 1090245

Scoop Receiver - Representation of Scoop Receivership

Professional Services Through 02/28/09

01/20/09 Telephone conference with R. Levenson of SEC re: possible appointment to Receivership (.5); organzation of response teams
(1.0).

CASE

1.50 hrs.

01/21/09 Travel to and from Sarasota.
CASE

2.00 hrs.

01/21/09 Receipt and review pleadings (1.0); assemble legal team (1.0); telephone conference with S. Masel of SEC (.3); access Scoop offices (1.0); telephone conferences with Departent of Justice attorneys various Scoop-related employees (1.0); from NYC (.5); interview of telephone conferences with B. Price and 1. DeNigris (.5); numerous telephone conferences with SEC (.7). CASE

6.00 hrs.

01/22/09 Organize contacts on various businesses.

BUSINSS
01/22/09 Access Scoop offces and conduct interviews with employees and Mrs. Nadel (4.0); respond to press inquiries and meet with E-Hounds
representatives re: evidence retention (2.0).

2.00 hrs.

CASE

6.00 hrs. 2.00 hrs.

01/22/09 Travel to and from Sarasota.
CASE
FOWLER WHITE BOGGS P.A.
TAMPA' FORT MYERS' TALLAHASSEE' JACKSONVILLE' FORT LAUDERDALE
501 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 1700 . TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602 . P.O. Box 1438 . TAMPA, FL 33601

TELEPHONE [phone]' FAX [phone] . WWW.FOWLERWHITE.COM
EXPENSES ARE BILLED AT ACTUAL COSTS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ABA GUIDELINES

EXHIBIT C

Buron W. Wiand

April 15,2009
Invoice 7 i 0861
Page 2

Re: Scoop Receiver - Representation of Scoop Receivership

BWW/1090245

01/23/09 Scoop Receivership administration and review of accounting system and records (8.0); discussions with SEC (0.5); telephone conferences with U.S. Attorneys offce (0.5); conversations with representatives of Northern Trust and M&I Bank (1.0).
CASE

10.00 hrs.

01/24/09 Several telephone conferences with G. Morello, C. Nelson and R. Jerngan.
CASE

4.00 hrs.

01/26/09 Team meeting (1.0); telephone conference with W. Price (1.0); attend M&I Bank meeting and meeting with P. Nadel (6.0).
CASE

8.00 hrs.

01/26/09 Travel to and from Scoop offices in Sarasota.
CASE

2.00 hrs.

01/27/09 Interview with Fox news (1.5); several press interviews and telephone conferences (1. 5); continued review of matters at Scoop offces with 1. Rizzo (4.0). CASE
01/27/09 Continue search of

7.00 hrs.

business assets (1.0); review files in Scoop offces and accounting records and systems (1.0); review expanded receivership documents and related fiings (1.0). ASSET

3.00 hrs.

01/28/09 Several telephone conferences with Venice Jet Center, Scoop and Department of Justice (1.0); telephone conferences with G. Morello and C. Nelson (.5); receipt and review emails (.5); telephone
conferences with several reporters (1.0).

CASE

3.00 hrs.

FOWLER WHITE BOGGS P.A.
TAMPA' FORT MYERS' TALLAHASSEE' JACKSONVILLE' FORT LAUDERDALE

Buron W. Wiand

April 15,2009
Invoice 710861
Page 3

Re: Scoop Receiver - Representation of Scoop Receivership

BWW/i090245

01129/09 Telephone conference with R. Jernigan (.5); telephone conference with

N. Lee representing airport in Coweta County (.5); telephone conference with plane broker re: aircraft inquiry and offce conference with M. Lockwood re: Coweta accounts (.5); telephone with Mr. Rosenschwing re: bank accounts (.5); offce meeting with R. Jernigan and F. Morrsey (.5); telephone conference with S. Masel re: bank
checks and accounts (.5).

BUSINSS
01129/09 Offce meetings with M. Lockwood re: bankng details (.5); offce meeting with G. Morello re: same and updates (.5); offce meeting with
C. Nelson and offce conferences with C. Nelson re: Northern Trust

3.00 hrs.

subpoena re: accounts being frozen and lengthy telephone conferences with investors (1.0). CASE
01130/09 Telephone conference with S. Masel re: Northern Trust (.5); offce

2.00 hrs.

conference with K. Liever re: assignment (.3); offce conference with
C. Nelson re: TRO (.2); telephone conference with 1. Rizzo (.5).

CASE
01130/09 Telephone conferences with F. Morrssey re: fuds (.5); preparation

1.50 hrs.

and execution ofletter to P Peters re: Home Front Homes account
(1.0).

BUSINSS

1.50 hrs.

01130/09 Receipt and review numerous emails (.3); meeting with M. Bentley, 1. Lessinger and D. Clayton (2.7).

ASSET

3.00 hrs.

01130/09 Travel to and from Sarasota Scoop offces and Venice Jet Center. ASSET
02/02/09 Receipt, review and edits to letter to Mayor of

2.00 hrs.

Venice (1.0); signature for declaration (.2); review signed Order and Commitment (.3); review
and execute declaration for expansion of

receivership (.3).

CASE

1.80 hrs.

FOWLER WHITE BOGGS P.A.
TAMPA' FORT MYERS' TALLAHASSEE' JACKSONVILLE' FORT LAUDERDALE

Buron W. Wi

and

April 15,2009
Invoice 710861
Page 4

Re: Scoop Receiver - Representation of Scoop Receivership

BWW/1090245

02/02/09 Telephone conferences with Northern Trust, R. Jernigan, G. Morello and C. Nelson.

ASSET

1.20 hrs.

02/03/09 Telephone conference with offce (.3); telephone conference with J. Rizzo re: status and update (.2).
CASE

0.50 hrs.

02/03/09 Telephone conferences with R. Jernigan, G. Morello and C. Nelson; review of numerous emails (2.5).

BUSINSS
02/04/09 Telephone conference with J. DeNigrs and telephone conference with M. Underwood (4.0); offce meeting with G. Morello, 1. Rizzo re: legal strategy and review spreadsheets from W. Price (1.0); preparation and execution ofletter to BBB (.5), K. Nalven; assignment to K. Liever
(.2); telephone conference with R. Brodsky and J. Rizzo re: legal status
and updates (.3).

2.50 hrs.

CASE

6.00 hrs.

02/04/09 Offce meeting with R. Jernigan.

BUSINSS
02/05/09 Attention to numerous emails. CASE

3.00 hrs.
1.00 hrs.

02/06/09 Offce conference with 1. Rizzo (.5); emails re: receivership (.5); telephone conference with H. Schifmann, J. Wines and A. Trehan re:
emai1s and information from Goldman Sachs (1.0). CASE
02/06/09 Office conferences with G. Morello (.5); offce meeting with D. Farfante, R. Jernigan re: aircrafts (2.0); telephone conferences with H.

2.00 hrs.

Miler (.5).
ASSET

3.00 hrs.

FOWLER WHITE BOGGS P.A.
TAMPA' FORT MYERS' TALLAHASSEE' JACKSONVILLE' FORT LAUDERDALE

Buron W. Wiand

April 15,2009
Invoice 710861
Page 5

Re: Scoop Receiver - Representation of Scoop Receivership

BWWl1090245

02/09/09 Telephone conference with J. Rizzo re: status and legal strategy, and business entities (.5); offce meeting with R. Jernigan organization of to endorse checks (.5); office conference with G. Morello re: status of
fuds (.5) offce conference with C. Nelson (.5); telephone conference
with R. Brodsky (.5); telephone conferences re: GE Capital and

jet

planes with B. Strickland re: corporate owned insurance policies and
estate assets (.7).

CASE

3.20 hrs.

02/09/09 Telephone conferences with R. Jernigan re: checks (.5); telephone conference with F. Morrssey (2.0).

BUSINSS
02110/09 Office meeting with G. Morello (.3); receipt and answer numerous emails (1.5); telephone conferences with S. Masel (.5); review and edit declaration for D. Farfante and response to GE Capital emergency
motions (5.0).

2.50 hrs.

CASE

7.30 hrs. 0.50 hrs.

0211 0/09 Offce meeting with 1. Rizzo re: efforts to secure businesses. BUSINESS
02111109 Offce conferences with C. Nelson and G. Morello (2.0); review

numerous emails (2.0); review documents (1.0). CASE
02112/09 Team meeting with B. Price (2.0); telephone conference with S. Masel,

5.00 hrs.

G. Morello (1.0). CASE
02/12/09 Meetings with potential Home Front employees and potential customers (1.0); meeting with F. Morrissey and R. Jernigan (1.0). BUSINESS
02/12/09 Travel to and from Englewood.

3.00 hrs.

2.00 hrs.
3.00 hrs.

BUSINSS

FOWLER WHITE BOGGS P.A.
TAMPA' FORT MYERS' TALLAHASSEE' JACKSONVILLE' FORT LAUDERDALE

Buron W. Wiand

April 15,2009
Invoice 710861
Page 6

Re: Scoop Receiver - Representation of Scoop Receivership

BWWl1090245

02/13/09

Telephone conferences with R. Jernigan.

BUSINSS
02/13/09

0.50 hrs.

Offce meeting with G. Morello (.5); telephone conferences with H. Miler, S. Kurvin and G. Morello (.1); offce meeting re: Scoop documents and summation with D. Mitchell and G. Morello (.5); telephone conference with M. Douvas, U.S. District Attorneys office re: A. Nadel's detention hearing (.5); receipt and review SEC's fied documents (.5); telephone conference with P. Fuss (4.5) CASE
Telephone conference with Shoreline representatives, J. Cohen and M. Ventura with G. Morello. CASE

6.60 hrs.

02/13/09

0.40 hrs.

02/16/09

Work on business organization and asset recovery. ASSET

3.50 hrs.

02116/09

Numerous emails (.5); review documents (.5); telephone conference with P. Nadel (.5); telephone conference with C. Hunt re: P. Nadel (.5); offce conferences with J. Rizzo (.5). CASE

2.50 hrs.

02117/09

Offce conferences with 1. Rizzo, C. Nelson and G. Morello re: operational issues. BUSINESS
Telephone conferences with S. MaseL.

0.80 hrs.

02117/09

CASE

0.50 hrs.

02/17/09

Attend meeting re: Home Front Homes with K. Labberton, F. Morrissey, C. Connell, M. Hildreth, 1. Gessner and J. Rizzo re: control of Home Front Homes operations. CASE
Travel to and from in Sarasota. CASE

4.50 hrs.

02117/09

2.00 hrs.

FOWLER WHITE BOGGS P.A.
TAMPA' FORT MYERS' TALLAHASSEE' JACKSONVILLE' FORT LAUDERDALE

Buron W. Wiand

April 15,2009
Invoice 710861
Page 7

Re: Scoop Receiver - Representation of Scoop Receivership

BWWl1090245

02/18/09

Offce meeting with R. Jernigan and execution of operational checks (.5); review of

Venice Jet Center Venice Jet Center operations and
1.50 hrs.

financial records (1.0).

BUSINSS
02/18/09

Offce meeting with 1. Rizzo (1.0); emails with C. Hunt re: P. Nadel
(.5); telephone conference with J. DeNigris re: analysis of trading

assets and information referral (.5); review Nadel analysis (1.0). CASE
02119/09

3.00 hrs.

1-

Edit HFH license agreement and telephone conference with F. Morrissey re: same (1.5). ASSET

1.50 hrs.

02/19/09

Offce meeting with J Rizzo (.5); telephone conference with G. Morello and C. Nelson (.5); telephone conference with C. Lynch of SEC re: J. Bruel (.5); telephone conference with J DeNigris (1.0). CASE
Offce meeting with 1. Rizzo re: collection of

2.50 hrs.

02/20/09

information and business

matters (1.0); telephone conference with J. DeNigris re: analysis of trading (.3); telephone conference with W. Price re: accounting records and transaction trading (.2); obligations (.3); control of telephone conference with R. Jernigan (.5); telephone conference re: Venice Jet Center (.3); letter for R. Jernigan (3.0). possible purchase of

BUSINSS
02/22/09

5.60 hrs.

Work on Scoop developments. CASE

1.00 hrs.

02/23/09

View propert and assets, secure and control properties, locating certain bank offcials regarding analysis of trading assets and
information retrievaL. ASSET

4.00 hrs.

02/23/09

Travel to Georgia and North Carolina.

ASSET

4.00 hrs.

FOWLER WHITE BOGGS P.A.
TAMPA' FORT MYERS' TALLAHASSEE' JACKSONVILLE' FORT LAUDERDALE

Burton W. Wiand
Re: Scoop Receiver - Representation of Scoop Receivership

April 15,2009
Invoice 710861
Page 8

BWW/1090245

02/24/09 Secure North Carolina propert and house (5.0); locate real estate
assets (1.0).

ASSET

6.00 hrs. 2.00 hrs. 0.20 hrs.

02/24/09 Retu travel to Tampa. ASSET

02/25/09 Telephone conference with J. Shea.
CASE
02/25/09 Telephone conference with Newnan Gas station leasee, Amin

Chaitalawla.

BUSINSS
02/25/09 Offce meeting with C. Nelson and G. Morello re: foreclosure issues (.5); telephone conference with S. Masel (.3); offce conferences re:
GE loans and plan status (1.0).

0.50 hrs.

CASE

1.80 hrs.

02/26/09 Review confidentiality agreement (.5); telephone conference with 1. Liu re: same(.l); telephone conference with S. Masel (1.0). CASE
Fees for Professional Services Rendered .... ........................... ........................ ...........

1.60 hrs.
57,400.00

Totals for This Invoice
Fees for Professional Services... ..................... ............... ...... ............................................. ..... Disbursements.................................................................................................................. .....

TOTAL DUE FOR THIS INOICE. ...................................................... ......... ............ ........ $

57,400.00 0.00 57,400.00

FOWLER WHITE BOGGS P.A.
TAMPA' FORT MYERS' TALLAHASSEE' JACKSONVILLE' FORT LAUDERDALE

FOWLER~
Am"n,;_:;,i~:'; WHITE BOGGS

and Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A. 501 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1700
Burton W. Wi

April 15,2009
Invoice 710861 Tax # 59-1280172 BWWl1090245

Tampa, Florida 33602

Re: 1090245 Scoop Receiver - Representation of Scoop Receivership

***REMITTANCE ADVICE***
Payment is due upon receipt.

Please remit this page with your payment.

OUTSTANDING BALANCE FROM PREVIOUS BILLINGS
Fees Due This Invoice Disbursements Due This Invoice
57,400.00
0.00

0.00

TOTAL DUE FOR THIS MATTER ............... ............ ....... ............ ...... ......... ............ ...... ............. $

57,400.00

FOWLER WHITE BOGGS P.A.
TAMPA' FORT MYERS' TALLAHASSEE' JACKSONVILLE' FORT LAUDERDALE
501 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 1700 . TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602 . P.O. Box 1438 . TAMPA, FL 33601

TELEPHONE [phone]' FAX [phone] . WWW.FOWLERWHITE.COM
EXPENSES I\RE BILLED AT ACTUAL COSTS DETERMINED IN ACCORD/\NCE WITH ABA GUIDELINES