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Case 20-11502-KBO Doc 248 Filed 08/27/20 Page 1 of 25 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: Chapter 11 Case No.: 20-11502 (KBO) MAINES PAPER & FOOD SERVICE, INC., et al. 1 Jointly Administered Re: Docket No. 208 Debtors. SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF JEFFREY COHEN IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE EMPLOYMENT AND RETENTION OF LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP AS COUNSEL, EFFECTIVE AS OF JULY 1, 2020 Jeffrey Cohen hereby declares, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, as follows: 1. I am a partner of the law firm of Lowenstein Sandler LLP (“Lowenstein Sandler”), which maintains offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Utah, and Washington, D.C. I am an attorney at law, duly admitted and a member in good standing of the bar of the State of New York. I am admitted to this Court in these Chapter 11 Cases pro hac vice. 2. On August 3, 2020, the Committee filed its Application of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for an Order Authorizing and Approving the Employment and Retention of Lowenstein Sandler LLP as Counsel to the Offical Committee of Unsecured Creditors Effective as of July 1, 2020 [Dkt. 208] (the Application”).2 1 The Debtors, along with the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number are: Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc. (7759); Maines Funding Corporation (2136); Maines Paper & Food Service - Chicago, Inc. (9916); Maines Paper & Food Service - Dallas, Inc. (8533); Maines Paper & Food Service - Great Lakes, Inc. (3029); Maines Paper & Food Service - Maryland, Inc. (2317); Maines Paper & Food Service - Mid-Atlantic, Inc. (3028); Maines Paper & Food Service - New England, Inc. (3026); Maines Paper & Food Service - NY Metro, Inc. (3024); Maines Paper & Food Service - Ohio, Inc. (3023); Maines Paper & Food Service - Tennessee, Inc. (5934); Maines Paper & Food Service - Worcester, Inc. (1866); and Warehouse & Logistics, Inc. (5921). The Debtors’ mailing address is 101 Broome Corporate Parkway, P.O. Box 450, Conklin, New York 13748. 2 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Application. 38795/2 08/27/2020 207033014.1 Case 20-11502-KBO Doc 248 Filed 08/27/20 Page 2 of 25 3. In connection with the Application, I submitted my initial declaration (the “Initial Declaration”) describing Lowenstein Sandler’s connections to the Debtors, the Committee and other potential parties in interest (the “Potential Party List”). The Initial Declaration was appended to the Application as Exhibit A and the Potential Party List was set forth on Schedule 1. 4. I herby submit this supplemental declaration to include additional parties in interest which were searched through the Lowenstein Sandler electronic database on August 20, 2020 (the “Supplemental Potential Party List”). See Exhibit A attached hereto. 5. Insofar as I have been able to ascertain, neither I, Lowenstein Sandler, nor any member, counsel, or associate thereof, has any connection with the parties listed on the Supplemental Potential Party List, except for the following parties: Carl Marks Strategic Investments, Verizon and Baldor Foods, who are current clients of the firm in unrelated matters. Also, Duff & Phelps, LLC, Comcast and NYSEG New York State Electric & Gas are former clients that Lowenstein Sandler represented in the past on matters wholly unrelated to these Chapter 11 Cases. 6. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing statements made by me are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. Dated: August 27, 2020 /s/ Jeffrey Cohen Jeffrey Cohen, Esq. -2- Case 20-11502-KBO Doc 248 Filed 08/27/20 Page 3 of 25 EXHIBIT A SUPPLEMENTAL PARTY LIST Debtors Equity/Warrant Holders Maines Funding Corporation David J. Maines Maines Paper & Food Service - Chicago, William R. Maines Inc. Christopher I. Mellon Maines Paper & Food Service - Dallas, Inc. Maines Paper & Food Service - Great Lakes, Litigation Opponents/Buyers Inc. Maines Paper & Food Service - Maryland, Lineage Logistics Inc. Bay Ridge Maines Paper & Food Service - Mid- Atlantic, Inc. Professionals Maines Paper & Food Service - New Blank Rome England, Inc. Otterbourg Maines Paper & Food Service - NY Metro, Carl Marks Inc. Alix Partners Maines Paper & Food Service - Ohio, Inc. Hunton Andrews Kurth Maines Paper & Food Service - Tennessee, Frost Brown Todd Inc. Genovese, Joblove & Battista Maines Paper & Food Service - Worcester, Ernst & Young Inc. Huron Consulting Group Warehouse & Logistics, Inc. Weil, Gotshal & Manges Debtor Affiliates Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP RLB Accountants Huron Real Estate Associates, LLC Duff & Phelps Directors and Officers Landlords William R. Maines BPREP Westborough, LLC David J. Maines MBS 3, Inc. Christopher I. Mellon Terreno Bollman LLC Theresa Deane W&D Oakwood, LLC John DiDonato W&D Arlington, LLC James D. Decker Maple Lane Holdings, LLC MTAC, LLC Secured Creditors/Noteholders AMB Property Corp W&D Leasing PNC Bank, NA ABC, LLC PNC Business Credit Astima, Inc. Bank of America Wombley LLC Bank of Montreal Hosmer Nursery and Tree Farm LLC NBT Bank Scholet Realty, LLC Sch I-1 Case 20-11502-KBO Doc 248 Filed 08/27/20 Page 4 of 25 Markward Group Samscreen (Browneshill, Carlow, LLC) Brockway Transport, Inc. Robie Properties, LLC TIME WARNER CABLE Utilities TOWN OF BABYLON TOWN OF CHENANGO WATER AT&T TOWN OF CONKLIN WATER ATMOS ENERGY UGI ENERGY SERVICES INC BERT ADAMS DISPOSAL INC BGE UGI PENN NATURAL GAS CITY OF CLEVELAND DIVISION OF UGI UTILITIES INC WATER VERIZON CITY OF TERRELL VERIZON NY CITY OF WORCESTER VERIZON WIRELESS COMCAST VILLAGE OF HANOVER PARK COMED WASTE MANAGEMENT INC CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY WINDSTREAM CORPORATION DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE DOMINION EAST OHIO Customers EAST FARMINGDALE WATER DISTRICT Quality Supply Chain Co-op EMPIRE NATURAL GAS CORP Darden Restaurants, Inc. EVERSOURCE Centralized Supply Chain Services FRANKLIN REALTY PARTNERSHIP Restaurant Brands International FRONTIER TELEPHONE OF GRANITE Brinker International TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC ILLUMINATING CO. Insurers LINCOLN WASTE SOLUTIONS M & P ROGERS ELECTRIC LLC Aspen American Ins Co MACH NETWORKS Great American Finance Company MATCO ELECTRIC COMPANY Allianz Life Insurance Co. MEMPHIS LIGHT GAS & WATER Allied Affiliated Funding LP MID-SOUTH CONTAINER SALES & Hartford RENTALS UIB MONROE COUNTY WATER Ace American Insurance AUTHORITY Lloyds of London NATIONAL GRID Allianz Underwriters Ins. Co. NEORSD Travelers Casualty Surety Company NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY Hiscox Insurance Co. NICOR GAS U.S. Specialty Insurance Company NORTHEASTERN PA TELEPHONE Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.) NYS ELECTRIC & GAS CORP Inc ONONDAGA CNTY WATER AUTH Federal Insurance Co. PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN USI Kibble & Prentice PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES Marsh USA, Inc. PSEGLI AFCO Premium Credit LLC ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC Premium Assignment Corporation Sch I-2 Case 20-11502-KBO Doc 248 Filed 08/27/20 Page 5 of 25 Vendors (PACA) FRESH EXPRESS INC FRESH START PRODUCE SALES INC AMCO PRODUCE INC FRESHERIZED FOODS AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FRESHPOINT RALEIGH ANCHOR FOOD PRODUCTS FRESHPOINT VALUE ADDED ANTHONY DE MARCO AND SONS INC FRESHWAY FOODS ANTHONY MARANO COMPANY FROZSUN FOODS APPEELING FRUIT FRY FOODS INC BALDOR SPECIALTY FOODS INC G&R DAGOSTINO QLTY PROD INC BASCIANI FOODS INC GEMS OF FRUIT COMPANY BEHLOG & SON PRODUCE INC GEORGES FARM PRODUCTS INC BENCH MARK POTATO GLASS HOUSE FARMS LLC BIG APPLE DELI PRODUCTS GLOBAL MJL LTD BONANZA PRODUCE INC GRATEFUL PRODUCE LLC BONDUELLE CANADA INC WORLDWIDE BONDULLE CANADA INC GREATER TATER CALAVO FOODS GREENLINE FOODS CAROL NESCI PRODUCE INC HAM PRODUCE COMPANY INC CASTELLINI COMPANY LLC HERB SERVICES LLC CAVENDISH FARMS INC HERBTHYME FARMS INC CHALLENGE INDUSTRIES INC HORTON FRUIT CHURCH BROTHERS PRODUCE LLC I LOVE PRODUCE LLC CLASS PRODUCE GROUP INDEL FOOD PRODUCTS INC COASTAL SUNBELT PRODUCE INTERGROW GREENHOUSES INC COASTLINE INTERNATIONAL FRUIT COMPANY COMBS PRODUCE INC CONCORD FOODS J P SULLIVAN & CO COOSEMANS NEW YORK INC J.R. SIMPLOT CO. COUNTRY FRESH JACOBSON FARMS INC DAGELE PRODUCE INC JFM PROVISION COMPANY DEL CAMPO SUPREME INC JOHN B ORDILLE INC DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE NA INC JOSEPH A CIMINO FOOD BROKERS DIMARE FRESH INC DIMARE FRESH JR SIMPLOT CO DIMARE FRESH JR SIMPLOT COMPANY DIVA FARMS LTD KAGOME USA INC DOLE PACKAGED FOODS CO LAMB WESTON SALES INC. DYNASTY FARMS INC LAMB WESTON SALES INC. EARTH SOURCE TRADING INC LAMB WESTON SALES INC. EASTERN PRODUCE DISTRIB LAMB WESTON SALES INC. EMMI & SONS LANCASTER EUREKA M&J PRODUCE INC EUREKA SPECIALTIES INC M&M PRODUCE INC FINGER FOOD PRODUCTS MAGLIO & COMPANY FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MARKON - SUN ORCHARD FRANK GARGIULO & SONS INC MARKON (TF) (PRODUCE) Sch I-3 Case 20-11502-KBO Doc 248 Filed 08/27/20 Page 6 of 25 MARKON CALIFORNIA SEALD SWEET MARKON COOPERATIVE INC SEENERGY FOODS LIMITED MARKON MUSHROOM SHELEY BROKERAGE & CONSULTING MARKON NATIONAL ACCOUNT INC MARKON TOMATO SHIPPING POINT MARKETING INC MCCAIN FOODS USA INC SUN RICH FRESH FOODS INC MCCAIN FOODS USA INC SUNOPTA MCCAIN FOODS USA INC SUNSATION FARMS INC MCCAIN FOODS USA INC SUPREME CUTS LLC MENTO PRODUCE SYRACUSE BANANA CO INC MIAMI AGRO IMPORTS INC SYSCO CHICAGO MICHEL SAINT-ARNEAULT INC SZAWLOWSKI POTATO MOR GRO SALES INC TASSONE FARMS INC MUTUAL PRODUCE TAYLOR FARMS CALIFORNIA INC NATIONAL FROZEN FOODS TAYLOR FARMS MARYLAND INC NATURE'S BEST GARDEN TAYLOR FARMS TENNESSEE INC NORPAC THE CLASS PRODUCE GROUP OCEAN