华盛顿，10月27日 —— 法院文件显示，代表LIV高尔夫无担保债权人的委员会已聘请律师事务所Willkie Farr & Gallagher（威凯法务律师事务所）为该团体提供咨询，涉及这家沙特支持的高尔夫巡回赛在美国的破产程序，包括重组谈判及可能出现的任何诉讼。
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 - A committee representing LIV Golf's unsecured creditors has hired law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher to advise the group on the Saudi-backed golf circuit's US bankruptcy proceeding, including restructuring negotiations and any litigation that may arise, a court filing on Monday showed.
该委员会成员包括媒体利益相关方和其他供应商，法院文件显示，委员会在考察了四家律师事务所后，选定了总部位于纽约的Willkie代理LIV在新泽西州美国破产法院的案件。文件显示，该律所将与Fox Rothschild（福克斯·罗斯柴尔德律师事务所）合作。
The committee, which includes media interests and other vendors, said it considered four law firms before selecting New York-headquartered Willkie for the LIV case in US bankruptcy court in New Jersey. The law firm will work with Fox Rothschild, court filings showed.
文件显示，Willkie表示，其合伙人和资深律师将向委员会收取每小时2350美元至3100美元的费用。该律所拥有1300名律师，其助理律师和其他律师的收费标准为每小时995美元至2075美元。
Willkie said its partners and senior counsel will charge the committee between $2,350 and $3,100 an hour. Associates and other lawyers at the firm, home to 1,300 attorneys, will bill between $995 and $2,075, the filings showed.
这家职业男子高尔夫联赛、PGA巡回赛的竞争对手上个月在新泽西州申请破产保护，作为重组的一步。LIV表示，计划在重组期间继续运营。
The professional men's golf league and PGA Tour competitor filed for bankruptcy protection last month in New Jersey as a step toward restructuring. LIV has said it plans to continue operating while it reorganizes.
在沙特阿拉伯公共投资基金（PIF）于4月表示，对LIV的追加投资不再符合其目标，且其财务支持将在2026赛季结束后终止后，该巡回赛一直在筹划下一阶段发展。自2022年成立以来，PIF已向LIV高尔夫投资超过50亿美元。Willkie和LIV高尔夫暂未回应置评请求。
The circuit has been planning its next chapter after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) in April said additional investment in LIV no longer aligned with its goals and that its financial support would end after the 2026 season. The PIF has invested more than $5 billion in LIV Golf since its 2022 launch. Willkie and LIV Golf did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Willkie团队包括总部位于纽约的合伙人Brett Miller（布雷特·米勒），他是该所战略资本与重组部门的联合负责人。米勒暂未回应置评请求。
The Willkie team includes New York-based partner Brett Miller, co-leader of the firm's strategic capital and restructuring department. Miller did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
律师事务所Gibson Dunn（吉布森·邓恩律师事务所）代表LIV参与美国破产程序，上个月表示，预计其合伙人收费为每小时2090美元至3240美元，资深律师为1845美元至1990美元，助理律师为995美元至1780美元。
Law firm Gibson Dunn is representing LIV in the US bankruptcy proceeding, and said last month that it expects to charge between $2,090 and $3,240 an hour for partners, $1,845 to $1,990 for counsel and $995 to $1,780 for associates.
Gibson Dunn 表示，这些费率略低于该事务所针对同类重组、公司及诉讼事务的标准费率。该事务所称，此外还对 LIV 产生的总费用给予了 20% 的折扣。
Gibson Dunn said the rates are slightly below the firm's standard rates for comparable restructuring, corporate and litigation matters. The firm said it additionally applied a 20% discount on the total fees incurred by LIV.
根据 LIV 的破产申请文件显示，Gibson Dunn 业务重组与重整业务负责人 Scott Greenberg 将在该法律程序中按每小时 3240 美元收费。
LIV’s bankruptcy filings showed Gibson Dunn’s Scott Greenberg, head of the firm’s business restructuring and reorganization practice, will charge $3,240 an hour in the legal proceeding.
根据周一提交的一份破产文件，这家总部位于洛杉矶的事务所 9 月向 LIV 收取的费用超过 160 万美元。总部位于伦敦的重组合伙人 Christopher Howard 每小时收费 3150 美元，为文件中显示的最高费率。
The Los Angeles-founded firm in September billed LIV more than $1.6 million, according to a bankruptcy filing on Monday. London-based restructuring partner Christopher Howard charged $3,150 an hour, the highest rate shown in the filing.
越来越多的美国大型律师事务所对顶级合伙人常规收取每小时 3000 美元以上的费用。路透社曾报道，Susman Godfrey 律师事务所知名律师的收费高达每小时 4000 美元。Gibson Dunn、Milbank 和 Quinn Emanuel 等律师事务所也位列部分合伙人费率超过 3000 美元的事务所之中。
More large US law firms are regularly charging above $3,000 an hour for top partners. Reuters has reported rates as high as $4,000 for prominent lawyers at law firm Susman Godfrey. Law firms Gibson Dunn, Milbank and Quinn Emanuel are also among firms with some partner rates over $3,000.