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Case 1:20-bk-12043 Doc 115 Filed 07/28/20 Entered 07/28/20 14:14:41 Desc Main <br /> .' Document Page 3 of 8 <br /> metallurgical coal are primarily steel and coke producers who use coal to produce coke, which is <br /> used as a raw material in the steel manufacturing process. The Debtors operate underground and/or <br /> surface mines in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and Utah. The Debtors also have assets in West <br /> Virginia. <br /> RELIEF REQUESTED <br /> 6. Pursuant to sections 327(e), 328(a) and 1107(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, <br /> Bankruptcy Rules 2014 and 2016 and Local Rules 2014-1 and 2016-1, the Debtors hereby seek <br /> the entry of an order authorizing them to employ and retain WTP as conflicts and special counsel <br /> to the Debtors nunc pro tunc to the Petition Date. <br /> 7. The Debtors have filed a separate application to retain the law firm of Frost Brown <br /> Todd LLC as its lead counsel ("Lead Counsel")in the Chapter 11 Cases. By this Application,the <br /> Debtors seek this Court's approval to employ and retain WTP(a) for matters that the Debtors may <br /> encounter which are not, or may not be, appropriate for Lead Counsel to handle due to actual or <br /> potential conflicts of interest with any creditors of the Debtors,and(b)to perform and handle such <br /> other discrete tasks and matters as they arise and as specifically requested or assigned by the <br /> Debtors which, in their business judgment, would best serve the needs of these Chapter 11 Cases. <br /> BASIS FOR RELIEF REQUESTED <br /> 8. The Debtors believe that the WTP team is qualified to represent them in <br /> coordination with Lead Counsel in these Chapter 11 Cases because of their considerable <br /> experience in chapter 11 bankruptcy and in particular in cases involving the production, <br /> processing, transportation, and sale of coal. The Debtors' believe that WTP will represent them <br /> in a cost effective, efficient and timely manner, and that WTP's services are crucial to the Debtors' <br /> restructuring efforts. <br /> 3 <br />