In re Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A. Benjamin Goldgar, United States Bankruptcy Judge

This matter is before the court for ruling after a two-day evidentiary hearing on the debtors’ application to retain Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Kirkland & Ellis International LLP (“Kirkland” or “the firm”) as their counsel. The Official Committee of Second Priority Noteholders (the “Note-holders Committee” or the “Committee”) has objected to the application. These are the court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law under Rule 52(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civ. P. 52 (made applicable by Fed. R.…