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Notice List - Asset Servicing Group
Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 1 of 23 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, -againstEDWARD T. STEIN, Defendant, -andDISP, LLC; EDWARD T. STEIN ASSOCIATES, LTD.; G&C PARTNERSHIP JOINT VENTURE; GEMINI FUND I, L.P.; PRIMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC; VIBRANT CAPITAL CORP.; and VIBRANT CAPITAL FUNDING I LLC, Relief Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1:09-cv-03125-RJS RECEIVER'S MOTION AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF AN ORDER APPROVING THE RETENTION OF ENTWISTLE & CAPPUCCI AS SPECIAL COUNSEL EXHIBIT B Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 F IRM R ESUME Florham Park, NJ New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Page 2 of 23 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 3 of 23 Overview Entwistle & Cappucci is a national law firm with eight offices strategically located throughout the country to best serve our clients' diverse needs. We provide top-flight legal representation and exceptional service to clients that include major public corporations, a number of the nation's largest public pension funds, governmental entities, leading institutional investors, domestic and foreign financial services companies, emerging business enterprises and individual entrepreneurs. The lawyers who founded this firm in 1998 did so with a fresh commitment to excellence, integrity and creativity. Our strong reputation among clients, adversaries and the judiciary is not inherited from prior generations. Instead, we have earned our reputation day-byday, client-by-client and matter-by-matter. Our approach to the practice of law is businessoriented, pragmatic and collegial. As an entrepreneurial firm, we approach the issues facing our clients not merely as lawyers but as business owners who understand the realities of the modern business environment. We partner closely with our clients both in forging efficient solutions to the challenges they face and in identifying the opportunities open to them. This practical approach assists our clients in meeting their business objectives and rewards us with a loyal and expanding client roster of which we are immensely proud. Internally, we maintain a collegial environment that attracts and retains highly qualified lawyers. Equipped with specialized knowledge relating to their respective areas of expertise, our lawyers engage in a robust exchange of ideas aimed at expertly advancing and protecting our clients' interests with the highest degree of professionalism and integrity. Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 4 of 23 Practice Groups We organize the firm's lawyers into a number of highly specialized practice groups capable of responding effectively, efficiently and expeditiously to our clients' increasingly diverse needs. Our practice groups, however, do not operate in isolation; teams of lawyers from any number of these specialized groups often work together to provide a seamless interdisciplinary approach that we find critical to effective problem solving. In the following pages, we provide summaries of our approach to the law in the principal areas of our practice: Antitrust Litigation; Appeals; Bankruptcy Litigation; Business and Commercial Litigation; Corporate; Corporate Governance; Employment Litigation and Counseling; Governmental Affairs; Immigration; Insurance Litigation; Mergers, Acquisitions, Capital and Exit Strategies; Securities Litigation; and White Collar Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations. Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 5 of 23 Antitrust Litigation We have extensive experience in antitrust litigation, primarily in the areas of price-fixing, market division, tying and monopolization. We are currently prosecuting a massive price-fixing case involving fees charged by brokers in connection with stock loans. Our lawyers have also litigated antitrust cases involving zoning, patents and major league baseball licensing among many others, and can offer related counseling. Appeals The firm represents clients before state and federal appellate courts across the country. Whether seeking a reversal of an adverse result or the affirmance of a favorable outcome, clients routinely turn to our appellate lawyers for their careful assessment of the viability of an appeal, mastery of the trial court record, well-crafted briefs and effective oral argument. Bankruptcy Litigation We have substantial experience litigating complex bankruptcy matters. Among other things, we have represented the Retired Employees Committee in the OMC bankruptcy, equity holders in the American Bank Note bankruptcy and the State of Florida in connection with the Enron bankruptcy. We have also served as special litigation counsel for the Global Crossing Estate Representative in connection with the Global Crossing bankruptcy. In addition, we represented the New York State Common Retirement Fund in the Refco, Inc. bankruptcy and related litigations. Business and Commercial Litigation Our commercial litigators are devoted to the creative resolution of complex business disputes on behalf of both corporate entities and individuals. We represent a diverse client base in a correspondingly broad array of matters. Although the nature of these disputes Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 6 of 23 may vary greatly, our approach to resolving them is consistent. From the outset, we painstakingly marshal the relevant facts, objectively analyze the controlling law, assess the underlying commercial realities and develop a strategy to achieve the client's business objectives as efficiently and expeditiously as possible. Each of our commercial litigators understands this strategy, which is applied to every business dispute we encounter. Our team approach guarantees that each lawyer knows who is doing what and why they are doing it. This allows us to staff our cases leanly from a deep bench of experienced litigators, and we can rapidly expand or contract our litigation teams as circumstances dictate. However, from start to finish, we maintain a core team of experienced litigators whose overriding objective is to materially advance the client's objectives on a daily basis. "Litigation for litigation's sake" has no place in our pragmatic and business-oriented approach. We understand firsthand that litigating complex business issues is enormously expensive and disruptive. For this reason, we vigilantly explore all available means short of a full-blown litigation to effect expeditious and favorable resolutions to disputes, whether through direct negotiation with our adversaries or some means of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation or arbitration. Corporate We advise clients with respect to general legal matters relating to their business operations, including the proper choice of entity and the formation of corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships; negotiation and documentation of shareholder agreements, limited liability company agreements, partnership agreements, employment agreements and severance agreements; and partnership dissolutions and other business separations. The firm also negotiates, structures and documents a wide variety of transactions including consulting agreements and many other commercial agreements and contracts that are dictated by the business needs of our clients. For matters involving intellectual property and Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 7 of 23 information technology, we negotiate and document licenses, franchise and distributorship arrangements, consulting agreements and related agreements. A portion of our client base is comprised of foreign investors who buy and sell U.S.-based assets and businesses. We understand the various challenges facing those making cross-border investments in this country and can structure deals that maximize their opportunities and minimize their exposure, just as we assist domestic businesses explore, develop and engage in business transactions in foreign countries. Finally, many of our clients have accumulated substantial assets and want to develop comprehensive estate plans that reflect their priorities. We work with individuals and families to integrate personal, business and philanthropic needs into estate planning. Corporate Governance We have extensive experience advising public and private institutional clients on corporate governance matters, including board structure and composition, by-law and certificate of incorporation provisions, takeover devices, management remuneration, and accounting and reporting processes. We are well equipped to provide in-depth analyses of governance practices and promote governance issues that best serve the long-term investment objectives of our institutional clients. We also litigate issues of corporate and board conduct arising from business transactions. These matters can involve issues such as the fairness of the transaction based on both pricing and process; the validity of take-over defenses such as poison pills and defensive restructurings; and the fairness of executive compensation. Such cases commonly include derivative claims alleging that the corporate entity's board of directors breached their fiduciary duties and failed to exercise proper business judgment. Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 8 of 23 Employment Litigation and Counseling Our employment law group assists employers as they navigate the evolving and expanding universe of laws affecting the workplace. One of this group's most important services is counseling clients on designing and implementing policies and practices to avoid costly and disruptive litigation commenced by current and former employees. It is an unfortunate business reality that employers, regardless of size, will at some point become embroiled in disputes with employees alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, wage and hour law violations, whistleblower or any number of other employment-related claims. Our employment litigators are experienced in investigating and assessing the workplace claims brought against our clients and implementing a comprehensive strategy to dispose of those claims in the least disruptive manner. In addition to defending workplace claims, we have deep experience in aggressively protecting our clients' confidential and proprietary business information. The firm's litigators move quickly and decisively to pursue former employees and competitors in matters involving breaches of restrictive covenants, misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets, breaches of fiduciary duty, breaches of the duty of loyalty and similar wrongdoing. We also have extensive experience managing investigations into our clients' employment practices commenced by regulators. Our lawyers routinely draft employment contracts, employee handbooks, restrictive covenants, and other documents used to memorialize the terms of the employeremployee relationship, that optimally position the employer should that relationship terminate or turn hostile. Similarly, we help clients -- individuals and employers alike -- structure severance packages for departing executives. We also have extensive experience advising employers as they devise and implement plans for reductions in force. Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 9 of 23 Governmental Affairs Our governmental affairs practice is national in scope. We represent clients requiring expertise in the development, management and resolution of public policy issues before the governmental community. We work to ensure that our clients have the necessary access to and level of advocacy before decision-makers in government. Immigration Immigration issues have proliferated as the global economy increases the demand for skilled foreign workers. We routinely counsel clients in developing strategies to address workplace immigration issues that ensure compliance with the controlling law while facilitating competition in the global marketplace. Insurance Litigation We have a long history of representing insurance carriers in the negotiation and litigation of complex coverage matters. In addition, carriers routinely look to our litigators to handle the most challenging claims asserted against their insureds. We also have served as counsel to the New York State Superintendent of Insurance in his capacity as rehabilitator of troubled insurers. In that capacity, we have been called upon to determine why those insurers failed or faltered, and prosecute actions to recover wasted or misappropriated assets. We also have pursued actions against third parties, including accountants and brokers, for their role in precipitating the failure of these insurers. Mergers and Acquisitions We help companies, boards of directors and shareholders/owners manage their interests in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and leveraged buy-outs. Unique issues confront entrepreneurs and capital providers who engage the firm for its experience in venture capital deals. These include start-up companies, emerging growth companies and mature businesses in Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 10 of 23 a wide variety of industries -- from conventional to those that are technology-based industries. We can represent either portfolio companies or capital providers engaged in equity, mezzanine and/or senior debt financings. Just as important as helping clients close a deal is helping clients choose the proper exit from a deal which can include sales, public offerings, refinancings, recapitalizations, restructuring or the spinning-off of businesses. Securities Litigation The firm fields one of the nation's premier teams of securities litigators. This team has prosecuted a full range of securities matters on behalf of public pension funds and other institutional investors. We represent clients in direct, or opt-out, actions; class actions alleging securities fraud and ancillary matters relating to insolvency and foreign judicial proceedings. We also prosecute shareholder derivative actions alleging breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste, and self-dealing, among other things. We seek monetary damages for investment losses attributable to fraud as well as corporate governance remedies in the majority of these matters. Our securities litigators have recovered more than $3 billion on behalf of investors from some of the most significant securities fraud actions of the past five years, including In re Royal Ahold Securities Litigation (a $1.1 billion recovery), In re BankAmerica Securities Litigation (a $490 million recovery), In re DaimlerChrysler Securities Litigation (a $300 million recovery), In re CMS Energy Securities Litigation (a $200 million recovery), and In re Dollar General Securities Litigation (a $172 million recovery). Our experience and ability in litigating securities matters is demonstrated not only by the results that we have achieved, but also by the roster of institutional clients who seek our advice. We are proud to include a number of the nation's largest and most sophisticated public pension funds among our clients. Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 11 of 23 Our Securities Monitoring and Reporting Program provides our institutional clients with the most complete information available to evaluate potential courses of action whether to pursue securities class action litigation as a lead plaintiff; whether to litigate claims directly in a private action; or whether to forego litigation entirely. This program offers regular review of our clients' latest securities holdings in light of emerging market conditions and corporate developments to identify circumstances in which investment losses are likely attributable to fraud. Using this program we calculate client losses under a variety of loss calculation methodologies. We then prepare detailed reports describing, among other things, the factual and legal underpinnings of potential claims; the likelihood of recovering all or a portion of our client's losses; strategies for resolution; and any opportunities to advocate corporate governance changes. White Collar Our white collar criminal defense group has decades of experience representing corporate entities and individuals in criminal investigations and proceedings. Led by a team of former federal and state prosecutors, this group represents our clients in every phase of a criminal case -- from the inception of an investigation, before the grand jury, at trial and throughout post-trial proceedings. However some of the group's most important and sophisticated work takes place before criminal charges even materialize. Drawing on years of front-line experience, with a credibility developed over years of working with governmental authorities, our lawyers have had considerable success in persuading prosecutors not to pursue criminal charges in the first place -- thus protecting the client from the legal, financial and media fallout of a criminal prosecution. As former prosecutors and long-time defense lawyers, members of our white collar criminal defense group are also uniquely qualified to conduct internal corporate Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 12 of 23 investigations into suspected wrongdoing or improprieties. Working with accountants, computer forensic and other consultants as needed, our lawyers assist clients in taking a proactive role in uncovering improper conduct by their employees, vendors, officers, directors and others. Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 13 of 23 SELECTED ATTORNEY BIOGRAPHIES Partners Andrew J. Entwistle Andrew J. Entwistle is a founding partner of the firm. The son of a Scottish coal miner and an American schoolteacher, he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his law degree from the University of Syracuse College of Law. Mr. Entwistle's practice principally involves the representation of public and private institutional investors in complex litigation and corporate finance and transactional matters. Over the years, Mr. Entwistle has represented clients including Fortune 100 companies, public and private institutional investors, governmental and individual clients in a variety of corporate finance and transactional matters, and in complex business, securities, antitrust and bankruptcy litigation throughout the United States before federal and state courts, surrogate's and probate courts, grand juries, administrative and regulatory agencies and arbitration panels. For example, Mr. Entwistle's recent representation of the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association in In re Royal Ahold N.V. Securities and ERISA Litigation led to a recovery of more than $1.1 billion for his clients. Mr. Entwistle is also actively engaged in the defense of institutional investors and international businesses in complex securities, antitrust, bankruptcy and corporate finance related matters. Having spent years both litigating complex securities fraud and antitrust cases and litigating major coverage cases for insurers and insureds, Mr. Entwistle often now finds himself retained to litigate Directors & Officers and related coverage litigation arising out of rapidly developing complex litigation. Appointed by Chief Judge Lifland of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to serve on the Court's Special Mediation Panel, Mr. Entwistle has actively litigated a number of complex bankruptcy matters including representing the Retired Employees Committee in the OMC Bankruptcy, equity holders in the American Bank Note Bankruptcy and the State of Florida in connection with the Enron Bankruptcy. Mr. Entwistle is also special litigation counsel for the Global Crossing Estate Representative in connection with the Global Crossing Bankruptcy. Mr. Entwistle has been named to the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, to the Order of International Fellowship, Who's Who In The World, Who's Who In America, Who's Who In The East, Who's Who In American Law, Who's Who In Practicing Attorneys, Who's Who In Emerging Leaders In America and Who's Who In Finance and Industry. The International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England named Mr. Entwistle as its International Legal Professional of the Year for 2004 and inducted him into the Centre's International Order of Merit. Mr. Entwistle serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Hannah & Friends. Mr. Entwistle was also named the 2003 Man of the Year by the Catholic Big Brothers for Boys and Girls after more than a decade of service on the Board of that organization which service included founding Sports Buddies New York, a partnership between the youth of New York City and athletes from the New York region's professional sports teams. Mr. Entwistle has received special commendations from the President of the United States, the Governors of the States of Georgia and Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 14 of 23 Hawaii, and the New York State Assembly. He also serves as outside counsel to, and is now or has previously acted as a director on several corporate, advisory and charitable boards. Mr. Entwistle is a member of the Board of Directors of the Giuliani Center for Urban Leadership. In addition to membership in the Federal Bar Council and various city, county, state and national bar associations, Mr. Entwistle is a member of the National Association of Public Pension Funds Attorneys and is an Educational Sustainer of the Council of Institutional Investors. Mr. Entwistle also acts as Northeast Regional Editor for the Defense Research Institute publication The Business Suit (from 1998-present), is a member of various bar and business association committees (including speaking on Sarbanes-Oxley to the Federal Bar Council's 2003 Annual Bench and Bar Conference and co-chairing a New York State Bar Association Panel on Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Trial Practice Committee of the State Bar's Commercial and Federal Litigation Section), and he has lectured extensively and has been interviewed by print, radio and television journalists to provide commentary on a variety of general business law, litigation, securities antitrust, bankruptcy and trial issues. In May 2009, Mr. Entwistle was interviewed by the Insider Exclusive on the following topics: the Bernard Madoff Scandal; Wall Street's Meltdown; the American Financial System; and, the Fight to Save Tator's Dodge. In March 2009, Mr. Entwistle was a panelist on the American Bar Association's conference entitled "Implied Repeals of the Antitrust Laws: How Far Are the Courts Willing to Go?" (http://www.abanet.org/antitrust/at-bb/audio/09/03-09.shtml). Mr. Entwistle was a member on the Federal Bar Council's 2005 Winter Bench & Bar Planning Committees, he spoke on both the Class Action Litigation and 2008 Cross Border Issues Panels at the Federal Bar Council's 2005 Conference, and he co-chairs the 2008 Supreme Court Review Sub-Committee. Mr. Entwistle is also the author of articles and publications on various legal and business topics, including: "Computer Hacker Can Be Sued for Securities Fraud, Second Circuit Rules; New York Appellate Court Reinstates Complaint Based on Adverse Interest Exception to In Pari Delicto Doctrine" The Business Suit, DRI, January 4, 2010; "Broad Arbitration Agreement Authorizes Arbitrator to Sanction A Party's Bad Faith Conduct; Absent Class Members Not Entitled Full Access to Attorney's Files; Intentional Spoliation of Evidence May Form Basis for Fraud Claims," The Business Suit, DRI, August 25, 2009; "Affiant's 'To My Knowledge' Statement Sufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment; Class Action Waiver Clause in Arbitration Agreement is Unenforceable," The Business Suit, DRI, April 13, 2009; "'Staehr' Hikes Burden of Proof to Place Investor on Inquiry Notice," New York Law Journal, December 15, 2008; "Potential Securities Fraud: 'Storm Warnings' Clarified," New York Law Journal, October 23, 2008; "'Wagoner' In Pari Delicto Defenses Aid Outside Auditors," New York Law Journal, August 29, 2008; "Second Circuit Clarifies Pleading Requirements for Scienter in Securities Fraud Class Actions; No Forum Shopping in Insurance Dispute, Second Circuit Says; New York Sets Aside Verdict Imposing Alter Ego Liability," The Business Suit, DRI, August 11, 2008; "Long-Arm Statute Does Not Confer Jurisdiction on Foreign Libel Litigant; Crime-Fraud Exception Pierces Attorney-Client Privilege; New York May Seek Own Separate Arbitration," The Business Suit, DRI, May 16, 2008; "Approaches to Asset Recovery For Pension Fund Subprime Exposure," The NAPPA Report, February 2008; "Injunction Against NHL's Transfer of Website Denied; Republic of Congo's Oil Company Immune from RICO Charges; Discovery of Anonymous Bloggers Denied," The Business Suit, DRI, December 20, 2007; "Ex Parte Communications with Former Employee May Not Merit Disqualification; Accounting Firm Not Subject to Federal Jurisdiction; Statements Made by Employer Privileged," The Business Suit, DRI, September 6, 2007; "Accounting Firm Has Affirmative Duty; New York's Highest Court Rejects Insured's Single-Occurrence Theory," The Error! 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Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 15 of 23 Business Suit, DRI, May 2, 2007; "Imputation Doctrine No Longer Protects Auditors," The Business Suit, DRI, August 2006; "Merchant Lacks Standing to Assert Antitrust Claims Against Credit Card Companies for Chargeback Fees," The Business Suit, DRI, December 22, 2006; "Thompson Memorandum's Attorneys' Fees Provision Held Unconstitutional," The Business Suit, DRI, August 2006; "Beer Supplier and Distributor Must Arbitrate Dispute Despite New York Law to the Contrary," The Business Suit, DRI, January 5, 2006; "Corporate Exposure and Employment Practices Liability," Mealey's Reinsurance Conference, November 2000; "Distinguishing Valid Fraud Claims From Trumped Up Breach of Contract Actions," The Business Suit, DRI, Winter 2000; "New York Clarifies Its "Borrowing Statute"; New Jersey's "New Business" Rule Declared Alive and Well; Second Circuit Finds Former Corporate Executives Entitled to Fifth Amendment Privilege," The Business Suit, DRI, January 2000; "The Fine Line Between An Auditor's Recklessness and Intent to Deceive," The Business Suit, DRI, Summer 1999; "What a Web We Weave . . . Jurisdiction in Web-Related Litigation," The Business Suit, DRI, Winter 1998; "Red Light, Green Light, 1-2-3: Stop and Go Traffic on the Information Superhighway," The Business Suit, DRI, Winter 1998; "Due Deference -- The Supreme Court Confirms the Post-Daubert Discretion of the Trial Judge as the "Gatekeeper"," The Business Suit, DRI, Winter 1998; "The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine and the Economic Espionage Act: Emerging Weapons In the Battle to Protect Trade Secrets from Theft and Misappropriation," The Business Suit, DRI, Spring 1998; "Covenants Not to Compete and the Duty of Loyalty," (DRI Spring 1997 Conference Chicago); "New York Business Law Update 1997," (New York State Society of CPA's); "New York Business Law Update 1998," (New York State Society of CPA's); "Excess Insurers Late Notice and Prejudice, American Home Puts The Issue to Rest," New York Law Journal, July 1993; and "Managing the Risks of Accountants Liability, A Legal Perspective," New York Society of CPA's, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998. In 2005 the Texas State Bar Association asked Mr. Entwistle to videotape a talk on disaster related issues to assist lawyers and other professionals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The videotape also received broad distribution by the State of Mississippi Governor's office. After a brief tenure in the District Attorney's office, Mr. Entwistle became a lead trial and appellate attorney at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, trying a broad variety of commercial, securities, insurance, fraud and government-related matters. During the following years with the Mudge Rose firm, Mr. Entwistle's trial and appellate practice also came to include transaction-related litigation, antitrust and bankruptcy work. Mr. Entwistle's practice now focuses on representing public and private institutional investors and financial institutions in litigation, transactional and bankruptcy matters. Mr. Entwistle also works closely with the governors, treasurers and attorneys general of several states. In connection with the firm's Corporate Practice, Mr. Entwistle has acted as lead counsel on joint ventures, restructurings, venture capital placements and a multi-billion dollar leveraged buyout. State Bar Admissions New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 16 of 23 Court Admissions U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; and state and federal courts in the states of New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, Colorado and District of Columbia. Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 17 of 23 Vincent R. Cappucci Vincent R. Cappucci is a founding partner of the Firm and is Head of its Securities Litigation Practice. Throughout the years, Mr. Cappucci has served as lead counsel in many high profile securities class action and derivative litigations as well as individual actions representing the nation's largest public pension systems, investment advisory firms, hedge funds and proprietary trading firms. He has a distinguished record of success in securities litigation, having prosecuted cases in his career which have resulted in recoveries in the billions of dollars. His experience includes a multitude of securities trials, arguments in numerous state and federal appellate courts, appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, and mediation and dispute resolution. Mr. Cappucci has also been named to the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, for his expertise in securities litigation. Mr. Cappucci has lectured before associations of the bar and various professional organizations, providing expert commentary on a wide range of securities markets and corporate governance issues. Recently, Mr. Cappucci addressed law professors and members of the California Bar in a discussion on The Future of Securities Fraud Litigation sponsored by the RAND Institute for Civil Justice. Mr. Cappucci has also served as a faculty member of the National Conference on Corporate Governance and Equity Offerings sponsored by the UCLA Anderson School of Management and University of California Rady School of Management. He has also addressed legal practitioners and financial professionals before the National Association of Public Pension Fund Attorneys, Council of Institutional Investors and The American Conference Institute (Trying and Defending Securities Class Actions), and before International Institutional Investors on Corporate Governance and Shareholder litigation matters at annual conferences of the International Corporate Governance Network ("ICGN"), where he also serves on the Committee on Executive Remuneration. Mr. Cappucci is the author of numerous articles appearing in a host of publications, including: “Seeking Subprime Solutions: Fed Action, Legislation and Litigation Address the Subprime Mess,” The 2007 Global Securitization Guide, May 2008; “Legislative and Regulatory Developments in U.S. Securitizations, The 2007 Global Securitization Guide, (May 2007); “Pay, Performance and Proxies: The Latest in Executive Compensation,” Institutional Investor Fund Management Legal & Regulatory Report, March 2007; “Shareholder Activism and the Use of Litigation to Accomplish Investment Goals,” Institutional Investor Fund Management Legal & Regulatory Report, April 2006; “Corporate Governance: 2005 in Review,” Institutional Investor, 2005 Compliance Report; “Securities Class Actions: Settlements,” The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, October 2003; “Hot Topics in Advertising Law: Investor Fraud,” The Association of The Bar of the City of New York, October 22, 2003; “Did I Really Say That? The Truth Behind the DaimlerChrysler Merger,” NAPPA Report, November 2003; “Beyond the Sarbanes-Oxley Bill: Additional Measures to Increase Corporate Accountability and Transparency,” NAPPA Report, September 2002; “Casino Law Is Consistent With Equal Protection,” New York Law Journal, March 20, 2002; “Misreading ‘Gustafson’ Could Eliminate Liability Under Section 11,” New York Law Journal, September 22, 1997; “Liability for Excessive Executive Compensation,” The Corporate Governance Advisor, March/April 1997; “Must Reliance Be Proven To Certify A Class?,” New York Law Journal, August 30, 1996; “Class Action Lawsuits and Securities Fraud: A Plaintiff Lawyer’s View of the Litigation Reform Act,” Securities Industry Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 18 of 23 News, October 7, 1996; and, “Conflicts Between Rule 23 And Securities Reform Act,” New York Law Journal, April 2, 1996. Mr. Cappucci received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University with a B.S. in Accounting and his law degree from Fordham University School of Law. He is a member of the Law Advisory Committee and the Law School Planning Committee and in 2007, was named a Fordham Law School Centennial Founder. In addition to membership in various state and national bar associations, Mr. Cappucci is a member of the Federal Bar Council, the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. State Bar Admissions New York Court Admissions U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court of the Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; and all courts of the State of New York Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 19 of 23 William S. Gyves William S. Gyves, chairman of the firm's Business and Commercial Litigation Department, concentrates his practice on the litigation of complex commercial and employment matters. In addition to defending and prosecuting claims in the traditional litigation context, Mr. Gyves has considerable experience in successfully resolving disputes through mediation, arbitration and direct pre-litigation negotiations. Representing a diverse spectrum of clients -- ranging from the New York State Superintendent of Insurance and one of the world's premier jewelers to financial institutions and institutions of higher education -- Mr. Gyves has prosecuted and defended matters involving a correspondingly wide array of business disputes. In his employment practice, Mr. Gyves counsels and represents management in, among other things, restrictive covenant, breach of fiduciary duty, harassment, discrimination and retaliation matters. On behalf of his clients, Mr. Gyves recently: secured summary judgment relating to a promissory note at the heart of a complex offshore reinsurance program, based on crucial admissions obtained during the defendant's deposition testimony that a federal judge found to "directly contradict" the defendant's earlier sworn testimony and documentary evidence; obtained the pre-discovery dismissal of a federal securities fraud case and defeated a related application for injunctive relief, successfully arguing that membership interests in a limited liability company do not constitute securities under the federal securities laws; secured the voluntary withdrawal of a $50 million finder's fee claim brought against a financial institution, based on the strength of a pre-answer investigation demonstrating the claim to be without factual or legal merit; obtained through mediation an expedited settlement on behalf of a group of hedge funds defrauded by a company's misrepresentations regarding its financial condition and prospects; convinced a court to compel a defendant to surrender monies shown to have been moved illegally to an offshore haven and then traced back to the defendant's principals in the United States; Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 20 of 23 obtained injunctive relief precluding a former employee from competing with a client, demonstrating through a computer forensics investigation that the former employee had pilfered the client's confidential and proprietary materials; secured the pre-discovery dismissal of a putative consumer fraud class action brought against a financial institution; secured injunctive relief halting a construction project that had been disrupting the operations of a college campus; and, obtained summary judgment in favor of a financial institution in litigation arising out of a fraudulent mortgage scheme. A cum laude graduate of St. John's University School of Law, Mr. Gyves was CoExecutive Notes and Comments Editor of the law review. After obtaining his undergraduate degree from Fordham University and before attending law school, Mr. Gyves worked for six years as a newspaper journalist, garnering a number of awards for his coverage of politics, government and other matters. Beyond his professional responsibilities, Mr. Gyves is active in a number of charitable and educational organizations. Most recently, he was named to the Board of the Make-aWish Foundation of New Jersey, a non-profit organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Mr. Gyves has published on a variety of legal issues, including "When Your Client Drops the F-Bomb During a Deposition," New Jersey Law Journal, May 5, 2008; "Welcome Relief for Lenders: Federal Truth and Lending Act Trumps New Jersey Law," New Jersey Law Journal, October 10, 2005; "Trouble No Maw: Employers Breathing Easier As Court Clarifies the Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2004; "Electronic Discovery Is a Fact of Life," New Jersey Law Journal, April 29, 2002; "Counsel and Computer Forensics Experts: Teaming Up to Get It Right on Electronic Discovery," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2001; "Competing With Former Employers," New Jersey Law Journal, June 25, 2001; "The Duty to Disclose Inaccurate Deposition Testimony," New Jersey Law Journal, September 4, 2000; "Distinguishing Valid Fraud Claims From Trumped Up Breach of Contract Actions," The Business Suit, DRI, Winter 2000; "Navigating the Minefield of Ex Parte Communications," New Jersey Law Journal, April 10, 2000; "The Fine Line Between An Auditor's Recklessness and Intent to Deceive," The Business Suit, DRI, Summer 1999; and "New York Clarifies Its "Borrowing Statute"; New Jersey's "New Business" Rule Declared Alive and Well; Second Circuit Finds Former Corporate Executives Entitled to Fifth Amendment Privilege," The Business Suit, DRI, January 2000. He also has lectured on a variety of topics, including "EDiscovery in the Post-Enron Era," Bureau of National Affairs Litigation Forum: Electronic Discovery and Document Retention, May 1, 2003, and "Defending the Deposition: Potted Plant or Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 21 of 23 Savvy Litigator?" New York State Bar Association Seminar on Deposition Practice and Practicalities in State and Federal Court, April 26, 2002. Mr. Gyves is a member of the Federal Bar Council, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, New Jersey Defense Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey, National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association, the Morris County (N.J.) Bar Association, the Bar Association of the Third Federal Circuit, the Historical Society of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Gyves is a Master of the Brennan-Vanderbilt Inn of Court. He is also an active member of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, as well as the New Jersey Business and Industry Association. State Bar Admissions New York and New Jersey Court Admissions U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits; U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; and all courts of the States of New York and New Jersey Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 22 of 23 Ms. Rubin is a member of the American Bar Association and its Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee. She also is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association as well as the Association of the Federal Bar of the State of Jersey. She has been appointed a member of the District V-C (Essex County -- West Essex) Ethics Committee of the Office of Attorney Ethics of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. She served as a facilitator on the New Jersey World Trade Center Disaster Legal Response Team, and was named 2003 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, on whose board she currently serves as Secretary. She also serves on the Board of the Wharton Club of New Jersey. State Bar Admissions New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Court Admissions U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits; U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; and all state courts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Richard W. Gonnello Richard W. Gonnello specializes in the litigation of complex securities matters on behalf of private and public institutional investors. He also has experience in conducting corporate internal investigations, as well as litigating and arbitrating complex commercial matters. Mr. Gonnello has co-authored the following articles: "'Staehr' Hikes Burden of Proof to Place Investor on Inquiry Notice," New York Law Journal, December 15, 2008; and "Potential Securities Fraud: 'Storm Warnings' Clarified," New York Law Journal, October 23, 2008. Mr. Gonnello graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Classics and History, where he was named Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law. State Bar Admissions New York Court Admissions U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; and all courts of the State of New York Error! Unknown document property name. Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Error! Unknown document property name. Document 141-3 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 23 of 23 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-4 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 1 of 8 jC SOUTHERN DISY I i JR TIES F NEW YORK SSION, Plaintiff, -against- 1:09-cv-03125-RJS EDWARD T. STEIN, Defendant, -andDISP, LLC; EDWARD T. STEIN ASSOCIATES, LTD.; G&C PARTNERSHIP JOINT VENTURE; GEMINI FUND I, L.P.; PRIMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC; VIB" A NT CAPITAL CORP.; and VIBRANT CAPITAL FUNDING I LLC, Relief Defendants. RECEIVER'S MOTION AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF AN ORDER APPROVING THE RETENTION OF ENTWISTLE & CAPPUCCI AS SPECIAL COUNSEL EXHIBIT C Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS -,,v-11 11 , Document 141-4 Filed 05/03/2010 ....w.•••n•••• Page 2 of 8 ••••••••••n•••n•••n•n•.......•••• USDC SDNY DOCUMEN 1 . ELECTRONICALLY FIL I 1 DOG g: AIE FILED: ARTHUR M. BRAINSON IRA R/O, Plaintiff, - against - RYE SELECT BROAD MARKET FUND, LP., TREMONT PARTNERS, INC., TREMONT GROUP HOLDINGS, INC,, RYE'. fNv--7sTmENT MANAGEMENT, JIM MD ROBERT SCHULMAN, - 71 ants. 08 Civ. 11212 (TPG) Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS -I i Document 141-4 Filed 05/03/2010 CHATEAU FIDUCIAIRE S.A., as TRUSTEE of THE MAP TRUST, on Behalf of Itself and all Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, Page 3 of 8 7 09 Civ. 557 (TPG) ORDER - against ARGUS INTERNATIONAL LIFE BERMUDA LIMITED, ARGUS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., OPPENHEIMER ACQUISITION CORPORATION, RYE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, RYE SELECT BROAD MARKET FUND, L.P., RYE SELECT BROAD MARKET INSURANCE PORTFOLIO, LDC, TREMONT [BERMUDA] LIMITED, TREMONT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC., TREMONT GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., TREMONT INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE LIMITED, and TREMONT PARTNERS INC., Defendants. ORDER OF CONSOLIDATIC A number of actions have been filed in this Court which include claims against certain "Tremont" entities, certain "Rye" entities, and other defendants, alleging that investments were improperly made that ultimately resulted in losses caused by Bernard Madoff. consolidation, the Cou In response to applications for ined that these actions can appropriately Ito claims 2 ar Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-4 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 4 of 8 whic s are based primarily on state law, charging imi-oper investments by partnerships or hedge funds or similar entities (the "State Law Actions"); and (3) cases in which the claims are based primarily on state law, charging improper investments by insurance companies (the "Insurance Actions"). The following are the Securities Law Actions now pending in this Court: i) Arthur M. Brainson IRA R/0 v. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc., et al., 08 Civ. 11212; iii Finkeistein v. Tremont Grou Ho din 1 41; Inc. et al., 08 Civ. Group Defined Pension Plan &Trust v. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc., et al., 08 Civ. 11359; iv) Silvers, et al. v. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc., et al., 09 Civ. 1111. The following are the State Law Actions now pending in this Court: Lange, et al. v. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc., et al, 08 Civ. 11117; Peshkin v. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc., et al, 08 Civ. 11183; iii) Keane V. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc., et al, 09 Civ. 1396; iv) Laborers Local 17 Pension Plan, et al. v. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc., et al, 09 Civ. 2505. The following are the Insurance Actions now pending in this Court: Chateau Fiduciaire S.A. v. Tremont Group Holdings, Inc., et al, 09 Civ. 557; ter Trust, et 3 Tremont Group Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-4 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 5 of 8 Trust v. Tremont Group The Matthew L. Klein Irrevocable Far:. Trust v. Tremont Group Holdin • s Inc. et al, 09 Civ. 2254. The Court has held a hearing on March 19, 2009 and a telephone conference on March 24, 2009, both on the record, dealing with issues regarding consolidation and the appointment of lead plaintiffs and lead attorneys, and has rendered decisions on the record, reflected in this order. NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: SECURITIES LAW ACTIONS Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a) and Section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 78u4(a)(3)(B)(ii), the Securities Law Actions, as defined above, are consolidated for pretrial proceedings into one "Securities Action" with docket number 08 Civ. 11212. 2. Pursuant to Section 21D(a)(3)(B) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3)(B), Arthur M. Brainson, Yvette Finkelstein, and Group Defined Pension Plan & Trust are appointed Lead Plaintiffs in the Securities Action, and the law firm of Bernstein Liebhard LLP is appointed Lead Counsel for plaintiffs in the Securities Action. STATE LAW ACTIONS Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ, P. 42(a), the State Law Actions are consolidated for pretri edings into one "State Law Action" number 08 Civ. 4 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS 4, Under tl- Document 141-4 Filed 05/03/2010 rz;1 -----" -able to these 7 Page 6 of 8 '-he appointment of interim lead counsel at this time or State Law Action. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g)(2) A), the Court appoints the law firms of Entwistle & Cappucci LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP as interim co-lead counsel to act on behalf of the putative plaintiff class. INSURANCE ACTIONS Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a), the Insurance Actions are consolidated for pretrial proceedings into one "Insurance Action" with docket number 09 Civ. 557. 6. Under the law applicable to these actions, only the appointment of interim lead counsel is required at this time for the Insurance Action. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g)(2)(A), the Court appoints the law firms of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman 86 Herz LLP and Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman 86 Robbins as interim co-lead counsel to act on behalf of the putative plaintiff class. MASTER DOCKET AND CAPTION 7. The docket in 08 Civ. 11117 shall constitute the Master Docket for the Securities Action, State Law Action and Insurance Action. 8. Every pleading filed in the Securities Action, State Law Action, and Insurance Action shall bear the following caption: 5 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS 1 Document 141-4 Filed 05/03/2010 Page 7 of 487 D This Document Relates to: 9. The file in docket 08 Civ. 11117 shall constitute a master file for the Securities Action, State Law Action, and Insurance Action. When a document being filed pertains to the Securities Action, State Law Action, and Insurance Action, the phrase "All Actions" shall appear immediately after the phrase "This Document Relates to:". 10. When a document applies only to one or more, but not all, of the actions, the document shall list, immediately after the phrase "This Document Relates to:", Securities Action, 08 Civ. 11212, and/or State Law Action, 08 Civ. 11183, and/or Insurance Action, 09 Civ. 557, as applicable. 11. Courtesy copies of all correspondence and filings shall be provided to the assigned judge, Judge Thomas P. Griesa. 12. A copy of this Order shall be placed in the dockets for all the cases listed in pages 3-4 herein. The Clerk of the Court is directed to then close each Wan the dockets in the 5( of tho 1121 ,t at e e In )cket, . [ 1 17. 6 3 Action, 08 Civ. - iv. 557, Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-4 ---11117-TPG 13. When a case, that Securities Action, the State Law Filed 05/03/2010 Page 8 of 8 Di 7 Jut -`io n, of the same a ter as in the or the InsurancL, Lction, is hereinafter filed in this Court, counsel for the plaintiff(s) in the newly-filed case shall indicate on the civil cover sheet to which action the new case is related. 14. If a case that arises out of the same subject matter as in the Securities Action, the State Law Action, or the Insurance Action is hereinafter filed in this Court or transferred to this Court from another court, but the Clerk of the Court has not been informed that it relates to one of the consolidated actions, counsel in any of the consolidated cases shall inform the Clerk's Office of any related case that comes to their attention. The Clerk's Office will then notify Judge Griesa, who shall take whatever action is deemed appropriate. 15. As to any case accepted by Judge Griesa as related, the Clerk's Office will consolidate that case with the Securities Action, the State Law Action, or the Insurance Action, as designated by the judge, unless an objection to such consolidation is duly made and is sustained by the judge. 16. Once the newly-filed or transferred case is consolidated with the Securities Action, the State Law Action or the Insurance Action, as applicable, the Clerk of the Court is directed to close the docket of that newly-filed or transferred case. Dated: New York, Ne March 26, 2009 7 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-5 UNITED SOUTHER SEL Filed 05/03/2010 Page 1 of 8 ; DISTRICT ( iTRICT OF NEW YORK 2 EXCI-TANGECONIMISSION, Plaintiff, -against- 1:09-ev-03125-RJS EDWARD T. STEIN, Defendant, -andDISP, LLC; EDWARD T. STEIN ASSOCIATES, LTD.; G&C PARTNERSHIP JOINT VENTURE; GEMINI FUND I, L.P.; PRIMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC; VIBRANT CAPITAL CORP.; and VIBRANT CAPITAL FUNDING I LLC, Relief Defendants. RECEIVER'S MOTION AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF AN ORDER APPROVING THE RETENTION OF ENTWISTLE & CAPPUCCI AS SPECIAL COUNSEL Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-5 Filed 05/03/2010 Notice List Drder Approvin Cappucci Entw' _ 2 tentio 7)ecial Counsel 18th Corp (Kazuko Hillyer) 1970 Asset MGT. Corp. - Trustee FBO Rod Kutler Aaron Jacobs Music 4 Abert, Janice 5 Accomodations In New York, Inc. (Kazuko Hillyer) 6 Advanta Bank Corp. 7 Agruso, Joel 8 American Express 9 Amity OBG Associates, P.C. 10 Anarella, James 11 Anderson, Shelley 12 Ashley Legal Advertising Corp. 13 Aucoin, William 14 Bank 7 15 Bank of America 16 Bass, Eleanor 17 Beasley, James E. 18 Becker, Harriet 19 20 Bennett, Lwslie & Erich Benyaminian, Benjamin and Zoleykha Benyaminian 21 Bernstein, Joel 22 Bertini, Arlene 23 Billock, Ann 24 Boccio, Vincent & Margaret 25 Bochichio, Christine & Joseph 26 Brandes, Irene X 27 Brienza, Catherine 28 Brooks, Harvey 29 Bures, George 30 Burke, Jose - 31 Cahill, 32 Cala 33 C X S. X thew -.rust of 7 Page 2 of 8 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-5 Filed 05/03/2010 Notice )rder Ap 1tentio, End Capp, )ecial Entwr 35 Capi Jne 36 Car:: , 7 38 9 zanne Chase Bank USA Chirigos, Bonnie Walker Choo Revocable Trust 40 Choo, Chang Woon Huh 4 Choo, Young Bin 42 Citibank 43 CitiCard 44 Clark, Julian 45 Clark, Rita &Julian 46 Cla eman, Barry & Helen 47 Clateman, Michae 48 Cohen, Irwin 49 Cohen, Keith 50 Cohen, Shelley 5 Corcoran, Joseph 52 Corcoran, Judith Cosola, Peter X 54 Crandall, David 55 Cushner & Garvey, L.L.P. 56 Daly & Knudson Law Group, LLC 57 Danziger, Greg 58 Danzinger, Gary & Marcia 59 De Bello, John & Antonella 60 Deetown Entertainment 61 DeGeorge, Lana 62 Department of Taxation and Finance 63 DiM artino, Felix 64 DiM artino, Joanne 65 Diversified Resources 66 Drucker, Elaine - Irrevocable Family Trust 67 Drucker, Elaine & Bernard 68 Edwards, Ellen 69 Edwards, Philip 70 Einiger, Scott 71 Elite Entertainrr Raymoi X X X Ellen Page 3 of 8 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-5 Filed 05/03/2010 Notice +le Reten as Speck Entwistle and Capp 73 Etna, Daniel A. 74 Exxon Mobi 75 Faitelson, Jody 76 Frazzitta, Alan J. 77 Frazzitta, Mary Anne 78 Friedman, Donna 79 Friedman, Thelma 80 Fromowitz, Frank B. 8 Fundsloso, Inc. (Peter Cosola 82 Geoghegan, Robert 8 Geoghegan, Rosalie 84 Gilson, Carolyn 85 Gilsten, Judith 86 Glass, Gary 87 Gleed, Jason 88 Golden, Robert 89 Goldfarb, Morton 90 Goldman & Taynor Plans 9 Goldman, Robert & Marilyn 92 Goulian, James 9 Goulian, James - Financial Trust 94 Griswold, Evan S. 95 Guadiana, Marianne 96 Gwendolyn, Inc. 97 Hadix, Nolan R. 98 Hamilton, Edward 99 Harris, Va lerie & Phillip 100 Heiner, Gail 101 Heller, Nicki Dale X X 02 Hessert, Thomas J., Sr. 0 Hickory Hill Group, LLC(Lisa La Manna 04 Hillyer, Kazuko 0 Hoffman Polland Furman PLLC 06 se X riilleur, Rene istee 108 X of 7 Page 4 of 8 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-5 Filed 05/03/2010 Notice List Appro Entwistle and Capp 109 Hyman, Bernard 110 Internal Revenue Service ' -ial Co ennings, Paula 112 eong, Alexander JP Morgan Chase 11 4 11 5 Kahn Profit Sharing Plan 116 Kahn, Gloria 117 Kahn, Jason 11 8 11 9 Kaplan, Martin P., M.D. 20 121 Kahn, Donald & Ann Kappa Insurance Limited Katz, Stephen Kirby, Tobias & Theresa 22 Klaffky, Ellen 2 Klein, David & Judith 124 Klein, Fred & Marian 25 Klein, Rory 126 Kotler, Rod 27 128 29 Kroehling, Kar Kudler, Gary a anna, Joseph & Lisa 130 Laviano, John 132 LimoRes 133 Lombardo, Yvonne & Charles Levy, Phillip & Ellen 34 135 36 137 ovito, Chris owengrub, liana & Leonard o engrub, Leonard owengrub, Leonard - Irrevocable Family Trust 138 acklowe, Lloyd 139 acklowe, LLoyd - Trusts 140 141 42 X arcus, Gary Marisa Collection, LTD Marks, Joe Marks, Rich Marsicovet€ X Page 5 of 8 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-5 Filed 05/03/2010 Notice List Dra Entwii-_ -g the Re - : LP as Special Counsel 146 Marvel Import Industries, Inc. Retirement Plan; c/o Joel Marks, President 147 Marx, Gerda 148 Massaro, Donna 149 Massaro, Joe 150 Mendelsohn, Frederic & Sonia 151 Meyerson, Jeffrey E. 152 Meyerson, JoeIle - Irrevocable Family Trust 153 Mindicino, Ann 154 MSP Trading 155 Mulhall, Janet 156 Nahzi, Fron 157 Nahzi, Mrika 158 Nattboy, Gloria X 159 Nelson, Victor 160 Parcside Equity, LLC 161 Patterson, Claire 162 Petrower, Joel 163 Pollak, Shlomo & Faye 164 Pollock, Bernard 165 Pomerantz, Michael 166 Prince, Harvey M. & Margarete E. X 167 Prince, James X 168 Raden, Mary X 169 Reichenbaum, Eric X 170 Reiss, Laurence 171 Reshotnik, Adele 172 Reshotnik, John 173 Riccioli, Sabastian & Lorraine 174 Rick, Neil 175 RMK Distributors - Rory Klein 176 Rogers, Mona 177 Romano, Patricia 178 Romisher, Estelle 179 F aoftop, Inc. (Felix DiMartino) 18C erg, Craig 181 mberg, Laura 182 X X X Rosenzweig, Bruce Roth, Patricia Roth, PE otF of 7 Page 6 of 8 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-5 Filed 05/03/2010 Notice List ora er Apprc he Reter Entwistle and Cappucc '._,--- as Spec: l 86 Samak, Marta 87 Sandlofer, P 188 Sanfilippo, Charles 189 Santiago, Jamie 190 Santorelli, Leonard 91 Scheifele, Jack & Anita 92 Schneider, Seymour 193 Schwartz, Harold 94 Sidhu, Harjinder 195 Sieburgh, Jules 96 Siegel, Brooke 197 Siegel, Lauren 198 Signature 199 Signature Bank 200 Simon, Lauren 201 Simon, Lloyd 202 Singer, Carole (Chmielewski 203 Singer, Ellen 204 Sinistore, Patricia 205 Sinistore, William 206 Smith, Barbara A. 207 Stanley, Robert Michael 208 Stein, J. Ellen 209 Stein, Marc 210 Sternfeld, Cris Read 211 Sternfeld, Harold 212 Symonette, Deborrah 213 Talmadge, Dorothy 214 Taynor, Elliott 215 Theodore, Ali 216 Tower, Leonard 217 Tower, Thomas 218 Tress, Emanuel 219 Tuccillo, Robert 220 Licht J.?, 221 Vari 7 Page 7 of 8 Case 1:09-cv-03125-RJS Document 141-5 Filed 05/03/2010 4pprovin Re Entwistle and Cappucci L: as Special unsel 224 Weisberger, Michael - Weiss Capital X 225 Weiss Capital Group Asset Allocation Fund X 226 Weiss, Alan 227 Weissman, Art & Heather 228 Weissman, Heather X 229 Wiener, Barbara X 230 Wiener, Harvey 231 Yasinski, Barbara 232 Young, Estate of Andrew 233 Zeman, Barry &Angela 234 Zeman, Joshua 235 Zerring, Elliott 236 Ziemba, Mitchell & Janice X X X X of 7 Page 8 of 8