Assented-To Motion for Withdrawal of Appearance of George W. Vien and Pietro A. Conte — United States v. Rao (Dkt. 92, D. Mass.)

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An assented-to motion filed June 26, 2026 as Document 92 in United States v. Durgaprasad Rao, Criminal No. 1:24-cr-10288, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Under L.R. 83.5.2(c), attorneys George W. Vien and Pietro A. Conte of Donnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar, LLP ask to withdraw as counsel for Rao, stating that Vien is leaving private practice and the firm will no longer represent him. The motion says co-counsel Kevin Reddington will remain as counsel and that the government assents.

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Case 1:24-cr-10288-RGS       Document 92       Filed 06/26/26       Page 1 of 2




                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                            DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS


 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 v.                                                 Criminal No. 1:24-cr-10288

 DURGAPRASAD RAO,

      Defendant.


ASSENTED-TO MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE OF GEORGE W.
                   VIEN AND PIETRO A. CONTE

        Pursuant to L.R. 83.5.2(c), Attorneys George W. Vien and Pietro A. Conte move to

withdraw their appearance as counsel for Durgaprasad Rao (“Mr. Rao”) in the above-captioned

case. Attorney Vien is leaving the private practice of law, and the law firm of Donnelly, Conroy

& Gelhaar, LLP will no longer be representing Mr. Rao. Good cause exists to allow Attorneys

Vien and Conte to withdraw their appearance, because co-counsel, Attorney Kevin Reddington,

will remain as counsel for Mr. Rao. The government assents to this motion.


                                                   Respectfully submitted,

                                                   /s/ George W. Vien
                                                   George W. Vien (BBO #547411)
                                                   Pietro A. Conte (BBO #707055)
                                                   DONNELLY, CONROY & GELHAAR, LLP
                                                   260 Franklin Street, Suite 1600
                                                   Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                                                   T: (617) 720-2880
                                                   gwv@dcglaw.com
                                                   pac@dcglaw.com


Dated: June 26, 2026

       Case 1:24-cr-10288-RGS           Document 92        Filed 06/26/26      Page 2 of 2




                          LOCAL RULE 7.1(a)(2) CERTIFICATION

       I hereby certify that I attempted to confer with counsel for the government to attempt to
resolve or narrow the issues contained in this motion. The government assents to this motion.

                                                      /s/ George W. Vien
                                                      George W. Vien

                                 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        I hereby certify that this document filed through the ECF system will be sent
electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF).

                                                      /s/ Pietro A. Conte
                                                      Pietro A. Conte




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