Exhibit A: Green & Noblin, P.C. Firm Resume (Dkt. 241-1, S.D. Fla.)

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The firm resume of Green & Noblin, P.C., filed as Exhibit A (Document 241-1, 6 pages) in Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA and entered April 26, 2021. The resume describes the firm's class action practice in antitrust, consumer protection, financial services, securities and products liability matters and lists cases including Wiseman Park v. Southern Wine & Spirits (Superior Court of Los Angeles County Case No. BC548599), In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation (Case No. 13-md-2420 YGR, settlements in excess of $50 million), In re Domestic Drywall Antitrust Litigation (Case No. 13-md-2437, approximately $17 million) and In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation (Case No. 07-mdl-1827 SI, a $1.1 billion settlement). The resume closes with attorney biographies, including Robert Green as Lead Trial Counsel in John Doe v. SuccessfulMatch.com and associate Evan Sumer.

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                            EXHIBIT A
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                           G R E E N & N O B L I N, P. C.




                                                 FIRM RESUME


    Litigation Approach


            The Firm’s business strategy is to aggressively develop and pursue opportunities in the
    field of class action litigation. The Firm’s principals have many years of experience prosecuting
    class action claims relating to antitrust violations, consumer protection, truth in lending practices,
    financial services, securities offerings, accounting malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties of
    corporate officers and directors, and products liability.

            The aggressive, result-oriented approach to client representation applied by the Firm and
    its principals has been demonstrated in the following litigation:

          Wiseman Park v. Southern Wine & Spirits, Superior Court of Los Angeles County Case
           No. BC548599. The Firm is co-counsel in this class action alleging violation of
           California’s regulations regarding late fees in the sale of liquor to retailers. The Firm was
           instrumental in obtaining a ruling of first impression from the California Court of
           Appeals favoring plaintiffs’ position. Wiseman Park, LLC v. Southern Glazer's Wine &
           Spirits, LLC, 16 Cal.App.5th 132 (2017).

          In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 13-md-2420 YGR. The Firm
           was selected by the Court to serve on the Steering Committee for indirect purchasers’
           counsel following a litigated selection process. These cases ultimately settled for in
           excess of $50 million.

          In re Domestic Drywall Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 13-md-2437. The Firm was
           appointed Co-Lead Counsel for indirect purchasers in this multi-district litigation pending
           in Philadelphia. These cases settled for approximately $17 million.

          John Doe v. SuccessfulMatch.com, Case No. 1-22-CV-21120, Superior Court of Santa
           Clara County. Robert Green served as the Lead Trial Counsel in this class action
           asserting claims under California’s UCL and CLRA statutes. In October 2014, a jury
           awarded the plaintiffs approximately $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $15
           million in punitive damages. The Court entered judgment on the verdict and added
           injunctive and declaratory relief. The case later settled as part of a nationwide class in
           which class members received over 100% of their asserted damages.



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        Rutledge v. Hewlett-Packard, Case No. 1-03-CV-817837, Superior Court of Santa Clara
         County. The firm served as Lead Counsel of this nationwide consumer class action
         stemming from the failure of certain HP laptop computers. We were successful in two
         appeals, resulting in published cases favoring plaintiffs in consumer class actions,
         Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Superior Court, 167 Cal. App. 4th 87 (2008), and Rutledge v.
         Hewlett-Packard Co., 238 Cal. App. 4th 1164 (2015). In 2018, the Court approved a
         settlement of $6.5 million.

        In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 07-mdl-1827 SI. The Firm
         served a critical role developing the evidence that lead to a $1.1 billion settlement in this
         indirect purchaser antitrust class action settled earlier this year. Members of the Firm
         were involved in all phases of the litigation over a five-year period, including research
         and drafting of our initial complaint and later motions and pleadings, managing document
         review and deposition preparation teams, and identifying and organizing exhibits and
         other evidence for trial.

         In re Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litigation, 02-mdl-1486 PJH.
          The Firm worked extensively on this indirect purchaser antitrust action, both in San
          Francisco Superior Court in a coordinated action, and in the federal antitrust action.
          Principals of the Firm were active in conducting depositions, such as Dell and Nanya
          executives among others, along with conducting legal and factual research, drafting
          significant pleadings and running document review teams. The case settled for in excess
          of $300 million.

         In re Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 07-mdl-1819
          CW. The Firm participated in all phases of this direct purchaser class action from
          researching and drafting complaints up through and including final trial preparations.
          The case settled for approximately $75 million just days before trial.

         In re Chase Bank USA, N.A. “Check Loan Litigation. The Firm served on the Executive
          Committee running this national MDL proceeding in which JPMorgan Chase & Co., the
          nation's largest issuer of credit cards, agreed to settle for $100 million. The case is a class
          action lawsuit charging that the bank acted improperly when it more than doubled the
          minimum monthly payment requirement for over 1 million customers who entered into
          balance transfer loans with "fixed" interest rates. The Court approved the final settlement
          on November 19, 2012. The Firm was active in prosecuting the action, from origination,
          through motions, fact discovery, expert discovery, summary judgment and trial
          preparation. See In re: Chase Bank, USA, N.A. “Check Loan” Contract Litigation, 274
          F.R.D. 286 (N.D. Cal. 2011).

         Hellum v. Breyer (Prosper Marketplace, Inc.) Unregistered Securities Litigation. Green
          & Noblin served as counsel for the class in this action asserting the sale of unregistered
          securities. The action settled for $10 million in 2014. The court certified a class of
          approximately 50,000 purchasers of loan notes from Prosper Marketplace, Inc. and
          denied summary judgment. At the time of settlement, we were preparing for an imminent
          trial. The Firm’s work resulted in a ruling by the Court of Appeal clarifying the pleading
          requirements for controlling officers and directors under both California and federal
          securities laws. See, Hellum v. Breyer, 194 Cal.App.4th 1300 (2011).
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          In re Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1917, Case No. 07-5944
           SC. The Firm served on document review and deposition preparation teams for this
           indirect purchaser class action case in the Northern District of California. The case
           settled for over $500 million.

          In re Textainer Partnership Securities Litigation. Robert Green served as Lead Trial
           Counsel in these consolidated cases. The cases settled for $10 million after Plaintiffs
           obtained a ruling in their favor at the conclusion of Phase 1 of the trial in San Francisco
           Superior Court. The Plaintiffs asserted breach of fiduciary duty claims in connection with
           a sale of assets transaction that resulted in the dissolution of six limited partnerships.

          McKesson Inc. Derivative Litigation. McKesson-HBOC, Inc. lost $9 billion in stock
           market capitalization in one day during April 1999 after announcing that prior financial
           statements would be restated due to accounting errors. Rather than pursuing the
           individuals and companies who participated in the conduct that led to the accounting
           restatements, the company sued its own shareholders in a case that was promptly
           dismissed by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. As co-counsel for plaintiff
           shareholders seeking to recover money on behalf of the corporation from the wrongdoers,
           the Firm obtained an important decision from the Delaware Supreme Court expanding the
           rights of shareholders to obtain and inspect corporate documents where there is a proper
           purpose for investigating potential wrongdoing. See Saito v. McKesson HBOC, Inc.,
           806 A.2d 113 (Del. Supr. 2002). A substantial settlement on behalf of the Company was
           approved by the Delaware Chancery Court on February 12, 2006.

          In re Providian Credit Card Cases. Robert Green was appointed co-lead counsel in this
           national class action brought on behalf of Providian credit card customers who were
           improperly charged late fees, higher interest rates on balance transfers, and fees for add-
           on products, including Credit Protection, PricePro, Drive Pro, HealthPro, and credit line
           increases. The San Francisco Superior Court approved a settlement for $105 million,
           which covered restitution to Providian customers, "in-kind" payments to customers, and
           the costs and expenses of the litigation.

    Attorneys

            Robert S. Green litigates cases of national import across a spectrum of subjects. In
    antitrust litigation, Mr. Green was named to the Steering Committee of the Lithium Ion Batteries
    Indirect Purchaser Litigation, and served on important discovery and trial preparation roles in the
    SRAM, DRAM, and LCD-TFT Thin Film Transistor class actions. In credit card class actions,
    Mr. Green was one of the Lead Counsel in the Chase Bank “Check Loans” Litigation which
    settled for $100 million in 2012 and in the Providian Credit Card Cases that settled for $75
    million in 2001. Mr. Green successfully argued the Ninth Circuit Appeal in DeMando v. Capital
    One Bank. In securities litigation, Mr. Green has been named Lead Counsel by state and federal
    courts from California to New York, participated in or served as lead counsel in three trials, two
    of which lasted six months, and obtained settlements of $35.75 million for Securities Act claims
    in the STEC Securities Litigation, $10 million for unregistered securities claims in the Prosper
    Marketplace Litigation, and $10 million for limited partner claims in the Textainer Limited
    Partners Securities Litigation. In consumer and defective product cases, Mr. Green was a key
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    member of the trial team in a three month trial against Ford Motor Company in connection with
    Ford Explorer/Firestone Tire Rollover Litigation that resulted in a substantial settlement at the
    conclusion of the trial. Mr. Green also successfully prosecuted defective computer claims
    against HP and Toshiba, defective software claims against Sony, defective dashboard electronics
    claims against Audi and internet fraud claims against Webloyalty.com.

            Mr. Green is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was named
    a finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year in 2013 by the Consumer Attorneys of California in
    connection with his work on the Chase Bank “Check Loans” Litigation. Mr. Green is recognized
    as one of the “Super Lawyers” of Northern California. Mr. Green graduated with honors from
    the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1984. He received his Masters of
    Business Administration degree from California State University-Sacramento in 1989 and his
    undergraduate degree with distinction from Oregon State University in 1981. Mr. Green is an
    active member of the National Association of Consumer Attorneys (NACA). Mr. Green is an
    Editorial Advisor for the Consumer Financial Services Law Report and is on the Partners’
    Council for the National Consumer Law Center. Mr. Green also served on the Board of Marin
    AIDS Interfaith Network. Publications by Mr. Green include Developments in Credit Card
    Litigation, published by the Review of Banking and Financial Services; and Litigating Credit
    Card Cases, published by the Consumer Advocate. Mr. Green is licensed to practice in
    California.

            James Robert Noblin has practiced complex business litigation since 1984, focusing
    primarily on antitrust and unfair competition cases. Mr. Rob Noblin graduated from Harvard
    Law School cum laude in 1983. He received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from
    the University of Southern California in 1980. After graduating from law school, Mr. Noblin was
    a law clerk for the Honorable William A. Norris of the United States Court of Appeals for the
    Ninth Circuit from 1983 - 1984.

            Mr. Noblin has tried over 10 cases to a jury as either the lead or a principal trial lawyer,
    including the six-week trial resulting in a verdict of over $ 70 million that was upheld in Image
    Tech. Services, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co., 125 F.3d 1195 (9th Cir. 1997). His other
    representative cases include: In re Domestic Drywall Antitrust Litig., 163 F. Supp. 3d 175 (E.D.
    Pa. 2016), Fun v. Leapfrog Enters., No. CV 09-916-GHK (VBXx), 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
    146641 (C.D. Cal. Sep. 10, 2010), Newcal Indus., Inc. v. Ikon Office Solution, 513 F.3d 1038
    (9th Cir. 2008) ABC Int'l Traders, Inc. v. Matsushita Elec. Corp., 14 Cal. 4th 1247 (1997);
    Knevelbaard Dairies v. Kraft Foods, Inc., 232 F.3d 979 (9th Cir. 2000) Brill Media Co., LLC v.
    TCW Group, Inc., 132 Cal. App. 4th 324 (2005); Proctor v. Vishay Intertechnology Inc., 584
    F.3d 1208 (9th Cir. 2009); Am. Ad Mgmt., Inc. v. Gen. Tel. Co. of California, 190 F.3d 1051 (9th
    Cir. 1999) Consol. Credit Agency v. Equifax, Inc., CV-03-1229 CAS(CWX), 2005 WL 6218038
    (C.D. Cal. Jan. 26, 2005); Hanson v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC, 762 F. Supp. 2d 1201
    (C.D. Cal. 2011); and Lori Rubinstein Physical Therapy, Inc. v. PTPN, Inc., 148 Cal. App. 4th
    1130 (2007).

            He also contributed to Chapter 20, California Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law,
    Revised Edition, published by the California State Bar Antitrust and Unfair Competition Section
    and has published articles on antitrust topics, including United States v. AMR Corp. and Judicial
    Hostility Toward Predatory Pricing Cases, Antitrust Report (Jan. 2002); The Tumult in State
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    Antitrust Law: Cel-Tech and the California Example in Little FTC Act Cases, Antitrust Report
    (June 1999); and The Confluence of Muddied Waters: Antitrust Consequential Damages and the
    Interplay of Proximate Cause, Antitrust Injury, Standing and Disaggregation, 13 St. John’s
    Journal of Legal Commentary 145 (1998).

            Evan Sumer is an associate at Green & Noblin P.C. He enjoys representing plaintiffs on
    complex commercial litigation cases. As a former fintech entrepreneur and business executive,
    Mr. Sumer’s areas of interest in law include consumer privacy, securities, and consumer privacy
    violations by businesses.

           Mr. Sumer holds a JD from UC Davis School of Law and an MBA from McCombs
    School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his Bachelor of Science
    degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley.


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