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Peter Safirstein's Written Disclosures in Further Support of the Application for Appointment to a Leadership Position — In re January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation (Dkt. 304, S.D. Fla.)

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Peter Safirstein's Written Disclosures in Further Support of the Application for Appointment to a Leadership Position in In re: January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation, Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA (Case No. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Torres), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, dated May 14, 2021 as Document 304 (2 pages), responding for Safirstein Metcalf LLP to the Court's May 5, 2021 Order (ECF No. 286). The questions cover representation of present parties in other matters, financial interests in parties or in other Short Squeeze claims beyond the case chart [ECF No. 200-1], personal relationships with parties, counsel or vendors, financing contingent on the litigation, and any other fact material to the Court. Safirstein answers No to questions 1 through 5 and states under question 6 that there is no relationship or fact to disclose.

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Date
2021-05-05

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“Peter Safirstein's Written Disclosures in Further Support of the Application for Appointment to a Leadership Position (Dkt. 304).” Original at archive.org, dated 2021-05-05. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2021-05-05-covid-era-misc-fb5945b7-1/, SHA-256 fb5945b7a12adf52e9d10b445a9105b715ba91b27239e19fda465cd726dcbbf9.

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Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA Document 304 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/14/2021 Page 1 of 2




                                UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

                            CASE NO. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Torres
   In re:

   JANUARY 2021 SHORT SQUEEZE
   TRADING LITIGATION
                                               /

   This Document Relates to All Actions

    PETER SAFIRSTEIN’S WRITTEN DISCLOSURES IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF
      THE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO A LEADERSHIP POSITION


             Pursuant to the Court’s May 5, 2021 Order (ECF No. 286) requiring each applicant for a

   leadership position in the MDL to provide written responses to certain questions, Peter Safirstein,
   on behalf of Safirstein Metcalf LLP hereby responds as follows:
   1. Do you represent any present parties or claimants in this litigation whom you have
      represented in any other capacity or in any other court (either currently or within the
      past 3 years)? If so, please describe.

       No.

   2. Do you have any financial interest or financial relationship, including but not limited to
      as an investor, officer, director, employee, or contractor, in or with any party or
      client/claimant involved in this MDL (other than a written retainer or engagement for
      a client in these consolidated actions)? If so, please describe.

       No.

   3. Do you have any financial interest (direct or indirect) in any Short Squeeze claims or
      lawsuits filed or registered by any other counsel in this MDL, other than the co-counsel
      relationships disclosed in the case chart (see [ECF No. 200-1])? If so, please describe.

       No.
Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA Document 304 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/14/2021 Page 2 of 2




   4. Do you have any personal relationship (including but not limited to familial or
      financial/business) with any party, client, claimant, counsel, or vendor involved in this
      MDL? If so, please describe.

      No.

   5. Do you or your firm have any financing that it contingent upon this litigation?

      No.

   6. The applicant shall disclose any other relationship or fact that he or she believes, if
      known, would be material to the Court with respect to either an actual conflict of
      interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest that theapplicant has not
      already disclosed to the Court.

      No relationship or fact to disclose.

   Dated: May 14, 2021                          Respectfully submitted,

                                                SAFIRSTEIN METCALF LLP

                                                /s/Peter Safirstein
                                                1345 Avenue of the Americas
                                                2nd Floor
                                                New York, New York 10105
                                                Telephone: (212) 201-2845
                                                Email:
                                                psafirstein@safirsteinmetcalf.com


                                   CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

         I hereby certify that the foregoing document was served on all counsel of record by
   theCM/ECF system today.


   Dated: May 14, 2021                         /s/Peter Safirstein




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