Written Disclosures of Gabriel A. Assaad — In re January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation (Dkt. 288, S.D. Fla.)

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Written Disclosures of Gabriel A. Assaad, Applicant for Plaintiffs' Leadership (Document 288) 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 10, 2021 and entered on the FLSD docket the same day. The two-page filing answers six numbered questions: Gabriel A. Assaad of McDonald Worley, PC responds No to representing present parties in another capacity, to any financial interest in a party or in other Short Squeeze claims or lawsuits, to any personal relationship with a party, client, counsel or vendor, and to any financing contingent on the litigation, and None to any other fact material to a conflict. The filing relates to all actions and is signed /s/ Gabriel A. Assaad with a certificate of service by CM/ECF dated May 10, 2021.

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Date: 2021-05-10

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Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA Document 288 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/10/2021 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

WRITTEN DISCLOSURES OF GABRIEL A. ASSAAD,
APPLICANT FOR PLAINTIFFS’ LEADERSHIP

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.

Response: 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
agreement for a client in these consolidated actions)? If so, please describe.

Response: 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.

Response: No

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.

Response: No

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5. Do you or your firm have any financing that is contingent upon this litigation? If yes, the
following questions shall be answered:

5.1. Does the litigation funder have any control (direct or indirect, actual or apparent
or implied) over the decision to file or the content of any motion or briefs, or any
input into the decision to accept a settlement offer?

5.2. Does the financing (1) create any conflict of interest for counsel, (2) undermine
counsel’s obligation of vigorous advocacy, (3) affect counsel’s independent
judgment, (4) give to the lender any control over litigation strategy or settlement
decisions (as to either the common benefit work done by counsel or work for
individual retained clients), or (5) affect party controlof settlement?

Response: 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 the applicant has not already disclosed to the Court.

Response: None

Dated May 10, 2021. Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Gabriel A. Assaad
Gabriel A. Assaad
Texas Bar No. 24076189
gassaad@mcdonaldworley.com
McDonald Worley, PC
1770 St. James St., Suite 100
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 523-5500 – telephone
(713) 523-5501 – facsimile

APPLICANT FOR PLAINTIFFS’ LEADERSHIP

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on May 10, 2021, a true and correct copy of the foregoing document
was served by CM/ECF to the parties registered to the Court’s CM/ECF system.

/s/ Gabriel A. Assaad

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