Written Disclosures of Roy T. Willey, IV, Applicant for Plaintiffs’ Leadership (Document 291)

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Written disclosures of Roy T. Willey, IV, an applicant for plaintiffs’ leadership in In re: January 2021 Short Squeeze Trading Litigation (Case No. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Torres, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida), entered as Document 291 on May 11, 2021. He answers that he represents no present party in any other capacity, has no financial interest in or relationship with any party or claimant, and holds no interest in Short Squeeze claims of other counsel beyond the co-counsel relationships in the case chart. He also reports no personal relationship with anyone involved in the MDL, no financing contingent on the litigation and no other relationship material to a conflict of interest. He signs for Anastopoulo Law Firm, LLC of Charleston, SC as counsel for plaintiffs Julie and David Moody and the proposed class.

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Date: 2021-05-11

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Case 1:21-md-02989-CMA Document 291 Entered on FLSD Docket 05/11/2021 Page 1 of 3

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 ROY T. WILLEY, IV,
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

5. Do you or your firm have any financing that is contingent upon this litigation? If yes, the
following questions shall be answered:
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CASE NO. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Torres

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 motions or briefs, or any
input into the decision to accept a settlement offer?

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 control of settlement?

Response: No

6. The applicant shall disclose any other relationship or 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 11, 2021

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Roy T. Willey, IV
Roy T. Willey, IV
ANASTOPOULO LAW FIRM, LLC
32 Ann Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Tel.: (843) 614-8888
Fax.: (843) 494-5536
Email: roy@akimlawfirm.com

Counsel for Plaintiffs Julie and David
Moody and the Proposed Class

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CASE NO. 21-2989-MDL-ALTONAGA/Torres

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 11th day of May, 2021, a true and correct copy of the

foregoing was electronically filed with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF. I also certify the

foregoing document is being served this day on all counsel of record in the manner specified via

transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing generated by CM/ECF.

By: /s/ Roy T. Willey, IV
Roy T. Willey, IV

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