R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY et al v. UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION et al

Filing 7

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Scott Danzis, :Firm- COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, :Address- 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Phone No. - [phone]. Fax No. - [phone] Attorney Names- Floyd Abrams, Joel Kurtzberg, Kayvan Sadeghi : Firm- CAHIL GORDON & REINDEL LLP, :Address- Eighty Pine Street, New York, New York 10005 Phone No. [phone] by LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Declaration of Scott Danzis, # 2 Declaration Declaration of Floyd Abrams, # 3 Declaration Declaration of Joel Kurtzberg, # 4 Declaration Declaration of Kayvan Sadeghi, # 5 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Barald, Patricia)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY,
LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY,
COMMONWEALTH BRANDS, INC.,
LIGGETT GROUP LLC, and SANTA FE
NATURAL TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.,

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:11-cv-01482

Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, MARGARET
HAMBURG, Commissioner of the United
States Food and Drug Administration; and
KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, Secretary of the
United States Department of Health and
Human Services,
Defendants.

DECLARATION OF JOEL KURTZBERG
I, Joel Laurence Kurtzberg, declare under penalty of perjury that the following is true and
correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief:
1.

My name is Joel Laurence Kurtzberg. I am an attorney at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP,
located at Eighty Pine Street, New York 10005. My office telephone number is (212)
701-3000.

2.

I am a member in good standing ofthe Bar of the State ofNew York and am duly admitted to practice before and am duly admitted to practice before the United States Supreme
Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States Court
of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of

Columbia, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the
United States District Court for the Eastern District ofNew York.
3.

I have never been the subject of any disciplinary action by the Bar or Court of any jurisdiction.

4.

I have not sought admission pro hac vice in this Court within the last two years.

5.

I do not practice law from an office located in the District of Columbia.

I declare under penalty of peijury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on August 15, 2011 in New York, New York.