Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund V, L.P. et al v. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw L.L.P.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK --------------------------------------------------------------- x THOMAS H . LEE EQUITY FUND V, L.P ., THOMAS H. LEE PARALLEL FUND V, L .P . , and THOMAS H . LEE EQUITY (CAYMAN) FUND V, L .P ., Plaintiffs ,
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7 Civ . 6767 (GEL)

MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP, Defendant . --------------------------------------------------------------- x DECLARATION OF SETH GOODCHILD I, Seth Goodchild, declare and state as follows : I. am of counsel to the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, co-counsel to

Plaintiffs in the above-captioned proceeding . I respectfully submit this declaration in support of Plaintiffs' opposition to : (i) the Motion to Dismiss of Mayer Brown LLP, an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership ; and (ii) the Motion to Dismiss by the UK Limited Liability Partnership Mayer Brown International LLP . 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A are additional factual allegations regarding what the

Complaint alleges is the single global entity Mayer Brown . Plaintiffs would assert these allegations in an amended complaint, if the Court concludes that Plaintiffs have not stated a claim against Mayer Brown International LLP and grants Plaintiffs leave to amend. 3. Also attached hereto as Exhibits 1 through 6 are true and correct copies of the

sources referenced in support of the foregoing additional allegations regarding the Mayer Brown entity .

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Pursuant to 28 U .S .C . § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct . Executed on this 9th day of November, 2007 in New York, New York.

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