Anwar et al v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited et al

Filing 507

NOTICE of Supplemental Authority re: #359 JOINT MOTION to Dismiss Claims in the Second Consolidated Amended Complaint.. Document filed by Lourdes Barenche, Lourdes Barreneche, Vianney D'hendecourt, Fairfield Greenwich (Bermuda) Ltd., Fairfield Greenwich Advisors L.L.C., Fairfield Greenwich Advisors, L.L.C., Fairfield Greenwich Limited, Fairfield Heathcliff Capital LLC, Fairfield Risk Services Ltd., Harold Greisman, Jacqueline Hararay, Jacqueline Harary, Richard Landsberger, Daniel Lipton, Julia Luongo, Mark Mckeefry, Charles Murphy, Corina Noel Piedrahita, Maria Teresa Pulido Mendozo, Santiago Reyes, Yanko Dellaw Schiava, Andrew Smith, Philip Toub. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Cunha, Mark)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------------x ANWAR, et al., Plaintiffs, v. FAIRFIELD GREENWICH LIMITED, et al., Defendants. This Document Relates To: All Actions -----------------------------------------------------------------x :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: MASTER FILE NO. 09-CV-0118 (VM) :: :: :: :: :: ::

NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY Defendants1 respectfully request that the Court consider West Palm Beach Police Pension Fund v. Collins Capital Low Volatility Performance Fund II, Ltd. et al., No. 09 Civ. 80846, 2010 WL 2949856 (S.D. Fl. July 26, 2010) ("Collins"), as supplemental authority in support of their motions to dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Consolidated Amended Complaint. The decision is attached hereto as Exhibit A for the Court's convenience. Defendants respectfully submit that Collins bears on their argument that Plaintiffs lack standing to bring their common law claims,

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This Notice is submitted jointly on behalf of Fairfield Greenwich Ltd., Fairfield Greenwich (Bermuda) Ltd., Fairfield Greenwich Advisors LLC, Fairfield Risk Services Ltd., Fairfield Heathcliff Capital LLC, Daniel Lipton, Mark McKeefry, Walter Noel, Andrés Piedrahita, Jeffrey Tucker, Amit Vijayvergiya, Lourdes Barreneche, Yanko Della Schiava, Vianney d'Hendecourt, Jacqueline Harary, Harold Greisman, Julia Luongo, Maria Teresa Pulido Mendoza, Corina Piedrahita, Santiago Reyes, Philip Toub, David Horn, Robert Blum, Cornelis Boele, Richard Landsberger, Charles Murphy, Andrew Smith, Brian Francoeur, Ian Pilgrim, Citco Fund Services (Europe) B.V., Citco (Canada) Inc., Citco Global Custody N.V., Citco Bank Nederland N.V. Dublin Branch, Citco Fund Services (Bermuda) Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC Canada"), PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants Netherlands N.V. ("PwC Netherlands") and PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited ("PwC International").

which are similarly based on Defendants' alleged failure to conduct adequate due diligence of Madoff. See, e.g., FG Def. Br. at 11-18 and FG Def. Reply Br. at 3-6. Dated: New York, New York August 10, 2010 SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP By: /s/ Mark G. Cunha Mark G. Cunha Peter E. Kazanoff 425 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10017 [phone]

Attorneys for Defendants Fairfield Greenwich Ltd., Fairfield Greenwich (Bermuda) Ltd., Fairfield Greenwich Advisors LLC, Fairfield Risk Services Ltd., Fairfield Heathcliff Capital LLC, Daniel Lipton, Mark McKeefry, Richard Landsberger, Charles Murphy, Andrew Smith, Lourdes Barreneche, Yanko Della Schiava, Vianney d'Hendecourt, Jacqueline Harary, Harold Greisman, Julia Luongo, Maria Teresa Pulido Mendoza, Corina Piedrahita, Santiago Reyes, and Philip Toub

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