In re Herald, Primeo and Thema Funds Securities Litigation

Filing 30

DECLARATION of Timothy J. Burke in Opposition re: #15 MOTION to Appoint Counsel. MOTION to Appoint Dr. Shmuel Cabilly to serve as lead plaintiff(s). MOTION to Consolidate Cases 09-2032., #23 MOTION to Appoint Nurnberger Verischerung Aktiengesellschaft Osterreich to serve as lead plaintiff(s).. Document filed by Repex Ventures S.A. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Burke, Timothy)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK REPEX VENTURES S.A., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. BERNARD L. MADOFF; BANK MEDICI S.A.; SONJA KOHN; PETER SCHEITHAUER; HERALD USA FUND; HERALD LUXEMBURG FUND; BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT; UNICREDIT S.A.; PRIMEO SELECT FUND; PRIMEO EXECUTIVE FUND; PIONEER ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS; THEMA INTERNATIONAL FUND PLC; ERNST & YOUNG S.A., AND HSBC SECURITIES SERVICES, S.A., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil Action No. 09-CV-289-RMB CLASS ACTION ECF CASE

DECLARATION OF TIMOTHY J. BURKE IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF THE MOTION OF THE REPEX GROUP FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF PURSUANT TO § 21D(a)(3)(B) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL

I, Timothy J. Burke, hereby declare: 1. I am an attorney at the law firm of Stull, Stull & Brody. I submit this Declaration

in support of the motion of the Repex Group for appointment as lead plaintiff and approval of selection of Stull, Stull & Brody as Lead Counsel. 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the complaint filed in

Perrone et al v. Benbassat et al., Case No. 1:09-cv-02558-UA (S.D.N.Y. March 19, 2009). 4. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of Pioneer Alternative

Investments web page located at http://www.pioneeraltinvest.com/about_us/overview.jhtml, which discloses that Pioneer Alternative Investments' address is 1 George's Quay Plaza, George's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Signed under penalties of perjury this 30th day of March, 2009. . By: s/ Timothy J. Burke Timothy J. Burke 10940 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 2300 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify, this 30th day of March, 2009, that I caused a true and correct copies of the DECLARATION OF TIMOTHY J. BURKE IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF THE MOTION OF THE REPEX GROUP FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFF PURSUANT TO § 21D(a)(3)(B) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL to be served via First Class Mail and First Class International Mail on all parties listed on the attached service list. Dated: March 30, 2009 STULL, STULL & BRODY By: s/ Timothy J. Burke . Timothy J. Burke (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2300 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

SERVICE LIST William P. Hammer, Esq. ERNST & YOUNG LLP 5 Times Square 36th Floor New York, NY 10036-6530 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Lawrence J. Zweifach, Esq. GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166-0193 Tel: [phone] Direct Fax: [phone] William J. O=Brien, Esq. SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP Four Times Square New York, NY 10036-6522 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Steven J. Toll Daniel S. Sommers 1100 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 500, West Tower Washington, DC 20005 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Catherine A. Torell COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC 150 East 52nd Street 30th Floor New York, NY 10022 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Samuel H. Rudman David A. Rosenfeld COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 58 South Service Road Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Sabrina E. Tirabassi COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP DOUGLAS WILENS 120 E. Palmetto Park Road Suite 500 Boca Raton, FL 33432-4809 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] JOHNSON BOTTINI, LLP Frank A. Bottini 655 W. Broadway Suite 1400 San Diego, CA 92101 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Jacob Sabo, Esq. The Tower # 3 Daniel Frisch St. Tel Aviv Israel Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Bank Austria Creditanstalt 1010 Wien, Schottengasse 6-8 A-1010 Vienna Austria Bank Medici S.A. Operngasse 6/4 Vienna, 1010 Austria

Stéphane Benbassat 7, rue Versonnex CH-1207 Geneva Switzerland Gerald J. P. Brady Birch Hollow Upper Kilmacud Road Dundrum Dublin 14 Ireland Ernst & Young Global Limited Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Rd. London SE1 7EU United Kingdom Ernst & Young S.A. 7 Parc d=Activite Syrdall Munsbach L5365 Luxembourg Helmuth E. Frey Operngasse 6/4 Vienna, 1010 Austria Friehling & Horowitz 337 North Main Street New City, NY 10956-4310 Genevalor, Benbassat & Cie 7, rue Versonnex CH-1207 Geneva Switzerland Herald Luxemburg Fund Operngasse 6/4 Vienna, 1010 Austria Herald USA Fund Operngasse 6/4 Vienna, 1010 Austria

HSBC Holdings plc c/o Chris Wilcockson Managing Director, HSS 40 Avenue Monterey B.P. 413, L-2014 Luxembourg HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Ireland) Limited c/o Ronnie Griffin 1 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour Dublin 2 Ireland HSBC Securities Services S.A. c/o Chris Wilcockson 40 Avenue Monterey B.P. 413, L-2014 Luxembourg HSBC Securities Services (Ireland) Limited c/o Rosemary Leahy 1 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour Dublin 2 Ireland Daniel Morrissey William Fry Solicitors Fitzwilton House Wilton Place Dublin 2 Ireland Franco Mugnai Via Leone XIII_ n.27 I-20145 Milan Italy Friedrich Pfeffer WFE-Consulting Fuhrenweg 27 D-31515 Wunstorf Germany

Pioneer Alternative Investments 1 George=s Quay Plaza George=s Quay Dublin 2 Ireland PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chartered Accountants One Spencer Dock North Wall Quay Dublin 1 Ireland PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited 1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH United Kingdom Primeo Executive Fund Attention: Mrs. R. Scott 13 Rue Goethe, B P 413 L-2014 Luxembourg Primeo Select Fund Attention: Mrs. R. Scott 13 Rue Goethe, B P 413 L-2014 Luxembourg Peter Scheithauer Operngasse 6/4 Vienna, 1010 Austria David T. Smith c/o Equus Asset Management Partners Bermudiana Arcade 27 Queen Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda

Thema International Fund plc c/o NCB Stockbrokers 3 George=s Dock IFSC Dublin 1 Ireland Unicredit S.A. Piazza Cordusio 20123 Milan Italy