In re Herald, Primeo and Thema Funds Securities Litigation

Filing 48

DECLARATION of Timothy J. Burke in Opposition re: #38 MOTION to Appoint Foxton Group to serve as lead plaintiff(s). MOTION to Consolidate Cases 09cv289, 09cv2302; 09cv2558. MOTION to Appoint Counsel.. Document filed by Repex Ventures S.A. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Burke, Timothy)

Repex Ventures S.A v. Madoff et al

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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

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DECLARATION OF TIMOTHY J. BURKE IN SUPPORT OF REPEX VENTURES, S.A.'S OPPOSITION TO THE FOXTON GROUP'S MOTION TO BE APPOINTED LEAD PLAINTIFF

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______________________________________ HORST LEONHARDT, on Behalf of Himself ) 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, HELMUTH ) E. FREY, FRIEDRICH PFEFFER, FRANCO ) MUGNAI, ALBERTO BENBASSAT, ) STÉPHANE BENBASSAT, GENEVALOR, ) BENBASSAT & CIE, DAVID T. SMITH, ) GERALD J. P. BRADY, DANIEL ) MORRISSEY, ERNST & YOUNG S.A., ) ERNST & YOUNG GLOBAL LIMITED, ) HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, HSBC ) INSTITUTIONAL TRUST SERVICES ) (IRELAND) LIMITED, HSBC SECURITIES ) SERVICES (IRELAND) LIMITED, HSBC ) SECURITIES SERVICES, S.A., ) PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, ) CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, ) PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ) INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; and ) FRIEHLING & HOROWITZ, ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________________ ) [Additional caption on next page]

Civil Action No. 09-cv-2032 (RMB) CLASS ACTION ECF CASE

______________________________________ FABIAN PERRONE and CHIA-HUNG KAO, ) ) Plaintiff(s), ) ) v. ) ) ALBERTO BENBASSAT, STÉPHANE ) BENBASSAT, GERALD J.P. BRADY, ) NICOLA A. CORSETTI, NIGEL H. ) FIELDING, HELMUTH E. FREY, JOHN ) HOLLIWELL, KARL E. KANIAK, SONJA ) KOHN, ALBERTO LA ROCCA, DANIEL ) MORRISSEY, FRANCO MUGNAI, DECLAN ) MURRAY, HERALD C. NOGRASEK, ) JAMES. E. O'NEILL, FRIEDRICH PFEFFER, ) URSULA RADELLESZCZYNSKI, HANNES ) SALETA, PETER SCHEITHAUER, ALFRED ) SIMON, DAVID T. SMITH, JOHANNES P. ) SPALEK, WERNER TRIPOLT, MICHAEL ) WHEATON, BA WORLDWIDE FUND ) MANAGEMENT, LTD, BANK AUSTRIA ) CREDITANSTALT, BANK OF BERMUDA ) (CAYMAN) LIMITED, BANK OF ) BERMUDA (LUXEMBOURG) S.A., BANK ) MEDICI AG, ERNST & YOUNG, PRIMEO ) FUND, HERALD FUND SPC, HSBC ) HOLDINGS PLC, HSBC INSTITUTIONAL ) TRUST SERVICES (IRELAND) LTD., HSBC ) SECURITIES SERVICES (IRELAND) LTD., ) HSBC SECURITIES SERVICES ) (LUXEMBURG) S.A., PIONEER ) ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT ) MANAGEMENT LIMITED, ) PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, THEMA ) INTERNATIONAL FUND PLC, and ) UNICREDIT S.A., ) ) Defendant(s). ) ______________________________________ )

Civil Action No. 09-cv-2558 (SHS) CLASS ACTION ECF CASE

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 Repex Ventures, S.A.'s Opposition to the Foxton Group's Motion to Be Appointed Lead Plaintiff. I have personal knowledge of the matters stated herein and if called as a witness, I could and would competently testify to the following: 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of an Associated Press

article dated February 14, 2009, by reporter Raphael G. Satter entitled William Foxton, British Investor In Madoff Scheme, Kills Himself. 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the United Kingdom's

Administration of Estates Act, 1925. 4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of the case entitled Roberts

v. Gill & Co and another [2008] EWCA Civ 803, [2008] All ER (D) 162 (Jul). Signed under penalties of perjury this 21st day of May, 2009.

s/ Timothy J. Burke Timothy J. Burke (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify, this 21st day of May, 2009, that I caused a true and correct copies of the DECLARATION OF TIMOTHY J. BURKE IN SUPPORT OF REPEX VENTURES, S.A.'S OPPOSITION TO THE FOXTON GROUP'S MOTION TO BE APPOINTED LEAD PLAINTIFF to be served via First Class Mail on all parties listed on the attached service list. Dated May 21, 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 COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC 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] Frank A. Bottini JOHNSON BOTTINI, LLP 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]