Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 1 of 31 BRAFMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 767 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 TELEPHONE: 12121 750-7800 FACSIMILE: 12121 750-3906 E-MAIL : BBRAFMAN@BRAFLAW.COM BENJAMIN BRAFMAN MARK M. BAKER ANDREA ZELLAN MARC AGNIF'ILO OF COUNSEL OF COUNSEL ADMITTED IN N .Y. AND N ...J. JOSHUA D. KIRSHNER JACOB KAPLAN ALEX SPIRO April 14, 2017 VIA EMAIL: [RICHARD BERMAN@NYSD.USCOURTS.GOVJ TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL IN CAMERA Honorable Richard M. Berman United States District Judge Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 RE: UNITED STATES V. REZA ZARRAB, ET AL., S3 15 Cr. 867 (RMB) Dear Judge Berman: In response to your Honor's Order of April 5, 2017, we respectfully submit my Affidavit as well as Affidavits from Messrs. Giuliani and Mukasey. All materials being submitted UNDER SEAL and for IN CAMERA review. Respectfully, / Benjamin Brafman Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 2 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------X UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AFFIDAVIT -againstInd. No. S3 15 Cr. 867 (RMB) REZA ZARRAB, et al., TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL IN CAMERA Defendant. -------------------------------------------------------------X STATEOFNEWYORK ) ) COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) ss: BENJAMIN BRAFMAN affirms the following under penalties of perjury: I. I am an attorney duly admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York and to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. 2. I am the principal of Brafman & Associates, P.C. located in New York City. I represent the Defendant REZA ZARRAB in the above-captioned indictment and am fully familiar with the facts of this case. 3. This Affidavit is provided ex parle and under seal, in response to an Order of this Court dated, April 5, 2017, in which your Honor has requested that counsel provide certain information that relates to the representation of the defendant by Messrs. Rudolph Giuliani and Michael B. Mukasey and their respective law firms (Greenberg Traurig, LLP) and (Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP). Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 3 of 31 4. After conferring with Messrs. Giuliani and Mukasey pursuant to the Court's direction, I am authorized to provide the following information under seal and on an ex parte basis. For the convenience of your Honor, the information is being provided in response to Paragraph 3 (a) (b) (c) and (d) as set out on page 11 of the Court's Order and will be provided separately as to Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Mukasey, in their own Affidavits attached hereto as exhibits A and B that are also submitted under seal and on an ex parte basis. 5. A description of the "nature of the work and roles of Messrs. Giuliani and Mukasey" (3) (a) is provided to your Honor in their personal Affidavits, as are the answers to the Court's questions raised in paragraphs (3) (b) (c) and (d). 6. As Mr: Zarrab's principal attorney of record in this case, I represent to your Honor, as an Officer of the Court that both Messrs. Giuliani and Mukasey have kept me closely informed about their efforts on Mr. Zarrab's behalf and I have carefully and thoroughly advised Mr. Zarrab of the potential conflicts that may arise as a result of the issues raised by the Government when asking for a Curcio hearing on these matters. 7. I further represent to your Honor that Mr. Zarrab has assured me that he understands the nature of the potential conflicts raised by the Government and is prepared to formally waive those potential or actual conflicts when and if questioned by your Honor on April 24, 2017, the date set for the Curcio hearing. 8. Finally, I am advised by Mr. Zarrab that his legal fees are being paid by him personally, or at his direction, by members of his family. 2 Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 4 of 31 WHEREFORE, the defendant Reza Zarrab respectfully requests that, after conducting a Curcio inquiry that he has consented to, the Court deny the Government's efforts to disqualify Messrs. Giuliani and Mukasey from further participation in this matter. Dated: New York, New York April 13, 2017 Respectfully submitted, BRAFMAN & ASSOCIATES, PC Attorneys for the Defendant Reza Zarrab 767 3rd Avenue, 26th FL New York, NY 10017 Tel: 212-750-7800 Fax:212-750-3906 Bbrafman@braflaw.com By: ~-:.-BB2285 3 Case Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 5 of 31 EXHIBIT A Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 6 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----~--~------~-----------------------------------x: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Government, §3 15 Cr. 867(RMB) -v- REZA ZARRAB, et al., Defendants. -------------------------------------------------x AFFIDAVIT OF ltUDOLPH W. GWLIANI Rudolph W. Giuliani being duly sworn, says: On information and belief, including a review of law firm records, I do affirm: 1. I am a lawyer admitted to practice in the courts of the State of New York and several federal courts, including the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and am a Shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, LLP in that firm's New York office. 2. I make this affidavit in response to the Court's Decision & Order of April 5, 2017 (the "Decision"), directing Benjamin Brafinan, Esq., defense counsel for Reza Zarrab in the captioned case, to provide inter alia four categories of information said to relate to Mr. Zarrab's engagement of me and my firm in this case. As reflected in the Decision, this information is sought in aid of a Curcio hearing to determine whether there is any conflict between the representation of Mr. Zarrab for which I have been engaged and past or current representation of any of eight banks or Turkey by my firm, Greenberg Traurig, LLP and if so whether any such conflict is waivable. 3. As is apparent from the information set forth in paragraph 4 below, there is no conflict of interest whatever between me or Greenberg Traurig, on the one hand, and Mr. Zarrab on the other, growing out of representation by Greenberg Traurig of one or more of the subject banks, or Turkey. 4. The four categories, as set forth in the Decision, and the corresponding facts, insofar as they relate to me and to Greenberg Traurig, are as follows: a. Description of the nature of the work and roles Messrs. Giuliani & Mukasey have been retained to perform and have performed for Mr. Zarrab, including copies ofthe retainer agreements. NY 246474433\12 Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 7 of 31 Greenberg Traurig and I have been retained to provide advice and to consult, although not to appear in court, with respect to Mr. Zarrab' s defense of the charges in this case. Those services have focused principally although not exclusively on an effort to determine whether this case can be resolved as part of some agreement between the United States and Turkey that will promote the national security interests of the United States and redound to the benefit of Mr. Zarrab. Attached as Exhibit A to Mr. Levy's affidavit is a copy of the retainer agreement between Greenberg Traurig and Mr. Zarrab. Those services have included and are anticipated to include further meetings or conversations ·with senior officials of the governments of the United States and Turkey. The meetings and conversations with Turkish officials have included a meeting with the President of Turkey. Both the Attorney General of the United States and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York were apprised on a confidential basis arid in general terms of those meetings in advance. Prior to the meeting with the President of Turkey, we (Michael Mukasey, Larry Levy and me) discussed our role as attorneys in the case with, and were briefed by a representative of the United States Department of State in Turkey. Although that confidentiality has been breached, senior U.S. officials have remained receptive to pursuing the possibility of an agreement as set forth herein. b. Description of the representations of "victim banks" by Greenberg Traurig (including by whom) and measures taken by these law firms to separate those representations from the representation of Mr. Zarrab. Based on a·review of firm computer records, and conversations with Mr. Levy, I have determined that Greenberg Traurig has represented each of the named banks at various times in the past, and at present does work for all of them. See the affidavit of Laurence Levy for more detail regarding Greenberg Traurig's work with the subject banks. Of all these numerous and varied matters, none involves any issue in this case, nor can the outcome of this case have any impact on any interest of any client of Greenberg Traurig. Of the eight banks, I have not performed work for any of them in 2017. Laurence Levy and I are the only partners at Greenberg Traurig who have done work on the representation of Mr. Zarrab, neither of us is doing any work for any of the subject banks. Although it is obvious that there is no conflict, actual or potential, between Mr. Zarrab and any of these bank clients, neither Mr. Levy or I will do any work for any of the subject banks while we continue to represent Mr. Zarrab. c. The identity of any persons or parties paying Mr. Zarrab 's legal fees and expenses, if other than Mr. Zarrab (citation omitted). Mr. Zarrab paid his legal fees to date. I have been advised by co-counsel that Mr. Zarrab's accountant wired the funds on behalf of Mr. Zarrab. As noted in the response set forth at paragraph 4(a) above, senior officials 5. in both the U.S. government and the Turkish government remain receptive to pursuing NY 246474433v2 Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 8 of 31 the possibility of an agreement that could promote the security of the United States and resolve the issues in this case. Indeed, one of those officials stated that out of necessity he has grown used to functioning in an atmosphere that includes inaccurate and illintentioned leaks. That receptiveness is hardly surprising when one considers that none of the transactions in which Mr. Zarrab is alleged to have participated involved weapons or nuclear technology, or any other contraband, but rather involved consumer goods, and that Turkey is situated in a part of the world strategically critical to the United States. However, even the best-intentioned officials can find their efforts compromised by leaked information and misinformation. The Court should treat most seriously any apparent effort to subvert an entirely lawful and not 'at all unprecedented attempt by Mr. Zarrab' s lawyers to pursue possible assistance that may benefit the national interests of the United States, on a state-to-state· basis, that can be achiev. din this case. ... Rudolph W. Giuliani Sworn to before me this 14th day of April, 2017 ~2/~ Notary Public NY 246474433v2 NOTARY PUBUC, STATE OF NEW YORK·; EVA/II J. PREMINGER : NO. 02PR6.135o25 OUAUFtEO IN NEW YORK COUNTY COMMISSKlN EXPIRES 12128/2019 • Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 9 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Government, -v- §3 15 Cr. 867(RMB) REZA ZARRAB, et al., Defendants. ------------------------------------------x AFFIDAVIT OF LAURENCE LEVY LAURENCE LEVY, being duly sworn, says: On information and belief, including a review of law firm records, I do affirm: 1. I am a lawyer admitted to practice in the courts of the State of New York and several federal courts, including the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and am a Shareholder with Greenberg Truarig, LLP in that firm's New York office. 2. I make this affidavit in response to the Court's Decision & Order of April 5, 2017 (the "Decision"), directing Benjamin Brafinan, Esq., defense counsel for Reza Zarrab in the captioned case, to provide inter alia four categories of information said to relate to Mr. Zarrab's engagement of Rudolph Giuliani and our and firm in this case. As reflected in the Decision, this information is sought in aid of a Curcio hearing to determine whether there is any conflict between the representation of Mr. Zarrab for which I have been engaged and past or current representation of ·any of eight banks and the Republic of Turkey by my firm, Greenberg Traurig, LLP and if so whether any such conflict is waivable. 3. I drafted the engagement letter to Mr. Zarrab on February 23rd (Annexed as Exhibit A) at which time I was under the impression that Marc Mukasey would work on the matter once the finn was engaged. On February 24th prior to initiating our representation and after I ,had sent the engagement to Mr. Zarrab for signature, Mr. Mukasey informed me that he would not be working on this matter. In fact, Marc Mukasey has never performed any legal work on this matter or discussed this matter with the assigned attorneys rather he has maintained a complete recusal from the matter. 4. Greenberg Traurig, LLP ("GT") is the attorney firm of record for JP Morgan Chase bank in a broad array of legal service. In particular GT represents JP Morgan Chase in litigation matters in both state and federal court, financial transactions, including lehding, and general corporate matters. The lead relationship manager for the of GT's engagements is Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 10 of 31 7. GT is the attorney ofrecord for the Banlc of America in a wide variety of litigation matters, regulatory matters and corporate matters in the United States and abroad. of the ·s the lead relationship manager for the Banlc of America engagement. 8. GT is the attorney ofrecor~Chartered Banlc primarily for litigation matters s the lead relationship and some corporate work. ~f the manager for the Standard Chartered Banlc engagement. ••I 10. GT is the attorney ofrecord for Wells Fargo in a wide variety of litigation matters, capital finance matters, corporate work and transactions. ~f the is the lead relationship manager for the Wells Fargo engagement. 11. GT is the attorney of record for Citibanlc in a variety of l~e corporate transactional work. of the . . . . . . . . . _is the lead relationship manager for t~ment. 12. Mr. Zarrab paid his legal fees to date. I have been advised by co-counsel that Mr. Zarrab's accountant wired the funds on behalf of Mr. Zarrab. 13. Mr. Giuliani and I worked through Counsel's office in Greenberg Traurig to prevent us from reviewing information about any work any lawyers or staff in Greenberg Traurig performed for any of the subject banlcs or on behalf of Turkey. We subsequently created an ethical wall to ensure complete separation of the representation of Mr. Zarrab from the representation of the subject banks and the representation of Turkey. Neither Mr. Giuliani, nor I have been provided any non-public information regarding any of the subject banlcs or regarding Turkey from anyone at Greenberg Traurig relating to Mr. Zarrab's pending case. Sworn to before me this 14th day of April, 2017 £.~~ NY 246474517v2 NOTARY PUBtJC, STATE OF NEW YORK EV~ J. PREMINGER No.~ OUAUFIE'O IN NEW YORK COUNTY COMMISSION EXPIRES 12J28/2018 Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 11 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Government, §3 15 Cr. 867(RMB) -v- REZA ZARRAB, et al., Defendants. ------------------------------------------------·- -·- -------x AFFIDAVIT OF ROBERT J. MANGAS ROBERT J. MANGAS, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 1. I am a lawyer admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the State of Virginia, and am a Shareholder with Greenberg Truarig, LLP in that firm's Washington, D.C. office. 2. I make this affidavit in response to the Court's Decision & Order of April 5, 2017 (the "Decision"), directing Benjamin Brafman, Esq., defense counsel for Reza Zarrab in the captioned case, to provide inter alia four categories of information said to relate to Mr. Zarrab's engagement of my firm in this case. As reflected in the Decision, this information is sought in aid of a Curcio hearing to determine whether there is any conflict between the representation of Mr. Zarrab for which Mr. Giuliani has been engaged, and past or current representation of Turkey by my firm, Greenberg Traurig, LLP and if so whether any such conflict is waivable. 3. On July 11, 2014, Tim Hutchinson, Albert Wynn, Laurie McKay, Allison Schwartz, Killoran Long and I began working at Greenberg Traurig. 4. On August 12, 2014, I filed a Registration Statement (Annexed as Exhibit A) with the Department of Justice disclosing the representation of the Republic of Turkey by Greenberg Traurig. Also on August 12, 2014, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McKay, Ms. Schwartz, and I filed short form registration statements with the Department of Justice (as required for individuals under the Foreign Agents Registration Act). A short form registration statement was filed for Ms. Long on October 12, 2015 when she was added to the representation. Greenberg Traurig also files a Supplemental Statement on a biannual basis with the Department of Justice in accordance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act, detailing all contacts with federal officials on behalf of any of its foreign clients. 5. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, each of the individuals named above and I were employed by Dickstein Shapiro LLP, where all but Ms. Long also served as Registered Foreign Agents representing the Republic of Turkey. Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 12 of 31 6. The representation of the Republic of Turkey referenced above involves interacting with Members of Congress and federal Executive Branch officials on issues of importance to U.S.-Turkish relations, arranging and attending meetings and other events involving federal officials on behalf of representatives of the Turkish government who travel to Washington, D.C., and monitoring and preparing brief analyses of developments in Congress and the Executive Branch on particular issues of interest to the Republic of Turkey, among other things. 7. At no time have Rudolph W. Giuliani, Laurence Levy, or any other Greenberg Traurig employees, except the aforementioned individuals been involved in the representation of the Republic of Turkey described above. Sworn to before me this 14th day of April, 2017 v \ " r~cr.-o Notary Public c-_.--...__- JEAN JACKSON NOTARY PUBLIC DISTRICT OF COWMBI My Commission Expires May 31' 2019 A Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 13 of 31 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 08tl2/2014 4:50,16 PM · . · U.S. Dep~rtment ofJustice OMIHlo. 1124-0006; Expires Aprir30, 2017 Exhibit A to Registration State~ent Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as ·amended Washington, DC 2os3o INSTRUCTIONS . Fumish thj~n::.lC.6.i.bit for EACH foreign prin,cipal listed in li1I initial stateiilent·and for EACH additic;ma.l foreign principf),i a~quired subsequently. The filing oftl)is d9cumentreq1,1~res the Pl!-yment of a filing fee·as set forth in Rule (d)(l), 28 C.F.R. § 5.S(d)(l). Compliance is accomplished by filing art electronic Exhibit A fomt at http~~ · Priv;icy .Act Staten:ient. The flling of this. doci'irfteht is required by th~ Foreign Agen.ts Regislnl.tion A9t of'l_9~8, as amended, 22 V.S.C. § 6J J et seq., for the purposes of registration 1.'mderthe Act ar.id public di:Sclosu.n;. !'rovisign of the information requested is mand~tory, and failure to provide this info.tm:ation is subject to the pena,lty f!lld enforcement provisions established in Section 8 of the AcL Every registration stnte1J1ent, sl)ort forlJI r!?gi~~.tion siatemenl, s.upplemental statement, eJlqer Isl ~obe.rt Man.gas Received by NSD/FARA Registr~tion Un.it 08/12/2014 4~50:16 :PM eSlgned Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 15 of 31 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 4:50:09 PM · u.s. l;>ep~rt.inei:iJ or Justil:~ Wasl).ing~on, PC ~-05~0 OMB No. 1124.-0004; ~xpires April 30, 2017 Exhibit B to Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agent_~ Registration Act of ·1938, as amended INSTRUCTIONS. A registriml iiilist furnish as ail Exhibit B copies ofc.ac)l wri~te11 ogreement a.rid the ter:r.ns·M.d CO(lg_itio.l\S.ofeiic,h oral agreement with hls foreign pri.Qcipal, il)clu,ding all mod.lfi.cation.s of such agre~l)lents, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of oil the circumstances by f(ilJSOTI of wl1foh lhe registrant is ac1lng as an agent ofa f6re.ign principal. Complili.nce is accomplished by filing an eleclmnic Exhibit B form at b.!ID://www.fi).ra.goy. · Privacy Act St.al.Cment, The fl ii rig of this documel)l is n.-qulred for the foreign Agen)s Registration Act of 1938, ns amended, 2~. U.S ..C, § 611 et seq .. for the pwposes of regis.trali'qn unde.r the A~ and public d!sclos1!)"C, Provi~ion of the information rcf)uested is mandatory, and failu.re to provide the il)_folll)atj.oi:_i is su)>ject to the penalty and enforcemeot provisions established in Section 8 of the AcL Every rcgistralierfonnance of the above indicated agreement or understanding. Registrant is a subcontractor of the Gephardt Group to perform services for the Republic ofTurkey. There is no formal written contract between Reglstraht and the foreign principal. See attached engagement letter, which describes re·presentation. FORMNSD-4 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 4:50:09 PM Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 16 of 31 Received by NSD/FARA Regi.stratio;n Un.it 08/12/2014 4:50:09 PM 8. De.scribe fully the activities the registrant engages in or proposes to engage in on behalfofthe above foreign principal. See attached engagement letter, which describes repre'sentation. .- 9. Wi.11 the actiVi~ie~ on behalf of the·above foreign principal include poiitical activities as defined in Section l(o) of the Act and in the footnote below? Yes ~ · No D Ify~. describe all such political activities htdicating, among otber thing~. the relati01'S, .h:1terests or policies ~o be i~tluenced togetl_ler w!tl.l the z:nel!ll~ to _be employed to achieve this purpose. See attached engagement letter, which describes representation. EXECt1tlON In accordance ~ith 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the imder'signed swei;ltS or #ffirms under penalty of perjury that he/she has read the infor:mat)o~ set fort}l i.n thi.s E.~l:ti.bit J;J'to the regist.r11,tion st4,ement ai:i"1 th~t l:te/sb,e is fl!ro'1.iar wi.th t,he content:s thereofat)d th.at sµcf:t contents are in their entirety true and ac·curate to the best ofhiS/her knowledge and belief.. l)~tt,e~ofExli.ibit Al,igi.15~ B 12; io14 !'lal)'ie an~ Titl¢ - Signat~re R_ol;>ert_Mat:i.gas, Sh~:reholder Isl Re)mt Ma.flga,s of eSlgned any fool!!Qtii; '"PolJ.l,lcll) 8'itiv1!j;" JiS deJin~ li:i $~ttiiri '1(0) !lit ;6;J::I, mC8ri.S a~y ~1vi.tY Wl.ii.Clj the ~n cngag1tjg_in tiClicvcs ~ii.I ; orlha,t tllC person inicnCIS t(i, in waj i_i)flilcn'cc .~ '18t;DCY or oflitjal !ifl)IF GoveJ]!.11.~.1of1h_c 1,JQi.tept.\1)8, or ch@gina !}ic . dom~_ip or fQ~ign pollc;iey o( iM l!~ted S~~s or with tc(c:c~ to r.J:i.~ poll'I~ or pliblic iot~,IS. poij_clcs, or refaJ.iQp_s of a government of a fo eign cowury or a fQn;ign pOl_itical . parfy. 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' ;amP fl_ . 11 = ~9,,P®tt th'~1'fen:~i:l~~~-:·~~~t;,t~~\~~ij,ft~ti:9eathitdt; Government Alftairs fi'om tur.ke.yo.t the• Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 4:50:09 PM Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 18 of 31 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 .4:50:09 PM gy~~i'.lfil}:sl~.llif.t.eot of ·the. amoin1t d~~ a.s.fe~ fQr' .s~ices r'@~t:~d· ~Y Q,~ph~dt Goverom~iJ.t Atfaif$::and . ~y '.you · hr that quarter, . · • .J t:'.Jpl~ ,and .except as Oeplw:dr Oovemme~f Affa~s ancl Gr~.enberg, ·oth~w.iS.e agree. ·all oostf ancf exp.e~~ iflcilrred bf yo.~ ili 'tb~ ·perfu.tjflailce of'ttte·~yi¢:f to be.provided :by you in the.period·orrour.en&agement will be'bome.and paid by you. · 'Tlte~re1Ji.t.1o.nship between Qep~a,:dr. Qovemm~nt Affairs an.~ .you wUJ .b_e t.baf of indepeM.ent co·ntraqtc>"ll and not ·th~t of pattner8,joih~ venturm,.principaJ and"~~ent .or otherwise. Without t.he pdo.r CQ~nf c;>fJhe .o.tber,. ·D<'i(her WfU be,- ~qihor.jzed to binljgate 'ihe other or:t c:xcept. as provi4eo hetein·;~f.t in th.e S«Vices·A8fe;ie;itent. to act for or on ·~eb.ll~roftbe t>the.-~. . .Qreenberg:.' has represented .ta Gephar-Ot· Government Affairs.that Gr-eenberg's engagement by -Q~pbar:~.t ·· Qov~m.~~i)t .Af;fairs,. .aocl.: U;i~ p~fo~n~ ·Pf fue ~vi~ ·io ~ r.~.sler~ ~Y qrc7J'1.1>er~ ~,~~beontractor·, dp.'nPt-a!lq wili r:iot ~opstitute a de~t,1lt ·or, b.r.~p:c~·Qf to~ pr.qvisions o·fi any agt~m,e.nt. or. wntra~ .betw..ee.n Greenberg· and any o~h~ p,~rson or a vio.l~tion of any ·f'i4ti~11-cy. ·~t=o~b~r. ~?.lig~t.ipn 9·r;_dµ~y~fGr.eyn.b~g f.9 .~Y otl:ier P.~~-~1)1 • L ' :i. • . ~ - '·~ - • - , -Oreenbet.[f.agrees. to comply--,wtth and .to·be .bOund by all of th~ provisions oft~e Services A~.eemenJ that.:m:~ · a:pP.fiea.!il~ ~o ·01'.eel}b~ ~a su~eontractor 10 Oephar,dt Go:vemment.AffaifS. All not:\~. co~elit!i, ~~-,o~he;r,c6mmuniF~tip~ b~. to and; ·~~:w~r:a O~hard~ ·qov~ent .Affairs.and::Gree.llb'er.g her~underw'iJfl)~,:ln writihg,and will 'be,deemed to have been glven·or · del~yered ai!< !:re_cejved ~:heh; p~iiaUy deJi~~~. · ~r, when· 4eliv~ ~~.rec~pt <;x:>¢inneC11 by ·a-.nationafly:rey facsimile:.or to Oepliat.dt··OO~emi)icn(Affa·it~ at MOI K Street; N.W~ •.Suite 310, .Washmgton, .D.'C. rtacslrnile N.umber:{20.2}:4a3:..i· 04S:~r Ema'il Address: tqmodoMel.l@gephatdt~¢.. com, :Attenfi(jri: ThO·ma·s .J~ .Q'_D~riri~U.t- ¥8'l~.kiilg: Partner a11d· t~ -~~eenbe,g. Cf.~,. Ro~ ~ang~. Esqufre, Greenberg·Tranrig,. tLP: 2"1a'i. LStreet,,suite t OOO;Washington F>C 20037,.or :Emaif A44r~s.: Marfga~R'@gtJ~:w~oo.rtu>r~to eittier"at·~~-~Jher addr~, f~~iin'i:I~ ll~n:iber.~or- ~maiJ ·aadress. a.s: may~'-Af>eif~f1¢· ~Y. ·~ofi~ft9' t'h.~-. P.~Jlet., . ·el~'fonic-maµ ·woo:s. . . N.e.ither-·G~.PhM.1urieiifO'J:Ceatiil"" . . . .. . ..... - ~~>•''of. 'a-n.,Y. .J'.nfo:visi<1n· . .. f. the . . ·,-~~ . -. ... . Contained . . ... .... . not·· .Wecr.-tlie validit~. Or~of~i:;·J'llt,y .0f aey"other pro~ori, · ~herefrrwiii .. ·~~e''l?"ee~~.;f.s · ~·il,f,~.~1.l>~:(o1med..~..~~~'.'?istrfet ofCcH~o:ib~~ .a.od:.wi,~)~;·~~.f~~ -and '.~,gw·£~~ iJf@p:99:~&AA~~~Mt~~~~~H!~~h~~l1i~' i,~~J~ '-~tJtr~pe·cr:1p c.9~Jl.i~$~.~ rJ~~ . the·'fPr:~~9[i:ig .~gr:~111~llls: a:ud; Oie. 1r~ lµ)a';·obll~ti9ns•of'·~9h"of$ep.i)ardt. G(>.verruneut j\. .u•j.,if(it,;wur' •'t,~f'Ve"tbe·!fea-inbf fi>H bf'Gi'~ii1:>er.··i~S·•eii' "if , ment o :a " ffattS ,.., •• arid• - . .-.'.d,.,_tee6tief' .,..,~... ,._ g• t lier ~- .~~.r,f. "• ·• re -. · $~!';•·~·" ' " • .• • • . • ~- !.. .J,f ··•. ..,,., • •' · • ~ ... g, ,.• ' g ,ge ' •.. " .,.. _. ......, . ::2'• Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/.12/2014 4:50:09 PM Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 19 of 31 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit o'S/12/2014 4:50:09 .PM ~p~ntra:~9ffo t.b~·-Qepl\ardJ .GrQUP" aIJd dcpbardt·Gq:v-~mmeru \YUi. ~~"t)indiµg uPQ:n .and: ~ilutcrto .the be.nefit·ofeitch Qf Affilirs and ·9.ree~~e(3·'.8!;l~ · i.ts r~eetiy~ . ~ffilia~~-. su~sol'$ ari~ assigns. Please acknow"tedge your' appr.oval and ll'ceeptance ·of the ·rorego'ing a~eements . by rerumiti& to ·me «;>ne ~f th~ enclQse_d-~pi¢$ _of this l~ter. This :i~tet,_ when · executed hy y()u. and returned to me1 w"ill. oonsiiiute a bmding agreemen~ ·between Gephardt Qov~mm¢n'.~ Affairs aq~ Greenberg that will ~.enforceable accordan,ce w.ith,its terms and that · cannot be rn,9dified .or amended or t~rmin~•ed except by Written instrument e~~uted by ·o~phardt Government .~tfa.~ ~d .Or~.nb~g. · ·· · . · e~e.cutmg an~ m Very tru,ly yo~ . -~ ~ . · ~·· '• ~' : . ~ ·:s.o·.~.11· ~ ' - I \. , .· . ' . - . . ~ ..: .- . . ·lriig~Iic (>f Tu.ttey ('TOt~~y~'), :a ·f.jr~ign ~v~r:~ign, ~ t]le O~~~dt O~~P· ~venupent Affairs LLC, a = Deiaw~~:l.iiii~~ed ..Liability·C~nwany (''G~b~t Group")· · · ·tclili=· This Agreement Shall be for o.ne year, corrunencing January I, 2014 and: ~~pjrlng .Pe~~ber 31.• 2.0J4. Its: t~:;rnay be renewed.·tor ·~daitJona.t successive oneyear pmo·ds upon lhe explicit written aSsent.ofboth parties. l. i.. : Smt_~:: rhe Qepliatdt Oto.up' agrees to. ·pto'liae lobbylng :a~d government refation:s,ser-yice.s to :Turkey; which-shall .conSis,t ofthose·ser\f.ices,ordinatily. and customarily proV.id~ m ·r~tesenting a foreig·fi s().':Vete~gn: .befor~· ·the. United. States· Congress and ExecurivlHJranch; ·these services'shall lnc51ude;.but n6t·be limit~,,~<:>=~ ·(a) Proposihg·-~d p~~4ii1gJ;a,Ss~ge of ·!~gisJatiP'tt. ~~P ~Uier Ll·.Si :govCl'l)men~ acficm th.a:t promotes Tur\C~::('s ·interests ·and prov-ides a '.Positive image of Tut~~,. Tµ.rk~y . ~~ tJ;te t;J~¥ ~ta~es-TJ,i{-~¢.}'· re,~jQ'.~lilp~ "lh) -\·~ ' ~esq.vtn& ~l}d enla(gi.tjg J!):e CongicS~ional. p~u¢s Qn T"'rkey and Turkish Americaris, (q): Educating irt~rt)b~ of C~W'~s ··aJ:ld t~~ Adll)iI\iStf~tion oil lss.ues 9f 'imP<>rtarice;tp 1'\l.rtey~ · · ·: · · :·d)'' . ·Promptly .noti6jng..Turkey. of any action in·. Con~.ess· or the .Execu.tive ~i:~n~Jl Q~· issu.e8 of imppf.t~~ t9:Tytlq;y, (¢)': .Prewihg t>~.ie{ •~.Inc~~ of:"d;t~vc;.lopmep($ .in..Congr~s·.'5nd the ·EX,ecutive . a~cb:~n·P.~i~t.w ·i.~u.es of-<:oi:icem"~o which E:mba~y. p,ersonnel · ouSit~·: . ·in 'ffie . tieptiartit 6roup!.s,opm}q·D't ·attend; instudhi&10 the ~xt~t p():S:~IQ.lc; ob~aiil:iJ;lg1~Jle.n~sar.-y ~inv:ltai'iQI\$;. . ' . (dentifying andlo.r-'(U'Tangµtg: speakfu.g; enP,gementS lo®lly .and.nationally .tor ellab~y' @O.~el 'odtiefrJ1ppomJ&.9f.suggest~~pitiileS iii .fura·tfiltt will improve.~ICey'.s::iinagc :.anCfadvance· ifs:.causes :ordJapiiol Hill .Such ·would, -if swn tc;am to {a) .achieve the·b,est possible,reSUlts ilt prov'iding "the services described above. ~t: wil_ l proyide, T~tkey at ;the..cattiest po~ibl~ date a list of ,persolUl~i, 'including·,an ·iildicatiOn of their at~ of ¢xpert ise and/or bow they will be .:. 1,1tjlj~.· Tl:li~ Hst..will be updated...fi:om time to time as required. :th<} G.cpfial'.Q~ Groµp wil_I reta.in tbe services of Dickstein Sbapito LLP to .s~rve as· ~;~.~ntractor oo 'thl$ tt:l#t,t~n1«.<>rding .to tnc. ..following ~erms: ;. Tt4in of S\ll:>cont~et: Tbe ·$Ub1;:9ntra~ sha~l co.nunence on . January 11 2014 ind· ex:pire. December 31, '2014; subject to· sU.bs,eqU(ml renew~l'.upon the mutual assent ofthe·parlies.. iL Fees-fck Subcontractor: .Oiclc:stdn'·Shapiro· tLP $h~n be . paid a · ~ri~hly (ee fo~d~ for in the fees ,remitted :to the Gephardt Group (clause 4 .below). the ·~i;pJiardi ·Grolip is :respo·~wte for d·isb1,1rsi.g.g ~~ fee$ t() "J?1ckstcin;Sh.aplro ·tL.P on:a·regular basis. . · iii. ·it .iS·'Wlderstood· that E>ic;kStein·,Shapiro ~J;,;P $h~ll have t~4= s_~r:ne .ob.ligations as the ·O.w~_t. O~up in this Ag1:_eement:~~d tli~l,the~ Geptiatdt Group and 'Dip~tcitl Shapiro I,:i;::P 1¥tv~: pledgaj ~Q. Work together amfoably. fb.c ~P~phar9~ Gro'-'p will .r~t:ain t.ne ser.:Y.foe5-o( B_ rian. .f.Omi .to .setve as a .((!): ~u.~9utract9-r·QJl t,his, li}att~:~c;cordi;i~:to _the; .(ol!o~i:Qg:tem:isi . ;~ ] qrp of Su~ritract:; The,; ~~ntr~c.t :sltall- .ctomme·nce, o·n :January l,, -20.14 ·~4 ~it~ ·p~il)~:~: 3.'h ~O'l4, ~bJ'* to •s,µp~~quen:t·n;newal upc>'n the mtitua:'l-assenh>-f;the-'p'att.ies. ·U. 'Fees for'Subcantraeto·r-: ·Brlan~ Fomi shall &e·paid a nmrithly·: fee 'Q.f$ , . for-.the·: (~iili. 1'Jle:fees.o'f: d1~ 11.~ticontr-ac:tor.shail be ·bs~e by turlc:·cy anct; pro~td¢ ·fot Jj1 ~i~cf (~ :r~it~~ t9 the '.Q'ePharP~ ·(Jroup ~~lJ~~~ ·if. below); The 'Gephardt Gro~p·· is fe5p9f1$ibUr for.: diSbu.riing th,e f~:?tij ;8ricin :.Fond ·Oft. .8 r.~gul.ar bas'~ . :•it. h isJ1nderstoo(t 'ihat Brian·;t:O-mfshait. have·th~rs·atne 9bffg~t.iQns ~·if~~~-'Q¢p~~~tJJ.rQ~p ,in ihi~ Agi~~~f ~f.. ;(~?r, 1 ~iie:'b~fuu:dt Gto~p wif-1,.J.et~~·; ,_~~.1 ~~~~~\~f~Y4.~ .~9-~l~·ncf:. t9:',$ ef\'~· ~~-­ s.µ1?~.ritNc Qf. o~ l~is::m.attCJ, ~cq:m:fin.g·,to; t.tie . .... fo.llow.u\g·tcnns; ..... . ·~ Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 4:50:09 PM Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 22 of 31 Received by N.SD/FARA Registration Unft 08/12/2014 4~50~09 PM , ·. ji T¢o:n ~f ·~1.lb¢i)traet:' The suQoooti:3~f ·~ljitll commence· on .January I,. 20J:4 ·8.J(J. expire December J'.f, ·2014, subject io !lutisequ~~ 'ttn¢Wa:I ul>!)~Uh.e. "mutual assei)t of tt~e. parti~. .11. f ee5 fqr Si;ib.c9.i'JJrl\~~m Lydia Borla)\d ~baH b~ paid a monthly Jot tJle tenn. The fees ofthe-subcont_ractor shall' l:!e ~bprn~ by tur_key,,an.d provjdc:d for in the f~ rem.i.tted .tQ the Q~P~rovidm ·as ident.ified ·hr theiEur.kisb.Emba~y ~~: -tiitic~y:~am:ees~:to pay:.ttie-. 0ephatdt .Gr.oup ·a·tQtal!of1t_._':--...-. m .V$ 4Q.Qiµ'S~.fo_v~. and. add!t-i~nai -~ub~rttnl~dri·'.U\at it: ~y. retain.· A.monthly paymtnt .stW:lf·'be:due .at the ·6eginnini of each·.month'·Qr"on·~ytdther · $~hedul~. itgr~ to l>y:fhJ'i>Phl~~ · · 4,.. . aJir · s:. ~ddifionali00StS ·8Dd Ex,pens~i- . ·sh_ouJd . ~he Gepb~I' _ ·OrQ'tip iri.~. · e~4.otsli®tY, '¢0s~ ~cfexp~n¥~t~fl ~key's· belialfthat $-cflibf o!~et.W~se.:~nf~~pl~te:JJ :~s-. q~iJtt·~~~if.~tj~.rJf nai ·r:entf~~­ ·.~Ei(h,er paity':m~¥·' i~jn!lte lh1s .~e~J:,'.~ M~i;fi"1~"_pJjp_r-l9 ·its;_oatµ,~' · ~~pjr~(~~M~-~j~~; tcf~lltf~q. JJ:4) . ~iJ.~. -~d~~:· ~~n oot,j~ JP. ]AJ.s .. Received by NSO/FARA Registr~tion Unit 08/12/2014 4:50:09 PM Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 23 of 31 . . Received ~y N~D/FARA ·eve·nt~ Registration Unit 08/12/2014 '4:50':09 PM Turkey sh~n ps.y. o·ej)h?fdt dtoup· it~ pro-rata s~~e of~ect fees 'A~P9.tfiPI\~ ooJ~.d~ily ba_$.is,(br;oµ~ the end oftbe no~ice: peri9d, Should/ibis Agreement. tcnnmaie pri~r to its natural explratiOn, .any fees :pai~ lP/ Ule··G.cphaI:dt Gro14p·&fli,i*ey t.fia~ exceed :tl_ie: p,O·~~il $hare of .earnecLfees apportioned on a da11v~basis .up to the date>C>fterminatfon shall .p~ refµq~ed b~ ~he Oep~ardt Gro~p to T1,1r~ey. . .MQpthly.Repattme .nnd .Quartor1y PcrfortqMcc A~sessinent: ·1... " the· ·Gephardt Gro~·p~sba~_l. provid~-.~~t}i)y ·8 written repotf t,9·Tµrk_ey•su:cciJ:tctly d~c{ibifig its ~WQrk on Tµ*ey's: l:;>'e}'l~lf. ·sucli ._ i:eports need not in·~tude calculations of the: t-iriie spent by the 41:~.i:y'd~al .m~mb~s ·o j th~ ,G:q>bardJ Gro~p · ~~· F~rther, every thi-~ months, 9r as as a· oft~n 'T:urk·e,y ma)'.! de5U:e,., tlte Gephard~ . :(k.O.._p $hii1J pr~ent •tQ Tµr~ey -wr;itt~ ~se~aien, ·· pf i~ · ~fo~~ d~ing th~· ·preced•ng ~oc;l. If, .upon reviewing the a5sessni¢n,;; TQrkey is' ·nol s:atisfiecf 'with the Oepbatdt Oroup.'s perfontiante1 Ttirkey inay, ai its sqf~ ,d)Screiiorl, t,eymfuat~-·this. Agreement-according'.tcflhe terms stated.herefu. PiiV:ileged 1iJf9rrnat'ion:· !f.he' Gq>'hardt :~lip"w0l use a1rperm~ilile effurts fo p:ro.1ect privileged~,eommurucaii~ns o~ .otb~ confictential"ihfu~at· i(jn developed by it .or provided to. it by Tur~ey.. di:iririg tile term o.ftii~ :A&i'.eerilent ThiS oBlig•tioil shall sl)l:vive the termination ·of ·tni&:. AJ.feem~.rit and any ren·ewais ·fOr a peaiiod of ·not less-'than two y~; . Vpo1J:_ t\le rern~t~~,ti.on:· 'Or:t,llis f'gre,em~l'.lt · :~~ any :renewals Tu.rlc~y ipay. request from the. G~phardt-' Gro.l,lp .thsure~· Tb~·()ep~~ G.,oup and ll:DY su~ntractOI'$ it may. emp'~oy shall ·~eparafe!y and )ti~1vl~ual'I~ ~p1ply ~i~ 8r>" and all r~$icti~_n,s '.~d r~qutt~_men~, .mcl1,1di.pg .:fiJing :and o_ther disclosure, of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; tile.·Lob.~yi.ng-:Pi$~lq~~e A¢~ .t\ie· JS~ics .R.efo~ Act o( .19899 tl)e Eqreigr) qm~pt fractjce$ Act, the .H'pnest Lea9ersliij> and' Open Government Act, and·~.ther appilcable laws a,nd t:t":gula!iQ~~~.qftJl¢ .lJ,g:~~ $tilt~-w.id.tb~;PJsttic!,ofQ.:>.h,imb,i8... · · ·9, l t · .eonfllcl&=· 1.ui~y, ~c]qiowl~ges:.Gephar:dt :Q.roQp'~ . b-~a4~h o.f practice; "which -give·ris~ to: the,p0t~(@ ~. ~-~~y:.~pr·es~n~- ~li~,ts~ip;~'rlte\a_t~ matt.era:°whose':intetests are :contrary to Turk~°'s~ ;1'fonethel~. - even":fhe appearan~ .or·~ conflict·oot.ild: render 'Wipro·qucµve ..tl)e r¢l£!f:iOfWijp·; ~nt~rat~. ~y ·this -Agr~in~ilt. 1'Jt~~fute, tfle -0.~li~c;ft 'Orou~rsha'il~rideaYOr'.n~t··oriir~to•avoid:;accuai ~n~icts,·'but, di'e·a·p~c,e:o(:c;Ql)~-1~1i.:'8$ Well'. ·TQ 11$t"ict!·4, ·tb~·: G~fiarlumb~~B~'t.ode,of.J>tQfeSS-iOtjal;.conqµet. 1t~~1. ais0··ini~ed.~etY,· ~e5s w.he(lter ·~f .r.:eprese.n'ts..~~, .~Herits.-Vf-hose interests ,8fe .contrary··to tuiice.y{ :fr- so·;. then if .Sh~ll :j~(o~ T~r¥¢Y.. ~:· JJ,~~;~i''T~~~y ~nd Ot~ ~:~~~{ O.rq,,.p·_ ~~!I ~~o:~: .tQg~!PCF jp·. d~leAWJ.1~ ~hether- ~g~ ~q,w , · tp~ ~lve·:any" ap~ai:.ent··or'actuaJ .,confl1f'iderttify.io8 potential 'COnfl'fot:s, ~.J~e Q:t?.p~qt -~~~~:~~&pqrt~Jtwif~:Jhe, I~t~:l:SJ) ·i.~~~~ts'.leg~f.~~ms_et :\Q ia.enti¥.n~ . those issues.,:whieh~}f}arldt~ed in·~th~i:- cilelit":~.tt~~:.'P~Y -P~-~ t'a::~n.f:li~~ Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 4:50:09 PM Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 24 of 31 Received by"NSD/F!'-RA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 4:50:09 ·PM '. . . 1..i ... Choice qfl,;8~:. '{:h~ A~eement ~~U be· gpyet:ri~~r ·by, and constru¢· i~· aeco[dance with, the taws 'D.f . the R~ublie of Turkey. The· Turkish Republic· epwts ·~cat~4 !n A~M.IJ;. Tlj_rke.y ,sh"all :~¢.- tJ!Q. veq~~ fo·r· r~.C>IV.:mg .,a.n r ~ispute relal~ to t11e interpretation· and appUcetion of this Agree"'1e~t th1'\t .~o) o'(be.rwise be set.tied. ~i~i:ily .by ihe :Pailies.: . · ·· · · 1J. Power to B'ind·: Absent the cxpre§ written consent ..of ·Turkey, ~either· the Qepbat~~ Gr:oup·nor'. ils. CQn.~i:J,lt~s. and sµbcontractoi:s .~ve ·a\i~h.9.r:ity to bln.d Turkey in any manner whatsoe¥ef•. FQR.,TH£··GO~RNMEN'r 'OF:THE REPUB· LJC'O.F ' . . TURKEY .. ' ' •. . ..... .- • ~ -- • • .a . .. ..,y.,,__ _ _ __ H.E. Nrunik·Tan . Ttirkish· A:mba~d0r 'to ·the United State5· • ' ' * j •\ ,, · • • • • • ' ~, • 1 . '- I' , .. .Received byNSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 4:50:09 PM Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 25 of 31 Received byNSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 4·:50:09 PM · .Appendix 2 .-. SenilCedO be Rmvfd@st by Gr!enbenrl'raurfg.U.P:· . · ·ASisubcO.nt01ct0r·to Gephardt Gr~uP. Gqyemme:~~Affafrs ('"~GA:").in its' Representatlon·of.the:Govemment of Turkey · . . Jury- ~s~-;2014 ·:for the.duratlon:ofi'the.: contraC:t period, tt\e .s~6c9nticictor agrees ti;> ·perform '\tie-fOllowlng servites· a~ ::tll~ directfoi.i Qf:a.nd:ln ro-p~rnatlon with the'- Emba~'ofTuitut.~ig~m~n.ts, •s directed, to .educate.and reeducate:etectec;f and appointed p,oli~m-~~ers1 a'nd_ ~P,lillo~ 1~aders ·a·1>9.:.t.lJ,e·. ~e~ubl~~-of Turrn$~.lp:.b~.~~J~ t~~ Lln!~~d State,s a·~d(tu~.~ey. 3~ Sotlc.1t · ad~lt1cin~I ib~rnbe,rShtp f>8.r:titjP~tl9n lft~l\e Consresst9natcau~· ~n "turkey. 4. 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'#9.rk'.Y(iththe ~m)>.@ ~s p.u.bl.i~· rela1Joqs1ieanfto~id~"tlfy;ppp,o,rt1Jnlttes./o.~ ~~Qlp~tloq by tll~ ~~p~ssa·d~F an~ ~m?as~:s~fU~ -!:.9.~f¢(~n-~~~'~ P,,~~~1.f1!.1!)'.•.~$~."1~.~~~- fi4?11.~ "-'~9ti·ssl9n~1 -•nd 9.tlu~r elt'~.r)~JP:P.f9J~~ 1:l.1'1ce.11s i~as~r:,_nd Trtte~~;!.i:-i·w~h.1i::igto"''·: .1?.C.. ... Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 08/12/2014 4:50:09 PM Case Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 26 of 31 EXHIBIT Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 27 of 31 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Government, -v- S3 15 Cr. 867 (RMB) REZA ZARRAB, et al., Defendants. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- x AFFIDAVIT OF MICHAEL B. MUKASEY STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) Michael B. Mukasey, being duly sworn, says: 1. I am a lawyer admitted to practice in the courts of the State of New York and several federal courts, including the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and am of counsel to Debevoise & Plimpton ("Debevoise") in that firm's New York office. 2. I make this affidavit in response to the Court's Decision & Order of April 5, 2017 (the "Decision"), directing Benjamin Brafman, Esq., defense counsel for Reza Zarrab in the captioned case, to provide int r aJ ia four categories of information, three of which relate to Mr. Zarrab's engagement of me and my firm in this case. As reflected in the Decision, this information is sought in aid of a Curcio hearing to determine whether Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 28 of 31 there is any conflict between the representation of Mr. Zarrab for which I have been engaged, and past or current representation of any of eight banks by my firm, Debevoise & Plimpton, and if so whether any such conflict is waivable. 3. As is apparent from the information set forth in paragraph 4 below, there is no conflict of interest whatever between me or Debevoise on the one hand, and Mr. Zarrab on the other, growing out of representation by Debevoise of one or more of the subject banks. 4. The four categories, as set forth in the Decision, and the corresponding facts, insofar as they relate to me and to Debevoise, are as follows: " work and roles Messrs. Giuliani and a. Description of the nature of the Mukasey have been retained to perform and have performed for Mr. Zarrab, including copies of the retainer agreements. Debevoise and I have been retained to provide advice and to consult, although not to appear in court, with respect to Mr. Zarrab's defense of the charges in this case. Those services have focused principally although not exclusively on an effort to determine whether this case can be resolved as part of some agreement between the United States and Turkey that will promote the national security interests of the United States and redound to the benefit of Mr. Zarrab. Attached as Exhibit A to this affidavit is a copy of the retainer agreement between Debevoise and Mr. Zarrab. Those services have included, and are anticipated to include further, meetings or conversations with senior officials of the governments of the United States and Turkey. The meetings and conversations with Turkish officials have 'included a meeting with the president of Turkey. Immediately 2 Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 29 of 31 before that meeting and in preparation for it, Rudolph W. Giuliani and I were briefed by a State Department official. Both the Attorney General of the United States and, on information and belief, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, have been apprised on a confidential basis and in general terms of those meetings and conversations. Although that confidentiality has been breached, senior U.S. officials have remained receptive to pursuing the possibility of an agreement as set forth above. b. Description of the representations of "victim banks" by Greenberg Traurig and Debevoise & Plimpton (including by whom) and measures taken by these law firms to separate those representations from the representation of Mr. Zarrab. Based on a review of firm computer records, and conversations with certain of the partners involved in the representations in question, I have determined that Debevoise has represented each of the named banks at various times in the past, and at present does work for all except Wells Fargo. As to HSBC, although certain matters remain open, no time has been billed in 2016 or 2017. Several practice groups at the firm have performed a variety of corporate and litigation work for these clients. On the corporate side, this includes work by practice groups specializing in structured finance, investment management, capital markets, tax, trusts and estates, and mergers and acquisitions. With respect to litigation, Debevoise has been retained most often to represent a bank in connection with federal regulatory or other investigations, as well as state regulatory investigations and proceedings. Of all these numerous and varied matters, none involves any issue in this case, nor can the outcome of this case have any impact on any interest of any client of Debevoise. Of the eight banks, I have performed work for only one-JP 3 Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 30 of 31 Morgan Chase - and that work ceased more than two years ago. I am the only partner at Debevoise who has done work on the representation of Mr. Zarrab, and the associate who has begun to work on this matter is not doing any work for any of these banks. In addition, when this matter was opened, Debevoise put in place an information screen such that only people working on the matter - lawyers and support personnel with functional roles - have access to the documents stored under the relevant matter number. Although it is obvious that there is no conflict, actual or potential, between Mr. Zarrab and any of these bank clients, neither I nor the associate working with me on this case will do any work for any of the subject banks while we continue to represent Mr. Zarrab, nor will any other Debevoise lawyer do work for any such bank while working on this case. c. Description of the agency relationship (including when it began) between Greenberg Traurig and the Republic of Turkey, including any involvement by Mr. Giuliani in such work, and a copy of the agency and retainer agreements. This item is not relevant to me or to Debevoise. d. The identity of any persons or parties paying Mr. Zarrab 's legalfees and expenses, if other than Mr. Zarrab (citation omitted). There is no person or party other than Mr. Zarrab paying Mr. Zarrab's legal fees and expenses. 5. As noted in the response set forth at paragraph 4(a) above, senior officials in both the U.S. government and the Turkish government remain receptive to pursuing the possibility of an agreement that could promote the security of the United States and 4 Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 225 Filed 04/19/17 Page 31 of 31 resolve the issues in this case. Indeed, one of those officials stated that out of necessity he has grown used to functioning in an atmosphere that includes inaccurate and illintentioned leaks. That receptiveness is hardly surprising when one considers that none of the transactions in which Mr. Zarrab is alleged to have participated involved weapons or nuclear technology, or any other contraband, but rather involved consumer goods, and that Turkey is situated in a part of the world strategically critical to the United States. However, even the best intentioned officials can find their efforts compromised by leaked information and misinformation. The Court should treat most seriously any apparent effort to subvert an entirely lawful and not at all unprecedented attempt by Mr. Zarrab's lawyers to pursue a state-to-state resolution of this case. Sworn to before me this 13th day of April, 201 7 ,L~/1-:d~ Notary Public SUSAN BANGE AVRAM NOTARY PUSUC, State of New York No. 30-47.00514 Qualified in Nassau County Cert/rrcate Flletl In York Commission Elcpl!'8k.JulY 31, 20 Nr Cot:?? 5