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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF NEW YORK

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J-BAR REINFORCEMENT INC., Index No. 650404/2016

(Scarpulla, J.S.C.)

Plaintiff,

AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT-v- OF DEFENDANTS' SECOND

MOTIONS TO DISQUALIFYCREST HILL CAPITAL LLC, PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL

Defendant. Mot. Seq. 008

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Plaintiff,(Scarpulla, J.S.C.)

Mot. Seq. 003

MANTIS FUNDING LLC,

Defendant.

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JACOB H. NEMON, an attorney duly admitted to practice law before the Courts of the

State of New York, affirms the following to be true and correct, under the penalty of perjury:

1. I am an Associate with Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, attorneys for Crest Hill

Capital LLC ("Crest("

Hill") and Mantis Funding LLC ("Mantis"and together, the "Companies"),

"Companies"

the defendants in the above-captioned related matters.

2. I respectfully submit this Affirmation in theCompanies'

second set of identical

motions to disqualify Plaintiff J-Bar Reinforcement, Inc.'s counsel, Raymond Markovich, Esq.

("("Mr. Markovich") and his purported law firm that uses the "U.S. Law Group"

trade name, for

violating the applicable regulations and failing to satisfy the requirements to practice law in

New York State.

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L Relevant Procedural History

3. The Law Offices of David J. Shapiro P.C. filed the Crest Hill Aaction on January

26 2016, and subsequently filed the related action against defendant Crest Hill's corporate

affiliate, Mantis, on January 18, 2017. That firm actively represented Plaintiff in these actions at

least through April 19, 2017. See Mantis Dkt. No. 23. Notably, these actions were commenced

as motions for summary judgment in lieu of complaint, and the summary judgment motions were

fully briefed and argued while that firm represented Plaintiff J-Bar.

4. In May 2017, Mr. Markovich filed Notices of Appearance on behalf of U.S. Law

Group, listing as the address for service his California address at 427 North Canon Drive, Suite

206, Beverly Hills, California 90210. Crest Hill Dkt. No. 66; Mantis Dkt. No. 24; true and

correct copies of the Notices of Appearance are annexed as Exh. A.

5. The Notices of Appearance did not state that Mr. Markovich was substituting as

counsel of record for The Law Offices of David J. Shapiro P.C. See id. In correspondence in

May and June 2017, Mr. Markovich did not dispute that The Law Offices of David J. Shapiro

P.C. remained as co-counsel. In a letter dated May 15, 2017, I wrote to Mr. Markovich as

follows:

I [ ] see that The Law Offices of David J. Shapiro P.C. remains as counsel for J-

Bar Reinforcement, Inc. ("J-Bar") in both the 2017 Action and the 2016 Action. I

am copying Mr. Shapiro on this correspondence. Please confirm that we should

be addressing correspondence to both you and The Law Offices of David J.

Shapiro P.C. as counsel for J-Bar in connection with both actions.

A true and correct copy of my May 15, 2017 letter to Mr. Markovich is annexed Exh. B. On

June 16, 2017, I began a letter to Mr. Markovich with "[w]e acknowledge your appearance as co-

counsel for J-Bar Reinforcement, Inc. [ ] in the above-referencedmatters." A true and correct

copy of my June 16, 2017 letter to Mr. Markovich is annexed as Exh. C.

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6. Mr. Markovich never denied that The Law Offices of David J. Shapiro P.C.

continued acting as his co-counsel, and even copied "David J. Shapiro,Esq."

on his response to

my letter on June 21, 2017. A true and correct copy of Mr. Markovich's June 21, 2017 letter to

me is annexed as Exh. D.

7. This apparent co-counsel relationship continued up to December 14, 2017. On

that date, apparently in response to an argument made by the Companies that Plaintiff J-Bar

would not be prejudiced by Mr. Markovich's disqualification in this action because The Law

Office of David J. Shapiro P.C. remained as counsel of record - Mr. Markovich filed Consents to

Change Counsel removing The Law Office of David J. Shapiro P.C. as counsel of record. Crest

Hill Dkt. No. 118; Mantis Dkt. No. 30; true and correct copies of the Consents to Change

Counsel are annexed as Exh. E. The Court should note that the substitutions of counsel do not

bear the actual signature of The Law Office of David J. Shapiro P.C. and were filed by Mr.

Markovich. See id.

IL U.S. Law Group Does Not Have a Partner or Any Attorney Based in Its

Purported New York Office

8. The attorney profiles on U.S. Law Group's webpage indicates that there are only

three attorneys of the firm that are admitted to practice law in New York. A printout of the

firm's main"Attorneys"

webpage is annexed as Exh. F. The firm's "attorney and founder",

Usman Sheikh, Esq., and Mr. Markovich and John Buckman, Esq., both of whom are listed as

"ofcounsel" - i.e., not partners - of the U.S. Law Group. Id. As set forth below, each maintain

their offices in either California and New Jersey.

9. Mr. Sheikh is a resident of Los Angeles, not New York, as set forth in a

November 19, 2017 interview of Mr. Sheikh in Naluda Magazine, that Mr. Sheikh posted on

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LinkedIn on December 5, 2017, a printout of which is annexed as Exh. G. In that interview, Mr.

Sheikh discusses his work in Hollywood and describes "the impetus for [his] move toLA"

from

New York to "work at a Top 4 talent agency to get a better understanding of showbusiness."

Id.

10. Mr. Markovich is a resident of California who transacts business primarily in

California.1Indeed, Mr. Markovich has exclusively used U.S. Law Group's California address

for service of papers in these actions (see Exh. A) as well as in his signature block on recent

filings, which he has signed in West Hollywood, California. See,e.g., Dkt. Nos. 68 (notice of

motion signed September 28, 2017), 98 (memorandum of law signed November 6, 2017).

11. Mr. Buckman's profile on the U.S. Law Group website claims that he "heads U.S.

Laws aw Group'sulvuP v NewLwvw Yorki via office", yet admits thatwzaa heia practices corporate law, not litigation.iawgawvii. A

printout of Mr. Buckman's profile (available at http://www.uslawgroupinc.com/attorney-john- -'ohn--'ohn-

buckman/), is annexed as Exh. H. However, in addition to not being an actual partner of U.S.

Law Group, it does not appear that Mr. Buckman even sits in U.S. Law Group's "virtual office"

at 30 Wall Street,8*

Floor, New York, New York 10005.

12. First, Mr. Buckman lists his address with the Offices of Court Administration

("OCA") as being in New Jersey, not New York, as follows: "JOHN BURR BUCKMAN IV,

BUCKMAN GROUP - CORPORATE COUNSEL LLC 11 S PASSAIC AVE FL 2,

CHATHAM, NJ07928-2379." A printout from the OCA webpage for Mr. Buckman is annexed

as Exh. I. Furthermore, Mr. Buckman's New York registration status is currently listed as

"Delinquent."Id.

' I believe that Mr. Markovich is a California resident based upon conversations in which Mr. Markovich indicatedthat he lived in Califomia and would need to fly in to New York for Court appearances, as well as Mr. Markovich'suse of U.S. Law Group's California address on his filings.

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..13. Second, Mr. Buckman maintains his'

own law firm's''

webpage, http://buckman-

group.com/,.corn/, which lists his firm address as being in New Jersey, not New York: "Buckman

Group- Corporate Counsel LLC, 11 S. Passaic Avenue, 2nd Floor, Chatham, NJ

07928." A

printout of Mr. Buckman's webpage is annexed as Exh. J.

14. Third, Mr. Buckman's LinkedIn profile indicates that in addition to his own law

firm, he is presently affiliated as an officer, director or general counsel of 10 companies. A

printout from Mr. Buckman's LinkedIn pages (available at .

https://www.linkedin.com/in/buckmanjohn/) is annexed as Exh. K.

HL U.S. Law Group Does Not Maintain a Bona Fide New York Office

15.l 4 U.S.V ~V LawLr4YV Group'sALV4JJ 3 website indicatesLllVlV4LVV thatVl41 itll maintains offices inLjj California&4lllVI lll4 at 427TC I

North Canon Drive, Suite 206, Beverly Hills, California 90210, and claims that it maintains a

"New YorkOffice"

at 30 Wall Street,8*

Floor, New York, New York 10005. A printout of the

firm's homepage is annexed as Exh. L. However, it is apparent that U.S. Law Group and Mr.

Markovich do not maintain a bona fide New York law office, but instead have, at most, only a

"virtualoffice."office."office."

16. A Google search reveals that numerous companies maintain webpages advertising

the availability of virtualoffice"

space at 30 Wall Street,8*8 Floor. These are not permanent

office spaces. For example, a webpage called Liquid Space describes the space as follows:

We are a Virtual Office Business Center that has been serving start-ups and

emerging companies, small and home based businesses and self-employed

professionals since 1986. We provide world-class business support services, at a

prestigious location where you can rent a conference room for an hour, half day or

a full day.

A printout of the Liquid Space listing (available at https://liquidspace.com/us/ny/new-york/your-

wall-street-office) is annexed as Exh. M.

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17. Another advertisement from "Opus Virtual Offices"describes the space offered at

30 Wall Street,80'

Floor, as "a virtual office in one of New York most prestigious business

addresses for a fraction of thecost"

for the purpose of making it "easy to open a business in New

York or in more cities or statessimultaneously,"

and to "project a corporate-like business

presence on a localbudget."

18. A printout of the Opus Virtual Offices listing (available at

https://www.opusvirtualoffices.com/virtual-office/new-york/new-york/location-972) is annexed

as Exh. N. Additionally, Offices.net writes about 30 Wall Street,89'

Floor, that:

This center provides your company with a prestigious Wall Street address, all

within a modern, beautifully appointed corporate setting including a fullyattended reception area. Virtual offices are also available starting from $75 per

month.

A printout of the Offices.net listing (available at https://offices.net/ny/new-york-city/36867/) is

annexed as Exh. O.

19. Notably, on at least one occasion during this litigation, mail sent to the New York

virtual office of U.S. Law Group was not received by Mr. Markovich. On September 1, 2017,

Mr. Markovich accused the Companies of not serving any timely discovery responses, even

though the Companies mailed discovery responses to Mr. Markovich at the 30 Wall Street,80'

Floor address. A true and correct copy of the September 1, 2017 email correspondence is

annexed as Exh. P.

20. Only after making the baseless accusation and receiving a proper rebuttal from the

Companies'counsel, did Mr. Markovich write back that "I just checked with our NY office and

they confirmed that they had received a package from you on August 29th but unfortunately, did

not notify me orforward."

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IV. Site Visit to 30 Wall Street

21. On December 21, 2017, at about 1:15 PM, I went to 30 Wall Street to observe the

premises of the alleged New York office of U.S. Law Group to see if it is an actual office space

used by the attorneys.

22. However, the security guard at 30 Wall Street refused to grant me access to the8th

floor, stating that, without a prior scheduled appointment and his name being provided by a

tenant to security, no one would be permitted to go up to those offices. Notably, I did not

identify myself as a lawyer, stated that I needed access for legal business and was dressed

casually, and could have been mistaken for a process server.

23. Additionally, the guard told me that he had never heard of "U.S. Law Group"and

that tenants on the8th

floor of the building "sprout up likeflies."

Thus, it is clear that no one can

serve papers on Mr. Markovich at the 30 Wall Street address.

V. Conclusion

WHEREFORE, for all the foregoing reasons and as set forth in the accompanying

memorandum of law, the Court should disqualify Mr. Markovich and U.S. Law Group from

representing Plaintiff, as well as grant Crest Hill all such other and further relief as is just and

equitable.

Dated: New York, New York

December 14, 2017

JACOB H. NEMON

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EXHIBIT LIST

A. Notices of Appearance in Two Actions, May 2017

B. Nemon Letter to Markovich, May 15, 2017

C. Nemon Letter to Markovich, June 16, 2017

D. Markovich Letter to Nemon, June 21, 2017

E. Consents to Change Attorneys in Two Actions, December 14, 2017

F. U.S. Law Group"Attorneys"

Page

G. Naluda Magazine Interview of Usman Sheikh, dated November 19, 2017

H. U.S. Law Group Profile for John Buckman

I. Office Court Administration Listing for John Buckman

J. Buckman Group Homepage

K. LinkedIn Page of John Buckman

L. U.S. Law Group Homepage

M. Liquid Space Listing for 30 Wall Street,8th

FlOOr

N. Opus Virtual Offices Listing for 30 Wall Street,8th

Floor

O. Offices.net Listing for 30 Wall Street,8d'

Floor

P. Markovich Email to Nemon, dated September 1, 2017

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NEW YORK


Hon. Saliann Scarpulla

Plaintiff,

-against NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

CREST HILL CAPITAL LLC and

MANTIS FUNDING LLC,

Defendants.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, U.S. Law Group hereby appears as Attorneys of

Record on behalf of Plaintiff J-Bar Reinforcement Inc. ("Plaintiff")(" in the above-captioned action

and demands that a copy of all papers in this action be served upon the undersigned at the office

address stated below.

Beverly Hills, California

May 2, 2017

U.S. LAW GROUP

Raymond J. Markovich, Esq.

NY SBN 2582419

U.S. Law Group427 N. Canon Drive, Suite 206

Beverly Hills, California 90210

Tel: 212-634-4545

Fax: 212-634-4546

[email protected]

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Hon. Saliann Scarpulla

Plaintiff,

-against NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

CREST HILL CAPITAL LLC and

MANTIS FUNDING LLC,

Defendants.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, U.S. Law Group hereby appears as Attorneys of

Record on behalf of Plaintiff J-Bar Reinforcement Inc. ("Plaintiff") in the above-captioned action

and demands that a copy of all papers in this action be served upon the undersigned at the office

address stated below.

Beverly Hills, California

May 18, 2017

U.S. LAW GROUP


NY SBN 2582419



Tel: 212-634-4545

Fax: 212-634-4546

[email protected]

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CARTERLEDYARD&MILBURN LLP

Counselors at Law

Jacob H. Nemon 2 Wall StreetAssociaterlssuciale New York, NY 10005-2072

* 4 570 Lexington AvenueDirect Dial: 212.238.8728 Tel (212) 732-3200 New York,NY 10022-6856E-mail: [email protected] Fox (212) 732-3232 (212) 371-2720

May 16, 2017

BY EMAILRaymond J. Markovich, Esq.

U.S. Law Group30 Wall Street | 8th Floor |New York, NY I 10005

427 N. Canon Drive | Suite 206 | Beverly Hills, CA | 90210

T: +1-212-634-4545

F: +1-212-634-4546

[email protected]

Re: J-Bar Reinforcement, inc. v. Crest Hill Capital LLC, Index No. 650404/2016

J-Bar Reinforcement, Inc. v. Mantis Funding LLC, Index No. 650294/2017

Dear Mr. Markovich:

(" Hill"Hill"The firm represents Defendant Crest Hill Capital LLC ("Crest("

Hill") in the above-

referenced 2016 action, and Defendant Mantis Funding LLC ("Mantis";("("

together with Crest Hill,the "Defendants")

"Defendants""Defendants"in the above-referenced 2017 Action.

I see that you have filed a Notice of Appearance in the 2016 Action but not the 2017

Action, and I also see that The Law Offices of David J. Shapiro P.C. remains as counsel for J-

Bar Reinforcement, Inc. ("J-Bar") in both the 2017 Action and the 2016 Action. I am copyingMr. Shapiro on this correspondence. Please confirm that we should be addressingcorrespondence to both you and The Law Offices of David J. Shapiro P.C. as counsel for J-Bar

in connection with both actions.

It has come to our attention that both you and Ray Bouderau, the principal of J-Bar, have

attempted to communicate directly with Mr. Ed Lovette regarding this matter. As you are well

aware, Mr. Lovette was an officer and member of both Crest Hill and Mantis, and possesses

confidential and attorney-client privileged information about the companies and their financial

dealings (including those dealings with J-Bar and the ongoing litigations), which confidences

and privilege belong to the companies, cannot be waived or disclosed by Mr. Lovette, and which

you are not entitled to discover - either informally or formally. See Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. v

Intuit Inc., 8 N.Y.3d 506 (2007). Moreover, given the fact that Mr. Lovette left the companies

prior to April 8, 2016, any information that he might have would be both outdated and irrelevant

to the limited issues on which the Court has required disclosures.

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pay"

Mr. Raymond J. Markovich, Esq./J-Bar

May 16, 2017

Page 2

At the April 19, 2017 hearing, the Court made it clear that limited disclosure was

required on two issues "the truth or the falsity of thatassertion" that the Senior Debt owed to

Dominion has not been paid (see Tr. p. 14; see also Tr. p. 17), and the "total number . . . to show

that [the Companies] are liquid [and] could afford topay"

a million dollar judgment. Thus, any

discovery of Mr. Lovette would not be reasonably calculated to the discovery of admissible

evidence. Accordingly, any further attempts to conduct informal or formal discovery of Mr.

Lovette would be nothing more than a transparent attempt to engage in the type of fishingexpeditions designed to harass the companies and their business partners that the Court found

objectionable (see Tr. at 13 and 18).

I trust that Eric Askenase, Esq., has informed both you and your co-counsel of the stern

comments that the Court made off the record regarding the impropriety of J-Bar's October 28,2016 letter and its empty accusations of collusion, and the warnings that it gave him regarding J-

Bar's future conduct.

Sincerely,

/s/ Jacob H. Nemon

Jacob H. Nemon

Cc: Jeffrey S. Boxer, Esq.

David J. Shapiro, Esq.

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CARTERLEDYARD&MILBURN LLP

Counselors at Law

2 Wall StreetJacob H. Nemon New York, NY 10005-2072

Associate ' 570 Lexington AvenueTel (212) 732-3200 New York,NY 10022-6856Direct Diah 212.238.8728 Fax (212) 732-3232 (212) 371-2720E-mail: nemon@cinLcom

June 16, 2017

BY EMAILRaymond J. Markovich, Esq.



[email protected]

Re: J-Bar Reinforcement, Inc. v. Crest Hill Capital LLC, Index No. 650404/2016


Counsel:

We acknowledge your appearance as co-counsel for J-Bar Reinforcement, Inc. ("J-Bar")in the above-referenced matters and respond to your request for a meet and confer concerning the

issue of supplemental briefing regarding the subsequent filing of a UCC-1 financing statement

by Mr. Edward Lovette's company.

At the outset, we note that it is Crest Hill Capital LLC's ("Crest("Hill") and Mantis

Funding LLC's ("Mantis")(" Mantis" position that such filings - which occurred after Mr. Lovette left

Crest Hill and Mantis and relinquished any ownership interests in those companies - had

absolutely no impact upon the J-Bar Subordination Agreement. Please feel free to advise us how

you believe that such subsequent filing is at all relevant or material to the J-Bar debt, or impacts

upon the fact that J-Bar cannot collect one cent until the Existing Lenders referenced in the

Subordination Agreement are paid off. I trust that you have had a chance to get yourself up to

speed on the case and have read the transcripts of the oral arguments at which the Court made

this point crystal clear and warned J-Bar not to bring any unsubstantiated allegations of collusion

to the Court.

In the unlikely event that you can come up with some non-frivolous theory regarding the

materiality of the UCC-1 filing on the issue of J-Bar's subordination, please explain to us how

and why it is that J-Bar failed to present this information in earlier briefing of the various

motions. We remind you that these proceedings are CPLR § 3215 motions for summaryjudgment in lieu of complaint, and there is no procedural justification for J-Bar, the plaintiff, to

submit extrinsic documents that are not a part of the Note or Subordination Agreement as part of

the briefing of those motions, or to "seek leave to amend [J-Bar's]complaint."

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RAYMOND J. MARKOVICH, Esq.

JUNE 16, 2017

PAGE 2

Last, perhaps your co-counsel did not fully brief you on the stern words that the Court

had during a side bar after the last oral argument for the conduct of J-Bar's principal and its co-

counsel in how they had exacerbated the dispute. The Court specifically stated that it was goingto reserve decision on the pending motions and expected that J-Bar would make a reasonable

settlement demand, that Crest Hill and Mantis would respond, and then the Court would hold a

settlement conference, if necessary. We await your reasonable settlement proposal and will

respond in due course.

Sin er y,

Jac b H. Nemon

Cc: Jeffrey S. Boxer, Esq.


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u427 N. CANON DR1VE 30 WAU. STREET

SUlTE 206 8m FLOOR• • BEVERLY HIuÄ CA 90210 NEW YORK, NY 10005

T 877.821.8718 T 212.634.4545

F 310.870.7063 F 212.634.4546

June 21, 2017

Via Email

Mr. Jacob H. Nemon, Esq.

Carter Ledyard & Milbum LLP

2 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005-2072

Re: SETTLEMENT OFFERJ-Bar Reinforcement, Inc. v. Crest Hill Capital LLC, Index No. 650404/2016


Mr. Nemon:

I was traveling for a funeral and thus my delay in responding to your June 16, 2017

response ("Response")(" Response"

to our June 12, 2017 "meet andconfer"

letter. Our privileged settlement

offer is being sent concurrently in a separate letter.

I've read the transcript of the April 19, 2017 proceedings and your finn makes a

representation to the Court that J-Bar is "[i]n a secondposition"

behind Crest Hill and Mantis.

[Dkt. 23, p. 4:22-5:5]. But since you and your clients obviously knew about Mr. Lovette's June

3, 2016 UCC-1 filing, J-Bar might arguably now not be in second position because of this related

party filing.

As for whether Mr. Lovette would still be deemed a related party, that would require

discovery and your representations are inadequate especially in light of the foregoing. Looking at

this objectively, Mr. Lovette signed the subordination agreement but then went and filed a

security interest that arguably, absent my client prevailing on claims of fraud, conversion and/or

collusion against your clients and Mr. Lovette, put Mr. Lovette's company in a position senior to

J-Bar. This smells bad. I believe that this Court will see things as I do and you have a real

problem with your "secondposition"

representation.

As for why Mr. Lovette's June 3, 2016 UCC-1 filing was not presented earlier, I think

that you need to ask yourselves the question why you did not inform the Court? As for J-Bar, Mr.

Lovette's June 3, 2016 UCC-1 filing was done several months after Mr. David Shapiro initiated

this Action on behalf of J-Bar on January 26, 2016. Are you implying that Mr. Shapiro and J-Bar

should have assumed that your clients and Mr. Lovette would try to steal from J-Bar after the

Action was initiated?

As concerns extrinsic documents, while the summary judgment motion is still pending,the Court appears to have either ruled from the bench, or at least indicated what the decision

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would be concerning the scope of discovery that would be allowed. [Dkt. 23, p. 16:6-20:23]. Mr.

Lovette's June 3, 2016 UCC-1 filing is extremely relevant to the scope of discovery that should

be allowed and this Court specifically asked if there was any evidence of collusion. [Dkt. 23, p.

15:19-16:4]. I see no procedural bar to supplemental briefing or this extrinsic evidence but 1

would be interested in any authority that you can present to support your assertion?

As for leave to amend, CPLR § 3215 is inapplicable. However, under CPLR § 3213, if

the summary judgment motion is denied, the moving papers become the equivalent of a

complaint and J-Bar can seek leave to amend. Fine v Di Stanti, 79 AD2d 673 [2d Dept 1980].

Obviously, J-Bar would also seek to join Mr. Lovette and his company.

We look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

/s/Raymond J. Markovich, Esq.

[email protected]* BBA,JD & LLM - in New York.

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cc: Usman Shaikh, Esq.


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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NEW YORK--------------------------------------- x

J-BAR REINFORCEMENT INC.,

Plaintiff, Index No. 650404/2016

: (Scarpulla, 1S.C.)-against-

: CONSENT TO CHANGECREST HILL CAPITAL LLC, ATTORNEY

Defendants.---------------------------------------- x

IT IS HEREBY CONSENTED that Raymond J. Markovich, Esq., be substituted as

attorney of record for the undersigned party in the above-titled action in place and stead of the

under-signed attorney as of the date hereof.

Dated: New York, New YorkDecember I2, 2017

THE LAW OFFICES OFDAVID J. SHAPIRO, P.C.

43 West 43rd Street, Suite 45

New York, New York 10036

Phone: (212) 265-2870

Outgoing Attorney

By: Isl David J. Shapiro

David J. Shapiro

U.S. LAW GROUP351 Westbourne Drive

West Hollywood, CA 90048

Phone: (323) 401-8032

Incoming Attorney

By: /s/ Raymond J. Markovich

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By:

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STATE OF NEW YORK )):

COUNTY OF NEW YORK )

On the 1th day of December in the year 2018. before me, the

undersigned, personally appeared Ray Bouderau, personally known to me or

proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name

is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed

the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument. the individual

executed the instrument,

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J BAR REINFORCEMENT INC.,: Index No. 650294/2017

Plaintiff, (Scarpulla, LS.C.):

-against- CONSENT TO CHANGE: ATTORNEY

MANTIS FUNDING LLC,

Defendant.--------------------------------------- x

IT IS HEREBY CONSENTED that Raymond J. Markovich, Esq., be substituted as

attorney of record for the undersigned party in the above-titled action in place and stead of the

under-signed attorney as of the date hereof.

Dated: New York, New York

December 12, 2017

THE LAW OFFICES OFDAVID J. SHAPIRO, P.C.

43 West 43rd Street, Suite 45

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Entertainment lawyers, along with agents and studio execs, are a ubiquitous group in

Hollywood. However a few stand out above and beyond, based namely on deal flow

and client lists. No one fits this bill more than Usman Shaikh, managing attorney at his

eponymous Beverly Hills-based law firm, U.S. Law Group, who, over the last few

years, has come to be known as an up-and-comer in industry circles for his legal

acumen, understanding of entertainment deal··making, and New York street

smarts. Usman's unique background spans Wall St., where he was a corporate attorney,

all the way through Hollywood. This lightening in a bottle combo has given this Ivy

League grad the ability to not only rep film financiers and producers but also cutting

edge tech and media startups in burgeoning Silicon Beach, LA's startup hub analogous

to Silicon Valley. We recently caught up with Usman to find out what makes him tick,

Launching a business takes grit, launching a law _firm takes another

level ofgrit and dedication. At what moment did you decide that you

wanted to create and launch U.S. Law Group?

Thanks for having me, truly a pleasure.

knew early in my career that going off on my own to start a firm was something that I

would end up doing, I just didn't know when Pd be ready to do it. When I was in law

school at the University of Pennsylvania, most of my classmates, including pig fe sag<alt

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wanted to graduate and work at "BigLaw"

primarily because law school geared us to

think that Big Law was the highest echelon of the legal profession. No one in law

school ever talked about hanging his own shingle or using her legal background to start

a business or anything even remotely entrepreneurial (I do think that times have

changed and this is no longer the case at most top law schools).

I ended up working at a large international firm in NYC and then a white shoe corporate

firm on Wall Street. It was around this time that I realized that I really didn't want to

continue down partnership track. I consider myself entrepreneurial with a vast array of

professional and personal interests, and I knew I needed a change or I'd be doing the

same thing for the rest of my career. That was the impetus for my move to LA (along

with my passion for the industry and connection to it...I studied theatre as an

undergrad), where I started work at a Top 4 talent agency to get a better understandingof show business.

During this time, the economy went through a downward shift and the entertainment

business in particular was hit hard because independent financing for films dried up.

There was also a paradigm shin in the legal profession, with clients, who still wanted

high level legal services, challenging the extraordinarily high and, perhaps, obnoxious

legal fees being charged by many law firms. That's when 1 left the agency and went off

on my own to start U.S. Law Group (which, by the way, stands for my name).

Being a partner-level attorney with a pedigreed legal background, 1 was, early on, able

to market myself as someone providing top tier legal services in highly specialized areas

of the law at client-friendly rates, something my competitors weren't doing or unable to

do. Today, we only have one junior attorney so our clients get senior level

representation at a fraction of the cost that large law firms charge, because we simply

don't have the overhead and bureaucratic red tape that they oñen have. All senior

attorneys at U.S. Law Group come from prestigious law firms, talent agencies, studios,

or production companies, and this background directly benefits our clients without the

hefty legal fees. Pd like to think that U.S. Law Group is not just a product of its time

but rather a leader in what I think is the new model of legal representation. That said,

my training as a Big Law attorney in NYC and the time 1 put in at the talent agency

taught me discipline and instilled a certain work ethic, which, in turn, has led to the

success of U.S. Law Group.

You have an incredible career and have worked with entertainment,

media start ups, music festivals, and much, more. How is it that

you're able to deliver results for such a broad array or clients? What

is it about you that makes you brings it all together?

I have a unique background in the sense that 1 worked as a corporate attorney on Wall

St. and then at a Hollywood talent agency. So my clients are generally a mix of these

two disciplines. On the corporate side, I'm general counsel to numerous new media

startups that are creating and distributing cutting edge content through various digital

platforms. UphoricTV is a great example of this; they're creating live stream and

original content forI' global music festival fans. On the entertainment side, I r rgt g e

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production companies and film financiers, which couples my finance background with

my entertainment background. Even though these deals are entertainment related, they

require an in-depth knowledge of and expertise in, among other things, equity and debt

investment structures and SEC compliance, in addition to industry-specific standards

and practices. In the last 12 months alone, our firm's clients have financed pictures like

Kevin Connelly's upcoming John Gotti starring John Travolta, The Clapper starring

Ed Helms, Tracey Morgan, and Mickey Gooch, London Fields starring Johnny Depp

and Billy Bob Thorton, Keepers with Gerard Butler, Emilio Estevez's upcoming The

Public starring Alec Baldwin and Taylor Schilling, and Tragedy Girls starring Josh

Hutcherson which is currently in theatres and has an 83% approval on Rotten Tomatoes.

And as you pointed out, I also provide production legal services for live events

including music festivals, the latest being OndaLinda in historic Careyes, Mexico in

November, which Vogue magazine recently called the lux Burning Man (for the record,

Fm a burner!).

Exciting! That all said, what is your favorite part about your job?

The best part ofmy job is interacting and working with such talented clients, many of

whom are thought leaders in their respective industries. Many times Fm amazed at what

accomplishing! I mentioned UphoricTV already, but other examples

are seatXchange which is revolutionizing the ticketing industry and another

client, SpineLOOP, is introducing an innovative and much-needed surgery technique to

the market. Clients like these inspire me to bring my A-game to the office every day.

Having a wide array of clients across different sectors can certainly be challenging but,

as part of what I do, I have to be able to have a deep understanding of myclients'

respective businesses and industries. 1 learn something new with each client and it

quenches my insatiable desire for knowledge and learning new things. Additionally,

unlike many other attorneys, I have the capability, through my network, to bring deal

flow to my clients, introduce them to strategic partners, help with financing their

projects, etc. Nothing brings me more joy than when I introduce my clients to each

other and a deal comes out of it, benefitting both parties. That is not lawyering, but

rather an innate desire put deals together and see my clients do well. I suppose that's the

entrepreneur side of my brain at work.

Just as a fun recommendation when working with entertainment

clients, whether it be producers, talent, etc., can you choose one area

oflaw that you think you think clients should be aware about to

better protect themselves?

rd probably say intellectual property. Most of U.S. Law Group's matters, whether

corporate, entertainment, or litigation, have an intellectual property component to them.

While clients don't need to be experts in IP (that's the attorney 's jobj, they should have

a general knowledge of it for their respective businesses. For example, on the film

finance or production legal side, we deal a lot with rights acquisitions (e.g., optioning a

literary work to adapt it for the screen), collateralizing copyrights to protect

investments, chain of title for scripts, and licensing deals for content distribnigJagQn the rd 0

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corporate side, we have to protect our startupclients' IP from inti·ingement, whether in

the form oftrademarks/tradedress/trade secrets, copyright of source code, or patents.

For our tech startup clients, we handle software licensing like SaaS deals and founders'

technology assignments, all of which have a heavy IP component. We currently have a

very high profile case in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which involves complex IP

issues.

What has inspired you to be a part of charitable projects? Is there a

certain cause thatreally stands out to you?

Regardless of how busy I am running U.S. Law Group, 1 always try to make time to

give back to those less fortunate than me. I think it has to do with my upbringing, myparents' commitment to charitable causes, and having seen deep poverty in other parts

ofthe world. Pve been raising money for and donating time to nonprofits since I was a

teen. Most recently, in August, U.S. Law Group sponsored an event for Give a 2nd

Chance, a nonprofit dedicated to providing second chances to those less fortunate than

us. especially veterans wounded in combat. We had the event at the famous The

Vineyard Beverly Hills attended by a great mix of our clients, friends, and LA's

influencers and tastemakers. We partnered with Sk8 4 Education, an inner city after

school skateboarding program. The event was tremendously successful in raising

awareness for the charity. Pm also on the board of directors of Give a 2nd Chance. so

it's a cause that's especially close to my heart. Additionally, over the past few years,

Pve gotten more and more involved with Russell Simmons' Foundation for Ethnic

Understanding, whose mission has become more relevant in these recent turbulent

times.

As digital strategy and new media rise, let's look to the future. What

is one small strategy that you advise businesses should be

implementing?

Pve written an article on this subject, Monetization of Social Media, available on U.S.

Law Group's website, among other platforms. I urge your readers to check it out!

Ok, now let's have a littlefim. Which one do you love more, New York

or Los Angeles and why?

I love and have deep respect for both cities. As you know, in addition to our Beverly

Hills location, we have an office on Wall St. and I'm licensed to practice law in both

states. It's really comparing apples to oranges (or a Big Apple to a California

Avocado?!) and each has its virtues and shortcomings. Pm proudly bi-coastal and love

having a presence in both cities. Is that too PC of an answer? Lol.

Speaking ofPC, we're seeing you becoming more involved in local

and national politics. What has inspired you to do that?

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lJ.S. Congress in California's 52nd District. At the sake of sounding bias, Omar's

ideology and background make him the perfect politician in Washington in these

divisive times and a great hope for the future of this country. We need more young men

like Omar, who's a veteran and former prosecutor at the Department of Defense,

holding public office, and Pm more than happy to devote my time and resources to see

this through. Your readers should definitely learn more about Omar at electomar.com.

And the all the while, re becoming one ofthe most recognizable

young attorneys in LA!

da, 1 appreciate you saying that. Being the face of the firm, 1 have to be a bit high

profile. 1 have to be at certain events like award shows or premieres to network and

grow my business. But when 1 am out and about, it's usually with clients or colleagues.

1 guess that garnishes some attention around town, and l'm not one to shy away from

attention!

Let'sfocus in on Usman Shaikh. You have such wonderful

accomplishments ranging from your firm, U.S. Law Group, and

working with clients in diverse industries to devoting time to

charitable causes to dabbling in politics, Are you happy to look back

at the path you have taken? How does itfeel to be where you're at

today? What more will we be seeing from you?

That's a very loaded question! I think you'll continue to see U.S. Law Group provide

top tier legal services to its clients and expand by bringing on top talent. Our amazing

clients will continue to succeed in their respective endeavors. 1 truly love what I do and

count my blessings every day. And yes, l'm extremely happy with the path l'veI' taken,

the success of U.S. Law Group, and what the future holds for me, my firm, the other

attorneys at U.S. Law Group. and, perhaps above all, my clients.

Usman Shaikh is the founder and managing attorney of U.S. Law Group, a boutique bi-

coastal law firm providing innovative legal solutions in Corporate & Business,

Entertainment & New Media, Intellectual Property, and Litigation matters. To learn

more about Usman or U.S. Law Group,

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John Buckman

Entrepreneur, Attorney

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I am a corporate attorney, working with start-ups and established businesses, large and small, in New Jersey and

New York City.

I am also a co-founder of 4 start-up companies and am actively involved in a growing portfolio of businesses.

Specialties: start-up strategy and implementation, M&A, IT and IP contracts, business counseling, licensing,

business development, compliance

Experience

Member / Owner

August 2009 - Present

At Buckman Group- Corporate Counsel, we thrive on the energy and innovation of the entrepreneur. Our

clients span a variety of industries, but share a determination to be leader in their markets..tnarkets. We make it our

job to provide legal and business counsel to these motivated entrepreneurs and we are constantly seeking

new opportunities with like-minded business people.

BGCC was fonned as an alternative to the traditional law firm. Our goal is to be a part of, and enhance,

innovation, and not simply provide a service for a fee. We look at our clients as collaborative partners who

want to expand their business team to include an experienced legal perspective.

Specialties: Commercial and technology contracts / IP licensing /<corporate governance / strategic

partnerships / marketing agreements and strategy / M.&A and corporate finance

Founding Partner, Chief Compliance Officer 4 General Counsel at Pin4

May 2013 - Present

HalCash North America is the company behind Pin4 Cardless Cash, an innovative financial services platform

that enables global person to person money transfers via the use of standard SMS messaging. Senders can

transfer funds directly from their bank account to anyone with a cell-phone. Recipients can withdraw funds

from any Pin4 member ATM or POS globally, without the need forf'

a card or a pre-existing relationship with

the recipient institution.

Co-Founder at Cross River Network

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Cross River Network is a privately held company exclusively providing digital advertising and events

marketing to the NY Waterway ferry system.

General Counsel and VP of Partnerships at EZUniverse, Inc.

July 2009 - Present

EZUniverse@ Inc. (EZU), is a technology. headquartered in.Mahwah, N.J..N.J. Founded in 2002, the

company develops comprehensive management solutions designed to deliver operational intelligence and

management technology. The world-class products engineered by EZUniverse Inc. include EZLink™,

deployed at one of the world's largest banking institutions and 360iQ™, which is currently being deployed

throughout the world's biggest franchisee network.

Team Builder - Field Hockey 4 NCAA (East) at Sportle

July 2015 - Present

Sportle simplifies and enhances the live sports viewing experience, across all digital platforms.

General Counsel, Director

January 2017 - Present

General Manager, Director at KAYWEB Angels, LLC


KAYWEB Angels, LLC is an angel investment group based in New York City, providing development

services and mentoring to web and mobile startups in exchange for equity.

The company is majority owned by KAYWEB, LLC - a web and mobile application development company

with offices and staff in Australia, the United States and the Philippines.

KAYWEB Angels endeavors to make its considerable design and engineering resources available to selected

startups,

www.KAYWEBAngels.com

Director at Cafrino


Disrupting the US online poker scene with an answer to the government shutdown of the major poker

providers to American players.

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A KAYWEB Angels company.

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Director at You Need My Guy

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[or gal] Who's Mine is Yours. The best way to organize referrals and recommendations. If re a service

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Join in at http://youneedmyguy.com!

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Director at Emercury.net

April 2010 - Present

At Emercury.net we believe in offering our clients cost effective marketing solutions forf'

their businesses.

Given the economic challenges that businesses are facing today we offer end to end email marketing services

that help our clients with customer relationship, customer feedback, and communication, all of these being

important to growth. Our email marketing.marketing services includes email marketing software that can automate your

emailing process, Our email marketing software also allows you to create and manage email campaigns and

is CAN-SPAM compliant. Another email marketing solution that we provide our clients with is bulk email

marketing. This is especially useful when you need to send out hundreds of thousands of emails. Whatever

your business requirements might be at emercury.net we definitely have a solution that caters to all your

needs making your business more successful. We have the best software in the industry along with trained

staff that is ready to be of assistance should you need any 24/7.

Specialties

Email Marketing, Email Sending, Email Blasting, Email Bulk Sending

Trustee at Chatham Field Hockey Club

May 2014 - Present

The Chatham Field Hockey Club serves to develop and promote community interest in the sport of field

hockey; to provide opportunities for participation in organized field hockey for all children in Chatham, and

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1998 - 2000 (3 years)

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Nemon, Jacob H.

From: Raymond Markovich <[email protected]>

Sent: Friday, September 01, 2017 3:33 PM

To: Nemon, Jacob H.

Cc: Usman Shaikh

Subject: Re: J-Bar - "Meet andConfer"

Jacob: In most cases, we accept email so no headaches with the mail. I just checked with our NY office and

they confirmed that they had received a package from you on August 29th but unfortunately, did not notify me

or forward. They are forwarding now. Best, Ray


U.S. Law Group30 Wall Street | 8th Floor | New York, NY | 10005


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SCOTUS, 2d 4 9th CircuitsNY Licensed Real Estate BrokerPaid Federal Tax Preparer

THIS IS A CONFIDENTIA L COMMUNICATION protectedby theattorney-clientprivilegeandthework productdoctrine.This communicationmaynot be forwarded(otherthanwithintherecipientto which it hasbeensent)withoutour expresswritten consent.Ifyou arenotthe intendedrecipientof thiscommunication,pleasedeleteit immediatelywithoutopeninganyattachments.Pleasenotify thesenderby replye-mail thatyoureceivedthise-mail in error or call +1-323-401-8032.

IRS Circular 230Disclaimer:To ensurecompliancewith IRSCircular230,any U.S.federaltax adviceprovidedin this communicationis not intendedor written to beused,andit cannotbeusedby therecipientor anyothertaxpayer(1) for thepurposeof avoidingtax penaltiesthatmaybe imposedon therecipientor anyothertaxpayeror (ii) in promoting,marketingor recommendingto anotherparty,apartnershipor otherentity, an investmentplan,arrangementor othertransactionaddressedherein.

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Sep 1, 2017, at 12:00 PM, Nemon, Jacob H. <[email protected]> wrote:

We served last week. You did not receive?

JACOB H. NEMONAssociate

CARTER LEDYARD & MILBURN LLP

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Two Wall Street | New York, New York 10005<x-apple-data-detectors://3/1>

Direct: (212) 238-8728<tel:(212)%20238-8728> | Fax: (212) 732-3232<tel:(212)%20732-3232>

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Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 1, 2017, at 2:59 PM, Raymond Markovich

<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]» wrote:

Jacob:

We have received no response and no documents from you by the production date. Your

opportunity to object has passed. Please be advised that if we do not received all demanded

documents by September 5, 2017, we will be serving a motion to compel.

Best,

Ray


U.S. Law Group30 Wall Street | 8th Floor | New York, NY | 10005

427 N. Canon Drive [ Suite 206 I Beverly Hills, CA | 90210

T: +1-212-634-4545

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Paid Federal Tax Preparer

THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION protected by the attorney-client privilege

and the work product doctrine. This communication may not be forwarded (other than within the

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Subject To Written Agreement:

Any purported offer or acceptance contained above is subject to execution of a written agreement

by all parties to such agreement and there is no agreement until execution by all parties of such

written agreement.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Raymond Markovich

<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]>

>

Subject: J-Bar

Date: July 27, 2017 at 11:53:34 AM PDT

To: "Nemon, JacobH."

<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]»

Jacob:

Please see attached which are also sent by mail today.

I will also be sending out deposition subpoenas but thought best if I first check availability with

you and also whether Mr. Marano's depo would be in NYC or FL or by video. Pm fine with

video if that works for you?

How is his availability on September 6-8?

Best,

Ray


U.S. Law Group30 Wall Street ] 8th Floor | New York, NY | 10005


T: +1-212-634-4545

F: +1-212-634-4546

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