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TAMARA CHARLES¶
CLERK OF THE COURT¶
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS¶
DIVISION OF ST. AND ST. JOHN¶
*********** ***** ******** *****¶
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN,¶
Deceased.¶
CASE NO.: ST-2021-RV-00005¶
Originating Case No.: ST-2019-00080¶
AFFIDAVIT OF DANIEL H. WEINER¶
I, Daniel H. Weiner, Esq., declare and affirm as follows:¶
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I am an attorney admitted to practice in Florida and New York. I am admitted pro hac vice to practice in the Virgin Islands in connection with this probate proceeding (the “Probate Action”).
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I am a 1981 graduate cum laude of Princeton University and a 1984 graduate of the New York University School of Law. Since 1993, I have been a partner at Hughes Hubbard and LLP (“Hughes Hubbard”), counsel for Darren K. Indyke as Co-Executor of the estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein in the Probate Action.
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I attach as Exhibit A a copy of my professional profile as posted on Hughes Hubbard’s website. The facts contained therein are true and accurate.
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My current standard hourly billing rate is $1,450. Clients customarily pay this rate for my services.
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In my representation of Mr. Indyke, I charged $1,315 per hour for hours billed in in January 2020, which was my standard rate at the time and reflects a 9% discount from my current standard rates. For hours billed in 2021, I charged $1,251 per hour, which reflects a 10% discount from my standard rate at the time of $1,390 per hour and a 13.7% discount from my current standard rates. The Epstein Estate pays these rates for my representation of Mr. Indyke.
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My hourly rates are customary and reasonable for similarly experienced attorneys practicing law with firms similar to Hughes Hubbard in New York City.
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I attach as Exhibit B a chart showing my contemporaneous time entries relating to the GVI Motions and GVI Appeal, as those terms are defined in the Motion for Award of Costs and Attorneys’ Fees and Incorporated Memorandum of Law in Support Thereof, filed herewith. The services for which I charged were actually and necessarily performed in connection with the GVI Motions and GVI Appeal.
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I affirm and declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date: March 3, 2022¶
Da el H. Weiner¶
EXHIBIT A¶
Hughes Hubbard &¶
Daniel H. Weiner¶
Partner¶
New York City¶
+1(212) 837-6874¶
daniel.weiner@hugheshubbard.com¶
LinkedIn¶
Daniel H. Weiner is Chair of Hughes Hubbard Es Litigation Department, Chair of the Complex Business Disputes practice and a partner in the International b Domestic Arbitration and Intellectual Property Disputes groups. Dan is a seasoned trial lawyer who has first-chair experience in more than 30 litigations and arbitrations. He has been recognized as a leading international arbitration lawyer by Law360, The Legal 500 United States, USA. and Global, and ranked in and cultural property law. USA as a leading lawyer both in commercial litigation and in art¶
Professional Activities¶
- Firm governance: Chair, Litigation Department; Chair, Complex Business Disputes Practice: Member, Executive Committee
- Member of the Court of Arbitration for Art. Pool of Arbitrators. 2019 present
- Member of the Art Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. 1995 1998: 2003 2006: 2009 - 2011: 2015 - 2017
- Member of The Maritime Law Association, 2012 present
- Member of the Committee on International Commercial Disputes of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. 2011 - 2013
- Fellow. David Rockefeller Fellows Program of the Partnership for New York City, 2008 2009
- Deputy special counsel. United States Senate Judiciary Committee. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Government Information, Fall 1995 - Summer 1996
Recognition¶
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Ranked by USA. 2021 as one of the top Commercial Litigation lawyers in New York
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Named a 2020 International Arbitration MVP by Law360
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Listed as a leading Art and Cultural Property Law lawyer by USA, 2020
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Ranked in The Legal 500 United States as one of the top international arbitration lawyers, 2020 and ranked in The Legal 500 as one of the top product liability and mass tort defense lawyers (pharmaceuticals and medical devices), 2012 and 2013 editions
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Listed in American Lawyer Media’s The Best Lawyers in America for International Arbitration-Commercial, 2007 2021 and Art Law. 2018-2021
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Recognized in New York Super Lawyers Business Litigation, 2007 2019 and 2021
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Listed as a leading International Arbitration lawyer by USA, 2005 and 2006 editions, and Global. 2007 edition
Highlighted Publications¶
- Co-author. ‘Joint Ventures.’ Chap. 50 in Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel, edited by Robert L. Haig, Thomson Reuters Westlaw and the Association of Corporate Counsel, 2019
Highlighted Lectures¶
- ‘Tell Me No Secrets: Privilege as it Applies to In-House Counsel.’ Continuing Legal Education lecture presented to 45 Fortune 100 companies, 2004 - present
Court Admissions¶
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1985
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1986
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. 1989
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1994
- United States Tax Court. 1994
- United States Supreme Court, 1995
- United States Court of International Trade, 2005
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2005
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2010
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. 2011
EXHIBIT B¶
Daniel H. Weiner’s Fees Charged in Connection with the GVI Motions and GVI Appeal¶
| WORK DATE 01/28/20 | DESCRIPTION Communications with client group re | HOURS | RATE | AMOUNT |
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| February 4 hearing (.4); review draft opposition to AG’s motion to intervene (1.1). | 1.50 | 1,315.00 | 1,972.50 | |
| 01/29/20 | Revise draft opposition to USVI AG’s | |||
| motion to intervene. | 2.70 | 1,315.00 | 3,550.50 | |
| 1/30/20 | Revise draft opposition to USVI AG’s | |||
| motion to intervene. | 1.80 | 1,315.00 | 2,367.00 | |
| 1/31/20 | Revise opposition to USVI AG’s motion | |||
| to intervene. | 0.9 | 1,315.00 | 1,183.50 | |
| 2/2/20 | Revise draft opposition to claimants’ | |||
| motion to intervene in USVI proceeding. | 2.3 | 1,315.00 | 3,024.50 | |
| 2/4/20 | Prepare for and attend USVI probate | |||
| court hearing. | 5.1 | 1,315.00 | 6,706.50 | |
| 2/5/21 | Draft response to USVI AG’s emergency | |||
| motion. | 4.4 | 1,251.00 | 5,504.40 | |
| 2/6/21 | Draft and revise opposition to USVI | |||
| AG’s emergency motion. | 5.9 | 1,251.00 | 7,380.90 | |
| 2/7/21 | Draft and revise opposition to USVI | |||
| AG’s emergency motion. | 6.2 | 1,251.00 | 7,756.20 | |
| 2/8/21 | Communications with USVI counsel and | |||
| revise draft response to USVI AG’s emergency motion to freeze assets and expenses. | 4.8 | 1,251.00 | 6,004.80 | |
| 2/9/21 | Revise draft response to emergency | |||
| motion. | 5.1 | 1,251.00 | 6,380.10 | |
| 2/10/21 | Communications with R. Kahn, D. | |||
| Indyke re opposition to USVI emergency motion, and revise same. | 1.2 | 1,251.00 | 1,501.20 | |
| 2/19/21 | Prepare for and participate in USVI | |||
| Probate Court conference re EVCP funding, and report to clients re same. | 4.4 | 1,251.00 | 5,504.40 | |
| 3/18/21 | Review appeal filed by USVI AG and | |||
| communications re same. | 0.5 | 1,251.00 | 625.50 | |
| 3/21/21 | Draft response to USVI AG’s appeals | |||
| from Magistrate Judge’s orders. | 3.8 | 1,251.00 | 4,753.80 | |
| 03/22/21 | Revise draft response to USVI AG’s | |||
| appeal. | 1.40 | 1,251.00 | 1,751.40 |
| WORK DATE 03/23/21 | DESCRJPTION Revise draft response to USVI AG | HOURS | RATE | AMOUNT |
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| appeal, and communications with client team, USVI counsel re same. | 0.80 | 1,251.00 | 1,000.80 | |
| 03/25/21 | Revise draft response to USVI AG’s | |||
| appeal, and communications with client team, USVI counsel re same. | 1.10 | 1,251.00 | 1,376.10 | |
| 03/26/21 | Revise draft response to USVI AG’s | |||
| appeal, and communications with USVI counsel re same. | 0.70 | 1,251.00 | 875.70 | |
| 03/27/21 | Respond to client inquiry re draft | |||
| response to USVI AG appeal (.20); communications with USVI counsel re same (.10). | 0.30 | 1,251.00 | 375.30 | |
| 03/29/21 | Conununications with USVI counsel re | |||
| opposition to USVI AG’s appeal. | 0.30 | 1,251.00 | 375.30 |