Document 50-2

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Appellee, No. 21-770/21-58 - v. - GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant. AFFIRMATION OF CHRISTIAN R. EVERDELL IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL CHRISTIAN R. EVERDELL, an attorney admitted to practice before this Court hereby affirms under penalty of perjury, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746: 1. I am a partner at COHEN & GRESSER LLP (Cohen & Gresser) and I am currently one of the counsel of record for Ghislaine Maxwell, the defendant-appellant, in the above-captioned appeals. 2. Pursuant to 2d Cir. L.R.4.1(d) and Fed. R. App. P. 27, I respectfully submit this affirmation in support of the present Motion to be relieved as counsel for Ms. Maxwell in these appeals. 3. We are aware that Ms. Maxwell has retained David Oscar Markus, of the law firm of Markus/Moss PLLC, to represent her in these appeals. 4. On April 1, 2021, Mr. Markus filed a Notice of Appearance as additional counsel on behalf of Ms. Maxwell in these appeals and filed a motion for pretrial release on her behalf. DOJ-OGR-00001368 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 21-770, Document 50-2, 04/15/2021, 3078116, Page2 of 2 5. Given that Ms. Maxwell (a) has relieved Cohen & Gresser as counsel on these appeals, and (b) is currently represented in these appeals by Mr. Markus, I respectfully request to be relieved as counsel for Ms. Maxwell in these appeals. 6. Maurene Comey, Assistant United States Attorney, has informed me that the Government does not oppose this motion. Dated: New York, NY April 15, 2021 Respectfully submitted, COHEN & GRESSER LLP By: /s/ Christian R. Everdell Christian Everdell ceverdell@cohengresser.com 800 Third Avenue, 21st Floor New York, NY 10022 Phone: (212) 957-7600 Fax: (212) 957-4514 Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell 2 DOJ-OGR-00001369