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Document A-5712

AI Analysis

Summary: The witness, Brune, is questioned about the team working on the Parse matter, identifying attorneys and paralegals involved, including Melissa Desori, David Elbaum, and several paralegals. Brune confirms the involvement of various non-attorney personnel and provides some details about their roles.
Significance: This deposition testimony provides insight into the team composition and roles of individuals working on the Parse matter, potentially relevant to understanding the case's development and key players.
Key Topics: attorneys and non-attorney personnel working on the Parse matter roles and responsibilities of team members identification of specific individuals involved in the case
Key People:
  • Brune - witness being deposed
  • Melissa Desori - associate attorney working on the Parse matter
  • David Elbaum - attorney who worked briefly on expert testimony issues
  • Brendan Henry - paralegal
  • Jenson Smith - paralegal
  • Ariel Stoddard - paralegal
  • Nancy Ma - paralegal
  • David Benhamou - presumably a non-attorney team member, exact role not specified

Full Text

C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct 255 1 A. That's right. 2 Q. You also had paralegals working on the case? 3 A. We did. 4 Q. Let me ask you, did I cover all the attorneys assigned to 5 work on the Parse matter? 6 A. Melissa Desori, who I think at the time was an associate 7 also worked with Ms. Edelstein on the legal issues. I believe 8 David Elbaum worked briefly on the expert testimony issues that 9 came up with Dr. DeRosa and I think others may have pitched in 10 over the many years when we worked on the matter, but I think 11 you've gotten the core team. 12 Q. And then you had non-attorney personnel as well, correct? 13 Paralegals? 14 A. Paralegals, yes. 15 Q. David Benhamou? 16 A. Yes. 17 Q. Tell me, who is Brendan Henry? 18 A. There's a paralegal named Brendan in our office and I 19 assume this is Brendan Henry, but as I sit here, I can't recall 20 Brendan's last name. 21 Q. And who is Jenson Smith? 22 A. Jenson Smith is a paralegal in our office. 23 Q. Ariel Stoddard? 24 A. The same. 25 Q. Nancy Ma? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009995