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From: Connie Collingsworth Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 201. 1 To: jeffrey E.; Larry Cohen Cc: Connie Collingsworth Subject: RE: Jeffrey, I plan to continue to consult with Morgan Lewis as counsel for the foundation. You are of course, free to use whoever you want as your counsel. I am interested in talking with JPM and Paul Weiss to get their perspectives and insights from the conversations you have had with them to date. Please provide me with their contact information. Also, Bill said there is a memo that was prepared by counsel that you shared with him during your meeting in June that he expected we would have read. Larry doesn't have a copy, so it would be helpful if you could send me a copy. Thanks, Connie R. Collingsworth General Counsel Legal Assistant Diana Blair Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation EFTA_R1_00119819 EFTA01790715 www.gatesfoundation.org <http://www.gatesfoundation.org/> From: Jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmailcomj Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 2:16 PM To: Connie Collingsworth; Larry Cohen Subject: connie, while the morgan lewis people seemed nice, I think it late in the process to bring them up to speed. Bill and I made changes to liras chart on June 3rd.. I suggest tax expert at JPM new york, securities expertise at Paul weiss. The woman in charge of NPT has thought through some of these issues, but again not at scale which has its own complications. I like you am confident that we can navigate through, Id greatly prefer to use people with who I can speak shorthand.. As I told Larry I m considering using Cathy Ruemmler to be the point legal person on this coast. Someone will have to coordinate with the counsels of the various donors who will have many questions I m sure. please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved 2 EFTA_R1_00119820 EFTA01790716