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From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:35 PM To: Connie Collingsworth; Larry Cohen Subject: Re: torn mcgraw at JPM. Ray Russo , 16 person=at Paul Weiss. greg ezring , securities law . I suggest =ou call Brad Karp, and tell him you are calling at my suggestion, Br=d is the managing partner. OF course you should continue=to consult with anyone you like, I didn't mean to suggest otherw=se , however I thought to actually move things along that have stagnated f=r 5 weeks , and given our 7 week deadline to flush out issues=C2 I thought you might be further ahead talking to people that have alr=ady thought about these things. On Wed,=Jul 9, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Connie Collingsworth wrote: Jeffrey, I plan to continue to con=ult with Morgan Lewis as counsel for the foundation. You are of cour=e, 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 =rom the conversations you have had with them to date. Please provide=me with their contact information. Also, Bill said there is a memo t=at was prepared by counsel that you shared with him during your meeting in June that he expected we would have read.=C2 Larry doesn't have a copy, so it would be helpful if you cou=d send me a copy. Thanks, Connie R. Collingsworth General Counsel Legal V+ C+ F+ E EFTA_R1_01766171 EFTA02586195 Assistant Diana Blair V<=b> E<=b> =AO Bill & Melinda Gates Found=tion www.gatesf=undation.org AO From: jeffrey =. [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 2:16 PM To: Connie Collingsworth; Larry Cohen Subject: connie, while the morgan lewis people se=med nice, I think it late in the process to bring them up to speed.=C2 Bill and I made changes to lisas chart on june 3rd.. =AO I suggest tax expert at JPM new york, sec=rities expertise at Paul weirs. The woman in charge of NPT has thought throu=h some of these issues, but again not at scale which has its own complica=ions. I like you am confident that we can navigate through, =AO Id greatly prefer to use people with who I can speak shorthand.. As I told Larry I m considering using Cathy Ruemmler t= be the point legal person on this coast. Someone will have to=coordinate with the counsels of the various donors who will have man= questions I m sure. please no=e 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, 2 EFTA_R1_01766172 EFTA02586196 including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved =C2 please note The information co=tained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client pr=vileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for JEE Unauthorized use,=disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is stri=tly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this commun=cation in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , and destroy this communication =nd all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights=reserved 3 EFTA_R1_01766173 EFTA02586197