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1 Case 1:12-mc Document 326 Filed 08/31/12 Page 1 of 2 WINDELS MARX LANE & MITTENDORF, LLP 156 West 56 th Street New York, New York Tel: (212) Howard L. Simon (hsimon@windelsmarx.com) Kim M. Longo (klongo@windelsmarx.com) Yani Indrajana Ho (yho@windelsmarx.com) Special Counsel to Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and Bernard L. Madoff UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION, v. Plaintiff, BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT SECURITIES LLC, 12 Misc () Defendants. In re MADOFF SECURITIES PERTAINS TO THE CASES LISTED IN EXHIBIT A JOINDER TO THE TRUSTEE S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO THE (1) BLMIS CUSTOMERS CONSOLIDATED BRIEF RESPONDING TO GOOD FAITH ISSUES, AND (2) CONSOLIDATED BRIEF ON BEHALF OF SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE DEFENDANTS RESPONDING TO THE GOOD FAITH STANDARD ISSUES Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP is Special Counsel to Irving H. Picard, trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and Bernard L. Madoff (the Trustee ), and is counsel of record for the Trustee in the { :1}

2 Case 1:12-mc Document 326 Filed 08/31/12 Page 2 of 2 adversary proceedings listed in Exhibit A. By Order of this Court filed on June 25, 2012 (the Good Faith Standard Order ), the reference of certain adversary proceedings was withdrawn for the limited purpose of deciding the Good Faith Standard Issues (as defined in the Good Faith Standard Order). In the above noted capacity, Windels Marx hereby joins in its entirety the Trustee s Memorandum of Law in Opposition to the (1) BLMIS Customers Consolidated Brief Responding to Good Faith Issues, and (2) Consolidated Brief on Behalf of Subsequent Transferee Defendants Responding to the Good Faith Standard Issues, filed by Baker Hostetler on August 31, 2012 in the consolidated docket SIPC v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (In re Madoff Securities), District Court Case No. 12 Misc () [Dkt. No. 324], and all arguments asserted therein. Dated: New York, New York August 31, 2012 By: /s/ Howard L. Simon Howard L. Simon (hsimon@windelsmarx.com) Kim M. Longo (klongo@windelsmarx.com) Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf LLP 156 West 56th Street New York, New York Tel: (212) Fax: (212) Special Counsel to Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and Bernard L. Madoff { :1} 2

3 Case 1:12-mc Document Filed 08/31/12 Page 1 of 3 EXHIBIT A GOOD FAITH STANDARD ISSUES WINDELS MARX ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS CASES 1. Picard v. Hoboken Radiology, LLC 2. Picard v. Beacon Associates LLC I, et al. DISTRICT COURT CASE NO. 12-cv cv COUNSEL REPRESENTATION Nixon Peabody LLP Thomas M. Mealiffe (tmealiffe@nixonpeabody.com) Joseph J. Ortego (jortego@nixonpeabody.com) James W. Weller (jweller@nixonpeabody.com) Herrick, Feinstein, LLP Arthur G. Jakoby (ajakoby@herrick.com) Frederick E. Schmidt, Jr. (eschmidt@herrick.com) Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Lewis J. Liman (lliman@cgsh.com) Jeffrey A. Rosenthal (jrosenthal@cgsh.com) Hiscock & Barclay, LLP Brian Whiteley (bwhiteley@hblaw.com) Carolyn Marcotte (cmarcotte@hblaw.com) John M. Nichols (jnichols@hblaw.com) Rosenfeld & Kaplan, LLP Tab K. Rosenfeld (tab@rosenfeldlaw.com) Steven Kaplan (steve@rosenfeldlaw.com) { :1} 1

4 Case 1:12-mc Document Filed 08/31/12 Page 2 of 3 CASES 3. Picard v. Robert Nystrom 4. Picard v. Edward Blumenfeld, et al. 5. Picard v. Credit Suisse AG, et al. 6. Picard v. Solon Capital, Ltd. 7. Picard v. Zephyros Limited DISTRICT COURT CASE NO. 12-cv cv cv cv cv COUNSEL REPRESENTATION Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP William P. Weintraub (wweintraub@fklaw.com) Gregory W. Fox (gfox@fklaw.com) Clayman & Rosenberg LLP Seth L. Rosenberg (rosenberg@clayro.com) Brian D. Linder (linder@clayro.com) Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP William P. Weintraub (wweintraub@fklaw.com) Gregory W. Fox (gfox@fklaw.com) Clayman & Rosenberg LLP Seth L. Rosenberg (rosenberg@clayro.com) Brian D. Linder (linder@clayro.com) O'Melveny & Myers LLP William J. Sushon (wsushon@omm.com) Shiva Eftekhari (seftekhari@omm.com) O Melveny & Myers LLP William J. Sushon (wsushon@omm.com) Shiva Eftekhari (seftekhari@omm.com) O Melveny & Myers LLP William J. Sushon (wsushon@omm.com) Shiva Eftekhari (seftekhari@omm.com) { :1} 2

5 Case 1:12-mc Document Filed 08/31/12 Page 3 of 3 CASES DISTRICT COURT CASE NO. 8. Picard v. Mistral (SPC) 12-cv COUNSEL REPRESENTATION O'Melveny & Myers LLP William J. Sushon (wsushon@omm.com) Shiva Eftekhari (seftekhari@omm.com) 9. Picard v. Trincaster Corporation 10. Picard v. Credit Suisse AG, as successor-ininterest to Clariden Leu AG and Bank Leu AG 11. Picard v. Royal Bank of Canada, et al. 12-cv cv cv Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP David Greenwald (dgreenwald@cravath.com) Richard Levin (rlevin@cravath.com) O'Melveny & Myers LLP William J. Sushon (wsushon@omm.com) Shiva Eftekhari (seftekhari@omm.com) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Anthony L. Paccione (anthony.paccione@kattenlaw.com) Bruce M. Sabados (bruce.sabados@kattenlaw.com) Mark T. Ciani (mark.ciani@kattenlaw.com) { :1} 3

6 Case 1:12-mc Document Filed 08/31/12 Page 1 of 5 WINDELS MARX LANE & MITTENDORF, LLP 156 West 56 th Street New York, New York Tel: (212) Howard L. Simon (hsimon@windelsmarx.com) Kim M. Longo (klongo@windelsmarx.com) Yani Indrajana Ho (yho@windelsmarx.com) Special Counsel to Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and Bernard L. Madoff UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION, v. Plaintiff, BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT SECURITIES LLC, 12 Misc () Defendants. In re MADOFF SECURITIES PERTAINS TO THE CASES LISTED IN SCHEDULE A { :1}

7 Case 1:12-mc Document Filed 08/31/12 Page 2 of 5 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) SS.: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) Yani Indrajana Ho, being duly sworn, deposes and says that deponent is not a party to the action, is over 18 years of age and is employed at Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019, and that on August 31, 2012, I served the Joinder to the Trustee s Memorandum of Law in Opposition to the (1) BLMIS Customers Consolidated Brief Responding to Good Faith Issues, and (2) Consolidated Brief on Behalf of Subsequent Transferee Defendants Responding to the Good Faith Standard Issues upon the interested parties by ing those parties as set forth on the attached Schedule A, true and correct copies via electronic transmission to the addresses as set forth on the attached Schedule A. Sworn to before me this 31st Day of August 2012 /s/ Maritza Segarra Maritza Segarra Notary Public, State of New York No Qualified in Westchester County Commission Expires December 31, 2013 /s/ Yani Indrajana Ho Yani Indrajana Ho { :1} 2

8 Case 1:12-mc Document Filed 08/31/12 Page 3 of 5 SCHEDULE A Picard v. Robert Nystrom, Case No. 12-cv Picard v. Edward Blumenfeld, et al., Case No. 12-cv William P. Weintraub (wweintraub@fklaw.com) Gregory W. Fox (gfox@fklaw.com) Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY Seth L. Rosenberg (rosenberg@clayro.com) Brian D. Linder (linder@clayro.com) Clayman & Rosenberg LLP 305 Madison Avenue New York, NY Attorneys for Robert Nystrom; Edward Blumenfeld; Susan Blumenfeld; David Blumenfeld; Brad Blumenfeld; Harvey Cohen; Susan Blumenfeld Interiors, Ltd.; BDG Kingsbridge, LLC; BDG Piscataway, LLC; Blumenfeld Development Group, Ltd. ; South Sea Holdings L.P. ; Edward and Susan Blumenfeld Charitable Lead Trust; Boxwood Realty Group; LaGuardia Corporate Center Associates, LLC; Edward Blumenfeld & Susan Blumenfeld 2007 Charitable Lead Trust; Trust F/B/O Susan Blumenfeld; LaGuardia Corporate Center Associates, L.P. ; Susan Blumenfeld GST Trust; Edward Blumenfeld et al; Trust F/B/O David Blumenfeld; Dogwood Realty Group; Edward Blumenfeld Gerald Y Mordfin et al; Trust F/B/O Brad Blumenfeld; Double B Squared LLC; The Brad Blumenfeld Family Foundation; EDB Capital, LLC; Bull Market Fund; Edward Blumenfeld et al. II; BDG DWD Associates, LLC; DWD Associates, LLC; 125 Bethpage Associates; David Blumenfeld Farmingdale Trust; The David Blumenfeld Family Trust; B-4 Partnership; Brad Blumenfeld Farmingdale Trust; MaxRob, L.P. ; 45 South Service Road, LLC; BDG 115 Broadhollow, L.P. ; BCC II, LLC; Coblum Setauket, LLC; BDG Commack, LLC; BDG Deer Park Associates, LLC; Blumco Setauket, LLC; BDG Lake Grove I, LLC; BDG Larkfield Associates, LLC; ARC-BDG Setauket Enterprise; Charleston Enterprises, LLC; 500 Bi-County Associates, L.P. ; Daniel Land Co. LLC; 10 Michael Drive Associates, L.P. ; Gotham Plaza Associates, LLC; BDG 125th Street, LLC; Edward & Susan Blumenfeld, Guardians for Brad Blumenfeld NY UGMA; Edward & Susan Blumenfeld, Guardians for David Blumenfeld NY UGMA; The Edward and Susan Blumenfeld Foundation; BDG Construction Corp. ; BDG Daniel Street, LLC; BDG Yaphank, LLC; Brad Blumenfeld Charitable Lead Trust; and BWI Picard v. Hoboken Radiology, LLC, Case No. 12-cv Thomas M. Mealiffe (tmealiffe@nixonpeabody.com) Joseph J. Ortego (jortego@nixonpeabody.com) James W. Weller (jweller@nixonpeabody.com) Nixon Peabody LLP 50 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 300 Jericho, New York Attorneys for Hoboken Radiology, LLC { :1}

9 Case 1:12-mc Document Filed 08/31/12 Page 4 of 5 Picard v. Beacon Associates LLC I, et al., Case No. 12-cv Arthur Jakoby (ajakoby@herrick.com) Frederick E. Schmidt, Jr. (eschmidt@herrick.com) Herrick, Feinstein, LLP 2 Park Avenue New York, New York Attorneys for Beacon Associates LLC I; Beacon Associates LLC II; Beacon Associates LLC; Andover Associates, L.P.; Andover Associates LLC I; Andover Associates (QP) LLC; and Andover Associates LLC II Lewis J. Liman (lliman@cgsh.com) Jeffrey A. Rosenthal (jrosenthal@cgsh.com) Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP One Liberty Plaza New York, New York Attorneys for Ivy Asset Management LLC; Lawrence Simon; Howard Wohl; Ivy Birchwood Associates, L.P.; Ivy Enhanced Income Fund; Ivy Regency Fund, L.P.; Ivy Rosewood Associates, L.P.; Ivy Rosewood Offshore Fund, Ltd.; Birchwood Associates Management, LLC;, Rosewood Associates Management, LLC; Ivy International, LLC; and Regency Asset Management, LLC Brian Whiteley (bwhiteley@hblaw.com) Carolyn Marcotte (cmarcotte@hblaw.com) Hiscock & Barclay, LLP One International Place, 26th Floor Boston, MA John M. Nichols (jnichols@hblaw.com) Hiscock & Barclay, LLP One Park Place 300 South State Street Syracuse, NY Attorneys for J.P. Jeanneret Associates, Inc.; John Jeanneret; and Paul Perry Tab K. Rosenfeld (tab@rosenfeldlaw.com) Steven Kaplan (steve@rosenfeldlaw.com) Rosenfeld & Kaplan, LLP 535 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1006 New York, New York Attorneys for Beacon Associates Management Corporation; Andover Associates Management Corporation; Joel Danziger; and Harris Markhoff { :1} 4

10 Case 1:12-mc Document Filed 08/31/12 Page 5 of 5 Picard v. Credit Suisse AG, et al., Case No. 12-cv Picard v. Solon Capital, Ltd., Case No. 12-cv Picard v. Zephyros Limited, Case No. 12-cv Picard v. Mistral (SPC), Case No. 12-cv Picard v. Credit Suisse AG, as successor-in-interest to Clariden Leu AG and Bank Leu AG, Case No. 12-cv William J. Sushon (wsushon@omm.com) Shiva Eftekhari (seftekhari@omm.com) O Melveny & Myers LLP Seven Times Square New York, New York Attorneys for Credit Suisse AG; Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch; Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch Wealth Management; Credit Suisse AG, Nassau Branch LATAM Investment Banking; Credit Suisse Wealth Management Limited; Credit Suisse (Luxembourg) SA; Credit Suisse International Limited; Credit Suisse Nominees (Guernsey) Limited; Credit Suisse London Nominees Limited; Credit Suisse (UK) Limited; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC; Solon Capital, Ltd.; Zephyros Limited; Mistral (SPC); and Credit Suisse AG, as successor in interest to Clariden Leu AG and Bank Leu AG Picard v. Trincaster Corporation, Case No. 12-cv David Greenwald (dgreenwald@cravath.com) Richard Levin (rlevin@cravath.com) Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 825 Eighth Avenue Worldwide Plaza New York, NY Attorneys for Trincaster Corporation Picard v. Royal Bank of Canada, et al., Case No. 12-cv Anthony L. Paccione (anthony.paccione@kattenlaw.com) Bruce M. Sabados (bruce.sabados@kattenlaw.com) Mark T. Ciani (mark.ciani@kattenlaw.com) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 575 Madison Avenue New York, NY Attorneys for Royal Bank of Canada; Guernroy Limited; Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited; Royal Bank of Canada Trust Company (Jersey) Limited; Royal Bank of Canada (Asia) Limited; Royal Bank of Canada (Suisse) S.A.; RBC Dominion Securities Inc.; and RBC Alternative Assets, L.P. { :1} 5