Enron Mail

From:mlk@pkns.com
To:b..sanders@enron.com
Subject:New York Counsel
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Date:Tue, 30 Oct 2001 09:38:14 -0800 (PST)

I am concerned about your leisurely work habits after getting a 3:15 a.m. v=
oicemail today ( recognizing it was 2 hours later in Houston). I wanted to =
follow up on the conversation we had on the flight to Portland about the di=
fficulty of finding satisfactory counsel in New York for that IP litigation=
. Recognizing you have a million things on your plate, I pass this on to co=
nsider when you get to it. I would recommend you contact Jim Benedict of Cl=
ifford Chance Rogers & Wells. He was the lead defense counsel in my class a=
ction against Merrill Lynch, so my only dealings were as an adversary for o=
ver 4 years, first in San Diego and then in New Jersey. Unlike many of the =
NY attorneys I have encountered, Jim has actually been in trial and does we=
ll, i.e.,is comfortable in a courtroom. I still know his number 212-878-827=
4, which is a sign of too many calls. If any of your new securities class a=
ctions are in the NY area, or you are doing interviews for counsel anywhere=
, he would do a good job for you. I suspect he would go into shock if he kn=
ew I was on the defense side now.