As set forth in other filings, after Quinn Emanuel withdrew, Shah retained no fewer than 11 attorneys from four prestigious law firms to represent him.

How did Shah, if he had insufficient funds to hire Quinn Emanuel, not only hire these great lawyers, but have sufficient funds to (1) live in a multi-million- dollar luxury home in Puerto Rico while owning a home in Chicago worth about $10 million and owning a condo in Chicago worth more than $1 million, R. 483 at 3-5; (2) invest $2 million in LEAF VIP, LLC—what appears to be a cannabis investment entity associated with Shah’s long- time employee David Cho—in April 2023 at the end of trial, R. 483 at 8; (3) invest $500,000 in LEAF VIP in October 2022, Id.; (4) spend copious amounts of money on private jets, private yacht charters and fine dining after he was indicted, R. 512 at 24, R. 482 at 51; and (5) attempt to set up multiple six-figure sports gambling accounts after conviction?

Agarwal, for her part, retained lawyers from Larson O’Brien LLP, an elite trial firm in Los Angeles, and Blegen & Garvey, a highly-regarded criminal defense boutique in Chicago.

Though Agarwal could have sold the residences in Austin and/or India or taken out asset-backed loans in order to raise legal fees, she chose not to; she held onto her properties and benefitted from their use and appreciation in value.

Luis v. United States, 578 U.S. 5, 10 (2016) (plurality) (holding that “the pretrial restraint of legitimate, untainted assets needed to retain counsel violates the Sixth Amendment”) (emphasis added).

None of his arguments have merit.

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