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` IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`NANOCO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., and
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA,
`INC.
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`Defendants.
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` Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-00038-JRG
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` JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF DESIGNATION OF LEAD ATTORNEY
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`Pursuant to Local Rule CV-11(a), Defendants file this Designation of Lead Attorney and
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`hereby notify the Court that Gregory S. Arovas of the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, LLP,
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`601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022, should be designated as lead attorney for
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`Defendants in the above-referenced matter. All pleadings, discovery, correspondence, and other
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`materials should be served upon counsel at the address referenced above.
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`Dated: January 5, 2023
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Melissa R. Smith
`Melissa R. Smith
`Texas State Bar No. 24001351
`melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
`GILLAM & SMITH, LLP
`303 South Washington Avenue
`Marshall, Texas 75670
`Phone: (903) 934-8450
`Fax: (903) 934-9257
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`Case 2:20-cv-00038-JRG Document 278 Filed 01/05/23 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 14512
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`Gregory S. Arovas, (pro hac vice)
`Jeanne M. Heffernan, (pro hac vice)
`Stefan M. Miller (pro hac vice)
`Jon R. Carter (pro hac vice)
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`601 Lexington Avenue
`New York, NY 10022
`Telephone: (212) 446-4800
`Facsimile: (212) 446-4900
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`Edward C. Donovan, (pro hac vice)
`F. Christopher Mizzo, (pro hac vice)
`Michael A. Pearson, Jr. (pro hac vice)
`Nichole DeJulio (pro hac vice)
`KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
`1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20004
`Telephone: (202) 389-5000
`Facsimile: (202) 389-5200
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`Counsel for Defendants
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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`Case 2:20-cv-00038-JRG Document 278 Filed 01/05/23 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 14513
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that counsel of record who are deemed to have consented
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`to electronic service are being served today, January 5, 2023, with a copy of this document via the
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`Court’s CM/ECF system per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3).
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`/s/ Melissa R. Smith
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