Case 1:15-mc-00040-AKH Document 1300 Filed 12/17/19 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x In re AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL : Civil Action No. 1:15-mc-00040-AKH PROPERTIES, INC. LITIGATION : : CLASS ACTION : This Document Relates To: : : ALL ACTIONS. : x DECLARATION OF ADAM M. APTON FILED ON BEHALF OF LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES Case 1:15-mc-00040-AKH Document 1300 Filed 12/17/19 Page 2 of 10 I, Adam M. Apton, declare as follows: 1. I am a partner with the firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP. I am submitting this declaration in support of my firm’s application for an award of attorneys’ fees in connection with services rendered in the above-entitled action. 2. This firm is counsel of record for plaintiffs Mitchell and Bonnie Ellis. Mitchell and Bonnie Ellis represented the interests of the members of the Class based on their respective purchases of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Series F Preferred Shares and/or common stock. During the litigation, our firm advised our clients concerning the case, reviewed various pleadings, and worked on discovery matters as it pertained to our clients. 3. The information in this declaration regarding the firm’s time is taken from time printouts and supporting documentation prepared and/or maintained by the firm in the ordinary course of business. I am the partner who oversaw activities in the litigation and reviewed these printouts in connection with the preparation of this declaration. The purpose of this review was to confirm both the accuracy of the entries on the printouts as well as the necessity for, and reasonableness of, the time committed to the litigation. I believe that the time reflected in the firm’s lodestar calculation and the expenses for which payment is sought as set forth in this declaration are reasonable in amount and were necessary for the effective and efficient prosecution and resolution of the litigation. 4. After the reductions referred to above the number of hours spent on this litigation by my firm is 155.40. A breakdown of the lodestar is provided in Exhibit A. The lodestar amount for attorney and paralegal time based on the firm’s current rates is $105,542.50. The hourly rates shown in Exhibit A are the usual and customary rates set by the firm for each individual. The identification and background of my firm and its partners is attached hereto as Exhibit B. - 1 - Case 1:15-mc-00040-AKH Document 1300 Filed 12/17/19 Page 3 of 10 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 13th day of December 2019 at Washington, D.C. ADAM M. APTON - 2 - Case 1:15-mc-00040-AKH Document 1300 Filed 12/17/19 Page 4 of 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that on December 17, 2019, I authorized the electronic filing of the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail addresses on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I caused the mailing of the foregoing via the United States Postal Service to the non-CM/ECF participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List. s/ Debra J. Wyman DEBRA J. WYMAN ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101 Telephone: 619/231-1058 619/231-7423 (fax) E-mail: [email protected] Case 1:15-mc-00040-AKH Document 1300 Filed 12/17/19 Page 5 of 10 Mailing Information for a Case 1:15-mc-00040-AKH In re American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Litigation Electronic Mail Notice List The following are those who are currently on the list to receive e-mail notices for this case. Jeffrey Simon Abraham [email protected] Robin L. Alperstein [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Antonia Marie Apps [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Adam M. Apton [email protected] Karim Basaria [email protected] Khristoph Becker [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Stanley D Bernstein [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Rebecca A. Beynon [email protected] Brian Roger Blais [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Jeffrey Craig Block [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Kristen Leigh Bokhan [email protected] Adam Jerrod Bookman [email protected],[email protected] Bruce Roger Braun [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],b [email protected] Kristina Anne Bunting [email protected],[email protected] Jennifer Nunez Caringal [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Alexandra Rebecca Clark [email protected] Neil Harris Conrad [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Patrick Joseph Coughlin [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Jason Robert D'Agnenica [email protected] Glen DeValerio [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Bruce Whitney Dona [email protected] Michael Joseph Dowd [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Daniel S. Drosman [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] H. Miriam Farber [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],miriam-farber- [email protected],[email protected] Meagan Alicia Farmer [email protected] Case 1:15-mc-00040-AKH Document 1300 Filed 12/17/19 Page 6 of 10 Reid Mason Figel [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Christopher Lee Filburn [email protected],[email protected] Robert Craig Finkel [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Jason A. Forge [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Adam Fotiades [email protected] Molly Bruder Fox [email protected] Christopher Louis Garcia [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] James Philip Gillespie [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Daniel Zachary Goldman [email protected] Andrew Edward Goldsmith [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Jonah H. Goldstein [email protected] Douglas W. Greene [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Theresa Hsin-Yi Gue [email protected] John Gueli [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Adam Selim Hakki [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] John Louis Hardiman [email protected],[email protected],s&[email protected] David Charles Harrison [email protected] Barbara J. Hart [email protected] Steven P. Harte [email protected],[email protected] James Ormerod Heyworth , V [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] William Scott Holleman [email protected],[email protected] Geoffrey Coyle Jarvis [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Frank James Johnson [email protected],[email protected] Rebecca M Katz [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Christopher J. Keller [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Michael Anthony Keough [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Phillip C. Kim [email protected] Robert Klipper [email protected],[email protected] Case 1:15-mc-00040-AKH Document 1300 Filed 12/17/19 Page 7 of 10 Lawrence Paul Kolker [email protected] Alexia Dorothea Korberg [email protected],[email protected] Daniel Jonathan Kramer [email protected],[email protected] Larry Howard Krantz [email protected] Eric Albin Larson [email protected],[email protected] Angel P. Lau [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Grace Jheeyoung Lee [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],grace-lee- [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Justin David Lerer [email protected],[email protected] Michelle Lynn Levin [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Daniel Craig Lewis [email protected],[email protected],daniel-lewis- [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Jeremy Alan Lieberman [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Neil Robert Lieberman [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Howard Theodore Longman [email protected],[email protected] Morgan Paige Lucas [email protected],[email protected],[email protected]