Page 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
__________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
)
COMMISSION,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
v.
)
)
BINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED,
)
BAM TRADING SERVICES INC.,
)
BAM MANAGEMENT US HOLDINGS
)
INC., AND CHANGPENG ZHAO,
)
)
Defendants.
)
__________________________________________)
No. 1:23-cv-01599-ABJ-ZMF
JOINT MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER
CONCERNING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PRODUCED PURSUANT TO THE
CONSENT ORDER
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Defendant Binance Holdings
Limited, Defendant BAM Trading Services Inc., Defendant BAM Management US Holdings
Inc., and Defendant Changpeng Zhao (collectively, the “Parties”), through undersigned counsel
jointly move for the entry a protective order to govern the treatment and disclosure of certain
confidential information produced pursuant to the June 17, 2023 Consent Order (Dkt. No. 71)
(hereafter the “Consent Order”). The proposed protective order accompanies this motion.
Documents and other information to be produced pursuant to the Consent Order may
contain confidential or other nonpublic information as specified in the proposed protective order.
The Parties have agreed to a proposed protective order that limits how such information will be
protected and disclosed during the course of this litigation. The parties further propose that any
Protective Order entered in connection with this motion will be superseded by any Order entered
by Judge Jackson in connection with the parties’ pending Joint Motion for a Protective Order
filed on September 11, 2023 (Dkt No. 106).Page 2 Dated: November 13,
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ J. Emmett Murphy
Matthew Scarlato (D.C. Bar No. 484124)
Jennifer L. Farer (D.C. Bar No. 1013915)
David A. Nasse (D.C. Bar No. 1002567)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
(202) 551-3749 (Scarlato)
scarlatom@sec.gov
J. Emmett Murphy
Elisa Solomon
Jorge G. Tenreiro
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
100 Pearl Street
New York, NY (212) 336-0078 (Murphy)
murphyjoh@sec.gov
tenreiroj@sec.gov
solomonel@sec.gov
Attorneys for Plaintiff Page 3 /s/ George S. Canellos
George S. Canellos (pro hac vice)
Matthew J. Laroche (pro hac vice)
MILBANK LLP
55 Hudson Yards New York, NY GCanellos@milbank.com
MLaroche@milbank.com
/s/ Jason J. Mendro
Daniel W. Nelson (D.C. Bar #433415)
Jason J. Mendro (D.C. Bar #482040)
Stephanie Brooker (pro hac vice)
M. Kendall Day (pro hac vice)
Richard W. Grime (pro hac vice)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-DNelson@gibsondunn.com
JMendro@gibsondunn.com
SBrooker@gibsondunn.com
KDay@gibsondunn.com
RGrime@gibsondunn.com
/s/ Matthew T. Martens
William R. McLucas (pro hac vice)
Matthew T. Martens (D.C. Bar #1019099)
Matthew Beville (pro hac vice)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC William.McLucas@wilmerhale.com
Matthew.Beville@wilmerhale.com
Matthew.Martens@wilmerhale.com
Attorneys for Defendant Binance Holdings
Limited
Tiffany J. Smith (pro hac vice)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY Tiffany.Smith@wilmerhale.com
Attorneys for Defendants BAM Trading
Services Inc. and BAM Management
Holdings US Inc. Page 4 /s/ Heather A. Waller
Heather A. Waller (pro hac vice)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite Chicago, IL Tel: (312) 876-Fax: (312) 993-heather.waller@lw.com
Abid R. Qureshi (D.C. Bar No. 459227)
William R. Baker, III (D.C. Bar No. 383944)
Eric S. Volkman (D.C. Bar No. 490999)
Michael E. Bern (D.C. Bar No. 994791)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite Washington, DC Tel: (202) 637-Fax: (202) 637-abid.qureshi@lw.com
william.baker@lw.com
eric.volkman@lw.com
michael.bern@lw.com
Douglas K. Yatter (pro hac vice)
Benjamin Naftalis (pro hac vice)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY Tel: (212) 906-Fax: (212) 751-douglas.yatter@lw.com
benjamin.naftalis@lw.com
Melanie M. Blunschi (pro hac vice)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
505 Montgomery Street, Suite San Francisco, CA 94111-Tel: (415) 391-Fax: (415) 395-melanie.blunschi@lw.com
Attorneys for Defendant Changpeng Zhao
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Case 1:23-cv-01599-ABJ-ZMF Document 174 Filed 11/13/23 Page 1 of 4
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
__________________________________________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
)
COMMISSION,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
v.
)
)
BINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED,
)
BAM TRADING SERVICES INC.,
)
BAM MANAGEMENT US HOLDINGS
)
INC., AND CHANGPENG ZHAO,
)
)
Defendants.
)
__________________________________________)
No. 1:23-cv-01599-ABJ-ZMF
JOINT MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER
CONCERNING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PRODUCED PURSUANT TO THE
CONSENT ORDER
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Defendant Binance Holdings
Limited, Defendant BAM Trading Services Inc., Defendant BAM Management US Holdings
Inc., and Defendant Changpeng Zhao (collectively, the “Parties”), through undersigned counsel
jointly move for the entry a protective order to govern the treatment and disclosure of certain
confidential information produced pursuant to the June 17, 2023 Consent Order (Dkt. No. 71)
(hereafter the “Consent Order”). The proposed protective order accompanies this motion.
Documents and other information to be produced pursuant to the Consent Order may
contain confidential or other nonpublic information as specified in the proposed protective order.
The Parties have agreed to a proposed protective order that limits how such information will be
protected and disclosed during the course of this litigation. The parties further propose that any
Protective Order entered in connection with this motion will be superseded by any Order entered
by Judge Jackson in connection with the parties’ pending Joint Motion for a Protective Order
filed on September 11, 2023 (Dkt No. 106).
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Case 1:23-cv-01599-ABJ-ZMF Document 174 Filed 11/13/23 Page 2 of 4
Dated: November 13, 2023
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ J. Emmett Murphy
Matthew Scarlato (D.C. Bar No. 484124)
Jennifer L. Farer (D.C. Bar No. 1013915)
David A. Nasse (D.C. Bar No. 1002567)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
(202) 551-3749 (Scarlato)
scarlatom@sec.gov
J. Emmett Murphy
Elisa Solomon
Jorge G. Tenreiro
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
100 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10004
(212) 336-0078 (Murphy)
murphyjoh@sec.gov
tenreiroj@sec.gov
solomonel@sec.gov
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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/s/ George S. Canellos
George S. Canellos (pro hac vice)
Matthew J. Laroche (pro hac vice)
MILBANK LLP
55 Hudson Yards New York, NY 10001
GCanellos@milbank.com
MLaroche@milbank.com
/s/ Jason J. Mendro
Daniel W. Nelson (D.C. Bar #433415)
Jason J. Mendro (D.C. Bar #482040)
Stephanie Brooker (pro hac vice)
M. Kendall Day (pro hac vice)
Richard W. Grime (pro hac vice)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-5306
DNelson@gibsondunn.com
JMendro@gibsondunn.com
SBrooker@gibsondunn.com
KDay@gibsondunn.com
RGrime@gibsondunn.com
/s/ Matthew T. Martens
William R. McLucas (pro hac vice)
Matthew T. Martens (D.C. Bar #1019099)
Matthew Beville (pro hac vice)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20037
William.McLucas@wilmerhale.com
Matthew.Beville@wilmerhale.com
Matthew.Martens@wilmerhale.com
Attorneys for Defendant Binance Holdings
Limited
Tiffany J. Smith (pro hac vice)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
Tiffany.Smith@wilmerhale.com
Attorneys for Defendants BAM Trading
Services Inc. and BAM Management
Holdings US Inc.
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/s/ Heather A. Waller
Heather A. Waller (pro hac vice)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312) 876-7700
Fax: (312) 993-9767
heather.waller@lw.com
Abid R. Qureshi (D.C. Bar No. 459227)
William R. Baker, III (D.C. Bar No. 383944)
Eric S. Volkman (D.C. Bar No. 490999)
Michael E. Bern (D.C. Bar No. 994791)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 637-2200
Fax: (202) 637-2201
abid.qureshi@lw.com
william.baker@lw.com
eric.volkman@lw.com
michael.bern@lw.com
Douglas K. Yatter (pro hac vice)
Benjamin Naftalis (pro hac vice)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Tel: (212) 906-1200
Fax: (212) 751-4864
douglas.yatter@lw.com
benjamin.naftalis@lw.com
Melanie M. Blunschi (pro hac vice)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111-6538
Tel: (415) 391-0600
Fax: (415) 395-8095
melanie.blunschi@lw.com
Attorneys for Defendant Changpeng Zhao
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