ADDITIONAL CASES Michael Kramer, Derron Slonecker, Joshua Scherer, Adam Verost, Plaintiffs v. Joseph Perella, Peter Weinberg, Kevin Cofsky, Defendants The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 009) 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 769, 774, 777, 806, 807 were read on this motion for SUMMARY JUDGMENT(AFTER JOINDER). The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 010) 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 770, 771, 772, 775, 778 were read on this motion for SUMMARY JUDGMENT(AFTER JOINDER). This action arises out of disputes between plaintiffs Perella Weinberg Partners LLC, PWP MC LP, PWP Equity I LP, and Perella Weinberg Partners Group LP (collectively, Plaintiffs or PWP) and defendant Michael Kramer, head of PWP’s restructuring group, and defendants Derron Slonecker, Joshua Scherer, and Adam Verost (collectively with Kramer, the Individual Defendants), former members of PWP’s restructuring group (Complaint, 1 [NYSCEF Doc. No 2]). The parties dispute the nature and circumstances of the Individual Defendants’ departure from PWP. It is undisputed that, after their departure, Kramer established the firm Ducera Partners LLC (Ducera, and, together with the Individual Defendants, Defendants), and that the Individual Defendants are all currently partners at Ducera (id., 79). Plaintiffs assert fourteen causes of action against Defendants: first, for a declaratory judgment that the non-solicitation covenants in their agreements with Plaintiffs are enforceable and that the Individual Defendants were properly terminated for cause; second through seventh, for breach of contract; eighth and ninth, for breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty; tenth, for breach of the duty of loyalty; eleventh through thirteenth, for tortious interference; fourteenth, for unfair competition (id.,
85-152). Defendants filed a Second Amended Answer, Counterclaims, Cross-Claims and Third-Party Complaint (Amended Answer [NYSCEF Doc. No. 182]) against Plaintiffs and against third-party defendants Joseph Perella, Peter Weinberg, and Kevin Cofsky (Third-Party Defendants). In the Amended Answer, Defendants assert eight causes of action against Plaintiffs and the Third-Party Defendants: first and second, for breach of contract; third, for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; fourth, for a declaratory judgment that the Individual Defendants were terminated without cause and that the restrictive covenants in their agreements with Plaintiffs are unenforceable; fifth, for a declaratory judgment that the restrictive covenants in the Individual Defendants’ agreements with Plaintiffs are void; sixth, for intentional interference with prospective economic advantage; seventh, for defamation; eighth for breach of fiduciary duty (Amended Answer,
