IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

FAN ZHANG, Individually and on Behalf of All 

Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., ANDREW D. MASON, 

JASON E. CHILD, JOSEPH M. DEL PRETO, 

ERIC P. LEFKOFSKY, THEODORE J. 

LEONSIS, PETER J. BARRIS, KEVIN J. 

EFRUSY, MELLODY HOBSON, BRADLEY A. 

KEYWELL, HOWARD SCHULTZ, MORGAN 

STANLEY & CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & 

CO., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) 

LLC, ALLEN & COMPANY LLC, MERRILL 

LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 

INCORPORATED, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., J.P. 

MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, WELLS FARGO 

SECURITIES, LLC, WILLIAM BLAIR & 

COMPANY L.L.C., LOOP CAPITAL 

MARKETS, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS 

LLC and THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL GROUP, 

L.P.,

Defendants.

 

Case No. 12-cv-02450

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

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MOTION OF GUS SEKAS FOR CONSOLIDATION, APPOINTMENT 

AS LEAD PLAINTIFF AND APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL

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KATHLEEN ROSELLI, Individually And On 

Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., ERIC P. LEFKOFSKY, 

ANDREW D. MASON, JASON CHILD, KEVIN 

EFRUSY, THEODORE J. LEONSIS, HOWARD 

SCHULTZ, JOSEPH M. DEL PRETO, MORGAN 

STANLEY & CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & 

CO., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) 

LLC, 

 

Defendants. 

 

Case No. 12-cv-02460

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

DENNIS EINSPAHR, Individually and on Behalf 

of All Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., JASON E. CHILD, JOSEPH 

M. DEL PRETO, ANDREW D. MASON, ERIC 

P. LEFKOFSKY, PETER J. BARRIS, KEVIN J. 

EFRUSY, MELLODY HOBSON, BRADLEY A. 

KEYWELL, THEODORE J. LEONSIS, 

HOWARD SCHULTZ, MORGAN STANLEY & 

CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., CREDIT 

SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, ALLEN & 

COMPANY LLC, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, 

FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., CITIGROUP 

GLOBAL MARKETS INC., DEUTSCHE BANK 

SECURITIES INC., J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES 

LLC, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, 

WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY LLC., LOOP 

CAPITAL MARKETS, INC., RBC CAPITAL 

MARKETS LLC and THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL 

GROUP, L.P.,

Defendants.

Case No. 12-cv-02547

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

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JOHN PEDROW, Individually and on Behalf of 

All Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., ANDREW D. MASON, 

JASON E. CHILD, JOSEPH M. DEL PRETO, 

ERIC P. LEFKOFSKY, THEODORE J. 

LEONSIS, PETER J. NARRIS, KEVIN J. 

EFRUSY, MELLODY HOBSON, BRADLEY A. 

KEYWELL, HOWARD SCHULTZ, MORGAN 

STANLEY & CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & 

CO., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) 

LLC, ALLEN & COMPANY LLC, MERRILL 

LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 

INCORPORATED, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., J.P. 

MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, WELLS FARGO 

SECURITIES, LLC, WILLIAM BLAIR & 

COMPANY L.L.C., LOOP CAPITAL 

MARKETS, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS 

LLC and THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL GROUP,

L.P.,

Defendants.

Case No. 12-cv-02791

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

JOHN H. COTTRELL, Individually and on Behalf 

of All Others Similarly Situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GROUPON, INC., ANDREW D. MASON, 

JASON E. CHILD, JOSEPH M. DEL PRETO, 

ERIC P. LEFKOFSKY, THEODORE J. 

LEONSIS, PETER J. NARRIS, KEVIN J. 

EFRUSY, MELLODY HOBSON, BRADLEY A. 

KEYWELL, HOWARD SCHULTZ, MORGAN 

STANLEY & CO. LLC, GOLDMAN, SACHS & 

CO., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) 

Case No. 12-cv-03129

Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. 

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LLC, ALLEN & COMPANY LLC, MERRILL 

LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 

INCORPORATED, BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., J.P. 

MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, WELLS FARGO 

SECURITIES, LLC, WILLIAM BLAIR & 

COMPANY L.L.C., LOOP CAPITAL 

MARKETS, INC., RBC CAPITAL MARKETS 

LLC and THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL GROUP, 

L.P.,

Defendants.

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Movant Gus Sekas (“Mr. Sekas”), through his undersigned counsel, hereby moves this 

Court for an order: (1) consolidating related actions; (2) appointing Mr. Sekas as Lead Plaintiff 

pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 

78u-4(a)(3)(B) and 77z-1(a)(3)(B);

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(3) approving his selection of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & 

Check, LLP (“Kessler Topaz”) as Lead Counsel; and (4) approving his selection of Lasky & 

Rifkind, Ltd. (“Lasky & Rifkind”) as Liaison Counsel.

This Motion is made on the grounds that Mr. Sekas believes he is the most adequate lead 

plaintiff, having suffered total estimated losses of $82,300 in connection with transactions in 

Groupon common stock during the proposed Class Period. In addition, Mr. Sekas meets the 

requirements of Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure because his claims are typical of 

class members’ claims and he will fairly and adequately represent the Class.

In support of this Motion, Mr. Sekas submitted herewith a Memorandum of Law and the 

Declaration of Norman Rifkind in Support of the Motion of Gus Sekas for Consolidation, 

Appointment as Lead Plaintiff and Approval of Selection of Counsel

Dated: June 4, 2012 Respectfully submitted, 

s/ Norman Rifkind

LASKY & RIFKIND, LTD

Norman Rifkind

Amelia S. Newton

Heidi VonderHeide

351 W Hubbard Street, Suite 401

Chicago, IL 60654

Telephone: (312) 634-0057

 

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For the purposes of this memorandum of law, the PSLRA provisions contained in the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) are cited and citations to the Securities 

Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) are omitted, as they are redundant. 

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Proposed Liaison Counsel

KESSLER TOPAZ 

MELTZER & CHECK, LLP

Sean M. Handler 

Naumon A. Amjed 

Ryan T. Degnan 

280 King of Prussia Road

Radnor, PA 19087

Telephone: (610) 667-7706

Facsimile: (610) 667-7056

Attorneys for Gus Sekas and Proposed Lead 

Counsel

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on June 4, 2012, I electronically filed 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 denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List. 

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on June 4, 2012.

/s/ Norman Rifkind

Norman Rifkind

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