PUBLIC

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20580 

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CASE NAME FILE/DOCKET NUMBER 

Microsoft Corporation and Activision Blizzard, Inc. D09412 

Pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, I (we) am (are) entering in the above 

proceeding the appearance of 

counsel supporting the complaint (Complete Items 1, 3, 4, and 5 below) 

counsel or representative for the respondent (Complete Items 1, 2, 4, and 5 below) 

✖ counsel or representative for a third party (Complete Items 1, 2, 4, and 5 below)

1. COUNSEL OR REPRESENTATIVE 

Include the name, address, email address, and telephone number of each 

counsel or representative entering an appearance in the above proceeding, 

James W. Attridge 

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP 

1901 L Street NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

202.721.5404 

jattridge@axinn.com 

3. ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 

2. RESPONDENT(S) OR THIRD PARTY(IES) 

Include the address and telephone numbers of all persons, partnerships, 

corporations, or associations on whose behalf this Notice of Appearance 

is being filed. 

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 

110 W 44th Street 

New York, New York 10036 

4. SIGNATURE OF SENIOR COUNSEL 5. DATE SIGNED 

/s/ James W. Attridge February 22, 2023 

Return this form to: Federal Trade Commission

Room H-113 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20580 

FTC Form 232 (rev. 7/11) 
 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 

) 

In the Matter of ) 

) 

Microsoft Corp., ) 

a corporation, and ) 

) Docket No. 9412 

Activision Blizzard, Inc. ) 

a corporation, ) 

) 

Respondents. ) 

) 

STATEMENT OF GOOD STANDING PURSUANT TO 16 C.F.R. § 4.1 

In connection with the Notice of Appearance filed on February 22, 2023, and pursuant to 

16 C.F.R. § 4.1(d), I state that I am eligible to practice before the Commission as a member of 

the Bar of the District of Columbia (Bar No. 1012322). As requested by 16 C.F.R. § 4.1(d), I 

further state that I am a member of good standing within the legal profession. 

Dated: February 22, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ James W. Attridge 

James W. Attridge 

1901 L Street NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

Tel: 202.721.5404 

Email: jattridge@axinn.com 

AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER LLP 

Counsel for Non-Party Take-Two Interactive 

Software, Inc. 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on February 22, 2023, I filed the foregoing document electronically 

using the Federal Trade Commission’s e-filing system, which will send notification of such filing 

to: 

April Tabor 

Secretary 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-113 

Washington, D.C. 20580 

ElectronicFilings@ftc.gov 

The Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

Administrative Law Judge 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-110 

Washington, D.C. 20580 

OALJ@ftc.com 

I also certify that I caused the foregoing document to be served via email to: 

Complaint Counsel 

James Weingarten 

James Abell 

Meredith Levert 

Jennifer Fleury 

Cem Akleman 

Taylor Alexander 

Amanda Butler 

Merrick Pastore 

Nicole Callan 

Ethan Gurwitz 

Maria Cirincione 

James Gossmann 

Stephen Santulli 

Edmund Saw 

Michael A. Franchak 

Peggy Bayer Femenella 

Kassandra DiPietro 

J. Alexander Ansaldo 

David E. Morris 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20580 

(202) 326-2289 

jweingarten@ftc.gov 
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jabell@ftc.gov 

mlevert@ftc.gov 

jfleury@ftc.gov 

cakleman@ftc.gov 

talexander@ftc.gov 

abutler2@ftc.gov 

mpastore@ftc.gov 

ncallan@ftc.gov 

egurwitz@ftc.gov 

mcirincione@ftc.gov 

jgossmann@ftc.gov 

ssantulli@ftc.gov 

esaw@ftc.gov 

mfranchak@ftc.gov 

pbayerfemenella@ftc.gov 

kdipietro@ftc.gov 

jansaldo@ftc.gov 

dmorris1@ftc.gov 

Counsel for Respondent Microsoft Corp. 

Beth Wilkinson 

Rakesh N. Kilaru 

Kieran Gostin 

Grace L. Hill 

Anastasia M. Pastan 

Alysha Bohanon 

Sarah E. Neuman 

Wilkinson Stekloff LLP 

2001 M Street, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 847-4010 

bwilkinsonstekloff.com 

rkilaru@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

kgostin@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

ghill@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

apastan@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

abohanon@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

sneuman@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

Michael Moiseyev 

Megan Granger 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 

2001 M Street, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 682-7235 

michael.moiseyev@weil.com 
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megan.granger@weil.com 

Counsel for Respondent Activision-Blizzard, Inc. 

Steven C. Sunshine 

Julia K. York 

Jessica R. Watters 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 

1440 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 271-7860 

steve.sunshine@skadden.com 

julia.york@skadden.com 

jessica.watters@skadden.com 

Maria A. Raptis 

Michael J. Sheerin 

Evan R. Kreiner 

Andrew D. Kabbes 

Bradley J. Pierson 

Matthew M. Martino 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 

One Manhattan West 

New York, NY 10001 

(212) 735-2425 

maria.raptis@skadden.com 

michael.sheerin@skadden.com 

evan.kreiner@skadden.com 

andrew.kabbes@skadden.com 

bradley.pierson@skadden.com 

matthew.martino@skadden.com 

Dated: February 22, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ James W. Attridge 

James W. Attridge 

Counsel for Non-Party Take-Two Interactive 

Software, Inc. 
 

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CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRONIC FILING 

I certify that the electronic copy sent to the Secretary of the Commission is a true and 

correct copy of the original filing, and that I possess a paper original of the signed document that 

is available for review by the parties and the adjudicator. 

Dated: February 22, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ James W. Attridge 

James W. Attridge 

1901 L Street NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

Tel: 202.721.5404 

Email: jattridge@axinn.com 

AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER LLP 

Counsel for Non-Party Take-Two Interactive 

Software, Inc.