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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE 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. 

STIPULATION REGARDING THE PROTECTION AND CLAWBACK OF 

ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED INFORMATION OR INFORMATION 

OTHERWISE PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE 

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“SIE”) and Microsoft Corp. (“MSFT”) 

stipulate as follows: 

1. This stipulated Order shall be applicable to and govern all deposition transcripts and/or 

videotapes, documents and data produced in response to requests for production of 

documents, affidavits, declarations and all other information or material produced, made 

available for inspection, or otherwise submitted by SIE (the “producing party”) in this 

litigation or as part of the pre-complaint investigation (collectively “Information”). 

2. The disclosure of any privileged or otherwise protected or exempted Information, as well 

as the production of Information without an appropriate designation of confidentiality is 

not a waiver of the privilege or protection from discovery in this case or in any other 

proceeding. This Order shall be interpreted to provide the maximum protection allowed 

by Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and FTC Rule 3.31(g), 16 C.F.R. § 3.31(g). 

3. The undersigned further agree that the disclosure of any privileged or otherwise protected 

or exempted Information, as well as the production of Information without an appropriate 

designation of confidentiality, shall be deemed “inadvertent” within the meaning of FTC 

Rule 3.31(g)(1)(i)(A) and SIE shall be deemed to have taken “reasonable steps to prevent 

the disclosure” within the meaning of FTC Rule 3.31g(1)(i)(B). 

4. Except as provided in Paragraph 3, the applicability of FTC Rule 3.31(g) is otherwise 

unaffected. 
 

 

 

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Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ C. Lawrence Malm 

D. Bruce Hoffman (bhoffman@cgsh.com) 

Leah Brannon (lbrannon@cgsh.com) 

C. Lawrence Malm (lmalm@cgsh.com) 

Isabel Tuz (ituz@cgsh.com) 

2112 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20037 

T: +1 202 974 1500 

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP 

Counsel for Non-Party Sony Interactive 

Entertainment LLC 

/s/ Rakesh N. Kilaru 

Rakesh N. Kilaru 

2001 M Street NW 

10th Floor 

Washington, DC 20036 

rkilaru@wilkinsonstekloff.com 

(202) 847-4046 

Wilkinson Stekloff LLP 

Counsel for Microsoft Corporation 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE 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. 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING AGREED STIPULATION REGARDING THE 

PROTECTION AND CLAWBACK OF ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED 

INFORMATION OR INFORMATION 

OTHERWISE PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE 

On March 2, 2023, non-party Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“SIE”) and Microsoft 

Corp. filed an Agreed Stipulation and Order Regarding the Protection and Clawback of Attorney 

Client Privileged Information or Information Otherwise Protected from Disclosure 

(“Stipulation”) and jointly request that the Stipulation be entered as an order in this matter. 

Accordingly, the joint request is GRANTED and it is hereby ORDERED that the 

Stipulation shall be entered as an order in this matter. 

ORDERED: 

D. Michael Chappell 

Chief Administrative Law Judge 

Date: March , 2023 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on March 2, 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 

jabell@ftc.gov 
 

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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 

bwilkinson@wilkinsonstekloff.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 

megan.granger@weil.com 

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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 

Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ C. Lawrence Malm 

D. Bruce Hoffman (bhoffman@cgsh.com) 

Leah Brannon (lbrannon@cgsh.com) 

C. Lawrence Malm (lmalm@cgsh.com) 

Isabel Tuz (ituz@cgsh.com) 

2112 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20037 

T: +1 202 974 1500 

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP 

Counsel for Non-Party Sony Interactive 

Entertainment LLC 

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