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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20580 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

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

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

counsel or representative entering an appearance in the above proceeding, 

Fernanda L. Schmid 

Cornerstone Research 

555 West 5th Street 

38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90013 

fschmid@cornerstone.com 

(213) 553-2557 

3. ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 

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

corporations, or associations on whose behalf this Notice of Appearance 

is being filed. 

Cornerstone Research 

Two Embarcadero Center Fl 20, 

San Francisco, California, 94111 

(415) 229-8100 

4. SIGNATURE OF SENIOR COUNSEL 5. DATE SIGNED 

/s/ Fernanda L. Schmid 3/10/2023 

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 

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. 

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

In connection with the Notice of Appearance filed on March 10, 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 State of California (Bar No. 198519). 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: March 10, 2023 

Respectfully Submitted, 

/s/ Fernanda Schmid 

Fernanda Schmid (fschmid@cornerstone.com) 

Cornerstone Research 

555 West 5th Street 

38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90013 

T: (213) 553-2557 

Counsel for Non-Party Cornerstone Research 
 

 

 

 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on March 10, 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 

Justin Alexander Ansaldo 

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 

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 

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/ Fernanda Schmid 

Fernanda Schmid (fschmid@cornerstone.com) 

Cornerstone Research 

555 West 5th Street 

38th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90013 

T: (213) 553-2557 

Counsel for Non-Party Cornerstone Research 

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