Subject: Re: NYT Questions
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Devon Archer" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 15:46:57 -0500

Risen isn’t running the NYT story until Monday or Tuesday but wants to “finish reporting” tomorrow.  It is possible he’s just been asked to add a few paragraphs to a larger story about the VP’s trip.   Regardless, we have time to answer the questions and get back to him tomorrow.

Eric D. Schwerin
Rosemont Seneca Advisors, LLC
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Suite 705
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(202) 333-1880
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> On Dec 4, 2015, at 3:35 PM, [email-masked] wrote:
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> Ok
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> RHB
> 202-333-1880
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> On Dec 5, 2015, at 12:12 AM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
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>> FYI, FTI, Blue Star and I just did a call on this.  
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>> 1) We need to see if Risen/NYT will give us some time to draft answers and get them approved.  Risen says his deadline in “COB today”.  But Ryan is drafting something now and will send around.  We will keep you posted on what Risen says on timing.
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>> 2) None of us on the phone were able to directly comment on the Nikolai/Igor ownership question.  Ryan will draft something on that but will of course need you to weigh in if he’s inaccurate.  
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>> 3) For question #7 re: Hunter still being on the Board we are going to say, “yes and he continues to focus on transparency, corporate governance, etc.”  Nothing to gain from talking about the transition off of Burisma Holdings because that will give the story more oxygen and since Hunter is still “on the board” it is accurate. 
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>> Eric D. Schwerin
>> Rosemont Seneca Advisors, LLC
>> 1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW
>> Suite 705
>> Washington, DC 20007
>> (202) 333-1880
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>>> On Dec 4, 2015, at 11:06 AM, Devon Archer <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
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>>> Eric,
>>> Can you have Ryan /  Sally / Wade draft answers and Vadim will way in.  Obviously all same. UK grown out, etc. etc. 
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>>> Devon D. Archer
>>> (+1) 646 436 3745
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>>> On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:58 PM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
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>>>> See below questions from NYT.  
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>>>>>> 1.       Where do things stand with the owner? Is NZ still the owner?
>>>>>> 2.       What is the status of the “money-laundering and bribery” case in the UK? NZ’s assets in UK were once frozen but now unfrozen. Does the company have a comment on the issue? 
>>>>>> 3.       He said there seems to be conflicting info about ownership of the company between Igor and Nicholai. Who is the actual owner and what is Igor’s involvement?
>>>>>> 4.       The US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt gave a speech in September in Odessa criticizing government officials for obstructing efforts to combat corruption and graft and specifically called out NZ and millions of dollars in illicit assets that he had in the UK. How does the company respond to this speech and calls for investigations into officials who the ambassador says are obstructing reform?
>>>>>> 5.       He noted that Burisma is looking at expanding into Kazakhstan. Is this true?
>>>>>> 6.       What lobbying activities is the company engaged in the US. Is David Leiter still retained as the company’s lobbyist in DC?
>>>>>> 7.       Is Hunter Biden still a member of the board? What is his current activities with the company?
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>>>> Eric D. Schwerin
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>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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