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needed to find out were things that were in Russia or there were documents in the Russian language. I don't speak Russian, I've never been to Russia. So it would be ordinary course of business for me to identify a specialist who could supply me with that kind of specialized expertise.

BY MR. DAVIS:

Q. And how did you come to hire him for this engagement?

A. I met him on a previous engagement and I was impressed by his knowledge of the region and his general abilities.

MR. FOSTER: What was the previous engagement?

MR. LEVY: We're not going to get into prior engagements. It's outside the scope.

MR. FOSTER: Generally speaking, what was it?

MR. SIMPSON: It was something involving Russia.

MR. FOSTER: A little more specifically speaking.

MR. SIMPSON: It's my understanding that I was not required to talk about my other cases at this interview.

MR. DAVIS: Again, it's a voluntary interview

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