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Five Justices, Section 4 & Three Ways Forward in Voting Rights, 9 DUKE J. OF CONST. LAW & PUB. POL. 113 (with Jane Junn)(2013)Gender Unbound? Making Sense of Female Candidates in American Politics, 80 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 101 (2013)Sword, Shield, & Compass: The Uses and Misuses of Racially Polarized Voting in Voting Rights Enforcement, 64 RUTGERS L.REV. 973 (2012)The Changing Face of the Congressional Black Caucus, 19 S. CAL. INTERDISCIPLINARY L. J. 43 (2010)You May Not Get There With Me: Barack Obama and the Black Political Establishment in BARACK OBAMA AND BLACKPOLITICAL EMPOWERMENT, MANNING MARABLE & KRISTEN CLARKE eds. (Palgrave Press, 2009)Beat ‘Em or Join ‘Em?: White Voters and Black Candidates in Majority-Minority Districts, 58 SYRACUSE L. REV. 547 (2007)SELECTED MEDIA & PUBLIC APPEARANCESPanelist, Georgia Public Radio’s Political Rewind, “Redistricting and the Partisanship at Play,” (December 27, 2019)Moderator, Criminal Justice Reform Panel at Broadway’s MCC Theater musical The Wrong Man (November 16, 2019)Panelist, A Decade of Supreme Court Redistricting Decisions, Making the Maps National Conference of State LegislaturesSeminar (June 21, 2019)Panelist, NC Public Radio’s The State of Things, “Constitutional Crisis? A Look at NC Proposed Amendments” (October 16,2018)Panelist, NPR’s 1A, “The Supreme Court Returns to Talk Gerrymandering and More” (October 2, 2017)Interview, PBS News Hour, “50 Years on, Does the Voting Rights Act Offer Adequate Protection?” (August 6, 2015)Op-Ed, New York Times, “The Confederate Flag Has Become a Trademark for Racism, Despite Its Historic Appeal” (June 19,2015)Interview, PBS News Hour, “Was the Supreme Court Ruling a Setback for Voting Rights?” (April 21, 2014)Op-Ed, USA Today, “Court Ignores Reality” (June 26, 2013)Interview, NPR The Takeaway, “Supreme Court Sidesteps Affirmative Action” (June 24, 2013)Interview, PBS News Hour, “Democrats Play Offense in the South in Hopes of Turning Some Red States Blue” (September 3,2012)Guest Column, SCOTUS Blog, “What Powell v. McCormack Teaches Us About Contemporary Race and Politics” (February24, 2010)Guest Column Series, LA Times, “Dust Up: The Final Stretch (2008 Election)” (October 6-10, 2008)PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSMember of Bars of Maryland, District of Columbia, Alabama and U.S. Supreme Court. Member of American PoliticalScience Association and American Bar Association. 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP6

About Akin GumpAkin Gump is a leading global law firm providinginnovative legal services and business solutions toindividuals and institutions. We are one of the world’slargest law firms, with more than 900 lawyers andprofessionals in 20 offices, yet we strive to provideevery client focused and consistent attention. Our firm’sclients range from individuals to corporations andforeign governments."They're unbelievablydiligent in terms of thework they do andthey're tireless inserving their clients."—Chambers USAOur firm was founded in Texas in 1945 by Robert Strauss and RichardGump in a spirit of optimism and with a mission of integrity. We havesustained this guiding vision to the present. Every day, our professionalstackle complex and highly consequential legal engagements with keencommercial awareness and dedication to our clients’ business goals.Recognized by BTI Consulting Group as a Client Service A-Team as oneof the top 30 law firms in the U.S., Akin Gump is known for its strength inlitigation and high-stakes appellate work, leadership in groundbreakingtransactions and depth in public policy. We are committed to creating,expanding and protecting our clients’ assets and interests.Through our network of domestic and international offices, we advisecompanies across myriad industries in both mature and emergingmarkets. Akin Gump professionals possess a sharp understanding of theintangible factors in economic and political infrastructures, combining itwith first-hand government experience at the highest levels around theworld. Armed with our advice, clients can grow and thrive in the globalmarketplace. 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP7

Supreme Court and Appellate16Lawyersand advisorslocated aroundthe globeOverviewAkin Gump’s Supreme Court and appellate practiceis renowned as one of the nation’s top appellatepractices. The practice is made up of an elite groupof advocates, including veterans of the SolicitorGeneral’s office and former Supreme Court clerks,who brief and argue dozens of cases every year infederal and state appellate courts across thecountry.Our appellate team works with other lawyers at the trial level,handling dispositive motions and ensuring that key legal argumentsare preserved for appeal. We also regularly represent parties andamici in the U.S. Supreme Court. In fact, the group has led clients toback-to-back Supreme Court wins in the last two terms.NLJ named Akin Gumpto Appellate Hot Listfor 12th time."They are absoluteappellate experts.They're extremelyreliable, extraordinarilyknowledgeable andextremely adept withoral argument."—Chambers USAAkin Gump’s appellate practice has received national recognitionfrom virtually every respected legal publication. It has beenrecognized perennially by Chambers USA and Legal 500 as a leaderin the field, listed in Tier 1 in the U.S. News & World Report and BestLawyers’ annual joint rankings of America’s Best Law Firms, andranked recently by Corporate Counsel as one of the top threeappellate practices nationwide. Akin Gump garnered honors asLaw360’s Appellate “Practice of the Year” for 2019, and remains amainstay on The National Law Journal’s “Appellate Hot List.” 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP8

Our appellate group’s success is supported by the firm’s broad-gaugedlitigation practice and global scope. It works hand-in-glove with the firm’swide range of substantive practices to reframe complex issues forappellate review, and has become a market leader for high-stakesappeals in areas such as intellectual property, employment law, AmericanIndian law, financial restructuring, and administrative and regulatorylitigation. The result is an appellate practice that is able to tackle the mostchallenging matters across a broad spectrum of disciplines. Whether toundo adverse judgments or preserve critical victories from the trial court,Akin Gump’s appellate advocates possess the skill, credibility and provenknow-how to win.Our TeamHeaded by Pratik Shah, Akin Gump’s appellate practice is nationallyrecognized as comprising “experienced practitioners with a wealth ofexpertise at state, federal and Supreme Court levels.” (Chambers USA2020).Mr. Shah, who previously served as Assistant to the Solicitor General inthe U.S. Department of Justice, has argued 15 cases (prevailing in all butthree) before the U.S. Supreme Court and dozens more in other federaland state appellate courts throughout the country. Mr. Shah is rankedamong the country’s top appellate litigators by a number of leadingpublications. He has been noted as “practicing before the highest court inthe land on some of the most groundbreaking cases of the 21st century”(Washington Business Journal), described as “absolutely brilliant” and“supremely talented” (Legal 500) and recognized as “the completepackage: an extremely gifted writer and an extremely effective oraladvocate” (Chambers USA).Our top-notch team includes former law clerks from the U.S. SupremeCourt and federal courts of appeals. As a result, every appeal Akin Gumphandles is fortified by first-hand knowledge of both what judges want toknow and how best to present that information.All in all, Akin Gump offers clients a seamless continuum of appellateknow-how that extends from collaborating with trial counsel on strategicand tactical matters through deploying our extensive and hands-onexperience on appeal to seeking or preventing Supreme Court review.The depth, breadth and quality of experience possessed by the appellatepractice is such that lawyers from around the country—including otheraccomplished appellate lawyers—regularly consult our team on complexand critical matters. 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP9

Public Law and Policy74Lawyersand advisorslocated aroundthe globeOverviewThe public law and policy practice at Akin Gumphas long understood that solutions to many issuesfacing clients involve the very processes by whichlegislation and policy are conceived, developed andimplemented by governments in the United Statesand around the world. For this reason, Akin Gumphas built and maintained one of the largest andmost diverse government relations practices of anymajor law firm worldwide. Our practice stressescareful evaluation of client issues and detaileddesign of strategies and tactics to achieve objectivesand provide advocacy that is executed in aneffective, timely and coordinated manner.One intervieweeremarks the firm has"the strongest practicein the U.S., if notworldwide,"appreciating its "depthand breadth ofconnections inCongress and incrediblestrategy when we havean issue."—Chambers USAExperienced Lawyers and Professional AdvocatesAkin Gump’s bipartisan public law and policy practice comprisesmore than 75 lawyers and other professionals who practiceexclusively on legislative, policy and regulatory matters, includingmany former members of Congress and other lawyers withconsiderable experience in government service, many of whom alsoengage in outside political activities in both major U.S. politicalparties. These former members of Congress and political operatives 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP10

are able to assist our clients in building and maintaining relationships withcurrent members of Congress who are in key leadership positions.Our public law and policy practice is consistently ranked as one of the topgovernment relations practices in Washington, D.C., by both publicationsand our peers.Broad Issue and Industry ExposureSuccess in Washington, D.C. increasingly is determined not simply bywhom you know but by what you know about a particular policy issue.The proliferation of complex issues before Congress and theaccompanying explosion and specialization of staff members has createda need for increased information—often coming from experts outsideCongress. These developments, combined with a series of congressionalreforms opening the legislative process and dividing power betweenmany subcommittee chairpersons, have changed the legislative process.The result is that virtually every issue before Congress today is lobbiedby sophisticated public policy advocates. Similarly, regulatory officials inthe government need to be convinced that there are substantial andobjective arguments in favor of, or opposed to, actions sought from theagency. Akin Gump, based on the combination of its strong substantiveresources in all areas of proceedings, can make those argumentsconvincingly.The sectors and issues in which the public law and policy practicemaintains major ongoing representations include: American Indian policy health policy coalitions and associations international policy communications, media andentertainment policy legal reform congressional investigations mergers and acquisitions—federalgovernment review education policy national security and defense policy energy and environment policy political law and government ethicscompliance federal funding food and agriculture policy financial services policy, includingfinancial markets, housing, insurance,hedge funds, private equity andsecurities 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP sovereign governments tax policy transportation policy and regulation U.S. territories and freely associatedstates.11

Bipartisan Political and Legal PerspectiveAs a result of the breadth and depth of our experience and relationships,our firm is well positioned to represent its clients—regardless of whichparty controls the legislative or executive branch.Further, the firm is respected for its ability to assess client issues not onlyfrom a legal framework, but also within policy and political contexts. In anera in which issues of “political compliance”—that is, compliance with themyriad laws and regulations that control lobbying and political activities—provide daily media headlines, clients derive significant security andvalue from having an informed and experienced law firm handlegovernment relations and policy matters.Range of ServicesThe public law and policy practice represents a wide range of clients,including state, county, municipal and tribal governments, and theiragencies, for over two decades. Our government clients include the Cityof Houston; New Castle County, Delaware; the City of Vallejo; theMaryland-National Capitol Parks and Planning Commission; theInternational Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association; the WashingtonMetropolitan Transportation Authority; and governmental entities abroad.Akin Gump has organized its public law and policy practice in a way thataffords clients the widest possible range of services, including thefollowing: development of comprehensive strategic and tactical plans toachieve specific legislative, policy or regulatory objectives at alllevels of government in the United States and abroad direct advocacy with government decision-makers formation and coordination of professional teams—including, forexample, media, local counsel and/or other consultants—to advanceclient objectives at a single level of government or in multiplegovernment venues (e.g., state/federal, multistate, international) support for advocacy by client government relations staff drafting, analysis and monitoring of legislation, policy andregulations legislative and oversight investigation, including witness hearingpreparation formation and management of coalitions management and organization of grass roots and grass topslobbying efforts advocacy related to mergers and acquisitions planning and communication of public policy initiatives counseling on election law, ethics rules and political compliance advocacy and management of state referenda and initiatives. 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP12

Hyongsoon KimPartnerkimh@akingump.comIrvine 1 949.885.4218Key ExperienceAreas of Experience Focuses on defense of public and private entities in complexlitigation matters, including consumer and data privacy classactions and product liability cases. Administrative and RegulatoryLitigation Handles cases involving alleged violations of state and federalstatutes, federal constitutional law, unfair business practices, dataprivacy laws and product liability. Class Actions Civil Rights Claims Complex Commercial Litigation Corporate governancePractice Consumer Class ActionsHyongsoon Kim has deep experience in defending in complexcommercial litigation including complex and high-value class actionmatters and product liability cases. He has gained a reputation forinnovative legal tactics and efficient results for clients. He has achievedmultiple denials of class certification, as well as dismissals at thepleadings stage and through motions for summary judgment. Consumer Protection Defense andComplianceHyongsoon has represented clients with regard to claims brought undera variety of state and federal statutes, including the Fair CreditReporting Act (FCRA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, theVideotape Privacy Protection Act and various securities laws.Hyongsoon has represented defendants in the public sector as well asprivate sector defendants across a number of industries, includingelectronics and digital, oil and gas, retail and food and beverage.Representative Work Represented a group of residents of Los Angeles’ Koreatown in alawsuit filed against the city of Los Angeles. The suit alleged,among other things, that the city’s Redistricting Commission andCity Council sought to illegally redraw city council districtboundaries (in the process, maintaining a divided Koreatown)along racial lines, violating both the Los Angeles City Charter andthe U.S. Constitution. Defense of both private and public clients in numerous classactions involving federal, state and common law privacy claimsarising out of alleged collection and transmission of personallyidentifiable information. Cybersecurity, Privacy and DataProtection Fair Credit Reporting Act Securities Enforcement andLitigation Human Rights and Refugees California Consumer Privacy Act(CCPA) Universities and Colleges North AmericaEducationJ.D., Columbia Law School, 2001B.A., California State University, LosAngeles, magna cum laude, 1998ClerkshipsU.S.D.C., Southern District of NewYorkBar AdmissionsCaliforniaNew York 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP13

Represented a national veterinary hospital chain in a consumerfraud class action arising out of labeling and sales, resulting in agrant of summary judgment and dismissal of the action. Represented multiple electronics brands in separate consumerclass actions in California and New Jersey state court in relation tothe labeling of televisions, resulting in dismissals of each action. Act as California counsel for national vehicle manufacturer inproduct liability cases involving allegations of catastrophic injury. Representation of national diagnostic laboratory chain in anantitrust class action. Represented a major global television brand in a consumer classaction concerning alleged misrepresentations involving the energyefficiency of certain televisions, resulting in a complete dismissalof the action at the pleadings stage.Speeches “How Should Educational Institutions Prepare for the Wave ofLawsuits from COVID-19?” Akin Gump Webinar, May 21, 2020. Panelist, “The Evolving Privacy and Cyber Policy Landscape,”Association of Corporate Counsel, Santa Clara, June 6, 2019. “Capitol Hill and Sacramento Matter to You: Latest Developmentsin Data Privacy and U.S.-Asia Trade,” Akin Gump CLE Program,May 30, 2019. “Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017,” Association ofCorporate Counsel—Southern California’s Annual In-HouseCounsel Conference, January 17, 2018. “Class Action Trends: What it Can Mean for You,” Association ofCorporate Counsel—Southern California In-House Boot Camp,September 13, 2017. “Trends in Consumer Class Actions: How You (Yes, You) CanAvoid Becoming a Target,” Beverly Hills Bar Association, January19, 2017. “Trends in Consumer Class Actions: How You (Yes, You) CanAvoid Becoming a Target,” Association of Corporate Counsel—Southern California’s Annual In-House Counsel Conference,January 17, 2017. “Trends in Consumer Class Actions: How to Avoid Becoming aTarget,” Akin Gump In-House CLE Series, October 2016.Publications “Preparing for COVID-19 Contract Disputes,” Bloomberg Law April29, 2020. “Higher Education Institutions Should Prepare for Fallout fromCOVID-19,” Akin Gump Class Actions Alert, April 28, 2020. 2021 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP14

“Is your institution refunding any portion of fees and tuition paid?,”University Business April 28, 2020. “Ninth Circuit Sides with Data Scraper and Affirms PreliminaryInjunction Against LinkedIn in Data Mining Battle,” The Computer& Internet Lawyer January 2020. “En Banc 9th Circuit Holds Class Action Certification Is Differentfor Settlement Classes,” Akin Gump Class Actions Alert, June 10,2019. “Proposed Bill to Expand the CCPA’s Private Right of Action LikelyDead For the Year,” Akin Gump Cybersecurity, Privacy & DataProtection Alert, May 17, 2019. “California’s Governor Signals Potential Threat to Businesses’ Useof Consumer Data – A New Data Dividend,” Akin GumpCybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Alert, February 19, 2019. “Ninth Circuit Invalidates Local Rule Requiring Class CertificationMotions to Be Brought Within 90 Days,” Akin Gump Class ActionsAlert, January 11, 2019. “The Significance to Businesses of the California Legislature’sLast-Minute Revisions to the 2018 California Consumer PrivacyAct,” Akin Gump Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Alert,September 7, 2018. “Bargained-For Consent: An Increasingly Viable Defense to TCPAClaims,” Akin Gump Client Alert, September 5, 2018. “ACA International v. F.C.C., et al.,” Akin Gump Litigation Alert,March 21, 2018. “U.S. Department of Justice Will Likely Become More Active inReviewing Proposed Class Action Settlements,” Akin GumpLitigation Alert, February 22,

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