[sheet: Cover]

Field	Value
Firm	Calderwood & Harkness LLP
Firm Address	200 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10166
Matter Name	Vantor Holdings Corp. v. Stonefield Logistics Group Inc.
Case No.	22-cv-07841 (S.D.N.Y.)
Court	United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge	Hon. Margaret T. Calloway, U.S.D.J.
Matter No.	1012-00005
Client	Stonefield Logistics Group Inc.
Client Address	4200 Commerce Parkway, Suite 800, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Client Contact	Tobias Wren, General Counsel
Billing Period	April 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023 (Q2 2023)
Report Date	July 15, 2023
Prepared By	Linda Osei, Billing Partner
Responsible Partner	Samuel Eklund
Billing Arrangement	Standard Hourly; 10% courtesy discount on associate rates (Ridgeline Capital Partners portfolio company discount)
Payment Terms	Net 30 days
Engagement Letter Date	September 1, 2022
Classification	PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION

[sheet: Fee Summary]

Timekeeper	Title / Role	Standard Rate ($/hr)	Discount (%)	Effective Rate ($/hr)	Total Hours	Total Fees
Samuel Eklund	Responsible Partner	1275	0%	1275	62.5	79687.5
Linda Osei	Billing Partner	1175	0%	1175	18	21150
Patrick Gallagher	Lead Associate (Senior)	825	10%	742.5	384	285120
Simone Laroche	Working Associate	650	10%	585	412.5	241312.5
Helen Tsao	Senior Paralegal	375	0%	375	196	73500
David Moretti	Litigation Support / eDiscovery Manager	375	0%	375	84	31500
Kara Nystrom	Contract Associate	425	10%	382.5	155	59287.5
SUBTOTAL — STANDARD FEES	1312	791557.5
BILLING ADJUSTMENTS / ROUNDING	142.5
TOTAL FEES — Q2 2023	1312	891700

[sheet: Fee Detail by Month]

Timekeeper	April 2023 Hours	April 2023 Fees	May 2023 Hours	May 2023 Fees	June 2023 Hours	June 2023 Fees	Q2 Total Hours	Q2 Total Fees
Samuel Eklund	18	22950	22.5	28687.5	22	28050	62.5	79687.5
Linda Osei	5	5875	6.5	7637.5	6.5	7637.5	18	21150
Patrick Gallagher	115	85387.5	138	102465	131	97267.5	384	285120
Simone Laroche	120	70200	152.5	89212.5	140	81900	412.5	241312.5
Helen Tsao	58	21750	72	27000	66	24750	196	73500
David Moretti	38	14250	24	9000	22	8250	84	31500
Kara Nystrom	62	23715	50	19125	43	16447.5	155	59287.5
Monthly Totals	416	244127.5	465.5	283127.5	430.5	264302.5	1312	791557.5
Adjustments/Rounding	142.5
GRAND TOTAL	1312	891700

[sheet: Fee Detail by Task]

Task Code / Phase	Description	Hours	Fees at Effective Rates	% of Total Fees
L300	Document Production — Stonefield First Production (42,387 docs, ~186,000 pages via Pinnacle Forensics; Bates SLG-000001 to SLG-042387; privilege log of 1,247 documents)	285	162825	18.3%
L310	Document Review & Analysis — Vantor First Production (28,914 docs, ~112,000 pages received April 28; key document indexing of 87 'hot' documents)	210	119700	13.4%
L320	Document Review & Analysis — Vantor Supplemental Production (4,218 docs received June 22; fleet redeployment records; identification of Northwind Distribution Co. redirect)	68	39100	4.4%
L330	Privilege Review & Logging (first production privilege log; supplemental privilege log of 218 additional documents)	95	48450	5.4%
L200	Written discovery — Propounding (Second RFP served May 5; 12 targeted requests re fleet redeployment, Milescu-Vantorovich communications, VTS contracts)	42	27300	3.1%
L210	Written discovery — Responding (responses to Vantor's First Interrogatories and First RFP served April 14; responses to Vantor's RFAs)	78	47580	5.3%
L220	Analysis of Opposing Party discovery Responses (Vantor interrogatory responses, RFA responses, document production gaps; identification of evasive mitigation answers)	85	55250	6.2%
L230	Discovery Disputes (meet-and-confer letter May 30 to CRS re deficiencies; discovery dispute letter brief to Court June 5; analysis of Court's June 9 order compelling fleet records)	55	44000	4.9%
L240	Third-Party discovery (subpoenas duces tecum to Cascade Freight Systems Inc. and Briarwood Trucking Co. dated June 28; lane-specific usage documentation for Lanes 8–14)	32	20800	2.3%
L400	Expert Work — Analysis of Trask Greystone Expert Report (Dr. Philip Trask, damages of $95.4M served May 15; 15-page analysis of methodological weaknesses; memo to KAG re rebuttal issues May 25)	98	70200	7.9%
L410	Expert Work — Kensington Analytics Coordination (scope refinement; provision of VTS financials, fleet records, market data to Dr. Evelyn Rosser and Michael Chung)	38	27300	3.1%
L500	Deposition Preparation (prep memos for Pruitt and Kirkwood depositions; document selection and outline preparation for July depositions)	72	55770	6.3%
L600	eDiscovery Management & Technology (Pinnacle Forensics coordination; Project ID PF-SLG-2022-0914; TAR 2.0 model at 91.3% recall rate; processing and hosting oversight)	62	23275	2.6%
L700	Legal Research & Memoranda (smoking gun email analysis VHC-008417 — Milescu Nov. 12, 2021 email re pulling 85 tractors; exclusivity analysis; rate adjustment motive analysis)	48	33150	3.7%
L800	Case Management & Administration (monthly status reports; client correspondence; internal team coordination; Lakeshore quarterly update dated July 10)	44	38200	4.3%
SUBTOTAL	1312	812900
BILLING ADJUSTMENTS (rate rounding, partial-hour adjustments)	78800
TOTAL FEES	1312	891700	100%

[sheet: Disbursements]

Date	Category	Vendor / Payee	Description	Amount
Apr 2023	eDiscovery — Hosting & Processing	Pinnacle Forensics LLC	Monthly hosting fee for review platform (Project ID PF-SLG-2022-0914); processing of Stonefield production set (186,000 pages); TAR 2.0 model training and analytics	42350
May 2023	eDiscovery — Hosting & Processing	Pinnacle Forensics LLC	Monthly hosting; ingestion and processing of Vantor first production (28,914 docs, ~112,000 pages); analytics and quality control	38750
Jun 2023	eDiscovery — Hosting & Processing	Pinnacle Forensics LLC	Monthly hosting; ingestion of Vantor supplemental production (4,218 docs — fleet redeployment records per Court order of June 9, 2023)	22400
Apr–Jun 2023	Expert Fees — Damages Rebuttal	Kensington Analytics Group LLC	Dr. Evelyn Rosser ($625/hr) and Michael Chung ($375/hr) — analysis of Trask Greystone damages report ($95.4M claim); initial rebuttal modeling; review of VTS financial data and fleet records	58200
Apr 2023	Court Reporting / Transcripts	Various	Transcript orders — prior hearing transcripts and certified copies for discovery preparation	3420
Jun 2023	Court Filings / Service	Various	Filing fees; service of Third-Party Subpoenas on Cascade Freight Systems Inc. (Columbus, OH) and Briarwood Trucking Co. (Arlington, VA)	1850
Apr–Jun 2023	Research — Online Legal Databases	Various	Westlaw and other legal research charges allocated to Matter No. 1012-00005	8900
May 2023	Photocopying / Printing / Scanning	Internal / Vendors	Large-format printing for deposition exhibits; document scanning for privilege review	4200
Apr 2023	Travel — Client Meeting	Internal	Gallagher travel to Fort Worth, TX for client conference at Stonefield HQ (4200 Commerce Parkway)	3850
Jun 2023	Travel — Third-Party Subpoena Coordination	Internal	Travel and courier costs related to third-party subpoena service	1200
Apr–Jun 2023	Postage / Courier / Severin Partners LLC	Various	Overnight delivery of discovery materials, correspondence, and court filings	2750
May–Jun 2023	Temporary Staff / Contract Review Support	Internal	Supplemental contract reviewer support for peak document review volume	5250
Apr–Jun 2023	Miscellaneous (meals, local transport, supplies)	Various	Working meals during extended document review sessions; local transportation	1500
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS — Q2 2023	194620

[sheet: Quarter & Cumulative Summary]

Period	Fees	Disbursements	Period Total	Cumulative Fees	Cumulative Disbursements	Cumulative Total
Q3 2022 (Sept 1 – Sept 30, 2022)	108600	12400	121000	108600	12400	121000
Q4 2022 (Oct – Dec 2022)	487250	42180	529430	595850	54580	650430
Q1 2023 (Jan – Mar 2023)	612400	78340	690740	1208250	132920	1341170
Q2 2023 (Apr – Jun 2023)	891700	194620	1086320	2099950	327540	2427490
CUMULATIVE THROUGH Q2 2023	2099950	327540	2427490

Note: Q2 2023 represents the highest single-quarter billing due to the heavy discovery phase including dual document productions, discovery disputes, expert report analysis, and deposition preparation.

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Field | Value
Firm | Calderwood & Harkness LLP
Firm Address | 200 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10166
Matter Name | Vantor Holdings Corp. v. Stonefield Logistics Group Inc.
Case No. | 22-cv-07841 (S.D.N.Y.)
Court | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge | Hon. Margaret T. Calloway, U.S.D.J.
Matter No. | 1012-00005
Client | Stonefield Logistics Group Inc.
Client Address | 4200 Commerce Parkway, Suite 800, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Client Contact | Tobias Wren, General Counsel
Billing Period | April 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023 (Q2 2023)
Report Date | July 15, 2023
Prepared By | Linda Osei, Billing Partner
Responsible Partner | Samuel Eklund
Billing Arrangement | Standard Hourly; 10% courtesy discount on associate rates (Ridgeline Capital Partners portfolio company discount)
Payment Terms | Net 30 days
Engagement Letter Date | September 1, 2022
Classification | PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION
[sheet: Fee Summary]
Timekeeper | Title / Role | Standard Rate ($/hr) | Discount (%) | Effective Rate ($/hr) | Total Hours | Total Fees
Samuel Eklund | Responsible Partner | 1275 | 0% | 1275 | 62.5 | 79687.5
Linda Osei | Billing Partner | 1175 | 0% | 1175 | 18 | 21150
Patrick Gallagher | Lead Associate (Senior) | 825 | 10% | 742.5 | 384 | 285120
Simone Laroche | Working Associate | 650 | 10% | 585 | 412.5 | 241312.5
Helen Tsao | Senior Paralegal | 375 | 0% | 375 | 196 | 73500
David Moretti | Litigation Support / eDiscovery Manager | 375 | 0% | 375 | 84 | 31500
Kara Nystrom | Contract Associate | 425 | 10% | 382.5 | 155 | 59287.5
SUBTOTAL — STANDARD FEES | 1312 | 791557.5
BILLING ADJUSTMENTS / ROUNDING | 142.5
TOTAL FEES — Q2 2023 | 1312 | 891700
[sheet: Fee Detail by Month]
Timekeeper | April 2023 Hours | April 2023 Fees | May 2023 Hours | May 2023 Fees | June 2023 Hours | June 2023 Fees | Q2 Total Hours | Q2 Total Fees
Samuel Eklund | 18 | 22950 | 22.5 | 28687.5 | 22 | 28050 | 62.5 | 79687.5
Linda Osei | 5 | 5875 | 6.5 | 7637.5 | 6.5 | 7637.5 | 18 | 21150
Patrick Gallagher | 115 | 85387.5 | 138 | 102465 | 131 | 97267.5 | 384 | 285120
Simone Laroche | 120 | 70200 | 152.5 | 89212.5 | 140 | 81900 | 412.5 | 241312.5
Helen Tsao | 58 | 21750 | 72 | 27000 | 66 | 24750 | 196 | 73500
David Moretti | 38 | 14250 | 24 | 9000 | 22 | 8250 | 84 | 31500
Kara Nystrom | 62 | 23715 | 50 | 19125 | 43 | 16447.5 | 155 | 59287.5
Monthly Totals | 416 | 244127.5 | 465.5 | 283127.5 | 430.5 | 264302.5 | 1312 | 791557.5
Adjustments/Rounding | 142.5
GRAND TOTAL | 1312 | 891700
[sheet: Fee Detail by Task]
Task Code / Phase | Description | Hours | Fees at Effective Rates | % of Total Fees
L300 | Document Production — Stonefield First Production (42,387 docs, ~186,000 pages via Pinnacle Forensics; Bates SLG-000001 to SLG-042387; privilege log of 1,247 documents) | 285 | 162825 | 18.3%
L310 | Document Review & Analysis — Vantor First Production (28,914 docs, ~112,000 pages received April 28; key document indexing of 87 'hot' documents) | 210 | 119700 | 13.4%
L320 | Document Review & Analysis — Vantor Supplemental Production (4,218 docs received June 22; fleet redeployment records; identification of Northwind Distribution Co. redirect) | 68 | 39100 | 4.4%
L330 | Privilege Review & Logging (first production privilege log; supplemental privilege log of 218 additional documents) | 95 | 48450 | 5.4%
L200 | Written discovery — Propounding (Second RFP served May 5; 12 targeted requests re fleet redeployment, Milescu-Vantorovich communications, VTS contracts) | 42 | 27300 | 3.1%
L210 | Written discovery — Responding (responses to Vantor's First Interrogatories and First RFP served April 14; responses to Vantor's RFAs) | 78 | 47580 | 5.3%
L220 | Analysis of Opposing Party discovery Responses (Vantor interrogatory responses, RFA responses, document production gaps; identification of evasive mitigation answers) | 85 | 55250 | 6.2%
L230 | Discovery Disputes (meet-and-confer letter May 30 to CRS re deficiencies; discovery dispute letter brief to Court June 5; analysis of Court's June 9 order compelling fleet records) | 55 | 44000 | 4.9%
L240 | Third-Party discovery (subpoenas duces tecum to Cascade Freight Systems Inc. and Briarwood Trucking Co. dated June 28; lane-specific usage documentation for Lanes 8–14) | 32 | 20800 | 2.3%
L400 | Expert Work — Analysis of Trask Greystone Expert Report (Dr. Philip Trask, damages of $95.4M served May 15; 15-page analysis of methodological weaknesses; memo to KAG re rebuttal issues May 25) | 98 | 70200 | 7.9%
L410 | Expert Work — Kensington Analytics Coordination (scope refinement; provision of VTS financials, fleet records, market data to Dr. Evelyn Rosser and Michael Chung) | 38 | 27300 | 3.1%
L500 | Deposition Preparation (prep memos for Pruitt and Kirkwood depositions; document selection and outline preparation for July depositions) | 72 | 55770 | 6.3%
L600 | eDiscovery Management & Technology (Pinnacle Forensics coordination; Project ID PF-SLG-2022-0914; TAR 2.0 model at 91.3% recall rate; processing and hosting oversight) | 62 | 23275 | 2.6%
L700 | Legal Research & Memoranda (smoking gun email analysis VHC-008417 — Milescu Nov. 12, 2021 email re pulling 85 tractors; exclusivity analysis; rate adjustment motive analysis) | 48 | 33150 | 3.7%
L800 | Case Management & Administration (monthly status reports; client correspondence; internal team coordination; Lakeshore quarterly update dated July 10) | 44 | 38200 | 4.3%
SUBTOTAL | 1312 | 812900
BILLING ADJUSTMENTS (rate rounding, partial-hour adjustments) | 78800
TOTAL FEES | 1312 | 891700 | 100%
[sheet: Disbursements]
Date | Category | Vendor / Payee | Description | Amount
Apr 2023 | eDiscovery — Hosting & Processing | Pinnacle Forensics LLC | Monthly hosting fee for review platform (Project ID PF-SLG-2022-0914); processing of Stonefield production set (186,000 pages); TAR 2.0 model training and analytics | 42350
May 2023 | eDiscovery — Hosting & Processing | Pinnacle Forensics LLC | Monthly hosting; ingestion and processing of Vantor first production (28,914 docs, ~112,000 pages); analytics and quality control | 38750
Jun 2023 | eDiscovery — Hosting & Processing | Pinnacle Forensics LLC | Monthly hosting; ingestion of Vantor supplemental production (4,218 docs — fleet redeployment records per Court order of June 9, 2023) | 22400
Apr–Jun 2023 | Expert Fees — Damages Rebuttal | Kensington Analytics Group LLC | Dr. Evelyn Rosser ($625/hr) and Michael Chung ($375/hr) — analysis of Trask Greystone damages report ($95.4M claim); initial rebuttal modeling; review of VTS financial data and fleet records | 58200
Apr 2023 | Court Reporting / Transcripts | Various | Transcript orders — prior hearing transcripts and certified copies for discovery preparation | 3420
Jun 2023 | Court Filings / Service | Various | Filing fees; service of Third-Party Subpoenas on Cascade Freight Systems Inc. (Columbus, OH) and Briarwood Trucking Co. (Arlington, VA) | 1850
Apr–Jun 2023 | Research — Online Legal Databases | Various | Westlaw and other legal research charges allocated to Matter No. 1012-00005 | 8900
May 2023 | Photocopying / Printing / Scanning | Internal / Vendors | Large-format printing for deposition exhibits; document scanning for privilege review | 4200
Apr 2023 | Travel — Client Meeting | Internal | Gallagher travel to Fort Worth, TX for client conference at Stonefield HQ (4200 Commerce Parkway) | 3850
Jun 2023 | Travel — Third-Party Subpoena Coordination | Internal | Travel and courier costs related to third-party subpoena service | 1200
Apr–Jun 2023 | Postage / Courier / Severin Partners LLC | Various | Overnight delivery of discovery materials, correspondence, and court filings | 2750
May–Jun 2023 | Temporary Staff / Contract Review Support | Internal | Supplemental contract reviewer support for peak document review volume | 5250
Apr–Jun 2023 | Miscellaneous (meals, local transport, supplies) | Various | Working meals during extended document review sessions; local transportation | 1500
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS — Q2 2023 | 194620
[sheet: Quarter & Cumulative Summary]
Period | Fees | Disbursements | Period Total | Cumulative Fees | Cumulative Disbursements | Cumulative Total
Q3 2022 (Sept 1 – Sept 30, 2022) | 108600 | 12400 | 121000 | 108600 | 12400 | 121000
Q4 2022 (Oct – Dec 2022) | 487250 | 42180 | 529430 | 595850 | 54580 | 650430
Q1 2023 (Jan – Mar 2023) | 612400 | 78340 | 690740 | 1208250 | 132920 | 1341170
Q2 2023 (Apr – Jun 2023) | 891700 | 194620 | 1086320 | 2099950 | 327540 | 2427490
CUMULATIVE THROUGH Q2 2023 | 2099950 | 327540 | 2427490
Note: Q2 2023 represents the highest single-quarter billing due to the heavy discovery phase including dual document productions, discovery disputes, expert report analysis, and deposition preparation.

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