Who is Christian R Everdell - Cohen in the Epstein files?

He is Christian R. Everdell, a lawyer at Cohen & Gresser LLP. In the files he is part of the legal team defending Ghislaine Maxwell. He appears in 11 emails from March and April 2021 about discovery and evidence review in her criminal case. The "- Cohen" in the name comes from his firm name in the email header, not from a surname.

Does Christian Everdell appear in the files as a friend or associate of Jeffrey Epstein?

No. Nothing in these documents shows any personal or business relationship with Epstein. He appears only as defense counsel in professional correspondence with federal prosecutors about the Maxwell prosecution.

What are the emails he appears in about?

They are logistical exchanges between Maxwell's defense lawyers and the SDNY U.S. Attorney's Office. One thread is a request to view evidence, including items held by the FBI, and another concerns a revised document and its cover page. The lines shown do not reveal the substance of any evidence. Everdell is mostly a cc'd recipient.

Is he connected to Michael Cohen?

The documents do not show that he is. The "Michael Cohen" link in the connection list appears to come from the name "Cohen" in the firm name Cohen & Gresser, and from a related reference to "Mark S. Cohen" in the same email recipient lists. It is not evidence of a link to Michael Cohen.

Who is Christian R Everdell - Cohen in the Epstein files?

He is Christian R. Everdell, a lawyer at Cohen & Gresser LLP. In the files he is part of the legal team defending Ghislaine Maxwell. He appears in 11 emails from March and April 2021 about discovery and evidence review in her criminal case. The "- Cohen" in the name comes from his firm name in the email header, not from a surname.

Does Christian Everdell appear in the files as a friend or associate of Jeffrey Epstein?

No. Nothing in these documents shows any personal or business relationship with Epstein. He appears only as defense counsel in professional correspondence with federal prosecutors about the Maxwell prosecution.

What are the emails he appears in about?

They are logistical exchanges between Maxwell's defense lawyers and the SDNY U.S. Attorney's Office. One thread is a request to view evidence, including items held by the FBI, and another concerns a revised document and its cover page. The lines shown do not reveal the substance of any evidence. Everdell is mostly a cc'd recipient.

Is he connected to Michael Cohen?

The documents do not show that he is. The "Michael Cohen" link in the connection list appears to come from the name "Cohen" in the firm name Cohen & Gresser, and from a related reference to "Mark S. Cohen" in the same email recipient lists. It is not evidence of a link to Michael Cohen.

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Christian R. Everdell, of the law firm Cohen & Gresser LLP, appears in the files as a member of Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal defense team. He is copied on March–April 2021 emails with federal prosecutors in United States v. Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN). The records show professional legal correspondence and nothing personal.

All 11 documents are emails, and he is in the To/Cc header of 8 of them. In these he is copied alongside defense lawyers Laura Menninger, Jeff Pagliuca and Bobbi Sternheim, on exchanges with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. One thread has the subject line "US v. Maxwell - 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) - Request to view evidence," and it concerns items in FBI custody. Other threads from March 2021 include a paralegal's message about a revised document cover. The entity name ends in "- Cohen" because the email header reads "Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP," so the name was cut off when the files were processed. There are no non-email records, such as flight logs, financial records or court filings, in which he appears.

Key Highlights

•He is copied on defense-side emails in U.S. v. Maxwell (20 Cr. 330, AJN) dated March 8 to April 7, 2021. His role is as one of Maxwell's attorneys, not as an associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
•In the March 8, 2021 email thread, Laura Menninger asks prosecutors to arrange for the defense to view evidence. Everdell is copied with Jeff Pagliuca and Bobbi Sternheim. This thread appears in several copies across the files.
•A March 12, 2021 email from an SDNY paralegal is addressed to him and to the other defense lawyers. It concerns a revised document and an updated cover page.
•He is almost always a cc'd recipient. In the lines shown, he does not write anything himself or discuss any substantive matter.
•The strong overlap with Michael Cohen, Ghislaine Maxwell, Laura Menninger, Jeffrey Pagliuca and Bobbi Sternheim comes from shared email headers. The "Michael Cohen" link looks like a side effect of the "Cohen" in the firm name Cohen & Gresser and the name truncation, not evidence of a connection to the Trump-era lawyer Michael Cohen.

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m: Sent: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 12:09 AM To: 'Laura Menninger' <[email protected]>; (USANYS)< > Cc: 'Jeff Pagliuca' [email protected]>; 'Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP ([email protected])' <[email protected]>; 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' <[email protected]> Subject: RE: US v. Maxwell - 20

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l 7, 2021 10:06 AM EFTA00015808 --- PAGE BREAK --- To: Laura Menninger <Imenninge hmflaw.com>; (USANYS) Cc: Jeff Pagliuca ipagliucaahmflaw.com>; Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP ([email protected]) <ceverdell@cohengresseccom>• 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' <[email protected]> Subject: RE: US v. Maxwell - 20 Cr

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M_02742963. I'm terribly sorry. Would you like me to email the updated cover to defense? Thanks, From: Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:14 PM To: Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP Cohen < >: Bobbi Sternheim ; 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' ; Laura Menninger < ; Jeff Pagliuca Cc: >; (USANYS) [Contractor] Subject: US

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s, From: Laura Menninger <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 8, 20212:03 PM To: <->; (USANYS) Cc: Jeff Pagliuca <[email protected]>; Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP (ceverdell@cohengressercom) <[email protected]>; 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' <[email protected]> Subject: US v. Maxwell - 20 Cr. 3

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w.com From: Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 8:36 AM To: Laura Menninger <ImenningeiShmflaw.com>; (USANYS) Cc: Jeff Pagliuca <jpagliuca Phmflaw.com>; Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP ([email protected]) <[email protected]>• 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' <[email protected]> Subject: RE: US v. Maxwell - 20 C

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tems in the FBI's custody. Thanks, From: Laura Menninger Sent: Monday, March 8, 20212:03 PM To: ) <M >; (USANYS) < E> Cc: Jeff Pagliuca < MI>: Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP tOBBI C STERNHEIM' < Subject: US v. Maxwell - 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) - Request to view evidence, highly confidential materials, scenes >;

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rom: Laura Menninger <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 11:19 AM To: ) ) <Ma (USANYS) Cc: Jeff Pagliuca <jpagliucaahmflaw.com>; Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP ([email protected]) <ceverdell@cohengresseccom>; 'BONI C STERNHEIM' <[email protected]> Subject: RE: US v. Maxwell - 20 Cr.

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m: Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 4:56 PM To: Laura Menninger <[email protected]>; Ic >; (USANYS)< > Cc: Jeff Pagliuca <[email protected]>; Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP ([email protected]) <[email protected]>; 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' <[email protected]> Subject: RE: US v. Maxwell - 20

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Thanks, From: Laura Menninger <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 8, 2021 2:03 PM To: (USANYS) Cc: Jeff Pagliuca <jpagliucaCdhmflaw.com>• Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP ([email protected]) <ceverdell@cohengressencom); 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' <[email protected]> Subject: US v. Maxwell - 20 Cr. 33

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ed a revised version. Best Regards, Paralegal Specialist United States Attorney's Office I SDNY From: Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:14 PM To: Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP I >; Mark S. Cohen < ; Bobbi Sternheim <a>; 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' ; Laura Menninger < >; Jeff Pagliuca Cc: I < 3>; (USANYS) < >;

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007 From: Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 6:00 PM To: 'Laura Menninger' <[email protected]>; (USANYS) Cc: Jeff Pagliuca <[email protected]>; Christian R Everdell - Cohen & Gresser LLP (ceverdell@cohengressercom) <[email protected]>; 'BOBBI C STERNHEIM' <[email protected]> Subject: RE: US v. Maxwell - 20 C

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