Max spoke with Deborah Pechet Quinan on December 12, 2017, and reiterated his position that he is not prepared to make distributions without some level of financial disclosure [1] [2] [3]. He required a financial statement and a statement of current cash flows, citing concerns about "burn rate" and the projected duration of the trust funds [2] [3]. Noam Chomsky received an email about the conversation and considered contacting his children to instruct Max to resign [4]. Richard Kahn, of HBRK Associates Inc., located at 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022, was involved in discussions regarding Max and the distributions [3] [5] [6]. Jeffrey E. and Richard Kahn exchanged emails about Max's actions, with Jeffrey E. suggesting that more aggressive steps would be taken if Max continued to be obstinate [5]. Deborah Pechet Quinan discussed the tax bill and transfers with Noam Chomsky, and mentioned that Richard Kahn had reached out to schedule a time to speak [6].