Wow. I wasn't expecting this.

Look who is now giving legal counsel to the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.
Background: WhatsApp is suing NSO Group. There's an active motion in the court to dismiss NSO Groups lawyer team (King & Spalding) because they previously rep'd WhatsApp in a sealed motion years ago.
WhatsApp is arguing that its a conflict of interest for King & Spalding to represent NSO Group now considering they represented WhatsApp in the past. The judge is considering many declarations in support and opposition of this argument. This is where Rosenstein's filing comes in.
It gets crazier. Who represented WhatsApp in that sealed case from 2015-2016? Christopher Wray. Rosenstein in his filing swore under oath that he never discussed the unknown case with Wray.
Wray - Current FBI Director, represented WhatsApp in a sealed and ongoing matter.

Michael Dreeben - Former Mueller prosecutor, appeared once on behalf of WhatsApp.

Rosenstein - Former Deputy Attorney General, giving legal counsel to NSO Group against WhatsApp.

It's a showdown.
Good background: https://www.cyberscoop.com/nso-group-lawsuit-whatsapp-conflict-of-interest-king-spalding/
WhatsApp claims NSO Group's lawyers have conflict of interest - CyberScoop

Facebook is trying to get NSO Group’s legal counsel dismissed because of an alleged conflict of interest in its case regarding the abuse of WhatsApp users.

https://www.cyberscoop.com/nso-group-lawsuit-whatsapp-conflict-of-interest-king-spalding/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/technology/christopher-wray-fbi-encryption.html?smid=tw-share
The F.B.I.’s Director, a Critic of Strong Encryption, Once Defended It

Christopher Wray has said tough encryption offered by companies like Facebook and Apple blinds law enforcement. But his law firm defended it five years ago.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/technology/christopher-wray-fbi-encryption.html?smid=tw-share
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