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Description: One of the biggest challenges facing clients and counsel today is navigating the settlement process during high-stakes, complex litigation and/or class actions. This course, presented by Wyatt Partners (a corporation that focuses exclusively on evaluating both legal spend and litigation settlements), addresses today’s hot topics on this timely issue – both from an in-house and outside counsel perspective. Settlement of a complex piece of litigation can be a difficult, lengthy, and multi-faceted process.
This course will provide comprehensive guidance on the following topics:
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Factors and risks (both general and specific) to be considered when determining whether to settle
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Factors to be considered with respect to the fairness and efficacy of the settlement
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Identification and necessary involvement of key players in the process
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The content and parameters of the ultimate Settlement Agreement
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The process for approval of the settlement (if judicial approval required)
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The potential for payment of attorneys’ fees/costs, the reasonableness of same, and factors to be considered when assessing reasonableness
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Potential impact of insurance coverage on the settlement and navigation of interacting with insurers during the process
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Identifying, evaluating, and managing other variables that may impact the settlement, including enforcement-related issues.
The program will also specifically focus on applicable Rules of Professional Conduct and case law when valuing a settlement, as well as the wide foray of experience our speakers have gained serving as experts across the United States and internationally on the issue of settlements. Both law firms and corporations will benefit greatly from such insights on a timely and evolving topic that affects everyone in today’s legal and business market.
Presenter Bios
Steven A. Tasher is one of the nation’s leading experts on legal fee matters. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Wyatt Partners, a multi-faceted legal services company. As CEO, he serves as an expert, assessing and evaluating the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees/expenses and settlements in complex litigation in federal and state courts throughout the United States and as an advisor to major corporations and law firms on the development and implementation of billing guidelines, litigation budget and bill review programs. His entire legal career has focused around the handling and supervision of major litigation throughout the world. In addition to his duties at Wyatt Partners, Steven serves as General Counsel of Case Medical, Inc., a global pharmaceutical medical instruments company.
Before launching Wyatt Partners, Steven served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Wyeth and as Senior Vice President of its pharmaceutical division. His responsibilities included the supervision of five global operating departments of the company as well as supervision of the company’s major litigation.
Prior to Wyeth, he was a partner in two major international law firms, Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, an in-house counsel for the DuPont Company and Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey where he handled major litigation and appellate matters and served as Chief Counsel to four cabinet officers.
Steven currently sits on the boards of several corporate, philanthropic and academic institutions and is an adjunct faculty member at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His educational background includes a B.A. degree with honors from Rutgers University and a J.D. degree with honors from the George Washington University Law School.
Lindsay H. Tasher is a Managing Director at Wyatt Partners, where she focuses her time on attorney fee expert witness work, advising major corporations and law firms on the development of litigation budget programs and billing guidelines, and assessing and evaluating the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees and settlements in complex litigation in federal and state court throughout the United States.
Prior to her work with Wyatt, Lindsay was in private practice in two law firms – one in New York and one in New Jersey. She handled all types of civil litigation, with an emphasis on aviation mass-tort law and wrongful death/personal injury claims against airlines and their insurers. She also gained experience in product liability and asbestos defense litigation, as well as various commercial claims under both New York and Jersey state and federal law, including claims for breach of contract, fraud, negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty.
Lindsay received her undergraduate degree in English from Princeton University in 2000 and her law degree from The George Washington University Law School in 2005.
She currently serves as Vice President of the board of Cancer Hope Network as well as co-chair of both the Marketing and Golf Committees (and, for several years, served as General Counsel). Cancer Hope Network is a not-for-profit organization that provides free and one-on-one support to cancer patients and their families. Lindsay also served several terms on the George Washington University Law School Alumni Association Executive Board of Directors.
Lindsay is also a musician, and for the past several years has performed in a multitude of charity rock benefits – one for Cancer Hope Network, and three with a group of her colleagues from the insolvency community. This band, known as Bankrupt Talent, raises money via these benefits for non-profits around the country, including Stockings with Care, Good Grief, and the Make-A-Film Foundation.
Samuel L. Tasher is a Managing Director at Wyatt Partners. In this capacity, Samuel provides expert analysis and opinions on the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees and settlements in complex litigation around the world, and serves as an advisor to major corporations and law firms on the development and implementation of billing guidelines and other tools to manage their legal spend.
Samuel also serves as the General Counsel of Cloud X Partners, LLC (a private equity firm holding interests in cloud-based technologies), for which he manages its legal affairs (including the supervision of its outside counsel for litigation, equity financing, corporate governance, and M&A transactions). Samuel also serves as coordinating counsel for the TPE Boulder 2020 Fund, L.P., (another private equity fund) and its investment portfolio.
Samuel is also a frequent lecturer on legal ethics, attorneys’ fees, and settlements around the country.
Samuel received his A.B. (cum laude), J.D., and LL.M. from Duke University. While at Duke, Samuel spent several years working for Duke University’s Athletics Department in various capacities, including the Compliance Office and Legal Department.
Samuel spent a summer in the legal department of the New York Yankees.
Samuel is licensed to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia.
| Practice Areas: | | Complex Litigation, Litigation & Appeals | | Online Media Type: | | Audio | | Production Date: | | 02/08/2022 | | Level: | | Intermediate | | Category: | | Standard | | Duration: | | 1 Hours, 3 Minutes | | Online Format: | | On Demand | | Course Type: | | Public |
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| • | Steven A. Tasher - Wyatt Partners | • | Lindsay H. Tasher - Managing Director, Wyatt Partners LLC | • | Samuel L. Tasher - Managing Director, Wyatt Partners |
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