In this CLE program we will discuss:
• The differences between claims-made settlements and common-fund settlements
• The risks and rewards of claims-made settlements and their increasing prevalence in consumer class actions
Case Studies:
• Reviewing novel claims-made structures that parties have implemented and courts have approved
• The benefits of capping the downside risk by leveraging class action settlement insurance (CASI)
Kevin Skrzysowski is an attorney and Director with Certum Group where he utilizes Certum Group’s proprietary quantitative and qualitative processes and more than 20 years of legal and business expertise to help companies and their counsel design optimal litigation risk transfer solutions in order to achieve their legal, businesses and financial objectives.
A frequent author on litigation risk assessment, Kevin’s articles have been featured in in Law360, American Lawyer Media, Today’s General Counsel, and the Corporate Counsel Business Journal. Kevin also hosts the podcast, Alternative Litigation Strategies, where he interviews esteemed members of the bar on litigation and settlement trends and strategies.
Prior to joining Certum Group, Kevin worked with law firms to design customized business solutions while working at Bloomberg’s Legal Division, Thompson Reuters, and Lexis Nexis.
Ross Weiner is the Legal Director at Certum Group, where he helps evaluate new business, assess legal and financial risk, and create optimal settlement designs and risk transfer options.
Prior to joining Certum Group, Ross spent 9 years as a litigator at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he focused on, among other things, class action disputes.
During that time, Ross came to understand the importance of providing clients with creative approaches to settling disputes. At Certum Group, Ross is able to provide companies with these insights.
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