As an in-house lawyer, you may be expected to manage litigation involving your company, but if you lack experience in this area, what can you do to ensure that you manage your litigation matters and outside counsel most effectively and efficiently? In this program, experienced law firm litigators Andrew Struve and Susan Page White give you the advice you need to identify the key issues, ask the right questions and make the best decisions when managing your next litigation. Topics include:
• Plans and Budgets
• Pre-Litigation Management
• Risk-Benefit Analysis
• Preliminary Planning
• Billing
• Selection of Litigation Counsel
• Corporate Legal/Non-Legal Personnel
• Alternative Fee Arrangements
• Law Firm Staffing
Both new and more experienced attorneys will benefit from this program.
Speakers and Bios:
Andrew H. Struve, Partner, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Susan Page White, Partner, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Andrew Struve Mr. Struve's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and unfair competition actions, with a particular expertise in healthcare, private equity, insurance and the defense of consumer suits. In the healthcare field, Mr. Struve co-chairs the Firm's Healthcare Litigation practice, and has litigated class and other representative actions, federal and state qui tam litigation, antitrust suits, RICO actions, managed care contracting suits, partnership actions, bad faith claims and payment disputes, as well as conducted numerous internal investigations and compliance audits. In the managed healthcare and insurance fields, Mr. Struve has litigated numerous class actions and individual unfair business practices suits, bad faith actions, and rescission litigations. Mr. Struve also has represented clients in trials and other litigation of significant matters involving real estate, title insurance, intellectual property, false advertising, employment, misappropriation of trade secrets, product liability, professional liability, partnerships, indemnity, contribution, subrogation, and other areas of the law, and has served as regulatory counsel and governance advisor to healthcare clients. Mr. Struve also serves as national governance, regulatory and compliance counsel for a number of companies, and leads teams of firm professionals managing all aspects of clients' multidisciplinary legal functions.
Susan Page White Ms. White conducts an active litigation practice, representing clients in complex insurance coverage matters, including bad faith and other commercial and contract litigation matters. Ms. White’s clients span a range of industries, including healthcare, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, telecommunications, software and Internet technology, entertainment, aerospace, and financial services. She also provides advice to senior management and executives on how to mitigate risks and maximize insurance protections and recoveries with respect to policy procurement, negotiations, reviews, and renewals. Ms. White has conducted insurance policy audits for numerous clients involving numerous types of coverages, including directors’ and officers’ liability, errors and omissions liability, fiduciary liability, property, political risk, multimedia and general liability.
