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    Litigation

 

  • Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), arbitration, litigation, negotiation and mediation for asbestos, construction, EEOC, environmental, financing, HR, IT, IP, M&A, real estate, sexual harassment, toxic torts, wrongful discharge, zoning and planning board hearings, and other related issues.

 

  • Manages and defends benefits litigation and/or claims and provide training on benefits and related issues.

 

  • Consultant to Fortune 100 company, for pharmaceutical product liability class action, reverse-payment antitrust action and mass tort liability action.

 

  • Consultant to Fortune 500 company, for energy-related (electricity and natural gas supply and distribution) class actions.

 

  • Representation at zoning board and planning board hearings.

 

  • Investigated and evaluated factual circumstances at issue in disputes and antitrust actions, engaging in early case assessment, and successfully resolved disputes prior to litigation when appropriate.

 

  • Provided litigation risk assessments, such as advising client on estimated costs of litigation, possibilities of success, scope and nature of risks, valuation of various potential outcomes, and alternative solutions available, including potential dispute resolution and settlement options, and proactive advice to avoid litigation, arbitration, and other conflicts.

 

  • Very successful collections negotiations, and management of outside domestic and international counsel.

 

  • Successful resolutions of disputes that arise with suppliers, contractors, consultants, owners, suppliers and vendors.

 

  • Negotiated and resolved contract and amendments, change orders, settlement agreements, other instruments and claims, and coordinated with outside lawyers, risk management and claims professionals.

 

  • Negotiating and representation for commercial and construction claims against governmental and private entities.

 

  • Initiates claims against owners, governmental entities, contractors and subcontractors, and defends against such claims.

 

  • Management of claims from and against clients and subcontractors during project execution, any related mediation, arbitration, ADR, EEOC hearings, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issues and litigation.

 

  • Managed investigations of potential compliance and governance issues.

 

  • Management of all litigation, provides detailed status reports on all legal actions and evaluations of potential actions.

 

  • Litigation and claims involving labor, insurance, delays, liens, OSHA regulations, payments, subcontractors.

 

  • Negotiation with outside and opposing counsel, experts and consultants on litigations and settlements.

 

  • Investigated, managed and resolved claims relating to compliance with labor regulations, such as the 1963 Civil Rights Act Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Davis-Bacon Act, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), False Claims Act and Workers' Compensation.

 

  • Management of internal legal staff (attorneys, paralegals and clerical) and legal budget, in accordance with office protocol, as necessary to support case management and prosecution.

 

  • Consultation with outside counsel in other jurisdictions to develop strategy, review pleadings, briefs and memos.

 

  • Typical litigation support tasks, such as: briefs; coordination with and management of domestic and international consultants, internal teams – such as due diligence, discovery, litigation, outside counsel, records management, subject matter experts (SMEs); demand letters; depositions; digests of law review articles for research; discovery demands; legal hold memoranda and notices throughout the enterprise; legal memoranda on points of law; legal research; motions; paper and electronic discovery practice; pleadings; pre-trial examinations; records retention and management; reports to management about litigation progress, strategy and the possibility of success; responses to discovery demands; witness preparation.

 

  • Extensive personal interaction with opposing counsel, court personnel, experts, consultants and others, as required.

 

  • Communicates to and meets regularly with management and staff, and provides detailed written progress reports on all active and pending litigations, claims and activities.

 

  • Representation in various actions involving consumer laws such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (NJCFA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), New Jersey Motor Vehicle Lemon Law (NJMVLL) and New Jersey Fair Credit Reporting Act (NJFCRA).

 

  • Representation of Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and Independent System Operator (ISO) in proceedings.

 

  • Supported all aspects of the corporate policies and practices concerning enterprise records management, e-discovery and document review, including document retention, destruction and preservation.

 

  • Researched, evaluated, tested, recommended, procured and used many litigation management software platforms, such as AbacusLaw, Action Step, Adero, Alt Legal, Amberlo, Amicus Attorney, App4Legal, Athennian, Best Case Bankruptcy, Bill4Time, Case Master Pro, CaseFleet, CaseFox, CaseMap, CASEpeer, Clio, CloudLex, CoCounselor, CosmoLex, DPS, Employment Foresight, Expert Sierra, Filevine, Firm Central, Government Suite, GrowPath, HoudiniEsq, InfoFlo, Jubilee, LawGro, Law Ruler, Lawcus, LEAP, Legal Track for Corporate Legal, LegalFiles, LegalTrek, Lexbe, LexisNexis Concordance, LexisNexis Time Matters, LexRex, Litify, MerusCase, MyCase, Needles, Osprey Approach, PracticePanther Legal Software, Prevail, ProLaw, ProTempus, Rocket Matter, ServeManager, Sheriasoft LPM, SmartAdvocate, Soluno, Tabs3, TranscriptPro, Workshare, Xakia, Zola Suite.

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   Last updated 200720_2031

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