Litigation and Transactional Basics Series Part 1 - Avoiding the Courthouse: Minimizing and Managing Disputes
In today’s litigious environment, most believe that litigation is simply the price of doing business. Although disputes are somewhat inevitable, organizations can implement practices to minimize and manage disputes before they reach the courthouse steps. This program will address best practices, including contract drafting, document retention policies, litigation holds, and other considerations, to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage disputes.
Speakers
Steven Appelbaum, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP
- Steven Appelbaum represents clients in a wide range of business disputes, including real estate and construction, commercial contracts and loans, shareholder disputes, and landlord-tenant issues. Steven counsels clients in mitigating risk and exploring early dispute resolution options to minimize business disruptions.
Cristal Lambert, Assistant General Counsel, ETS
- Cristal serves as an Assistant General Counsel at ETS, the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization known for its research, learning solutions and some of the world's most trusted assessments, including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® exams, the GRE® and the Praxis® . Prior to joining ETS, she served as Senior Corporate Counsel at Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., a former Fortune 500 omnichannel retailer in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets. Cristal has demonstrated leadership in legal, transactional, and compliance enterprise-wide initiatives and has significant experience managing diverse claims, disputes and litigation from inception to resolution.
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