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ACC-SFBA - Affirmative Recovery Litigation: Bringing Value to Your Company

Event | 06.13.18, 4:30 AM PDT - 6:30 AM PDT

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One Market Restaurant
1 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105

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Litigation can be a dirty word for corporate legal departments. However, the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel's (ACC-SFBA) session will focus on how affirmative recovery litigation can provide an important revenue stream for a company. Opportunities for recovery can arise out of findings by the U.S. Department of Justice of illegal conspiratorial or anti-competitive conduct. Or a company may find itself in a position where it needs to take on a competitor, customer, or supplier because of egregious behavior. No matter the cause, contemplating litigation to recover or redress a legal issue needs careful assessment, planning, and execution.


Join us for this session to hear from two seasoned litigators on strategies that will maximize recoveries without disrupting business, including whether to opt out of a class action and initiate your own lawsuit.


Antitrust Group Partners Beatrice Nguyen and Chahira Solh will speak at this event.


Crowell & Moring is a sponsor.

For more information, please visit these areas: Litigation and Trial

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