Domestic and International Litigation Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Trial Preparation, Risk Assessment, and Best Practices for Prosecution and Defense (Inside the Minds)

Domestic and International Litigation Strategies is an authoritative, insider s perspective on key strategies for addressing clients national and foreign litigation issues. Featuring partners and shareholders from some of the nation s leading firms, these experts guide the reader through the nuances of representing clients in a variety of litigation matters, including medical malpractice suits, cross-border disputes, patent infringement, product liability cases, and appellate practice cases. These top lawyers reveal their advice on planning a litigation strategy and seeing it through the stages of a lawsuit: inception, discovery, motion practice, alternative dispute resolution, trial, and appeal. From the differences in representing defendants versus plaintiffs and the ways in which US and foreign litigation laws work together to the keys to building a successful client-counsel relationship and the factors to weigh when choosing between settlement and trial, these authors explain the personal, legal, and financial considerations both attorneys and their clients must make in approaching litigation situations. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating this increasingly-enforced and transnational area of law. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.