Commercial Law League?s New Complex Commercial Litigation Committee to Hold First Program

Chicago — The Commercial Law League of America has announced that its new Complex Commercial Litigation Committee (CCLC) practice group will sponsor its first program in November 2009.

The November CCLC program will feature three speakers who plan to address commercial litigation trends; describe cases presently being litigated across the country; and explain the importance of business valuation experts in litigation involving disputes among business owners as well as practical advice on cross-examination of such experts.

Richard P. Romeo, a partner with the New York law firm of Salon, Marrow, Dyckman, Newman & Broudy, LLP, which has offices in New York and Connecticut, will give a presentation called “How to Protect Your Business When Employees Leave the Company.” Alan Schachter, a business valuation partner from the accounting firm of Citrin Cooperman, which has locations in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Connecticut, will present “How to Cross-Examine a Financial Expert.”

Walid J. Tamari, chairperson of the Complex Commercial Litigation Committee and a partner at the Chicago law firm of Tamari & Blumenthal, LLC, will present “Legal Issues Relevant to Businesses During Tough Economic Times.” Tamari is one of the CCLC’s founders.

"Given the broad range of issues that are litigated in complex commercial matters, there is value in establishing a forum where attorneys can share the knowledge they have acquired from their courtroom experiences,” Tamari says. “In this regard, there are several advantages in gathering practitioners from all over the country with different experiences in different jurisdictions.”

The CCLC program will take place at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers on Nov. 12, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., during the CLLA’s Annual New York Fall Meeting, which will be held from Nov. 12-15, 2009. Attorneys do not have to be CLLA members to attend the CCLC program.

Comprised of attorneys from across the country who practice in the area of complex commercial litigation — which the CCLC defines as “litigation involving contested commercial breach of contract, business torts and other matters concerning business disputes” — the CCLC was formed in 2009 to provide a forum for league practitioners to brainstorm, attend educational seminars and network.

“Litigation is on the rise,” says CLLA member and CCLC committee member Liviu Vogel, Esq., of Salon Marrow Dyckman Newman & Broudy LLP. “Firms that are diversified have experienced growth in this area, while their corporate and real estate transactional business has fallen off because of the state of the economy. Complex commercial litigation can be more profitable in the current environment, and good litigators are in demand.”

The committee is planning to sponsor another event in April 2010 during the CLLA’s Annual Chicago Meeting. For more information about the CLLA’s New York Fall Meeting, visit http://www.clla.org/clla_events/default.cfm?action=event_details&event=225.

About the CLLA
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