Bill Black addresses ICLE Contract Litigation Seminar

Proving or Attacking Damages with a Financial Expert -- going beyond the numbers

August 26, 2005 Bill Black summarized experience gained during his more than 20 years consulting in litigation to an audience of 140 litigators from all over the South at the Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s 2005 Contract Litigation Seminar. His scheduled topic was "Proving or Attacking Damages with a Financial Expert - Going Beyond the Numbers" (PDF version here), which developed into a panel discussion on proving litigation damages with Eric Szweda, head of Troutman Sanders' Hong Kong office and seminar chairman John Larkins of Chilivis Cochran Larkins & Bever. Other presentations at the seminar included:

Truth or Consequences: Fraud Liability in Contract Cases, Michael J. King, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Atlanta
Principles of Contract Performance: How Hulk Hogan Helped Define the Line between Excuse and Breach, Timothy D. Aaron, Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, LLP, Atlanta
Equitable Remedies for Breach of Contract in Georgia, Troy L. Harris, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta
Contract Claims and ADR— Pros, Cons, Do’s and Don’ts, Kent P. Smith, Smith, Currie & Hancock, Atlanta
Finding and Eliminating Sources of Ambiguity in Legal Documents, Lenne E. Espenschied, Law Office of Lenne Espenschied, Atlanta
Attorney Fees: When You Can Get Them, How You Can Prove Them, and How You Can Avoid Them, Timothy C. Batten, Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP, Atlanta
Limiting Consequential and Punitive Damages in Commercial Dealings: The Issues, Eric A. Szweda, Troutman Sanders, LLP, Atlanta

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