IMS Insights Podcast

Ashley Taylor, a partner with Troutman Pepper specializing in Consumer Financial Services, joins IMS Insights Podcast to share some of his decades-long experience with state attorneys general and consumer protection issues. He discusses the roles that attorney generals have historically played in both regulating and enforcing consumer protection issues, how regulatory and enforcement actions have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the legal industry has been innovating to keep pace with the emerging challenges in a post-pandemic world.

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.

In this episode, we are joined by Littler Mendelson Shareholder and former Litigation and Trial Practice Group Co-Chair, Helene Wasserman. We discuss the role mentors have played in her own career, the value of mentors for firms and the industry, and practical tips for emerging practitioners seeking to navigate the field and identify mentors in a newly-remote “new normal” for many in the legal profession.

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.

In this episode, we speak with Littler Mendelson Shareholder and former Litigation and Trial Practice Group Co-Chair, Helene Wasserman. 

Helene joins us to discuss emerging trends in litigation, and the potential for sustained adoption of remote depositions, hearings, and trials post-COVID. We review practical considerations and tips for advancing litigation in the new remote normal, and explore the potential benefits of the remote environment for certain case resolution types. 

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.

In this episode, we speak with Littler Mendelson Shareholder and former Litigation and Trial Practice Group Co-Chair, Helene Wasserman. Helene joins us to share practical tips for law firm leaders, corporate executives, and in-house counsel on advancing culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in a remote working environment. 

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.

In this episode of the IMS Insights Podcast, we are joined by guest Jeff Dahm, IMS Director of Trial Presentation and Technology, to discuss practical tips for preparing for remote courtroom hearings and events, the challenges and opportunities of virtual courtroom environments,  and the potential for sustained adoption of certain types of remote court events.

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.

In this episode of the IMS Insights Podcast, we're joined by Dr. Charles D. Cowan of Analytic Focus to discuss the role of mentors in STEM fields like statistics and economics, and best practices for successful expert witness engagements.

Dr. Cowan is an IMS Elite Expert and contributing thought leader, and the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Managing Member for the national statistics, finance, and economics consultancy, Analytic Focus. 

With more than forty years of experience, Dr. Cowan specializes in the development of financial research and its use in risk management, in improving shareholder value, and in economic impact studies. He has been retained by IMS clients on more than three dozen matters, and taught graduate and undergraduate courses, and authored or co-authored two books and numerous articles on topics including evaluation of survey and census methods, econometric measures related to the welfare of the U.S. economy, and rare and elusive population research.

Prior to cofounding Analytic Focus LLC in 2002, Dr. Cowan was a Director with Price Waterhouse, specializing in financial research, surveys, and audit sampling. Dr. Cowan was the Chief Statistician for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), where he designed research necessary to measure the loss from the Savings & Loan Crisis of the late 1980s and capitalization requirements for the RTC transfer to the FDIC. Dr. Cowan served as the Chief Statistician for the U.S. Department of Education, where he designed large-scale surveys in education to measure resource needs and availability, and he worked for the Census Bureau, developing research programs for the U.S. and internationally.

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.

In this episode of the IMS Insights Podcast, we speak with trial presentation advisor Jeff Dahm about how the pandemic is shaping the role of "hot seat" advisors in litigation and remote hearings, and new standards for trial presentation amid COVID-19. 

Jeff Dahm is an IMS Thought Leader and trusted trial presentation advisor to the firm’s top clients. Through more than two decades of managing courtroom presentations, he has worked on more than 200 trials, as well as on over 300 hearings, arbitrations, and mock trials. He specializes in presenting for complex, high-stakes litigation and at International Trade Commission (ITC) hearings. His thought leadership contributions provide clients with information about how to create and manage compelling presentations in both the traditional courtroom setting and the remote hearing or video conference environment.

His extensive experience as a “hot seat” operator and his passion for trial presentation have earned him a place in many high-profile matters with the country’s top trial lawyers. His two decades of courtroom experience, observing all types of trials throughout the country, makes him a valuable asset to any trial team. Jeff’s trial work focuses on complex high-stakes litigation. Some of his notable cases include a copyright infringement trial on behalf of Google, a criminal trial involving the CEO of KB Home, and a patent infringement trial for Samsung.

In addition, Jeff has appeared multiple times as the courtroom technology expert for the State Bar of California’s “Champions of the Courtroom” and many other CLE programs.

Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Analysis & Design from the University of California, Irvine.

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.

In this episode, we are joined by nationally-recognized statistical applications and economic investigations expert Dr. Charles D. Cowan about various factors for commercial litigators and in-house counsel to monitor related to the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities market in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic. 

Dr. Cowan is an IMS Elite Expert and contributing thought leader in a range of areas including economics and statistics. He serves as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Managing Member for the national statistics, finance, and economics consultancy, Analytic Focus. 

With more than forty years of experience, Dr. Cowan specializes in the development of financial research and its use in risk management, in improving shareholder value, and in economic impact studies. He has been retained by IMS clients on more than three dozen matters, and taught graduate and undergraduate courses, and authored or co-authored two books and numerous articles on topics including evaluation of survey and census methods, econometric measures related to the welfare of the U.S. economy, and rare and elusive population research.

Prior to co-founding Analytic Focus LLC in 2002, Dr. Cowan was a Director with Price Waterhouse, specializing in financial research, surveys, and audit sampling. Dr. Cowan was the Chief Statistician for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), where he designed research necessary to measure the loss from the Savings & Loan Crisis of the late 1980’s and capitalization requirements for the RTC transfer to the FDIC. Dr. Cowan served as the Chief Statistician for the U.S. Department of Education, where he designed large-scale surveys in education to measure resource needs and availability, and he worked for the U.S. Census Bureau, developing research programs for the U.S. and internationally.

Thanks for joining. We hope you enjoy today’s episode of the IMS Insights Podcast. 

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.

In this episode of the IMS Insights Podcast, we speak with Marti Murray about best practices for working as an expert witness, tips for attorneys working with expert witnesses in litigation, and the role of mentors - and how early-career professionals or young students can identify mentors in STEM fields like finance, securities, and banking. 

Marti Murray is an IMS Elite Expert with over thirty-five years of experience in the financial services industry. She has acted as a court-appointed Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Receiver, held leadership positions at business restructuring financial advisory firms and alternative investment management firms, and also served on several boards of directors. Her experience includes business and securities valuation, distressed debt investing, commercial and SEC related litigation, trade, and corporate finance.

Earlier in Murray’s career, she was the founder, president, and portfolio manager of Murray Capital Management, Inc.—an SEC-registered distressed debt hedge fund firm. She ran Murray Capital from 1995 through 2008, until it was acquired by Babson Capital in April 2008.

While running Murray Capital and after its acquisition, she served as an adjunct professor at the NYU Stern School of Business teaching courses in distressed debt investing, equity analysis/valuation, and bankruptcy. For her efforts, she was awarded the Teacher of the Year Prize. 

Murray has written for and contributed to numerous publications, holds the Certified Valuation Analyst credential (CVA), and has been awarded by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). 

IMS has delivered strategic litigation consulting and expert witness services to leading global law firms and Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, in more than 65,000 cases. IMS consultants become an extension of your legal team from pre-suit investigation services to discovery and then on to arbitration and trial. Learn more at imslegal.com.