There is no better way to manage litigation costs then to use outside counsel with whom you have a strong relationship and who understand your business, business objectives and case-specific objectives. With that established, I also try to stay actively involved in the litigation by requesting that my outside counsel blind-copy me on strategic letters and e-mails so that I can maintain a feel for the status and pace of the litigation. Bi-weekly or monthly update calls, even just for a very brief update, also help me stay informed and in control of costs and strategy.
— Christopher Pirrone
GC, Connexus Corp.
Controlling the cost of litigation is a high priority at Sun. We start by staffing each new case with a small team from one of our preferred provider firms, with clear understanding of the role and responsibilities of each person. New members are added to work on the case only after justification by outside counsel on the need to expand the team – and only with approval of the in-house counsel working on the case.
We also work with litigation counsel to set quarterly budgets for each of our cases and then hold our litigation counsel responsible for meeting the budget. Included in that budget are the litigation expenses such as document production vendors, consultants/experts, etc. We have noticed increased savings when we hold our litigation counsel responsible for managing and controlling the expenses as well as fees.
— Noreen Krall
VP Intellectual Property, Sun Microsystems
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