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Richard M. Santoro CPP- Expertise and Premises Liability Litigation Overview

American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) International Board Certified
Protection Professional (CPP) –Maintained continuously since 2007. The ASIS CPP
is the Gold Standard for Security Certification, to qualify must have 7 years of
private sector security management experience, possess a bachelor’s degree or
higher, complete a 225-question assessment test covering security standards and
practices topics including; security operations, emergency/crises management,
investigations, risk management, asset protection, executive protection,
information technology security, special event security, CCTV and electronic
security systems. Recertification requirements including audited 60 CEU’s every
three years. Member of International Association of Independent Security
Consultants (IAPSC). Member of International Homicide Investigators Association.
Thirty Years of Corporate Security Management in large Gaming Resorts in
multiple jurisdictions, five years of experience overseeing Risk Management,
Insurance and Claims function for 5 gaming/resort operations. 10 years’
experience as expert witness. Performed security and compliance audits on high
liability operations. Provided premises liability expert witness litigation support
and consulting for over 175 cases.

Experience with handling premises liability litigated matters involving security
from the following sectors/settings/incident types:

Hospitality Higher Education-Residence Halls
Casino Gaming/Resort Leisure Entertainment
Nightclubs/Bars Hotel/Motel
Healthcare Industrial/Manufacturing
Public Housing Pharmaceutical/Storage/Transport
Apartment Complex Residential Communities
Public Transportation Warehousing
Parking Lot/Facility Concert/Special Event
Contract Security Museums
Pawn Shops/Gold Exchange Armored Car/CIT/Cash Vaults

Homicide Workplace Violence
Wrongful Death Excessive Force
Aggravated Assault Major Crime
Sexual Assault Car Jacking
Robbery/Armed Robbery Shootings/Stabbings
Active Assailant Mass Shooting
Sudden Violence Domestic Violence

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