Special thanks to Fenwick & West LLP for its genrous sponsorship of the Litigation & Risk Management Committee. 

Committee Co-Chair: Ed Torpoco, Senior Director & Litigation Counsel, eBay, Inc.

Committee Co-Chair: Kevin Chung, Director, Corporate Compliance & Employment Law, Legal & Business Affairs, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Litigation and Risk Committee addresses issues affecting in-house counsel in the area of litigation in all its forms (simple collection matters to complex class actions) including procedural techniques, strategy, best practices in arbitration and mediation, attorney-client privilege issues, discovery and record retention. The committee also addresses the proactive side of litigation risk management. Topics will include identifying various risks and designing programs to minimize or eliminate risk including compliance, insurance, and all other matters which could lead to disputes.

For more information on chapter activities, to suggest a topic or to participate in a presentation, please contact the Committee Chairperson

In order to further facilitate communication among members, the Litigation and risk committee has launched a listserv for its members. To review the list or to subscribe to any of these listserv, click here.