MIAMI – Carlton Fields co-hosted a Martindale-Hubbell Counsel to Counsel Forum in Miami on Thursday, May 13, 2010. Atlanta shareholder Walter H. Bush and Miami shareholder Thomas J. Meeks spoke at the forum entitled ”Litigation & Dispute Resolution Management.”

The LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell developed the Counsel to Counsel forums in 2000. These sessions, which bring together senior corporate counsel and partners at law firms, are designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and best practices regarding corporate legal department management. These unique sessions provide corporate counsel with an opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue about the key issues they are facing and offer participants the opportunity to share business experiences and professional insights.

The topics discussed during the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Management Forum included:

• Litigation and dispute resolution strategies that strengthen the business without breaking the bank
• Creating and implementing cost-efficient approaches to working with outside counsel and trusted advisers
• Dealing with discovery without being derailed
• Metrics and measurement: using case assessments and analyses successfully
• Tackling tough situations: class actions, cross-border disputes and trends on the horizon

The Forum was held at the Epic Hotel in Miami. Carlton Fields co-hosted the program with Greenberg Traurig LLP.

Bush leads the firm’s Business Litigation and Trade Regulation Practice Group in Atlanta. He has experience representing and counseling clients in complex litigation and other civil controversies of major significance across a broad range of industries for over 30 years, including insurance coverage and allocation, securities fraud, and director and officer liability claims. He received his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1975 and his B.A. from the University of Georgia in 1972.

Meeks is the leader of the firm’s Business Litigation and Trade Regulation Practice Group in Miami. He focuses his practice on complex business cases, including commercial fraud and contract disputes, trade secrets and intellectual property matters, and the defense of corporate officers and directors, including in securities litigation. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts around the country at the trial and appellate levels. Meeks received his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1979 and his B.A. with high honors from the University of Florida in 1975.