'Gatekeeper' Review Must Be More Than Cursory
Robert J Ambrogi
A federal judge's one-sentence conclusion that a witness qualified to testify as an expert was not enough to show that he had correctly exercised his "gatekeeper" function under Daubert, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided.
My Kingdom for an Expert!
Michael B. Lee of Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
Today, more than at any other time in the history of our profession, many cases are won or lost on the testimony of the expert witness. So, exactly what does an "expert" look like, and how do you find the right one? By definition, an expert is a person with specialized knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education which qualifies that person to form helpful opinions for a party in anticipation for litigation or preparation for trial.
Expert Courtroom Testimony in the Closed-Head Injury Case
Law Office Of Kenneth I. Kolpan, P.C.
CLOSED HEAD INJURY is poorly understood by the public in general and by juries of laypersons in particular. It is .
Should I Accept that Invitation to be an Audit Committee Financial Expert?
Richard F. Langan of Nixon Peabody LLP
As mandated in Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC adopted rules and amendments requiring each Securities and Exchange Commission reporting company to disclose whether it has at least one "audit committee financial expert" serving on its audit committee and, if so, the name of the expert and whether the expert is independent of management.
A Golden Rule for Hiring an Expert
Robert J Ambrogi and IMS Expert Services
When hiring an expert, the most important quality to look for is someone who presents well, litigator Christopher A. Riley believes. Assess how he speaks, how he appears, and his degree of comfort with himself and his area of expertise.
Corporate Governance Seminar. Seminar Summary of Richard Langan of Nixon Peabody LLP
Richard F. Langan of FindLaw M V
Richard Langan, Business Practice Group Leader at Nixon Peabody LLP, shared his insights on counseling the audit committee with attendees of FindLawÃÂs Corporate Governance seminar in New York. Mr. Langan observed that although corporate governance rule-making in light of Sarbanes-Oxley has taken some time for companies to synthesize, most companies have found that the changes can be incorporated into dayto- day activities at the board and audit committee level.