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With the risk of class action litigation on the rise, companies in all industries are looking for new and better ways to protect themselves. Ahead of the Class focuses on class action defense, addressing current cases and decisions, trends, and strategies associated with class action lawsuits. The bloggers have experience in a wide range of class action issues and have developed a national reputation for their knowledge, experience and effectiveness in contesting class certification motions and, when necessary, handling class action litigation to conclusion or settlement.

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Peter Breslauer

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Peter Breslauer is a partner in the Litigation Department of Montgomery McCracken. His practice is focused on complex commercial litigation, including the defense of class-action, antitrust, products liability and intellectual property cases. Peter has extensive experience in the defense of nationwide class action litigation.
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Charles Casper

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Charles B. Casper is chair of the Class Action Defense practice of Montgomery McCracken. Chuck is a partner in the Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s management committee. His practice emphasizes the defense of consumer and antitrust class actions, computer software and hardware litigation, complex commercial litigation and environmental litigation matters including environmental insurance coverage.
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John G. Papianou

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John G. Papianou is a partner in the Litigation Department of Montgomery McCracken. John concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, with particular emphasis on consumer class actions involving claims under state consumer protection statutes. He has counseled and represented numerous clients in consumer class actions across the country.

Patrick T. Ryan

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Patrick T. Ryan is co-chair of the Appellate Litigation practice of Montgomery McCracken and is a member of the firm’s Class Action Defense practice group. His practice emphasizes commercial litigation, antitrust matters, the defense of professional liability claims, and business litigation involving claims asserted under the federal RICO statute.