Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer

 

Law360, New York (August 2, 2016, 12:25 PM ET) -- Scott Marrs

Brian Bagley The proper selection, preparation and presentation of a company’s corporate representative for deposition is critically important to the client’s case — performed correctly, it will favorably position the company to settle the litigation or allow it to pursue and successfully prosecute the trial. Lack of proper execution, however, can have disastrous consequences. In preparing a corporate representative, in-house and outside counsel should consider the following checklist, along with practice tips, to allow for a best practices approach from start to finish....