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The National
Center for State Courts
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Lorri Montgomery
Communications Manager
The National Center for State Courts
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Manatt
Litigation Partner Joins Lawyers Committee
of National Court Reform Organization
Williamsburg, VA
(July 6, 2004) – Craig J. de Recat, partner at Manatt,
Phelps & Phillips LLP, has joined the National Center for State
Courts’ Lawyers Committee, which involves prominent practicing
attorneys in the National Center’s work and programs. Committee
members serve in a leadership role with a commitment to support the
National Center’s mission to actively participate in outreach to the
bench, bar and the legal community, and to encourage support for the
National Center’s programs and initiatives.
Mr. de Recat is
co-chair of his firm’s National Litigation Practice and a member of
the firm’s Board of Directors. He specializes in complex litigation,
including commercial matters, environmental issues, intellectual
property, patent/trademark, and antitrust disputes for national and
international clients, including several Fortune 100 companies. He has
extensive jury trial experience and numerous appeals in both state and
federal court. He regularly counsels clients in connection with
performing regulatory compliance, due diligence and, where necessary,
negotiations with regulatory or enforcement agencies.
Mr. de Recat handles
numerous appellate matters, including briefing and oral argument, in the
California Courts of Appeal, the California Supreme Court, and the Ninth
Circuit. He frequently speaks on trial/litigation and related subjects
and has authored several articles. Mr. de Recat was the recipient of the
“2000 Trial Lawyer of the Year” award from Loyola Law School, Los
Angeles, from which he received his law degree in 1982.
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Alto, and Sacramento, California; New York City and Albany, N.Y.;
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Jones Global Strategies, LLC, develops and implements strategies to
expand clients’ businesses and facilitate their effective competition
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The
National Center for State Courts, headquartered in Williamsburg, VA, is
a non-profit court reform organization dedicated to improving the
administration of justice by providing leadership and service to the
state courts. The National Center, founded in 1971 by the Conference of
Chief Justices and former Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, provides
education, training, and technology, management, and research services
to the nation’s state courts. The National Center also is taking the
lead on several key issues facing the justice system. For example, it
has established a major civil justice initiative, a multi-year project
that is examining best practices in civil case management and how
complex litigation procedures can be improved. Other national
initiatives being driven by the National Center include judicial
selection reform and increasing citizen participation in jury service.
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