Exploring Alternative Fee Strategies and Structures - From Basics to Beyond

Presented on April 27th, 2016

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  • Exploring Alternative Fee Strategies and Structures - From Basics to Beyond

    • Speakers:
    • Kevin Inwood, Senior Associate General Counsel, Vale SA
    • Michel Gagnon, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Paramount Fine Foods
    • Peter Brady, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    • Helen Fotinos, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    • David Cohen, Lawyer, Project Management, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • About this program:
  • As Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs) continue to emerge as popular alternatives to the billable hour, the marketplace for legal services is adopting new and innovative pricing mechanisms to control cost, share risk, and further align the economic interests of law firms and clients. Please join us for our two-part informative and interactive seminar designed to explore alternative fee strategies and structures from the basics to beyond.

    In-house legal departments and law firms are increasingly embracing alternative fee arrangements to align their interests, increase predictability and reward efficiency and positive outcomes. Learn from a panel of experts about why AFAs are more effective than the billable hour, the types of AFAs, which work best under what circumstances and designing and effectively implementing AFAs in your business.

  • Accreditation:

  • Each program qualifies for up to 1.5 hours of eligible educational activity or CPD/MCE credit under the mandatory education regimes in British Columbia, Ontario and Québec and specifically counts towards the Ethics/Professionalism requirement in British Columbia and Ontario. McCarthy Tétrault LLP has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Upper Canada.