• James McManis was appointed Special Master in the Technical Equities case by the Superior Court of the State of California and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.  Described at the time as the largest securities fraud in California history, the case required McManis to hear and decide discovery disputes, determine law and motion proceedings, conduct hearings on a variety of issues, and oversee negotiations, which led to the settlement of over 800 cases with recoveries in excess of $100 million.
• James McManis arbitrated the separation of a principal from a venture capital firm in a case involving interpretation of multiple agreements and valuation of substantial assets. 
• James McManis was asked to mediate cases involving allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests.  He conducted mediations requiring multiple sessions over an extended period of time and leading to million-dollar settlements in a number of cases, sparing the parties the expense and anguish of protracted trial proceedings.
• William Faulkner serves as a mediator and early neutral evaluator for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.  He has acted as a mediator and neutral evaluator in dozens of cases for the District Court, ranging from personal injury and employment cases to complex business disputes.  Faulkner also acts as an arbitrator and judge pro tem for the Santa Clara County Superior Court in a wide variety of cases.
  
  

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