Überblick
Yelena Bekker focuses her practice on the audit of asbestos bankruptcy trust claims and personal injury claims processors. She has experience leading a team of attorneys, paralegals and data analysts in conducting complex compliance evaluations and working with financial experts in assessing future claims liability. Yelena works with trial teams in developing strategy, and participates in mediations and settlement negotiations.
Yelena’s experience includes managing asbestos-related personal injury claims under a matrix of settlement agreements covering hundreds of thousands of claims. Prior to joining McDermott, she served as general counsel for an international import and export company where she regularly defended audits and handled compliance disputes with government regulators.
Referenzmandate
- Worked with software developers in the creation and upgrades of proprietary software utilized for asbestos trust claims audit
- Managed asbestos-related personal injury claims under a matrix of settlement agreements covering hundreds of thousands of claims
- Participated in the successful resolution of asbestos-related claims worth millions of dollars
- Established processes and protocols utilized by the client for pre-settlement approval, which have directly led to the client’s saving hundreds of thousands of dollars
- Participated in the successful defense of client in insurance audits
- Provided audit results and data driven analysis for mediations and settlement negotiations
- Manages and supervises a team of attorneys, paralegals and data analysts
Mitgliedschaften
- National Association of Women Lawyers, member
- Student-Sponsor Partners, mentor
- Amani, business advisor
- Special Sprouts, volunteer
Qualifikation
Education
New York Law School, magna cum laude, 2006
Brooklyn College, BA, 2002
Admissions
New York
Courts / Agencies
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
