Overview
Yelena Bekker focuses her practice on complex civil litigation and product liability defense. She has experience auditing asbestos bankruptcy trusts, conducting complex compliance evaluations, working with financial experts in assessing future claims liability, and negotiating and implementing large-sum settlements.
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.
Results
- Managed asbestos-related personal injury claims under a matrix of settlement agreements covering hundreds of thousands of claims
- Developed proprietary software for asbestos trust claims auditing
Community
- National Association of Women Lawyers, member
- Student-Sponsor Partners, mentor
Credentials
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
