But he knows that litigation, much less a trial, is rarely a client’s first choice, and in many cases settlement is the best and most appropriate option. Phil believes that handling a lawsuit is not an exercise in academic game theory; it calls for collaborative and practical problem solving, and a nuanced evaluation of the risk present in a dispute. Phil has guided clients through many difficult challenges in his 50+ completed trials and arbitrations, and his 30+ years of deep commercial litigation experience brings substance and practical judgment to the goal of solving client problems.