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Litigation Support
Solution
for Major Law Firm
| Challenge |
A major law firm
(“MLF”)
headquartered in Boston with offices throughout the US and in Europe, general partner of a Limited Partnership that provides multi-channel services to rural-area
subscribers. The general partner was involved in litigation with certain limited
partners concerning certain transactions that had been made by the Limited
Partnership and its successor corporation under management by the general
partner.
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| Solution |
PDS Consulting
reviewed the background for each of the transactions. We described the
context for the transactions in terms of trends in the multi-channel
services industry since the early 1990s, taking into account significant
regulatory developments, cable TV system capital investment cycles, and
changes in the competitive environment. We also described the evolution of
the direct-to-home satellite services business (DBS, or direct broadcast
satellite) during this time period, beginning with the high perceived risk
associated with DBS prior to DirecTV's market entry in 1994 and subsequent
rapid growth of DirecTV and Echostar. In addition, we reviewed the
particular opportunities and challenges facing small operators and rural
cable systems as their environments changed during the time period at
issue. We considered the business and financial performance of the limited
partnership in the context of overall industry trends. We concluded that
the actions of the Limited Partnership and the successor corporation,
under management by the general partner, were consistent with enhancing
the value of the Limited Partnership. This
litigation was settled on terms favorable to our client. |
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