Hermes Sargent Bates takes an aggressive approach to defending director and officer liability cases, representing both individuals and entities. In this vein, the firm engages experts early in the litigation to review the alleged misconduct and to guide discovery with an eye toward judgment as a matter of law. Our firm generally is the first to seek and obtain discovery. In this way, we control the pace of the litigation and obtain the information necessary to support dispositive motions and early settlement.