Employee Spotlight: Emily Fortin

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January 31, 2019

*Emily has since transitioned to a Director, Legal Operations and Counsel role

Emily Fortin is the Associate Counsel and Legal Operations Team Manager at Financial Recovery Technologies and is primarily responsible for shareholder litigation research and monitoring for Opt-In and Antitrust cases. Prior to joining FRT, Emily provided in-house legal and legislative consulting for an unclaimed property audit firm in Massachusetts. She also has experience at a general litigation firm handling a variety of complex legal issues on behalf of a range of clients.

What are your top priorities and biggest challenges?

My top priority is to make FRT the best independent resource for all global shareholder recovery opportunities. That includes domestic actions, both class and individual opportunities for securities and antitrust actions, as well as opt-in actions anywhere that there’s been trading and security fraud, and to maintain the most comprehensive shareholder litigation database.

Gathering all of this information requires many different resources. We are proud to have built a rich network of relationships including corporations, government agencies, lawyers and other professionals. Through engagement with stakeholders around the globe, my team and I support investors with the research and industry expertise they require to make decisions regarding participation in litigation and other loss recovery opportunities. We also act as a voice for investors in the industry. Most recently, we spoke out on behalf of investor rights through our submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission.

How do you define success?

For me, personally, constantly growing and learning feels like success. I’ve had a few different iterations of my career. My early career was in the field of molecular biology research and then I ran a coffee shop. I loved going back to law school. It feels fantastic to be able to use that degree here at FRT where I get to learn new things about the ever-changing field of global securities litigation and help to educate clients.

What is FRT doing to ensure they are adapting to the changing landscape of the class action industry while continuing to meet the needs of current and future clients?

FRT’s goal is to reduce the noise for our clients.  To that end, we worked to develop a process to automate the workflow for most non-U.S. class actions, including Australian actions and Dutch foundations. Automating those recovery processes gives our clients an option to “set it and forget it” so that they can focus their valuable energy and attention on learning about changes to the industry and the few, more complex issues that come up each year.

As the pioneer in Antitrust class action recovery, FRT has taken a strong interest in really learning about these cases in depth, connecting with the claims administrators, and helping clients navigate these unique and complex cases. For last year’s Forex case, we processed more than 40,000 claims for nearly 250 clients.

What is one piece of advice that has changed your professional career?

Don’t overstate what you know. Be confident in sharing your breadth of knowledge and area of expertise. Clients appreciate honesty in those matters, and they appreciate knowing that we’ll go out and find the answer specifically for their question and we’re willing to do the legwork.

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About FRT

U.S. CLAIMS  I  GLOBAL GROUP LITIGATION  I  ANTITRUST  I  LITIGATION MONITORING  I  BUYOUTS

Founded in 2008, Financial Recovery Technologies (FRT) is a leading technology-based services firm that helps the investment community identify eligibility, file claims and collect funds made available in securities and other class action settlements. Offering the most comprehensive range of claim filing and monitoring services available, we provide best-in-class eligibility analysis, disbursement auditing and client reporting, and deliver the highest level of accuracy, accountability and transparency available. For more information, go to www.frtservices.com.

This communication and the content found by following any link herein are being provided to you by Financial Recovery Technologies (FRT) for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. All material presented herein is believed to be reliable but FRT makes no representation or warranty with respect to this communication or such content and expressly disclaims any implied warranty under law. Opinions expressed in this communication may change without prior notice. Firms should always seek legal and financial advice specific to their unique situation and objectives.

ABOUT FINANCIAL RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES
SETTLED  I  NON-US GLOBAL OPT-IN  I  ANTITRUST  I  GLOBAL PASSIVE  I  DIRECT OPT-OUT  I  BUYOUTS

Founded in 2008, Financial Recovery Technologies (FRT) is a leading technology-based services firm that helps the investment community identify eligibility, file claims and collect funds made available in securities and other class action settlements. Offering the most comprehensive range of claim filing and monitoring services available, we provide best-in-class eligibility analysis, disbursement auditing and client reporting, and deliver the highest level of accuracy, accountability and transparency available. For more information, go to www.frtservices.com.

 

This communication and the content found by following any link herein are being provided to you by Financial Recovery Technologies (FRT) for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. All material presented herein is believed to be reliable but FRT makes no representation or warranty with respect to this communication or such content and expressly disclaims any implied warranty under law. Opinions expressed in this communication may change without prior notice. Firms should always seek legal and financial advice specific to their unique situation and objectives.