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Epiq Announces New Leader of Mass Tort Business

NEW YORK – October 15, 2019 — Epiq, the global leader in the legal services industry, announced today that Crystal Utley has been promoted to vice president of mass tort solutions at Epiq. Utley has nearly 10 years of senior leadership and management experience in the mass tort solutions industry.

NEW YORK – October 15, 2019 — Epiq, the global leader in the legal services industry, announced today that Crystal Utley has been promoted to vice president of mass tort solutions at Epiq. Utley has nearly 10 years of senior leadership and management experience in the mass tort solutions industry. 

"Crystal is a proven leader with a unique ability to understand our clients’ needs and build solutions to best serve them,” said Bob Hopen, president, Epiq class action and mass tort solutions. "Her ability to develop innovative solutions, deliver high levels of service and build strong teams, creates a great foundation for continued future growth as Epiq expands our mass tort service offerings.”  

Utley will drive strategy, operations, and execution around key mass tort product offerings, including case development, lien resolution, medical monitoring, settlement allocation, and advanced analytics.  

“I am passionate about the mass tort industry and thrilled to be leading mass tort solutions at Epiq,” said Utley. “We are powering our workforce with cross-discipline, subject matter experts to help streamline complex mass tort functions and implement high performing client solutions.”  

Utley recently served as vice president at Garretson Resolution Group, which Epiq acquired in January of 2019, where she led operations for case development and claims administration settlement programs. Utley holds a Master of Science degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

About Epiq 
Epiq, a global leader in the legal services industry, takes on large-scale, increasingly complex tasks for corporate counsel, law firms, and business professionals with efficiency, clarity, and confidence. Clients rely on Epiq to streamline the administration of business operations, class action and mass tort, court reporting, eDiscovery, regulatory, compliance, restructuring, and bankruptcy matters. Epiq subject-matter experts and technologies create efficiency through expertise and deliver confidence to high-performing clients around the world. Learn more at www.epiqglobal.com.

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Epiq 
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