Businesses increasingly face crisis situations that can have a damaging, lasting impact on the organization, its people, profits and public image. These crises often involve private civil litigation, regulatory and legislative scrutiny and public outcry and can pose an existential risk to the business.  Successfully managing these situations requires a coordinated, multi-faceted strategic response that balances the often-competing demands and attendant risks of civil litigation, government regulators and the company’s reputation. This panel of highly seasoned class action defense attorneys and crisis management specialists will discuss some key considerations and strategies for dealing with the particularly dangerous risks that arise in the class action/crisis management environment. The panel will use examples of corporate crises that businesses have experienced over the past couple of decades.