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GLOI News GlobalOptions Group's James Lee Witt Associates, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. and Anderson Kill Loss Advisors to Present ``Natural Disaster Preparedness: Insurance Coverage and Emergency Response Planning''
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlobalOptions Group (OTCBB:GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and
international risk management services, today announced that its James
Lee Witt Associates unit, along with Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. and
Anderson Kill Loss Advisors, will present “Natural
Disaster Preparedness: Insurance Coverage and Emergency Response Planning”
on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at The Harvard Club, New York City.
The conference will begin at 3:30 p.m. with opening remarks made by
Finley T. Harckham, Shareholder of Anderson Kill & Olick, followed by a
presentation on “Understanding FEMA and its
Role on Natural Disasters” by Mark Merritt of
James Lee Witt Associates. John N. Ellison and Richard P. Lewis,
Shareholders of Anderson Kill & Olick, will then present on the “Fundamentals
of Property and Business Interruption Insurance for Natural Disasters,”
immediately followed by Finley Harckham speaking on the “Developments
in the Law and Key Issues from 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.”
After a short break, the “Preparation for
Catastrophes” session will begin with Marvin
Milton of Anderson Kill Loss Advisors speaking about Insurance Coverage
issues, after which Barry Scanlon and Mark Merritt of James Lee Witt
Associates will review Logistical and Practical Concerns.
The presentations will conclude with Ron Papa of the National Fire
Adjustment, speaking on “Valuation of
Catastrophic Losses.”
About James Lee Witt Associates
Founded in 2001, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), a part of the
GlobalOptions Group, is a public safety and crisis management consulting
firm based in Washington, D.C. with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Little
Rock, and Sacramento. Led by James Lee Witt, the FEMA Director under
President Clinton, JLWA has unrivaled experience and hands-on knowledge
of public safety, disaster response, continuity of operations, and
emergency management issues. JLWA’s
management team and staff include some of the nation’s
most notable and experienced disaster management experts, such as
General Wesley Clark, one of the nation's most distinguished retired
military officers, who formerly served as NATO Supreme Allied Commander;
and Rodney Slater, who formerly served as U.S. Secretary of
Transportation.
JLWA’s clients include the nation’s
premier universities, hospitals, governments, and a variety of Fortune
500 companies including those in the insurance, transportation,
entertainment, finance, utilities, and emergency management industries.
Most recently, JLWA was retained by the State of Louisiana to help
Governor Blanco on disaster recovery matters in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina. JLWA has advised government leaders, including
governors, members of Congress, administration officials, and state and
local elected officials, on emergency management policies and programs. www.wittassociates.com
About GlobalOptions Group, Inc.
GlobalOptions Group, with headquarters in New York City and offices in
16 cities, is a provider of high-end risk assessment and mitigation
services to Fortune 1000 corporations, governmental organizations and
high-profile individuals throughout the world. GlobalOptions Group’s
services currently include risk management and security, investigations
and litigation support, and crisis management. These engagements take
GlobalOptions Group staff around the world and are typically
highly-sensitive engagements where GlobalOptions Group is interacting
with senior leaders in corporations and governments. Its overall mission
is to identify, evaluate, assess, prevent and correct issues that may
threaten people, organizations or strategic initiatives for corporations
or governments. Additional information can be found at www.globaloptionsgroup.com
Statements in this press release regarding the company's business
that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that
involve risks and uncertainties. The company wishes to caution readers
not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which
statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1994, and as such, speak only as of the date made. To the extent
the content of this press release includes forward-looking statements,
they involve various risks and uncertainties including the successful
integration of acquired businesses and revenue run rates.
Certain of these risks and uncertainties will be described in greater
detail in GlobalOptions Group’s' filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. GlobalOptions Group is under no
obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or
alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
