Kurtzman Carson Consultants Adds Former Litigators to Its Class Action Team

NOVATO, Calif., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC (KCC), a Computershare company and premier provider of administrative-support services for the legal and financial industries, announced today that class action attorneys, Matthew Bucher and Robert DeWitte have joined KCC's Class Action Services Team. The depth of their industry knowledge strengthens the company's proficiency in anticipating and meeting client's needs in class action settlement administration.

"Leveraging the experience and insights they gained while practicing law, Matthew and Robert will work with clients to identify the most effective administration support KCC can deliver to meet their desired outcome," said James Le, KCC's Executive Vice President of Class Action Services.

Matthew brings more than a decade of legal experience to KCC. He spent nine years with Milberg LLP, where he focused on securities and commercial fraud and played a significant role in the landmark case, In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation. Matthew began his legal career at Cauley Bowman Carney & Williams PLLC. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law and is licensed to practice law in both New York and Arkansas.

As a class action attorney in Chicago, Robert successfully represented plaintiffs in securities class actions, including the In re DVI Securities Litigation. He has in-depth experience in 10b-5 and 20(a) cases as well as large-scale merger-related matters and consumer class action litigation. Robert received a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Public Administration degree from Indiana University where he served as Notes and Comments Editor for the Indiana Law Journal. He is a member and active supporter of the Chicago Bar Association's (CBA) Class Litigation Committee.

About KCC

Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC (KCC) www.kccllc.com, a Computershare company, provides administrative-support services that help legal professionals realize time and cost efficiencies. With an integrated suite of corporate restructuring, class action and legal document management solutions, KCC alleviates the administrative challenges of today's legal processes and procedures. KCC has gained client and industry recognition for its industry expertise, professional-level client service and proprietary technologies.

About Computershare Limited (CPU)

Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global market leader in transfer agency and share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialize in corporate trust services, tax voucher solutions, bankruptcy administration and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.

Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in data management, high volume transaction processing, payments and stakeholder engagement. Many of the world's leading organizations use these core competencies to help maximize the value of relationships with their investors, employees, creditors, members and customers.

Computershare is represented in all major financial markets and has over 10,000 employees worldwide. For more information, visit www.computershare.com.

For more information, please contact:

Rachel Martin
Kurtzman Carson Consultants
310-751-1817
[email protected]
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