NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Epiq, a leading global provider of technology-enabled services to the legal industry and corporations, today announced the promotion of Sylvius of Saucken to General Manager of the Mass Tort Solutions practice.

von Saucken, who has been in the mass tort industry since 2005, has a long track record of success in the legal services industry. Most recently, he oversaw strategy and advisory services for Epiq’s mass torts operations and customer service teams, advising clients on mass torts settlement best practices. von Saucken played a key role in the strategic and tactical leadership of Epiq’s mass torts business and growth, serving as senior risk manager reviewing processes and procedures and leading change management initiatives.

“I am continually amazed at the breadth and depth of expertise and overall capability of our entire team,” said Christine Landry, President of Epiq’s Class Action, Remediation, and Mass Tort Solutions Division. “Sylvius is exceptionally knowledgeable and is highly regarded by our clients, judges and specialty masters alike. He uses his unique skillset to solve our clients’ toughest challenges just as he did for the industry. I am delighted that we continue to build our leadership team by focusing on our clients, creating opportunities for greater leadership roles and further empowering our teams to deliver world-class service on matters of all kinds.”

Epiq’s reputation as the world’s leading provider of managed mass tort and class action administration services has been solidified by successfully administering some of the largest and most complex settlements in history. von Saucken has personally managed more than 300 qualifying settlement funds and over the past decade has designed thousands of settlement agreement protocols and associated payment administration processes, including review and claim procedures with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the…