Samuel Tasher, LLM

Samuel L. Tasher is Managing Director at Wyatt Partners.  In this capacity, Samuel provides expert analysis and opinions on the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees and settlements in complex litigation around the world, and serves as an advisor to major corporations and law firms on the development and implementation of billing guidelines and other tools to manage their legal spend. 

For the past five years, Samuel has served as the General Counsel of Cloud X Partners, LLC (a private equity firm holding interests in cloud-based technologies), for which he manages its legal affairs (including the supervision of its outside counsel for litigation, equity financing, corporate governance, and M&A transactions).  Samuel also serves as counsel for the TPE Boulder 2020 Fund, L.P., (another private equity fund) and its investment portfolio (including a public safety service provider in the Dallas Metropolitan region and a marketing/survey service provider in Quebec). 

Samuel also serves as the General Counsel to Airiam Holdings, LLC, which manages investments in several technology-based ventures in Pennsylvania and Texas.  Samuel is also a frequent lecturer on legal ethics, attorneys’ fees, litigation management, and settlements around the country.  Samuel received his A.B. (cum laude), J.D., and LL.M. from Duke University. 

While at Duke, Samuel spent several years working for Duke University’s Athletics Department in various capacities, including the Compliance Office and Legal Department.  Samuel spent a summer in the legal department of the New York Yankees.  Samuel is licensed to practice law in New York, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, and the United State District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.