Fouad mediates and serves as a post-settlement fiduciary in the most complex, high-profile legal matters in the country. Courts have appointed Fouad to mediate some of the largest multidistrict litigations, including the National Prescription Opiate Litigation, the Talcum Powder Litigation, the Roundup Litigation, the Rideshare Litigation, the PFAS Litigation, the Paraquat Litigation, and others. Fouad’s mediation efforts have helped facilitate over $50 billion in settlements.
Fouad’s mediation practice spans a wide range of legal specialties, including mass torts, product liability, antitrust, bankruptcy, and cybersecurity & privacy. He has significant experience in class actions, having mediated dozens of cases to nine-figure settlements. He recently facilitated a mid-trial settlement in a closely watched federal antitrust case involving a challenged multi-billion dollar cross-border merger. Fouad also conducts high-profile bankruptcy mediations, including multiple cases involving divisional mergers (so-called “Texas Two-Step” cases).
Fouad’s work does not end when a settlement is reached. Courts and parties regularly turn to him to implement and administer the resolutions he or others have helped forge. He currently serves as a Trustee of the Purdue Master Disbursement Trust, where he shares responsibility for distributing approximately $7 billion to claimants — one of the largest trusts of its kind. He also currently serves as Trustee to the TPC Restitution Fund, where he is tasked with allocating funds to claimants affected by a plant explosion in Port Neches, Texas. Fouad serves as the Executive Director of the Takata Airbag Tort Compensation Trust Fund, where he oversees all Trust operations, including legal, claims administration, financial reporting, economic forecasting, lien resolution, and investment management.
Fouad also serves in post-settlement Special Master roles, where he oversees settlement implementation and claims processes. In this capacity, the parties task Fouad with developing and implementing a fair and equitable protocol to distribute settlement funds among eligible claimants. This work draws on his deep experience in claims valuation and fund architecture, and reflects the confidence parties on all sides place in his judgment and impartiality.
Fouad was trained by Professor Eric Green, one of the country’s most highly regarded mediators, and holds a certificate from Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation. Before joining Resolutions, LLC, Fouad served as a litigation and financial restructuring associate at Brown Rudnick LLP, following a clerkship for the Honorable Mary F. Walrath at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. He has published several articles on bankruptcy law issues, including bankruptcy trusts. Fouad graduated cum laude from Georgia State University’s College of Law, where he also completed a master’s degree in taxation.