• European Bank Merger. Assessed economic projections and valuation impact of merger.
  • Efficacy of Mortgage Modifications. Analyzed the performance of mortgage loan modifications by a large mortgage servicer.
  • Social Impact of Small Dollar Lending. Analyzed loan data from small dollar lenders to assess how regulatory constraints on small dollar lending on the basis of loan to income ratios will impact access to credit and default rates.
  • Cost of Private Securities Litigation. Conducted a comprehensive study to analyze the costs that securities class action lawsuits impose on shareholders.
  • Collateralized Debt Obligations. Assessed the impact of misrepresentations about liquidity problems on the value of CDO2 collateral.
  • Credit Default Swaps. Examined the risk faced by a giant financial institution in providing CDS protection and the adequacy of related disclosures.
  • Subprime Exposure Disclosure. Examined if a large bank had adequately disclosed its subprime exposure and the impact of its disclosures on share price; examined the validity of reliance on Fraud-on-the-market doctrine in a dispute about subprime exposure of a Government Sponsored Enterprise.
  • Mortgage Securitization. Analyzed efficiency of corporate bonds in a class certification case about disclosure of loan portfolio risk by a large housing lender.
  • Mortgage Loan Quality. Assessed the Impact of Borrower Misrepresentation on Loan Performance.
  • RMBS Trustee Certification. Examined loan exceptions documented in trustee certification reports and the association between loan exceptions and loan outcomes.
  • Evaluation of Settlement in Mortgage Securities Litigation. Assessed whether the trustee can reasonably rely on holders of one groups of certificates in evaluating the settlement.
  • Risk Management and Hedging. Analyzed whether a large insurer has adequately managed and disclosed its risk, investigated the impact of its disclosures on share price.
  • Structured Investment Vehicle. Examined appropriateness of credit ratings assigned to a large Structured Investment Vehicle (SIV) in light of the losses suffered by investors during a financial crisis.
  • Stress Testing of Bank Capital Ratio. Advised a bank holding company on the impact of stress scenarios on regulatory capital ratio.
  • Wholesale Automobile Auctions. Analyzed vehicle auction data to determine the impact of wholesale auto auctions on net efficiencies and consumer benefits.
  • Consumer Packaged Goods. Analyzed data from a conjoint study to assess the reliability of inferences about willingness to pay for a product feature in a class action certification case.
  • Consumer Durable Goods. Analyzed the impact of alleged misrepresentations on product price and class members using data for multiple products across multiple years.
  • Evaluation of Merger of Office Superstores. Analyzed the potential impact on consumers to assess the likelihood of antitrust intervention.
  • Market Power in Steel Industry. Evaluated definition of antitrust markets and assessed market power and damages in a case about alleged collusion and disparagement.
  • Unfair Competition and Retail Price Manipulation in Gasoline Industry. Economic analysis of prices paid by Gasoline franchisees.
  • Nationalization Dispute. Conducted fair market valuation of a large cement firm in an International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes arbitration.
  • Oil Price Manipulation. Examined economic evidence about potential price manipulation and developed a theoretical framework to highlight economic forces that determine whether price is manipulated or not.
  • Insider Trading. Examined economic evidence relating to an investigation about insider trading in a Business Development Corporation (BDC).
  • Efficiency of Bond Market. Analyzed efficiency of corporate bonds in a class certification case.
  • Principal Protected Notes. Assessed the market for structured products and the market’s awareness of credit risks associated with principal protected notes.
  • Tender Invitation for Bonds. Examined disclosures associated with the tender offer and evaluated whether the tendering behavior of bondholders was consistent with rational economic behavior.
  • Municipal Bonds. Analyzed performance of municipal bonds in a case about breach of fiduciary duty by the underwriter.
  • Mismanagement of Trust Assets. Evaluated claim of mismanagement of tribal trust funds over many decades.
  • Dividend Policy. Researched payout policy of the firm and its peers and outlined the pros and cons of alternative policies for the board of directors.
  • REIT Leverage. Examined the impact of indebtedness of REITs and their disclosure on shareholder wealth and analyzed the efficiency of financial markets in a developed economy.
  • Medical Procedures Pricing. Assessed the impact of industrial organization on prices of medical procedures in California.
  • Patent Pool Auction. Examined patent pool valuation in a bankruptcy auction.
  • Statistical Sampling. Designed and implemented statistical sampling techniques and drew statistical inferences across a variety of cases and industries.
  • Bank Sales Practices. Data Analytics to Detect Unusual Sales Practices.