Cornerstone Research is a litigation consulting firm based in the United States and the United Kingdom. It provides economic and financial analysis and expert testimony to attorneys, corporations and government agencies involved in complex litigation and regulatory proceedings.[1]

Cornerstone Research
Company typePrivate
IndustryEconomic Consulting
Founded1989
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
9 offices in the US, UK, and Belgium
Key people
Rahul Guha, Chief Executive Officer
Yesim C. Richardson, President
Cynthia L. Zollinger, Managing Director and Chair
ProductsEconomic Research, Expert Witness Services
Number of employees
900+
Websitewww.cornerstone.com

Practice areas

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Cornerstone Research utilizes both internal and external expert witnesses to provide testimony, utilizing faculty and industry experts.

The company's practice areas include: accounting; antitrust and competition; bankruptcy and financial distress litigation; consumer fraud and product liability; corporate and government investigations; corporate governance; corporate transaction litigation; data analytics; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); energy and commodities; financial institutions; intellectual property; international arbitration and litigation; labor and employment; pharmaceuticals and healthcare; real estate; securities; and valuation.

Publications

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The firm collaborates on the "Securities Class Action Clearinghouse" in conjunction with the Stanford University Law School.[2] According to a university website, the clearinghouse provides summary information regarding federal class action securities litigation in the United States.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cornerstone.com description of services at [1]; last accessed November 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal article discussing Clearinghouse at smallbusiness.yahoo.com; last accessed July 2, 2022. Archived 2022-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Stanford Law School description of Clearinghouse at Securities.Stanford.edu; last accessed January 16, 2007.
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