| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Legal services |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California 6 offices in the U.S. |
| Key people | Cindy Zollinger, President and CEO Jim Malernee, Chairman |
| Products | Expert services |
| Revenue | $150 million (est.) |
| Employees | 450 |
| Website | www.cornerstone.com |
Cornerstone Research is a financial, economic, and litigation consulting firm based in the United States.[1] It provides expert testimony and economic and financial analysis to attorneys, corporations and government agencies involved in business litigation.[2]
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Cornerstone utilizes both internal and external expert witnesses to provide testimony, utilizing faculty and industry experts.
According to its website, the company's practice areas include: Accounting; Antitrust & Competition; Bankruptcy and Financial Distress Litigation; Consumer Fraud and Product Liability; Corporate Governance; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); Energy; Financial Institutions; Intellectual Property; International Arbitration and Litigation; Labor, Employment, and Discrimination; Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare; Securities, and Valuation. Practice area descriptions can be found at the firm's website at Cornerstone.com.
The firm produces an annual publication called the "Securities Class Action Clearinghouse" in conjunction with the Stanford University Law School.[3] According to a University website, the clearinghouse provides summary information regarding federal class action securities litigation in the United States.[4]
Cornerstone Research maintains six offices in the United States located in Boston, Los Angeles, Menlo Park, California, New York, San Francisco, and Washington DC.