Cornerstone Research
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| Private | |
| Industry | Legal services |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters |
San Francisco, California 8 offices in the U.S. and the U.K. |
Key people |
Michael E. Burton, President and CEO Cynthia L. Zollinger, Chair |
| Products | Expert services |
| Revenue | $150 million (est.) |
Number of employees | 500+ |
| Website | www.cornerstone.com |
Cornerstone Research is a litigation consulting firm based in the United States and the United Kingdom.[1] It provides economic and financial analysis and expert testimony to attorneys, corporations and government agencies involved in complex litigation and regulatory proceedings.[2]
Practice areas
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 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
The firm collaborates on 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]
References
- ↑ Vault.com main page summary of Cornerstone Research, "ranking recap" at Vault.com; last accessed January 16, 2007.
- ↑ Cornerstone.com description of services at ; last accessed September 15, 2014.
- ↑ Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal article discussing Clearinghouse at smallbusiness.yahoo.com; last accessed January 16, 2007.
- ↑ Stanford Law School description of Clearinghouse at Securities.Stanford.edu; last accessed January 16, 2007.