Crowninshield actively supports all phases of securities litigation, from preliminary analysis of economic and financial issues to post-settlement plans of allocation. In Rule 10b-5 and Section 11 and 12 cases, for example, our experts have testified widely on matters related to market efficiency, loss causation, and damages.
Our securities litigation expertise includes:
- Market Efficiency
- Price Impact
- Loss causation
- Damages
- Allocation
- Analyzing the efficiency of the market for
- common stock,
- preferred stock,
- bonds,
- asset-back securities (including mortgage-backed securities), and
- derivatives
- Analyzing how alleged misrepresentations, omissions, and corrective disclosures might impact common stock, preferred stock, bonds, and other securities
- Through event study analysis, determining materiality of information on stock price and quantifying potential implications of fraudulent activity
- Weighing news and analyst commentary to evaluate market sentiment regarding specific events
- During preliminary case analysis, assisting clients in identifying critical statistical and economic issues
- Determining the economic implications and suitability of plans of allocation
- Analyzing and quantifying damages, including per share and aggregate measures, under federal and state statutes
- Assessing the number of damaged shares and damages per individual investor
- Providing expert reports, deposition, and trial testimony
Our Securities Specialists
Steven P. Feinstein, Ph.D., CFA
Founder, President, Senior Expert
Daniel S. Bettencourt, MBA
Executive Vice President
Miguel Villanueva, Ph.D.
Director of Research&
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Miguel Villanueva, Ph.D.
Director of Research
