Edward Flores, MA

In securities class actions, Mr. Flores has conducted economic, financial, and statistical analyses examining issues such as market efficiency and price impact in class certification, assessing materiality and loss causation, and estimating damages across equity, debt, and derivative securities. As part of mediations, he has assisted clients on damages and settlement prediction analyses under Rule 10b-5, Section 11, and Section 12. His experience spans several industries, including pharmaceuticals, financial services, information technology, consumer goods, and energy. His other securities litigation work includes assessing damages in shareholder derivative suits, analyzing attorneys’ fees in securities class actions, and estimating short-swing profits in Section 16(b) cases. 

In addition, he has worked on matters involving the valuation of businesses and complex securities, assessed damages in employment disputes, and examined the economic characteristics of cryptocurrency transactions and offtake agreements in bankruptcy proceedings. 

Mr. Flores has written articles on market efficiency, attorneys’ fees, and trends in securities class actions and has presented his findings in webinars and at events providing CLE credits to attorneys. He is the lead author of NERA’s annual publication on recent trends in US securities class action litigation, which is regularly cited by law firms, insurers, and news media.