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Securities Litigation

Securities Litigation

NERA economists provide answers to difficult questions arising in:

  • Class actions and opt-out suits involving individual securities and funds
  • Broker/customer disputes alleging unsuitability and churning
  • Valuations of fixed income and derivative products
  • Mutual fund and 1940 Investment Act litigation
  • Measuring costs of illiquidity
  • Bankruptcy and fraudulent conveyance actions
  • Derivative suits
  • Insider trading and manipulation cases
  • Supervisory goodwill litigation
  • Practices such as IPO allocations and markup policies
  • ERISA actions
  • Lost profit allegations
  • Development of new financial products
  • Strategic consulting for exchanges and securities firms; and
  • Impact assessment of proposed regulatory changes.

Our experts have knowledge spanning equity and commodity markets; U.S. government, corporate, municipal and mortgage securities; bonds and currencies of global and emerging markets; and warrants, futures, forwards, swaps, options and other derivatives. We have been retained to assist in liability issues as well as to compute damages, and we participate in arbitration proceedings and alternative dispute resolution as well as traditional litigation.

Name Title Location Phone Email
Lucy P. Allen Senior Managing Director New York City +1 212 345 5913 lucy.allen@nera.com
Bradley A. Heys Senior Managing Director Toronto
New York City 		+1 416 868 7312
+1 212 345 3000 		brad.heys@nera.com
Dr. Vinita Juneja Senior Managing Director
Chair of NERA's White Collar, Investigations and Enforcement Practice 		New York City
London
Toronto 		+1 212 345 3148
+44 20 7659 8618
+1 416 868 7314 		vinita.juneja@nera.com
Dr. Denise Neumann Martin Senior Managing Director Miami +1 305 808 7880 denise.martin@nera.com
Dr. Faten Sabry Senior Managing Director
Chair of NERA's Global Securities and Finance Practice
Bankruptcy Practice Chair 		New York City
London 		+1 212 345 3285
+44 20 7659 8618 		faten.sabry@nera.com
Dr. David Tabak Senior Managing Director New York City +1 212 345 2176 david.tabak@nera.com
Adam Warren Senior Managing Director Chicago +1 (312) 573-2821 adam.warren@nera.com
Dr. Ling Ling Ang Managing Director Washington, DC
Chicago 		+1 202 466 9259
+312 573 2827 		lingling.ang@nera.com
Jorge Baez Managing Director Miami
New York City
Mexico City 		+1 305 341 5060
+1 212 345 5753
+52 55 9628 7550 		jorge.baez@nera.com
Dr. Jordan Milev Managing Director New York City +1 212 345 5516 jordan.milev@nera.com
Robert Patton Managing Director Toronto
London
New York City 		+1 416 868 7318
+44 20 7659 8620
+1 212 345 3000 		robert.patton@nera.com
Dr. Stephanie Plancich Managing Director New York City +1 212 345 7719 stephanie.plancich@nera.com
Dr. Airat Chanyshev Director New York City +1 212 345 7336 airat.chanyshev@nera.com
Dr. Alan Grant Director Washington, DC +1 202 466 3510 alan.grant@nera.com
Timothy McKenna Director Los Angeles
New York City 		+1 213 346 3041
+1 212 345 3000 		timothy.mckenna@nera.com
Mark L. Berenblut Affiliated Consultant Toronto
New York City
London 		+1 416 868 7311
+1 917 475 0020
+44 20 3769 1096 		mark.berenblut.affiliate@nera.com
Dr. Sharon Brown-Hruska Affiliated Consultant Washington, DC +1 202 466 3510 sharon.hruska.affiliate@nera.com
Dr. Andrew Carron Affiliated Consultant New York City
London 		+1 212 345 5407
+44 20 7659 8500 		andrew.carron.affiliate@nera.com
Dr. Alan Cox Affiliated Consultant San Francisco +1 415 291 1000 alan.cox.affiliate@nera.com
Title Type Author
Recent Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation: H1 2023 Update Report Edward Flores and Svetlana Starykh
Trends in Canadian Securities Class Actions: 2021 Update White Paper Bradley A. Heys, Robert Patton, Jielei Mao
Class Action Lawsuits: Opportunities to Apply Econometrics and Statistics Published Article Dr. Ling Ling Ang, Dr. Jordan Milev, and Dr. John Scalf
Fintech Developments and Antitrust Considerations in Payments Published Article Dr. Ling Ling Ang and Dr. Will Taylor
The Role of Punitive Damages in Asbestos Litigation Published Article Faten Sabry and Sungi Lee, et al.
Recent Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation Janeen McIntosh and Svetlana Starykh
Trends in Canadian Securities Class Actions: 2020 Update Report Bradley A. Heys, Robert Patton, and Jielei Mao
Recent Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation: 2020 Full-Year Review Report Janeen McIntosh and Svetlana Starykh
Recent Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation: H1 2020 Update Report Janeen McIntosh and Svetlana Starykh
How COVID-19 Impact Analysis May Shape MAE Disputes Published Article Dr. David Tabak and Edward Flores