In re John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc. Shareholder Litigation
Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research to conduct valuation analyses in this merger and acquisition transaction dispute.
Government Investigation
Cornerstone Research worked with several faculty members of the Stanford Graduate School of Business to analyze the pricing behavior of more than fifty securities suspected to have been influenced by…
Vesta Insurance Group, Inc., Securities Litigation
Shareholders sued the company and its auditors for securities fraud, claiming that the stock price was artificially inflated for the prior three years.
Ann I. Taylor et al. v. KeyCorp et al.
Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research to analyze the plaintiffs’ damages claims in this putative class action.
Defendants’ Trading Behavior
Cornerstone Research is often retained to analyze defendants’ prior trading activity as compared with accused illegal insider trades.
Department of Justice Litigation
Cornerstone Research worked with an executive compensation expert for the defendant in a matter brought by the DOJ against a company executive.
Economic Benefit of the Trading Activity
In evaluating damages, the gains realized (or losses avoided) from the alleged trading activity are generally considered by the court.
Information Materiality
Cornerstone Research has significant experience in conducting event study analyses for insider trading cases to evaluate the materiality of nonpublic information once it is disclosed.
Insider Trading
Insider trading litigation remains a significant issue for public companies and their executives, board members, and other company insiders.
Market Timing
Cornerstone Research has investigated issues relating to market timing of mutual funds and insurance products.
Options Backdating
Cornerstone Research has been at the vanguard of this issue, assisting clients in responding to a number of SEC investigations and civil suits.
Tax Implications of Alleged Options Backdating
Cornerstone Research analyzed corporate and individual tax treatments of employee stock options related to stock option backdating allegations.
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