Cornerstone Research

Cornerstone Research
Company typePrivate
IndustryEconomic Consulting
Founded1989
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Number of locations
9 across United States, United Kingdom, and Belgium
Key people
Rahul Guha, Chief Executive Officer
Yesim C. Richardson, President
Cynthia L. Zollinger, Managing Director and Chair
ProductsEconomic Research, Expert Witness Services
Number of employees
1000+
Websitewww.cornerstone.com

Cornerstone Research is an economic consulting firm with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and Belgium. It provides economic and financial analysis and expert testimony to attorneys, corporations and government agencies involved in complex litigation and regulatory proceedings.[1]

Offices

Cornerstone Research is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Other US offices include Boston, MA, New York City, NY, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Menlo Park, CA, and Los Angeles, CA. In 2014, Cornerstone Research opened its first international office in London, United Kingdom.[2] A second international office opened in Brussels, Belgium in 2023.[3]

Practice areas

Cornerstone Research utilizes both internal and external expert witnesses to provide testimony, utilizing faculty and industry experts.

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.[4] According to a university website, the clearinghouse provides summary information regarding federal class action securities litigation in the United States.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cornerstone.com description of services at [1]; last accessed November 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Announcements2014-09-22T11:30:00, G. R. C. "Cornerstone Research Launches London Office". Compliance Week. Retrieved 2024-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Cornerstone Research Expands in Europe with Brussels Office". Cornerstone Research. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  4. ^ Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal article discussing Clearinghouse at smallbusiness.yahoo.com; last accessed July 2, 2022. Archived 2022-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Stanford Law School description of Clearinghouse at Securities.Stanford.edu; last accessed January 16, 2007.