Litigation Services Handbook

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Part I: The Litigation Environment

1. A Dispute Resolution Primer 1.1 Elizabeth A. Evans , Daniel G. Lentz, Roman L. Weil

2. Serving as a Financial Expert in Litigation 2.1 Elizabeth A. Evans, Roman L. Weil

3. Testimony Considerations 3.1

Part A: Daubert Criteria Douglas E. Branch, Saleema K. Damji

Part B: The Art of Testimony Daniel G. Lentz

Part II: Developing A Damages Analysis

4. Damages Theories and Causation Issues 4.1 Elizabeth A. Evans, Phil J. Innes, Daniel G. Lentz

5. Ex Ante versus Ex Post Damages Calculations 5.1 Elizabeth A. Evans, Roman L. Weil

6. Use of Statistical Sampling in Litigation 6.1 Mark A. Gustafson, Peter P. Simon

7. Survey Research in Litigation 7.1 Paul J. Lavrakas, Jeffery A. Stec

8. Statistical Estimation of Incremental Cost from Accounting Data 8.1 M. Laurentius Marais, William E. Wecker, Roman L. Weil

9. Econometric Analysis 9.1 Anna C. King, Mohan P. Rao, Christian D. Tregillis

10. Estimating the Cost of Capital 10.1 R. Jeffrey Malinak, Justin McLean

11. Business Valuation 11.1 Joseph J. Galanti

12. Business Interruption Insurance Claims 12.1 Daniel G. Lentz, Robert M. Reeves

13. Lost Earnings of Persons 13.1 Daniel G. Lentz, Elizabeth B. Sandza

14. Expert Analysis of Class Certifi cation Issues 14.1 Christopher Chorba, Mark A. Gustafson, D. Lee Heavner, Peter P. Simon

Part III: Litigation Tools And Techniques

15. Data Management 15.1 Karen M. Cheek, Erik W. Gibson, Cathy Hasenzahl, Matthew P. Jennings, Russell L. Miller, Vincent M. Walden

Part IV: Ancillary Issues In Damages Matters

16. Prejudgment Interest 16.1 Jeffrey M. Colón, Michael S. Knoll

17. Punitive Damages 17.1 Peter A. Bicks, Rachel M. McKenzie, Shasha Y. Zou

18. Tax Treatment of Damages Awards 18.1 Jill Kennedy, Tim Sherman

Part V: Civil Litigation

Intellectual Property

19. Economic Analysis of Nonpatent Intellectual Property Rights and Damages Measures 19.1 Elizabeth A. Evans, Peter P. Simon

20. Patent Infringement Damages 20.1 Landan J. Ansell, John W. Holzwarth, Vincent E. O'Brien, William B. Scally

21. Role of Financial Experts in ITC Section 337 Investigations 21.1 Ryan N. Herrington, Brendan P. Rogers

22. Calculating Infringer's Profi ts in Trademark, Copyright, and Design Patent Cases 22.1 Christopher P. Gerardi, Dawn R. Hall, Juli Saitz

23. Royalty Audits and Contract Compliance Investigations 23.1 Ben W. Sheppard

Ownership and Business Failure

24. Merger and Acquisition Transaction Disputes 24.1 Elizabeth K. Gulapalli, Christen L. Morand, Gregory E. Wolski

25. The Troubled Business and Bankruptcy 25.1 Daniel G. Lentz, Grant W. Newton, Lynda H. Schwartz

26. Alter Ego 26.1 Elizabeth A. Evans, Daniel G. Lentz,

Regulatory Litigation

27. Federal Securities Acts and Areas of Expert Analysis 27.1 Kevin L. Gold, Eric Korman, Ahmer Nabi

28. Economic Analysis in Securities Class Certification 28.1 Michal A. Malkiewicz, Cathy M. Niden, Mohan Rao

29. Monitorships and Deferred Prosecution Agreements: History, Process, and Recent Trends 29.1 Norman J. Harrison

30. Securities Finance Disputes 30.1 Edmon W. Blount, Eric B. Poer, Tiko V. Shah

31. Antitrust 31.1 Amy W. Ray, Christopher D. Wall

32. Federal Contract Disputes 32.1 Andrew G. Artz, Sajeev D. Malaveetil

Construction and Real Property Disputes

33. Construction Claims 33.1 Bilge Astarlioglu, Stephen P. Lechner

34. Real Estate Litigation 34.1 Mariano S. Borges, Steven A. Klett, Mark R. Molepske, Michael E. Straneva

Other Civil Litigation

35. Accountant Liability 35.1 Mark A. Carlson, Thomas H. L. Selby

36. Executive Compensation in the Litigation Setting 36.1 Eli Bartov, Lynda H. Schwartz

37. Covenants Not to Compete ("Noncompete Agreements"or "NCAs") 37.1 Elizabeth A. Evans, Kevin F. Rasmussen, Roman L. Weil

38. Employment Litigation 38.1 Christopher Haan, Elaine Reardon, Ali Saad

39. Fair Lending Litigation 39.1 Joshua Garcia, Valerie L. Hletko, H Joshua Kotin, Benjamin P. Saul

Part VI: Criminal Matters And Investigations

40. Tax Fraud: Criminal Cases 40.1 Edward M. Robbins Jr.

41. Financial Statement Investigations 41.1 Dean C. Bunch, Karen M. Cheek, Desi Ivanova

42. Health Care Fraud and False Claims Act Damages 42.1 Frank E. Correll Jr. Thomas A. Gregory, Gregory M. Luce, Karen A. Makara

43. International Investigations: Successful Planning and Execution 43.1 Sergio P. Negreira

Part VII: Family Law

44. Family Law Services 44.1 Donald A. Glenn, Charles A. Burak,

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Index