Freeman
& Mills, Inc. consultants to counsel and management
Freeman
& Mills is one of the most respected
and experienced litigation consulting firms in the US.
Since its founding in 1978, the firm has assisted attorneys in developing case
strategy, assessing issues of causation and liability, formulating the
measurement of damages, and providing expert testimony.
Securities and Commodities Markets
F&M provides interdisciplinary team expertise in accounting and economics regarding liability and damages in securities law cases. F&M is knowledgeable in matters involving securities trading, investment and investment management.
F&M Capabilities
- Experienced Big Four CPAs with accounting, auditing and tax experience
- Experienced expert witnesses
- Economic and financial analysis of securities and commodities trading
- Valuation of securities and other holdings
- Analysis of investment management strategies
- Evaluation of financial reporting requirements
- Analysis of capital asset pricing, option pricing, portfolio management, cash flow discounting and risk management
- Evaluation and calculation of damages
- Experienced in Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures
F&M Case Histories
- F&M testified regarding the amount of greenmail premiums paid to corporate raiders in a shareholder derivative suit.
- F&M analyzed brokerage and exchange trading records to recreate the transactions of a corporate raider of an oil company resulting in a $48 million disgorgement of insider trading profits.
- F&M evaluated an investment manager's compliance with an $85 million investment plan, including the suitability of investment positions.
- F&M analyzed the trading patterns of a Taiwanese stock trader.
- F&M prepared "events" studies to defend class-action "fraud on the market" cases.
- F&M has calculated stockholders' "rescission" and "out-of-pocket" damage claims.
