Financial Regulation Enforcement Actions

CRA experts have worked on the five largest Ponzi scheme matters to date. Our work has involved evaluation of how each investor was affected, identifying ‘winners’ and “losers” from the scheme, and determining their damages.

CRA experts have opined in a range of cases involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty including trust mismanagement cases, self-dealing by investment advisor cases, and retirement plan related disputes among others.

CRA experts have worked in numerous matters involving disputes over whether material facts were properly disclosed. These cases have included regulatory disputes, merger and acquisition disputes, and shareholder class actions.

CRA experts are regularly called upon by both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving alleged insider trading. Our work includes a range of analyses, including trading pattern analysis as well as damages.

CRA experts have worked on numerous matters involving allegations of misrepresentations to investors. This has been in the context of statements by public companies, acquisition candidates to acquirers, money managers to clients, among others.

CRA experts have consulted on numerous confidential internal investigations on behalf of audit or special committees of Boards of Directors. Our experts have presented their findings to audit committees, boards, external counsel, external auditors and the SEC.

CRA assists in evaluating the economic merits of claims prior to the filing of a lawsuit, for example, assisting in responding to SEC investigations and Wells Notices, or supporting the SEC in its investigations.

CRA experts have consulted with market participants seeking economic research and support for position papers on new market regulation. This work can also include preparation of policy white papers to be submitted to regulators.

CRA’s experts have assessed the appropriateness of various types of investments, given the investors’ profile, and actual investment choices.

CRA experts are regularly called upon to assist consumer and small business lenders by performing econometric and statistical analysis to evaluate allegations of discriminatory lending practices under the Fair Housing Act and/or Equal Credit Opportunity Act.