Aéropostale Inc. et al.
The court denied Aéropostale’s motion for equitable subordination, and Sycamore and its affiliate were the prevailing parties in the litigation.
Valuation of Illiquid Municipal Bonds
For an internal investigation, Cornerstone Research assessed bond holding valuations and calculated the impact on mutual fund shareholders.
GE-Alstom Merger
Cornerstone Research analyzed the competitive implications of the target company’s financial position in GE’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of Alstom’s energy-related business.
Medical Device Patents
In a case involving patents related to a medical device, counsel for a leading healthcare company retained Dr. Michael Keeley and Cornerstone Research.
Microsoft Corporation v. Motorola Mobility, Inc. et al.
Counsel for Microsoft retained Cornerstone Research to estimate the value and range of royalties consistent with Motorola Mobility’s contractual obligations to license its patented standards on reasonable and nondiscriminatory (RAND)…
Unsecured Creditors of Iridium v. Motorola, Inc.
In litigation arising from the high-profile bankruptcy of Iridium, a global provider of satellite telecommunications services, plaintiffs alleged that the more than $2 billion that Iridium paid Motorola to design,…
Theft of Trade Secrets regarding Internet Advertising
After acquisition discussions broke down between an Internet advertising affiliate network and the potential target, a web-advertising software company, the latter filed a complaint alleging that the defendants misappropriated information…
ASARCO LLC et al. v. Americas Mining Corporation
Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research and Professor Craig Pirrong of the University of Houston to evaluate ASARCO’s allegation that it had not received a reasonably equivalent value for its interest…
Path-Dependent Derivatives
In a case involving derivative contracts issued by a firm in an acquisition, attorneys retained Cornerstone Research and Professor William Silber of New York University.
Sovereign Bancorp Inc. Shareholders Litigation
The class action lawsuit on behalf of Sovereign Bancorp Inc. (Sovereign) shareholders was intended to prevent the shareholder vote on a 2008 proposal by Banco Santander, S.A. (Santander) to acquire…
Two-Step Merger in Banking Industry
During mediation, counsel for the acquirer retained Cornerstone Research and Professor Christopher James of the University of Florida to analyze this complex two-step transaction.
Valuation Effect of Losing a Large Customer Contract
In an acquisition in the heavy manufacturing sector, the purchaser sued the seller seeking rescission damages.
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