Securities & Finance

Providing Advice & Support for Financial and Securities Litigations

Secretariat is a trailblazer in applying contemporary financial theory to a broad spectrum of securities-related issues and financial disputes. We are highly regarded for our use of sophisticated and widely accepted statistical methodologies within financial and securities litigation and for the kind of comprehensive understanding of financial markets required in resolving disputes.

Our team of economists and securities experts regularly provides advisory services, litigation support, and expert testimony in complex securities and financial litigation, presenting clear and understandable analyses of market efficiency, causation, materiality, class certification, and damages. We effectively address intricate matters ranging from securities, structured finance, and derivatives to valuation, contract disputes, and consumer finance. Our evidence-driven, quantitative analysis, characterized by their rigorous methodologies, hold up to even the closest scrutiny.

Our expertise also extends to tax litigation, where we advise clients and provide testimony on matters encompassing economic impacts, economic substance, risk management, transfer pricing, and valuation.

The scope of challenges our clients have faced

Secretariat has assisted clients in a myriad of business, financial, and securities-related challenges, including the following and more:

• Interest rate manipulation
• Mortgage-backed securities violations
• High-frequency trading
• Mutual fund market timing
• Options backdating
• IPO allocations
• Contested mergers
• Class action litigation brought under both securities laws and ERISA
• Securities fraud
• Insider trading
• Market manipulation

Collaboration and communication: keys to a successful resolution

The cornerstone of our methodology is ongoing and profound collaboration among experts and with our clients. Experts from various segments of Secretariat’s practice, whose unique knowledge and experience provide both insight and value, team when necessary with highly regarded external experts in various research and analytical disciplines who enhance the service we provide to clients. By fostering an environment of constant and transparent communication, we develop and execute creative and compelling solutions to our clients’ litigation challenges based on a thorough grasp of their business imperatives and objectives.