Discrimination

We identify direct and indirect discrimination behaviors in the public and private sector that lead to economic unfairness. We investigate discrimination bias arising from the use of algorithms, artificial intelligence and pricing policies that cause a disparate impact on protected minorities.

Our original research spans across all major economic sectors and is grounded in solid statistical methodologies. We focus on practices that have a disproportionate impact on subsets of the population that present one of the many protected characteristics such as: gender, age, ethnicity, disability and religion.

Our discrimination practice focuses on the many aspects of the enforcement cycle: from identifying discriminatory conduct, to estimating damages and producing expert reports assessing disparate impact.

For any Discrimination related enquiries please contact Paul Vella at paul.vella@fideres.com

Team

PAUL VELLA

Head of Discrimination
Associate Director

ALBERTO THOMAS

Founding Partner

RUSSELL DE SOUZA, CFA

Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer

RAHUL MURALIDHARAN

Economic Consultant
Senior Associate

EMILY HATCHETT

Research Analyst
Associate

Services

Original Investigations

Producing research that outlines discriminatory practices

Assessing disparate impact on relevant protected minority groups

Identify digital algorithmic discrimination

Discriminatory impact of artificial intelligence

Creative Problem Solution

Statistical and data analysis to determine disparate impact

Address class action commonality issues, where applicable

High Quality Expert Work

Expert reports

Expert witness testimony

Merits reports

Plan of allocation and settlement distribution

Damages analysis

Data analysis

Track record

Fideres’s economics and data analysis expertise allow us to provide law firms and claimants with statistical evidence of discrimination, disparate impact and damages quantification. We have been involved in arbitration and litigation proceedings in the United States, the United Kingdom and South Africa that involve discriminatory conduct in a number of industry sectors: from finance to big tech. In Discrimination cases, as for other types of litigation, Fideres’s unique strength is its ability to use publicly available data to identify this form of wrongdoing and provide expert evidence from a pre-filing stage to trial. The list below illustrates the breath of our experience in this field:

Landline Overcharging 

Energy Payments Affected Minorities

Pre-paid Cards 

Arbitration Dispute against Chime

News and Research

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Research

Was The UK Vaccine Rollout Discriminatory?

August 24, 2021
No - It was the picture of fairness.
Research

Can Algorithms Discriminate?

June 25, 2021
Fideres investigates algorithmic mortgage discrimination in the US.
Research

Fideres’s Christmas Investigation

December 16, 2019
Travel price discrimination.
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Dan BrockettPartner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

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Jeremy LiebermanManaging Partner, Pomerantz LLP

““Fideres have provided our firm with input on various aspects of 10b5 claims, including class-wide damages and market efficiency assessments. They are responsive and their reports clear and to the point.””

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Bill SchervishDirector, Labaton Sucharow

““I have engaged Fideres on several securities fraud cases. They have provided our firm with prompt and precise event studies, even in non-standard cases that required innovative approaches.””

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Michael EisenkraftPartner, Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLC

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Sharif ShivjiBarrister, 4 Stone Buildings

““I have always found Fideres to be excellent experts. Their work is thoughtful, accurate and displays their valuable real world market experience. They understand the role of an expert in litigation well.””

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Laura PosnerPartner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

““Fideres has consistently produced event studies reports within 24-hours of the request. The speed of the turnaround time has been impressive. They have provided useful insights and charts to explain complex concepts involved in securities litigation filings.””

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David KovelPartner, Kirby McInerney LLC

““We have used Fideres’s expertise in several commodity market and benchmark manipulation cases. Their knowledge of the financial sector, in particular, has been... valuable to the development and success of the matters we have engaged them on.””