Securities Litigation

Fideres have been at the forefront of securities litigation developments across the globe. We provide a range of services to suit the different legal frameworks where we operate: from standardized market efficiency and event studies reports in the US and Australia, to more customized damages assessments produced using different methodologies in the UK and the EU.

In the US, Fideres have extensive experience in evaluating plaintiff specific and class-wide damages for numerous Section 10b, Section 11 and Section 14 class actions. We have built an efficient infrastructure to model and estimate damages in a timely manner (within 24 hours). We also provide preliminary opinions on damages and merits for case evaluation.

Fideres is closely involved in many first of its kind securities litigations outside of the US (UK, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, etc.). For these jurisdictions (where there is limited or no established precedence), we provide litigation funders and law firms robust and tested support through all phases of litigation, including book-building, data management, evaluation of factual allegations, damages estimation and expert reports.

For any Securities Litigation related enquiries please contact Robert Chang at robert.chang@fideres.com

Team

ROBERT CHANG

Head of Securities Litigation
Director

STEFFEN HENNIG

Founding Partner

ANDRES BRITO BARREIRO

Quantitative Analyst
Associate

ZOHAIB MOONIS

Quantitative Analyst
Analyst

ROUSLAN HALIL

Economic Consultant
Senior Associate

SAM THELWALL

Senior Software Developer
Senior Associate

CONOR TOSH

Financial Economist
Analyst

NICOLAS TSCHÜTSCHER

Financial Economist
Analyst

Experts

PROF. SORIN SORESCU

Affiliate Academic Expert

PROF. STEVEN HESTON

Affiliate Academic Expert

PROF. MICHAEL CARRIER

Affiliate Academic Expert

PROF. MARTIJN CREMERS

Affiliate Academic Expert

PROF. JAMES SPINDLER

Affiliate Academic Expert

PROF. RAJEEV R. BHATTACHARYA

Affiliate Academic Expert

Services

Original Investigations

Damages assessment for filing and submission

Preparation of quantum particulars for pleading

LIFO/FIFO damages calculations

Class-wide damages estimation

Quantum report and expert testimony

Presentation of transaction data and loss report

Creative Problem Solution

Event studies

Market efficiency analysis

Preliminary damages modelling

Estimation of claim values for book-building and arranging of funding or ATE

Collecting, reconciling and processing transaction data

Managing Q&A with claimants and custodians and data interpretation

Secure data storage and access

High Quality Expert Work

Stock market monitoring to identify abnormal price movements caused by company disclosures

Identification of significant price drops following misrepresentations found in the prospectus of listed companies

Track record

Fideres has been involved in the landmark RBS rights issue and Tesco accounting fraud cases in the UK. With a relatively nascent procedural history in the UK, Fideres has been at the forefront of putting forward damages methodologies for securities litigation claims based on our experience in other jurisdictions. Sample cases include:

Mercy Investment Services, Inc. & Ors v Standard Chartered Plc, Claim No: FL-2020-000038 and FL-2021-000011

Barclays Plc Securities Litigation, FL-2020-000051

Tesco Securities Litigation, FL-2020-000029

The Royal Bank of Scotland Securities Litigation, [ 2014] EWHC 227 (Ch)

Fideres has conducted over 150 event study reports and damages assessments for Section 10b and 11 cases in the US. We provide expert services at all stages of securities litigation from pre-filing damages reports to class certification and merits expert reports as well as settlement plan of allocations. Our testifying experts have an extensive track record in share, ADRs, bonds and derivatives. Sample cases include:

Owens v. FirstEnergy Corp., 2:20-cv-03785

Torres v. Berry Corp., 3:20-cv-03464

Owens v. FirstEnergy Corp., 2:20-cv-03785

Wells Fargo & Company Securities Litigation, 1:20-cv-04494

Williams v. CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., (JRG1) 1:19-cv-00181

Ali v. Franklin Wireless Corp., 3:21-cv-00687

Tremblay v. Clover Health Investments, Corp., 3:21-cv-00138

Desvarieux v. Axiom Holdings, Inc., 1:17-cv-04756

Hays v. American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc., 3:21-cv-08625-CRB

Bond v. Clover Health Investments, Corp. et al.,  3:21-cv-00096

Euain Browne and Faisal Yasin v. Horizons ETF Corp., CV-20-00646401-00CP

Sculptor Master Fund Ltd v. Perrigo Co. Plc, 2:19-cv-04900-MCA-LDW

Tesla Inc. Securities Litigation, 3:18-cv-04865 

Pelletier v. Endo International Plc, 2:17-cv-05114

Lehigh County Employees' Retirement System v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 3:17-cv-00209

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., 3:17-cv-00558

Mylan N.V. Securities Litigation, 1:16-CV-07926 (JPO)

Fleming v. Impax Laboratories Inc., 4:16-cv-06557-HSG

Utesch v. Lannett Company Inc., 2:16-cv-05932

Speakes v. Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., 1:16-cv-08318

Fideres has been the expert on some of the largest European securities cases in history: Deutsche Telekom, Steinhoff, Wirecard and Danske. Our key added value is provided through our dedicated data team who manage the full process of reconciliation and processing of claimant transaction data in order to provide individual claimant damages estimates for our clients. Our multi-jurisdictional experience (e.g. Germany, Netherlands, Denmark) allows us to calculate damages quantum using a range of methodologies and provide expert opinions based on established frameworks from other jurisdictions. Sample cases include:

Steinhoff Securities Litigation

Wirecard Securities Litigation, 1542 IN 1308/20

Deutsche Telekom AG Securities Litigation, 151220BXIZB24.16.0

Wirecard Securities Litigation, 1542 IN 1308/20

Danske Bank Securities Litigation

Steinhoff Securities Litigation

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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

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““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.”