About COMPASS LEXECON -- June 2008 (MW)
Transcript of About COMPASS LEXECON -- June 2008 (MW)
June 20, 2008
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About COMPASS LEXECON COMPASS LEXECON was created in January 2008
when the operations of two subsidiaries of FTI Consulting, Inc. – COMPASS and Lexecon – were combined.
Approximately $200 million in annual revenues. Practice Areas:
Antitrust (Competition Policy) Finance Energy/Regulated Industries Other
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ANTITRUST (COMPETITION POLICY)
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For four straight years, the predecessor firms to COMPASS LEXECON were both ranked among the leading antitrust economics firms in the world.
2005
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2008
An Industry Leader
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Locations
COMPASS LEXECON
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tucson, AZ
Washington, DC
Partners (RBB Economics and Castalia)
Brussels
The Hague
London
Rome
Wellington, New Zealand
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The COMPASS LEXECON Team
Academic Affiliates Faculty from University of Chicago, NYU,
Princeton, Berkeley
Staff Econometricians and Economists Over 200 professional staff/consultants from
top universities, including 60 highly skilled Ph.D. economists and econometricians and more than 60 other individuals with advanced degrees
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Recent Major Mergers Where COMPASS LEXECON Experts Were Retained
AT&T-SBC Sony-BMG Worldspan-Travelport Chicago Mercantile Exchange-
Chicago Board of Trade EchoStar-DIRECTV Qantas-Air New Zealand Arch-Metrocall Arch Coal-Triton Blockbuster-Hollywood Video Oracle-Siebel Kinder Morgan Transaction AT&T-Comcast Bowater-Abitibi Laidlaw-FirstGroup
NASDAQ-Instinet Avery Dennison-Paxar Comcast-Disney Comcast-Adelphia-Time Warner Pathmark-A&P MGM-Mandalay DaVita-Gambro ALLTEL-Western Wireless AT&T Wireless-Cingular Carnival Cruise Lines-Princess
Cruises ITT-Kodak (RSS) First Data-Concord Boston Scientific-Guidant Exxon-Mobil AT&T-Dobson
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Today, COMPASS LEXECON is Retained on 75% of Large Deals with Significant Antitrust Implications
Second Request CountDeals over $200 million known to have received a request for additional information from the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission for antitrust review.
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COMPASS LEXECON Experts Have Recently Been Retained on Many Types of Antitrust Litigation Matters in Several Industries
Types of Litigation Matters Class Certification Contract Disputes Damages Exclusive Dealing Intellectual Property Joint Ventures Monopolization Predatory Practices Price Fixing Market Allocation Standards Setting Transfer Pricing Tying Arrangements Vertical Restraints
Examples of Industry Expertise Airlines Chemicals Consumer Products Defense Energy Financial Services/Markets Health Care/Hospitals Computers (Hardware/Software) Insurance Manufacturing Media Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Sports Leagues Telecommunications
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Finance
Securities Cases (10b-5 & ERISA) Enron; Tyco; WorldCom
Valuation of financial instruments White-Collar Crime
Options backdating, executive pay Economic substance cases
Tax related transactions Valuation
Merger disputes Accounting cases
Restatements (Tyco)
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