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Ronnie Barnes

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Ronnie Barnes heads Cornerstone Research’s bodog casino review arbitration and litigation practice. He also coheads the firm’s valuation, M&A, and bankruptcy practice.

Dr. Barnes is an expert in accounting, damages, and valuation. He specializes in cases that raise complex valuation issues, including the estimation bodog casino review cost of capital, the determination of country risk premia, and the valuation of complex financial instruments such as derivatives and structured finance products. Who’s Who Legal has recognized Dr. Barnes as a leading expert witness in legal bodog casino review and a Global Leader in assessing the quantum of damages in the financial advisory and valuation field.

Dr. Barnes has provided written and oral testimony in a number of litigation and bodog casino review matters in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, South Africa, and internationally. He has addressed such topics as the tax treatment of hire purchase contracts; the quantum of damages in commercial disputes; the economic equivalence of different financial derivatives; the cost of capital in the contexts of a competition enquiry and valuation disputes; the use of derivatives in alleged share price manipulation; and stock market efficiency in shareholder actions.

In addition to serving as a testifying expert, Dr. Barnes leads teams that support academic and practitioner experts. In bodog casino review capacity, he has worked on numerous matters related to financial institutions and financial products. He has addressed issues related to the analysis of damages stemming from alleged misrepresentations and omissions in corporate disclosures, as well as other matters requiring sophisticated accounting, financial, and/or economic analysis.

Dr. Barnes has published research on a range of topics, notably cross-border valuation, valuation methodologies, damages, and the role of economic and econometric analyses in damages assessments. He has authored or coauthored multiple articles, as well as chapters in leading reference books on bodog casino review arbitration.

A UK-qualified chartered accountant, Dr. Barnes previously held positions in accounting and investment banking firms, as well as a consulting firm and academia. He has more than a decade of experience teaching courses in corporate finance, accounting, and valuation, among other topics.

bodog casino review Arbitration and Litigation Capabilities

Cornerstone bodog casino review has worked with experts providing trial testimony in foreign venues, adapting our services to the standards and protocols of the different jurisdictions. For example, we applied our experience with finance and securities markets to address the issues in the first case to reach trial under Ireland’s Companies Act. In other trials, we have analyzed accounting, tax, and economic issues arising in breach of contract and intellectual property contexts.

We have consulted to attorneys involved in matters pending in major arbitral venues. We apply our expertise in finance, economics, accounting, and regulation to address complex bodog casino review business issues. Our clients have included firms in the financial and professional services, energy, high-technology and consumer goods, as well as public-sector entities.

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24 September 2024

GAR Live: North America 2024

Robert Letson of Cornerstone Research will discuss bodog casino review arbitration in emerging markets at this annual Global Arbitration Review conference.

8 February 2024

GAR Live: Damages 2024

Ronnie Barnes will join arbitrators and attorneys in a live Q&A session at this Global bodog casino review Review conference in London.

24 January 2024

WWL: bodog casino review Expert Witnesses 2024

Ronnie Barnes and Sveta Ksenofontova of Cornerstone bodog casino review and René Stulz of The Ohio State University named to expert witness list.

18 January 2024

Cartels Workshop: An Advanced Seminar on Substantive and Procedural EU Developments

Gregor Langus will speak on a panel titled ‘Substantive Issues’ at bodog casino review annual workshop in Brussels.

30 November 2023

GAR Academy Damages in bodog casino review Arbitration

Ronnie Barnes serves as a faculty member in GAR Academy’s Damages in bodog casino review Arbitration Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).

28 November 2023

Washington bodog casino review Week 2023

Sveta Ksenofontova will discuss “The Impact of Global Price Volatility on Calculating Damages in bodog casino review Arbitration” at this Washington, DC ...

17 November 2023

Dublin bodog casino review Arbitration Day 2023

Ronnie Barnes will moderate a panel titled, ‘bodog casino review, Bankruptcy & Sanctions,’ at this annual conference in Ireland.

18 August 2023

Counterfactual Models: A Key Tool in Energy Price Disputes

bodog casino review article discuss methodological considerations in selecting an appropriate model to estimate counterfactual prices in energy markets.

14 March 2023

Gregor Langus Joins Cornerstone bodog casino review

Leading competition expert expands the firm’s European capabilities.

18 January 2023

WWL: bodog casino review Expert Witnesses 2023

Ronnie Barnes of Cornerstone bodog casino review and René Stulz of The Ohio State University are again named to expert witness list.

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