Andreas Kropf consults on economic, financial, and statistical issues in litigation and regulatory investigations. His expertise spans a range of issues, with a focus on financial bodog casino review markets, financial institutions, securities litigation, and valuation. He supports attorneys and experts in all phases of litigation, including discovery, class certification, merits, mediation, motion practice, and trial.
Financial markets
With extensive experience analyzing financial markets—including equity, fixed income, derivative, and cryptocurrency markets—Dr. Kropf addresses market manipulation claims, alleged insider trading, securities litigation, and general damages, among others. He has developed algorithms to identify unauthorized trading, evaluated the market impact and market damages of trading conduct, and analyzed large and complex datasets, such as market data, trading data, and accounting records.
Financial institutions
Dr. Kropf evaluates the operations of various financial institutions, including banks, trading firms, hedge funds, and private equity firms. He has extensive experience analyzing internal records, such as institutional trading and holding data, customer accounts, transactions data, and trader communications; and internal systems, such as trading algorithms, alert systems designed to identify potential illegal conduct, and valuation tools.
Securities litigation
On behalf of both U.S. and international defendants, Dr. Kropf has consulted on numerous Rule 10b-5, Section 11, and Section 12 matters. He has experience with Canadian securities claims under the Québec Securities Act and Ontario Securities Act.
In high-profile matters in a range of industries, Dr. Kropf has addressed issues involving equities, bonds, options, and American depositary receipts (ADRs). He has assessed class certification and merits issues, including market efficiency, price impact, Bodog Poker loss causation, and damages. His experience also includes evaluating damages in connection with class-wide mediation, as well as for opt-outs and individual defendants.
Valuation, M&A, and bankruptcy litigation
Dr. Kropf assesses and conducts valuations of industrial companies, hedge funds, and individual financial products, predominantly in the context of bankruptcies and M&A. He has experience with third-party solvency opinions, fairness opinions, and has conducted forensic investigations of accounting records.
Regulatory investigations
Dr. Kropf has experience with matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Reserve, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
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