• Expertise

    • Asset and mortgage-backed securities
    • Causation analysis
    • Credit policy and underwriting analysis
    • Damages estimation
    • Derivatives
    • Financial fraud
    • Securities analysis
    • Statistical analysis
    • Valuation

  • Industries

    • Auto finance
    • Banking and financial services
    • Commodity markets
    • Derivatives
    • Equity and fixed-income securities
    • Insurance
    • Mortgage finance
    • Payment cards
    • Subprime lending

  • Contact

Spotlight

Practices

Finance

Bates White’s Finance Practice provides financial and economic advisory services to law firms, financial institutions, corporations, and government agencies throughout North America. We specialize in the areas of consumer finance and high-stakes financial economics and securities matters. Our experts have significant experience with providing expert testimony, litigation support, and consulting services, and we are known for developing creative and effective solutions to help our clients solve complex economic, legal, and strategic issues.

Fundamental to our approach is close collaboration between leading financial and economic experts with senior industry executives. This approach results in a deep understanding of the challenges facing our clients, while providing the sophistication needed for rigorous analytical solutions. Our experts have played critical roles in several complex, precedent-setting disputes and transactions. Key to our success is that we offer clients an unmatched level of fact-based, quantitative analysis and strategic advice. Our experts not only focus on rigorous analysis but also place strong emphasis on effective communication. Clear and concise communication of our opinions is a hallmark of our expert and litigation support services.

  • Expertise

    • Asset and mortgage-backed securities
    • Causation analysis
    • Credit policy and underwriting analysis
    • Damages estimation
    • Derivatives
    • Financial fraud
    • Securities analysis
    • Statistical analysis
    • Valuation

  • Industries

    • Auto finance
    • Banking and financial services
    • Commodity markets
    • Derivatives
    • Equity and fixed-income securities
    • Insurance
    • Mortgage finance
    • Payment cards
    • Subprime lending

  • Contact

Insight

  • 29 June 2010

    Statement on behalf of the Financial Economists Roundtable by Chester S. Spatt, Darrell Duffie, and Albert S. (Pete) Kyle

  • 25 February 2009

    Focus on Finance: Recent cases and expanded capabilities in our Finance Practice

At the Podium

  • 10–11 June 2009

    Karl Snow speaks on credit default swaps (CDS) at the 6th annual IQPC Securities Litigation Conference

  • 18–19 November 2008

    Matthew Long and Karl Snow speak at IQPC’s Subprime and Structured Finance Litigation conference

  • 17–18 September 2008

    Matthew Long appears at IMN’s Distressed Debt Investing & Risk Management summit

  • 18–19 March 2008

    Matthew Long and Karl Snow speak at LSI′s Subprime Lending Crisis conference

  • 15–16 November 2005

    Matthew Long presents on statistical and economical approaches for mortgage lenders′ HMDA data