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The Corporate Finance Practice provides financial and economic advisory services to legal, industrial, financial, and governmental organizations throughout North America. We offer financial strategy and policy advice, including valuations, fairness, and solvency opinions, to assist in resolving capital market, restructuring, and merger and acquisition related disputes. In addition, we provide expert testimony and litigation support for a wide range of matters including ability-to-pay, antitrust, bankruptcy, contracts, intellectual property, regulation, and securities.

Bates White’s Corporate Finance Practice is distinguished by its depth and diversity of knowledge and experience in financial and economic consulting, government, and industry. Our experts have played critical roles in a significant number of complex, large-scale, precedent-setting transactions and disputes. Key to our success is that we offer clients an unmatched level of conflict-free, fact-based, defensible quantitative analysis and strategic advice.

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Key professionals
David W. DeRamus, Ph.D., Partner
Boris J. Steffen, M.M., C.P.A., C.D.B.V., Partner
Leonardo R. Giacchino, Ph.D., Partner
Jonathan A. Lesser, Ph.D., Partner
Kathleen King, Ph.D., Principal
Vlad Olic, M.B.A., Manager
Joel E. Simkins, J.D., M.B.A., Manager
Aleksandar Terzic, M.B.A., Manager
Spotlights
Spotlights

Case studies
Application of a cognizable synergy framework to the Exelon/PSEG merger

Refutation of “junk science” leads to reversal of $1.5 billion damages award

Interviews
Boris Steffen, “Antitrust Considerations: Interview with IncreMental Advantage,” Oct. 2006.

Presentations
Synergy Assessment Under Uncertainty

Press releases
Boris J. Steffen publishes article on the role of valuation in corporate restructuring in Financier Worldwide

Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation’s $1.7 billion settlement with Citigroup ends Bates White’s involvement in the Enron “MegaClaims” litigation proceedings

Boris J. Steffen publishes article on valuation and solvency analysis in failing firm claims in Financier Worldwide

Boris J. Steffen publishes article on regulations and synergies in utility mergers in Financier Worldwide

Boris J. Steffen speaks on merger synergies at Platts 4th Annual Utility M&A conference

Boris Steffen presented on “Merger Synergies and the Failing Firm Defense” at mergers and acquisitions conference

Boris J. Steffen to speak at Platts 3rd Annual Utility M&A conference

Mr. Boris Steffen and Dr. Jonathan Lesser testify in the merger proceedings of Exelon Corporation and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSEG)

Publications
The Role of Valuation in Corporate Restructuring