Anderson Economic Group provides expert testimony and reports in matters of economic damages, antitrust, business and asset valuation, and lost profits and lost earnings.
Our Economists and CPA's specialize in communicating complex issues. We have extensive knowledge of retail, real estate, franchised distribution (automobile, alcoholic beverage, rental car, and hospitality), telecommunications, and manufacturing industries; and of tax and regulatory policy.
With offices in Michigan, Illinois, and Texas we are available for cases throughout the United States.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Anderson Economic Group experts include economists, accountants, market researchers, geographers, and finance professionals. They have a variety of accreditations and degrees.
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: AEG experts are affiliated with a number of organizations, including: National Association of Forensic Economists, National Association of Business Economists, Institute of Business Appraisers, American Planning Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, etc.
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: AEG experts include individuals with extensive publishing and speaking engagements, as well as former faculty members at colleges and universities, and current adjunct faculty members.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: AEG is not aware of any for-cause removals of relevant professional accreditations of any of our experts.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: AEG experts have been retained in over 50 cases, including: federal court actions; various state court actions including state Supreme Court cases; international court of claims; arbitration hearings; and settlement or mediation proceedings.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Economic damages, including lost profits and diminished value; IP valuation, including damages from patent infringement; trade area disputes for franchised industries such as auto dealers, rental cars, beer distributorships; antitrust claims; interstate commerce and other Commerce Clause issues; Fiscal and Economic Impact Assessments; Tax cases.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: The majority of the professional consulting work done by Anderson Economic Group is done for clients in the normal course of their businesses. In those engagements were we have been retained primarily to provide an expert report, the clients have been both plaintiffs and defendants.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: See above.
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: AEG experts have extensive experience in deposition and court testimony, as well as related experience in public hearings and publication. See the CV of the selected expert for more information.
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: See above.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: AEG experts have been qualified to give expert testimony in both state and federal courts. Please see the CV of the selected expert.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: See above.
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Anderson Economic Group was founded in 1996 and has been providing expert testimony since that time. AEG insists on a high quality standard in its work, and prepares reports that consistently fulfill all the requirements of FRCP Rule 26, and applicable state rules.
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, expert testimony, reports, courtroom graphics.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Anderson Economic Group prepares and engagement letter for each client that specifies an hourly rate schedule. Normally, we use the same hourly rate for consultations, document reviews, deposition, and trial testimony. AEG normally assigns a project team that includes analysts, consultants, and testifying experts that bill at different rates.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: See above.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: See above.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: See above.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: AEG bills for professional time plus direct costs. Direct costs are billed without markup, and a summary is included with the invoice. Normally, we require a retainer payment at the beginning of an engagement, and refund any balance at the completion of the engagement.
References
Past clients of Anderson Economic Group include:Governments
• State of Michigan
• State of Wisconsin
• State of North Carolina
• State of Ohio
• Oakland County, Michigan
• Collier County, Florida
• City of Detroit, Michigan
• City of Cincinnati, Ohio
Businesses
• General Motors Corporation
• Ford Motor Company
• DaimlerChrysler
• Honda North America
• Delphi
• Visteon
• Toyota, Honda, Ford, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Harley-Davidson, Suzuki and Lincoln-Mercury dealers, or their associations
• PG&E Generating
• AT&T
• Taubman Centers, Inc.
• The Detroit Lions
• Beck’s North America
• Diageo-Guinness
• InBev USA
• Labatt USA
• Heineken USA
• The Gambrinus Company
• Wholesalers representing Labatt, Beck’s, Anheuser-Busch, Miller, Molson, Heineken, Mondavi, and other brands.
Nonprofit and Trade Organizations
• International Mass Retailers Association
• Michigan Retailers Association
• Michigan Chamber of Commerce
• Michigan Manufacturers Association
• Automation Alley
• American Automobile Manufacturers Association
• University of Michigan
• Michigan State University
• Wayne State University
• Hudson Institute
• Van Andel Institute
• Service Employees International Union
• West Virginia High Technology Foundation Consortium
