I regularly consult in connection with antitrust, corporate, business organization, and securities regulation matters. I also serve as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers, and the New York Stock Exchange. My publications include Organizing Corporate & Other Business Enterprises (6th ed.) (LexisNexis 2000/updated annually) (with L. Gross) and Antitrust Law and Local Government (Greenwood Press 1985). The Governor of Illinois appointed me to the Illinois Blue Ribbon (“Stigler”) Telecommunications Task Force on which I served from 1990 to 1991); and the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission appointed me to the Task Force on Utility Regulation Reform on which I served from 1982 to 1984. Before joining academe, I practiced for the United States Department of Justice and the Attorney General of Texas.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: B. A., Yale University (1971);
J. D. University of Texas at Austin (1974);
Texas Bar (admitted 1974)(inactive)
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Bar Association;
State Bar of Texas
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: A full-time law professor since 1976, I regularly teach Antitrust, Business Organizations, Securities Regulation, and Law & Economics. I have taught not only at Southern Illinois University where I am tenured, but also at Georgetown, American, the University of Colorado, Gonzaga, the University of Miami, the University of San Diego and Washington University in St. Louis. I have also taught and lectured at universities in Austria, Belgium, Germany, and England.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: On more than twenty occasions, attorneys have retained me as a consulting expert.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: antitrust, dealer termination issues, corporations (everything from freeze outs to merger defense), business start-up issues, private placements, securities litigation, investor/broker relations, arbitration
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: approximately 50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: approximately 50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: None.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: None
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: None
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 29 years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: 1. consulting
2. evaluation of settlements in securities class actions
3.expert testimony (including in legal malpractice cases where the challenged advice or conduct involves antitrust, business organization, or securities regulation matters
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $400 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $400 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $400 per hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $400 per hour
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: travel expenses, research assistance ($12 per hour), copy fees if more than 50 pages (3 cents per copy)
References
J. Scott AndresenBassford Remele, A Professional Association
33 South Sixth Street, Suite 3800
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3707
Telephone: 612-333-3000
Direct Line: 612.376.1677
Telecopier: 612-333-8829
SCOTTA@bassford.com
Beth Boggs
Boggs, Backer & Bates, LLC
7912 Bonhomme Suite 400 (Clayton)
St. Louis, Missouri 63105-1912
Telephone: 314-726-2310
Fax: 314-726-2360
bbblawyers@aol.com
Phillip B. Lenzini
Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C.
301 S.W. Adams Street
Suite 700
Peoria, IL 61602-1574Phone: (309) 676-1381
Fax: (309) 676-0324
http://www.ksswf.com
philliplenzini@ksswf.com
Stephen Murphy, Esq.
Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C.
One City Centre, Suite 1500
St. Louis, MO 63101
Direct: 314-446-4322
Tel: 314-231-3332
Fax: 314-241-7604
www.spvg.com
smurphy@spvg.com
Ransom (Randy) P. Wuller
Freeark, Harvey, Mendillo, Dennis, Wuller, Cain & Murphy, P.C.
115 West Washington Street
Belleville, Illinois 62220
(618) 233-2686 Phone
(618) 233-5677 Fax
rwuller@freeark.com
