Associate at Cornerstone Research in San Francisco, CA

Who We Are

Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial consulting and expert testimony in all phases of complex disputes and regulatory investigations. The firm works with an extensive network of prominent academics and industry practitioners to identify the best-qualified expert for each assignment. With a reputation for high quality and effectiveness, Cornerstone Research has consistently delivered rigorous, state-of-the-art analysis since 1989. The firm has more than 1,000 professionals in seven offices across the United States (Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Washington DC; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Menlo Park, CA).

 

Cornerstone Research is involved in a broad variety of high-profile projects. Current exemplary matters include claims of anticompetitive conduct, potential mergers and the impact on market competition, the impact of intellectual property infringement, allegations of misleading marketing or false claims, allegations of manipulation of financial markets, evaluation of fair merger prices, securities litigation, claims in consumer finance, anticompetitive conduct in financial markets, labor market disputes, and corporate governance issues.  We cover topics in a broad range of industries including consumer goods, life sciences, high technology, energy, telecommunications, industrial markets, banking, securities, fintech, private equity, insurance, and cryptocurrency.

 

More detail on Cornerstone Research and what we do can be found on our website: www.cornerstone.com.

Associates at Cornerstone Research

Perform advanced economic analysis/modeling for economic litigation consulting projects including: identify economic issues in litigation cases; in-depth research on economic issues; analyze data using tools from statistics/econometrics; create analytical frameworks and build economic models; present complex findings to clients and prepare statistical data for reports; lead/advise analysts.

Minimum Requirements:

   Ph.D. (or ABD) in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or Marketing, plus 1 year of experience performing research/teaching in Economics/Finance/Quantitative Analysis.

   In the alternative, will accept an MBA with emphasis in Finance or Accounting plus 2 years of experience in a quantitative position.

 

   Experience must include knowledge of software such as STATA, R, MATLAB, SAS, Python and/or Julia.

 

   Salary range: $195,000 - $245,000 per year.

 

   This position is part of Cornerstone Research, Inc.’s employee referral program and is eligible for an employee referral incentive.