Cornerstone Research Promotes Michael D. Topper and Sally D. Woodhouse

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cornerstone Research, a leading provider of economic and financial consulting and expert testimony in complex litigation and regulatory inquiries, announced today the promotions of Michael D. Topper to Senior Vice President and Sally D. Woodhouse to Vice President.

“Their experience in antitrust and competition and intellectual property has provided tremendous value to clients involved in litigation and regulatory matters.”

“Mike and Sally each bring an extraordinary level of client service and passion to their work,” said Cynthia Zollinger, President and CEO. “Their experience in antitrust and competition and intellectual property has provided tremendous value to clients involved in litigation and regulatory matters.”

Michael Topper is co-head of Cornerstone Research’s antitrust and competition practice and heads the Menlo Park office. For the last eighteen years, he has worked with clients and experts in complex business litigation and regulatory proceedings. Dr. Topper has led case teams on a range of liability, damages, and class certification issues in antitrust, regulatory, product misrepresentation, product liability, intellectual property, and contract dispute matters. He has served as an expert and submitted testimony in FCC proceedings involving mergers and acquisitions, mobile wireless competition, high-capacity transport services, and broadband Internet access.

Sally Woodhouse consults on cases involving antitrust, intellectual property, class certification, and marketing issues with a primary focus on the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries and a secondary focus on financial institutions. She has eleven years of experience in economic consulting and has worked closely with academic experts and attorneys, assisting in the preparation of expert reports and testimony. Dr. Woodhouse is based in the firm’s Boston office.

About Cornerstone Research

For more than twenty-five years, Cornerstone Research staff have provided economic and financial analysis in all phases of commercial litigation and regulatory proceedings.

We work with a broad network of testifying experts, including faculty and industry practitioners, in a distinctive collaboration. Our staff consultants contribute expertise in economics, finance, accounting, and marketing, as well as business acumen, familiarity with the litigation process, and a commitment to produce outstanding results. The experts with whom we work bring the specialized expertise of researchers or practitioners required to meet the demands of each assignment.

Cornerstone Research has more than four hundred fifty staff and offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Menlo Park, New York, San Francisco, and Washington.