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Jimmy Royer
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Summary
Dr. Royer applies a broad range of quantitative tools to address client needs in data science, statistics, HEOR, finance, intellectual property, competition policy, and antitrust cases in the United States, Canada, and the EU. His recent work includes predicting the potential future onset of rare or undiagnosed conditions with machine learning models; predicting whether patents would be considered essential to technological standards if challenged in courts; valuing patents in the communications industry; evaluating damages related to product defects; analyzing investment guidelines in securities lending suits; addressing allegations of monopolization in major antitrust cases involving high tech firms; and supporting many academic experts on mutual fund market timing and excess fee cases. In addition, Dr. Royer has conducted extensive academic research and coauthored books and papers on topics such as using new AI advances in HEOR; predicting treatment resistance in tuberculosis, using machine learning algorithms in propensity score models; measuring the impact of ESO backdating on shareholders’ wealth; analyzing mutual fund pricing; analyzing antitrust limit pricing; valuing private investments for hospitals in Canada; determining the impact of hypertension therapies on mortality; and comparing unemployment compensation in different countries.
Selected Cases & Publications
FNAC Darty Acquisition of Nature & Decouvertes
Analysis Group was retained by FNAC Darty, a French online retailer of consumer electronic products, and Nature & Decouvertes, a French book and toy retailer, to assess the economic impact of FNAC Darty’s acquisition of Nature & Decouvertes.
Twitter v. Elon Musk, et al.
Analysis Group was retained by counsel for Twitter in its widely publicized litigation against Elon Musk and his companies in connection with his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.
In re American Funds Fee Litigation
Analysis Group provided economic analysis and expert testimony in the American Funds mutual funds fee litigation – the first securities case to go to trial in the mutual fund industry in more than 20 years, and one of the largest securities matters ever to go to trial.
Predicting the Essentiality of Standard Essential Patents
Over-Declaration of Standard Essential Patents and Determinants of Essentiality
SSRN, April 12, 2017
Tribunal de commerce francophone de Bruxelles - Patrinvest v. SA Ageas
In September 2012, Patripart NV, a former shareholder of former Belgian bank Fortis, and its parent company, Patrinvest SCA, brought an action for damages against Fortis successor Ageas SA/NV before the Brussels Commercial Court based on alleged incomplete and/or misleading information in Fortis's prospectus relating to its September 2007 capital increase.
Apple v. Samsung Trial (May 2014)
In a patent infringement case widely covered in major media outlets, Analysis Group and academic affiliates Judith Chevalier of the Yale School of Management, Tülin Erdem of the NYU Stern School of Business, George Foster of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and David Reibstein of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School were retained by Samsung Electronics and its counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, to provide consulting and expert witness services.
Multiple Antitrust Litigations on Behalf of Large Semiconductor Manufacturer
United States v. Cioffi
In a high-profile trial that garnered widespread media attention, Analysis Group was retained by Brune & Richard LLP and Williams & Connolly LLP on behalf of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers facing criminal securities fraud charges in relation to the 2007 collapse of two Bear Stearns funds that had been heavily invested in collateralized debt obligations, including subprime instruments.
Florida State Board of Administration v. Alliance Capital Management
In a landmark trial victory, a Florida jury found investment firm Alliance Capital Management not liable for the losses incurred by the Florida Retirement System pension fund as a result of Alliance Capital's investments in Enron stock.
Colgate v. Procter & Gamble Company
With the help of an Analysis Group team, Procter & Gamble (P&G) prevailed in litigation involving false advertising claims.