About Us

Our Firm
Resolution Economics was founded in 1998 in Los Angeles, California by a group of professionals who trace their roots back to the Dispute Analysis and Corporate Recovery Group at Price Waterhouse LLP.  Since the firm’s inception, Resolution Economics has grown to include over 60 professionals working in offices located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago.  In addition to its dedicated staff, Resolution Economics has relationships with academic affiliates with who bring significant in-depth knowledge related to particular industries and issues.
 
The firm’s formula for success has been to match outstanding qualifications, deep experience, and exceptional technical ability with creative problem solving skills in order to develop innovative solutions to complex problems.  The combination of high quality work product and excellent communication skills has led to a track record of highly effective trial presentations.  This formula has led to Resolution Economics assuming a leading role in providing highly credentialed and seasoned experts focused on providing services related to employment litigation, healthcare litigation, mass-tort litigation, insurance coverage litigation, and other matters requiring analysis of large-scale complex data. 
 
The firm’s focus on large-scale, data intensive cases with complex issues is evidenced by the nature of its work.  Resolution Economics’ professionals have been involved in several hundred class-action lawsuits.  Common threads to these projects are that they typically have significant economic exposure, and require significant expertise in data management, statistical sampling, and econometric modeling.  Given the size and complexity of these matters, the firm routinely handles large (millions of records) datasets to extremely large (billions of records) datasets, which are housed in our data lab in Los Angeles.     
 
Although physically located in California and Illinois, the firm’s practice is national in scope.  A majority of the work performed by California based professionals is related to projects venued outside of California.  A majority of their work is on matters which are national or multi-state in scope.
 
 
Resources
Our team is comprised of professionals with advanced degrees and certifications including PhDs, MBAs, CPAs, MAs, MSs, CFEs, and MHSAs who have backgrounds in economics, information technology, management, government regulation and investigation, and academia.  Our experts are some of the leading authorities on consulting litigation.
 
The firm’s general focus on providing services related to complex data intensive litigation results in almost all team members having a programming background in addition to their other qualifications and experience.  Our electronic infrastructure also reflects this focus.  We utilize advanced analytical software, secure networks with extremely large storage capacity, and high powered computing to process large quantities of data. With our extensive electronic infrastructure, we are able to deal with datasets of any size from data where the records number in the thousands to data where the records number in the billions.
 
For each engagement, we assemble a team of experts and professionals with the appropriate skills and expertise to meet the specific needs of our client and the requirements of the engagement.  Each engagement is staffed to ensure that work is assigned to the appropriate level of experience in order to provide the most cost-efficient solution. 
 
Our team members are experienced litigation consultants.  They understand that the nature of the business is that sometimes we are required to assemble teams of highly qualified professionals in order to advise clients working under tight deadlines.  Our team members understand the necessity of being flexible in order to meet the client’s time requirements.  
 
Engagement Approach
Resolution Economics goal is to provide high quality, cost-effective expert consulting services.  To meet these goals, our professionals approach each engagement with a focus on client service, cost management, and independence.  Effective project management requires a thorough understanding of the client’s issues and organization.  To ensure maximum efficiency, our senior managers work closely with the client in the early stages of the engagement in order to develop an understanding of our client’s organization and the specific challenges it faces.
 
Resolution Economics professionals are accustomed to working in teams and with client staff. Our managers are vigilant to communicate with the client frequently to keep them informed of our progress. Generally, our engagements are performed in phases. The first phase is typically a fact-finding exercise through which we become familiar with the organization and its components. This involves meeting with client management, counsel, auditors and reviewing relevant documents such as financial statements and policies and procedures. Next, we consult with the client to determine the most appropriate course of action. It has been our experience that including clients in these early planning phases is of critical importance. The subsequent phases involve performing more detailed and focused reviews of documents and processes. Once this has been completed, we typically begin collating the information into a report format. Prior to finalizing any deliverables, we meet with the client to share our preliminary findings. Throughout this process, we are diligent in our efforts to maintain the security and confidentiality of our clients and the information obtained throughout the course of the engagement.
 
Summary
Regardless of the management approach we take, our clients can expect frequent communication and updates regarding the progress of our work. Furthermore, Resolution Economics is flexible in the staffing of our engagement teams. Whether the client needs technical expertise or management advisory services, Resolution Economics will staff the appropriate professionals for the work.