We investigate the use of machine learning (ML) and other robust-estimation techniques in event studies conducted on single securities for the purpose of securities litigation. Single-firm event studies are widely used in civil litigation, with billions of dollars in settlements hinging on the...

What happens when the Supreme Court of the United States decides a case impacting one or more publicly-traded firms? While many have observed anecdotal evidence linking decisions or oral arguments to abnormal stock returns, few have rigorously or systematically investigated the behavior of...

Enforceability has long been arbitration’s trump card. When debating litigation vis-à-vis arbitration, proponents of the latter could simply cite the New York Convention – and its list of 154 contracting states – as proof that, for international business, arbitration was “the only game...