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Kivanç Kirgiz has more than twenty years of experience applying economic and financial analysis to issues arising in business litigation. Dr. Kirgiz has worked on many large-scale antitrust matters involving merger analysis, allegations of collusion, price fixing, bid rigging, monopolization, and exclusionary conduct. He has worked with counsel to develop case strategy and has managed case teams that have analyzed class certification, liability, and damages issues for testifying experts.

Dr. Kirgiz has experience in a variety of industries, including automotive, chemicals, energy and commodities, healthcare, insurance, pharmaceuticals, retail, and transportation. In addition to antitrust litigation, Dr. Kirgiz has consulted on multiple matters involving false advertising claims under the Lanham Act. In these cases, he has analyzed issues involving causation, demand dynamics, sales databases, and damages.

Dr. Kirgiz ’s experience in litigation related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) includes company stock drop, excessive fee, and institutional investing cases. He conducts analysis; supports the development of expert testimony; and consults with attorneys during all phases of litigation, including deposition and trial. Dr. Kirgiz has also served as an expert witness and presented analysis to the U.S. Department of Labor on ERISA-related issues.

Dr. Kirgiz is a leader in Cornerstone Research’s ERISA analyses, including an extensive database of company stock drop and ERISA fee and investment litigation. The database, which provides historical data regarding settlements and other case outcomes, has been cited in Amici Curiae Briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court. Industry publications such as Pensions & Investments have also relied on the database on multiple occasions.

Dr. Kirgiz also consults on high-profile international trade matters. He served as the economic expert for the Government of Canada (Trade Law Bureau) in the U.S. trade remedies actions in the U.S.–Canada Softwood Lumber Dispute. He has also testified before the International Trade Commission and staff on multiple occasions.

Dr. Kirgiz has published articles on vertical restraints, bundling, the effect of supply conditions on gasoline prices, and antitrust issues in distribution.

Dr. Kirgiz is involved in Cornerstone Research’s pro bono committee and is a member of Appleseed’s Pro Bono Advisory Council. Prior to joining the firm, he taught courses in microeconomics and the economics of organization and management at Duke University.