Apart from their assigned mod courses, 1L students may only enroll in courses offered as 1L electives. A complete list of these courses can be found on the 1L Elective Listings page. 1L students must use the 1L class number listed on the course description when enrolling.
294.58 sec. 001 - Economic Expert Witnesses: Depositions and Testimony (Spring 2027)
Instructor: Matthew Cain (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
View all teaching evaluations for this course - degree students only
Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meetings:
Th 6:25 PM - 9:05 PM
Location: Law 170
On 2027-01-21
F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Law 170
On 2027-01-22
F 3:10 PM - 6:10 PM
Location: Law 170
On 2027-01-22
Sa 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Law 170
On 2027-01-23
Sa 1:30 PM - 4:10 PM
Location: Law 170
On 2027-01-23
Course End: January 23, 2027
Class Number: 32899
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 35
As of: 10/29 08:05 PM
This course provides students with exposure to the taking and defending of deposition and trial testimony from expert witnesses. Specifically, the class focuses on economic expert witnesses and includes common areas of examination and rebuttal, expert qualification, Daubert challenges, and appropriate scoping of expert engagements. Students will practice deposition strategies and develop lines of questioning via role-playing exercises with each other and with the instructor and experienced guest lecturers. These practice sessions will illustrate economic testimony in cases such as insider trading, shareholder class action lawsuits, and valuations. The final paper is a practice-oriented writing assignment.
The instructor, Dr. Matthew D. Cain, is a Senior Fellow at the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, University of California. He has provided economic analysis, consulting, and expert witness testimony on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other regulatory agencies, law firms, and investment funds, including during investigations, settlement negotiations, and trials. He has experience in a variety of topic areas, including cases alleging shareholder harm, insider trading, foreign bribery, accounting fraud, investment advisor cherry-picking, mutual fund conflicts and violations, disclosure violations, improper valuations, and broker-dealer conflicts.
Dr. Cain spent several years working at the SEC, where he served as an advisor to Commissioner Robert J. Jackson, Jr. He also worked as a Financial Economist in the Office of Litigation Economics, part of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis. Prior to working with the SEC, Dr. Cain was an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Purdue University, and prior to academia, he worked as a capital markets analyst, assisting companies with capital raisings in relation to M&A and other corporate purposes.
We also have special academic rules for these condensed courses:
- Students must attend each course session and cannot attend any course session remotely (even for illness or emergency situations).
- Students who cannot attend every session must drop the course.
We also have special academic rules for these condensed courses:
-Students must attend each course session and cannot attend any course session remotely (even for illness or emergency situations).
-The Registrar’s Office will drop a student who does not attend each course session.
Due to the condensed nature of this course, in-person attendance at all course sessions is mandatory. Absences cannot be excused for any reason, including illness or emergencies. The Registrar’s Office will drop any student who misses a session.
|
Requirements Satisfaction:
|
Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home Final Exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 2 hours
Course Category: Simulation Courses
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Business Law
If you are the instructor or their FSU, you may add a file like a syllabus or a first assignment.
Class materials may also be available on bCourses.berkeley.edu
Readers:
No reader.
Books:
Instructor has indicated that no books will be assigned.