Laarni Bulan specializes in the area of finance, consulting on cases related to financial institutions, securities, market microstructure, company valuation, insider trading, and real estate markets. Dr. Bulan leads large case teams on complex government investigations, regulatory matters, securities class actions, and white collar litigation. She works closely with experts in preparation for deposition and trial.
Specifically, her case experience includes:
- Analysis of the liquidity and capital position of large financial institutions during the credit crisis
- Examination of the underwriting and monitoring practices, and the performance of asset-backed commercial paper conduits during the financial crisis
- Analysis of liquidity in the municipal bond market during the financial crisis
- Examination of allegations of market and benchmark manipulation and collusive behavior in the markets for credit default swaps and foreign exchange
- Analysis of a broker-dealer’s alleged improper trade clearing and settlement procedures
- Merger transaction valuations, including valuations of a large financial institution and a high-technology firm
- Analysis of the materiality of nonpublic information and alleged insider trading violations of corporate executive defendants
- Analysis of the impact of the financial crisis on real estate markets and investments
Research
Dr. Bulan has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her research covers dividend policy, capital structure, executive compensation, corporate governance, and real options. Her authored or coauthored articles include:
- “The Impact of Technical Defaults on Dividend Policy” in the Journal of Banking and Finance
- “On the Timing of Dividend Initiations” in Financial Management
- “A Few Bad Apples: An Analysis of CEO Performance Pay and Firm Productivity” in the Journal of Economics and Business
- “Incentivizing Managers to Build Innovative Firms” in the Annals of Finance
- “Irreversible Investment, Real Options and Competition: Evidence from Real Estate Development” in the Journal of Urban Economics
- “Regulatory Risk, Market Uncertainties, and Firm Financing Choices: Evidence from U.S. Electricity Market Restructuring” in the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Prior to joining Cornerstone Research, Dr. Bulan had a joint appointment at Brandeis University as an assistant professor of finance in their International Business School and in the economics department.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Laarni T. Bulan
- Parallel Derivative Action Settlements Update - (Posted On Friday, November 17, 2023)
- Number of Securities Class Action Settlements Reaches Highest Level in 15 Years - (Posted On Friday, March 10, 2023)
- Securities Class Action Settlements 2022 Review and Analysis - (Posted On Friday, March 10, 2023)
- Parallel Derivative Action Settlement Outcomes - (Posted On Friday, September 09, 2022)
- Number of Securities Class Action Settlements Reaches 10-Year High - (Posted On Thursday, March 24, 2022)
- Securities Class Action Settlements Stay on Pace Despite Pandemic - (Posted On Saturday, March 20, 2021)
- Time to Settlement and Case Complexity: An Excerpt from Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements—2019 Review and Analysis - (Posted On Monday, April 06, 2020)
- Analysis of Settlement Characteristics: An Excerpt from Cornerstone Research Report: Securities Class Action Settlements--2019 Review and Analysis. - (Posted On Wednesday, April 01, 2020)
- Total Settlement Dollars & Settlement Size in 2019 Class Action: An Excerpt from Securities Class Action Settlements—2019 Review and Analysis - (Posted On Sunday, March 29, 2020)
- Securities Class Action Settlement Median Value Remains Historically High in 2019 - (Posted On Friday, February 28, 2020)