Kristin Feitzinger

Senior Vice President at Cornerstone Research

Kristin M. Feitzinger is a Senior Vice President at Cornerstone Research, a leading economic and financial consulting firm. Here are some key points about her background and expertise:

Role and Responsibilities

She heads Cornerstone Research's Silicon Valley office and coheads the firm's securities litigation practice.1 2 3

Experience

Ms. Feitzinger has more than two decades of experience addressing securities and valuation issues in various legal contexts, including class actions, breach of contract, and general damages litigation.1 2 3

Areas of Expertise

Her expertise spans all stages of the litigation process, including exposure analysis, settlement estimation, class certification, expert reports and depositions, summary judgment filings, and mediation, arbitration, trials, and regulatory agency hearings.1 2 3
She has a focus on securities class actions, particularly Rule 10b-5 and Section 11 matters, and has consulted on over a hundred securities cases, including some of the largest class actions in recent history.1
She also consults on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) matters, analyzing issues such as materiality, loss causation, and executives’ alleged gains from accounting misstatements.1

Other Areas of Focus

Ms. Feitzinger has addressed matters involving financial institutions and real estate, including trials and litigation related to mortgage-backed securities and breach of contract cases.1
She provides valuation analyses in the context of breach of contract and merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, assessing valuation methodologies and the impact of acquisition-related news on stock prices.1

Education and Background

She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, as well as an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.3