Laurits R. Christensen
 
                    Education
M.B.A., financial management, MIT Sloan School of Management; A.B., economics, Harvard University
Summary of Experience
For more than 25 years, Mr. Christensen has worked on high-stakes litigation matters with world-class experts, supporting their testimony at both bench and jury trials. His work has focused on valuation and appraisal matters, private equity disputes, antitrust and consent decree litigations, bankruptcy, and tax and transfer pricing dispute resolutions. Through his extensive experience, he has developed a deep understanding of the high-tech, digital advertising, pharmaceutical, media and entertainment, and finance industries. In addition to his litigation work, Mr. Christensen has also assisted in the preparation of numerous impact studies in the high-tech space on issues such as cloud computing and storage, broadband availability, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse. His clients have included Meta/Facebook, Google, GSK, AstraZeneca, JAB Holding Company, Bank of America, BNP, and Fidelity. Among his engagements are high-tech antitrust matters, a GSK transfer pricing dispute, the Nortel Networks bankruptcy, Delaware appraisal trial victories involving PetSmart and Panera, and rate-setting trials for BMI. Mr. Christensen is a CFA charterholder.
- Adelphia Recovery Trust v. Bank of America, et al.
- GlaxoSmithKline Holdings (Americas) Inc. v. Commissioner of the IRS
- In re Appraisal of PetSmart Inc 2017 BL 177567 Del Ch No 10782
- In re Lorazepam & Clorazepate Antitrust Litigation
- In re: Appraisal of Panera Bread Company
- SNMP Research International, et al. v. Nortel Networks, et al.
- V. Ross Morrison v. Her Majesty the Queen
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                                                        The Challenges of Using Return on Capital as an Indicator of Monopoly PowerWhite paper, December 9, 2020 
 2020
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                                                        The Global Economic Impacts Associated with Virtual and Augmented RealityEconomic Impact Study, February 2016 
 2016Christensen L, Marcik W, Rafert G, Wong C 
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                                                        Global Economic Impacts Associated with Artificial IntelligenceEconomic Impact Study, February 2016 
 2016Chen N, Christensen L, Gallagher K, Mate R, Rafert G 
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                                                        The Impact of the Regulatory Environment on IT Entrepreneurship in the U.S. and EUWhite Paper, February 2013 
 2013Christensen L, Lerner J, Rafert G 
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                                                        The Impact of the Data Protection Regulation in the EUWhite Paper, February 2013 
 2013Christensen L, Rafert G 
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                                                        Lost in the Clouds: The Impact of Copyright Scope on Investment in Cloud Computing VenturesWhite Paper, November 2012 
 2012Borek TC, Christensen L, Hess P, Lerner J, Rafert G 
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                                                        Options as an Alternative to Cost SharingInternational Transfer Pricing Journal 
 2003Christensen L, Wright D 
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                                                        Boards of Directors: Does Independence Matter?Professional Liability Litigation Alert 
 2003
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                                                        Stock Option Expense and Cost Sharing: A CommentInternational Transfer Pricing Journal 
 2002Christensen L, Tomar R, Hymes J, Wright D 
 
         
                                 
                                 
                                