Stout, Chicago, Illinois, has announced the acquisition of Davis & Hosfield Consulting LLC, Chicago, Illinois, a litigation-focused financial and economic consulting firm providing damages analyses and expert testimony. The transaction became effective Aug. 16, 2022.
Stout welcomes Davis & Hosfield’s team of 17 professionals, led by principals and co-founders Julie Davis and Mark Hosfield. Melissa Bennis and Lynsey Honegger also will be joining Stout as managing directors. The Chicago-based team has provided expert testimony and consulting in hundreds of matters involving intellectual property and commercial disputes, such as patent and trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, post-acquisition disputes, business valuations, antitrust and many other areas.
“Davis & Hosfield’s decades of experience will make an impactful addition to our firm,” said Mike Petron, president of the disputes, compliance and investigations group at Stout. “From early case assessment through post-trial work, Davis & Hosfield has already built a reputation for efficient, client-centered work through the entire litigation lifecycle.”
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