Ballon prior to mounting on angioplasty catheter.

	Due diligence for potential company, product or intellectual property acquisitions
	Design review participation (as independent reviewer) or facilitation
	Risk/Hazards analysis
	Expert witness
	Patent/literature research and summary
	Brainstorming session facilitation
	Concept feasibility assessment
	Technical market research
	Focus group moderation

Case Study

Challenge:  

A medical device manufacturer was being sued by a minority owner/ex-employee for oppression under state law.  The case was the oldest on the local docket.  During the discovery phase, it was found that the plaintiff had started a possibly competing business, contradictory to his certification.

Solution:

	Performed inspection of competing business
	Met with magistrate to report preliminary findings of inspection; showed evidence that plaintiff had been untruthful in his certification

Result:

Case settled after plaintiff reduced its demand by several hundred thousand dollars.

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