Eric B. Nguyen
Education
M.B.A., finance, UCLA Anderson School of Management; B.A., economics, University of California, Irvine
Summary of Experience
Mr. Nguyen specializes in economic and financial analysis in complex litigation, with extensive experience in matters involving ERISA, securities, investment management, business valuation, and antitrust. He has supported expert witnesses in analyzing issues related to fiduciary decision-making processes, investment performance, class certification, liability, and damages.
Mr. Nguyen has consulted on nearly 100 ERISA-related matters, including several cases in which Analysis Group clients prevailed at trial. His ERISA experience encompasses litigation involving 401(k) and other defined contribution retirement plans, defined benefit pension plans, and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). He has analyzed retirement plan fiduciary processes; investment selection, monitoring, and performance; investment management and recordkeeping fees; and securities lending arrangements. He has evaluated a broad range of investment options, including equity, fixed-income, target date, stable value, and money market funds, as well as managed account products. He has also assessed retirement plan investment strategies, investment alternatives, fee structures, and the economic and financial considerations underlying fiduciary decisions.
In matters involving defined benefit pension plans, Mr. Nguyen has evaluated investment strategies, portfolio management practices, and fiduciary decision-making processes. His ESOP-related experience includes analyzing company stock valuations, the financial and economic considerations underlying ESOP transactions, and the due diligence and valuation review processes undertaken by ESOP trustees.
Mr. Nguyen's securities and investment management litigation experience includes matters involving excessive mutual fund fees, investment suitability, securities fraud, portfolio valuation, and investment risk. He has extensive experience analyzing fixed-income portfolios, including investments in mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. He has also performed valuations of publicly traded and privately held companies and a wide range of financial assets in litigation and strategic advisory contexts. His work frequently involves complex quantitative analyses, economic and financial modeling, and the development and analysis of large proprietary datasets.
Mr. Nguyen’s notable litigation experience includes In re: American Funds Fee Litigation; Wildman v. American Century Services, LLC; Davis v. Stadion Money Management, LLC; Falberg v. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Pizarro v. The Home Depot, Inc.; Waldner v. Natixis Investment Managers; and Iannone v. AutoZone, Inc.
- Brian Waldner v. Natixis Investment Managers, L.P., et al.
- Davis v. Stadion Money Management, LLC
- In re OnStar Contract Litigation
- Leonid Falberg v. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., et al.
- Malden Transportation Company, Inc., et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Rasier, LLC
- Obeslo, et al. v. Great-West Capital Management, et al.
- Wildman v. American Century Services, LLC, et al.