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"We are each entitled to our own opinion, but no one is entitled to his own facts." - Patrick Moynihan


What We Offer

Join the dozens of others who have come to J.C. Williams Group's Senior Consultants for credible facts and well-documented opinions on retail, e-commerce, retail real estate, distribution-related issues, marketing, and branding.

 

Key Features

Through years of experience in courts and at hearings, J.C. Williams Group has developed a well-respected and successful five-step approach to preparing materials. For each case, you can expect:

  1. A thorough review and background preparation based on academic literature
  2. Solid, up-to-date research with a detailed analysis of your case
  3. Salient comments on your argument and a realistic evaluation of your opponent’s
  4. A professional report that is fully documented
  5. Expert witness testimony by well-known, respected professionals

 

Our Services

J.C. Williams Group listens, questions, and then strategizes with your legal team. Once we have a thorough understanding of your case, we prepare a written report. We also provide a sharp and insightful critique of your opponent’s report that will stand up under scrutiny. And if need be, J.C. Williams Group experts will appear in court, at tribunals, OMBs, or other hearings.

Benefits to you:

  • A consultant with a winning track record
  • Professionally prepared research and opinions delivered by the industry’s most respected experts
  • Reliable and cost-effective work
  • Fresh faces and opinions from experts who have not been on hundreds of OMB hearings

 

Our Senior Consultants

  • Have graduated from top-ranked universities
  • Keep their knowledge cutting-edge by attending university courses and professional conferences
  • Became industry leaders by writing books, articles, and speeches—along with years of retail experience
  • Continually consult on their subjects of expertise

 

J.C. Williams Group Expert Witness Experience

J.C. Williams Group has saved clients millions of dollars in decisions and settlements resulting from arbitration, mediation, and court proceedings.  Below are just a few examples of the issues on which we have worked:

Retailing and Wholesale

  • Damages arising from breach of a contract
  • Misleading advertising claims
  • Issues relating to brand management and brand value

 

Retail Real Estate

  • Oppose or support expropriation and zoning applications
  • Impact of a retailer or anchor tenant leaving a shopping center prior to termination of its lease
  • True market value of properties and leases
  • Economic impact statements and residual analysis (supply and demand studies)
  • Lease negotiations and disputes

 

Retail Inventory Value

  • Evaluation of claims on the value of merchandise inventory
  • Assessment of tenants' inventory and impact on a mall

 

Retail vs. Manufacturing

  • Damages arising from cancellation of a license agreement

 

E-retail On Well Based, Multi-Channel Retail

  • Damages arising from cancellation of a service contract to operate a transaction based web-site

 

Retail Branding

  • Value of a brand re lease and real-estate
  • Value of brand name tenants in a shopping center