The 2024 Leaders in Technology Consulting: Mike DeCesaris

Mike DeCesaris founded and leads the Data Science Center at Cornerstone Research. Mike also coheads the firm's technology, digital economy, and artificial intelligence practice. He plays a leading role in Cornerstone Research's initiatives related to artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI (GenAI), and large language models (LLMs). Mike has more than twenty-five years of experience consulting on all phases of commercial litigation, internal investigations, and regulatory matters. He focuses on complex, data-intensive empirical projects at the intersection of economics, law, technology, and data science.

The Data Science Center and its interdisciplinary team of data scientists and data engineers have grown substantially under Mike's leadership. In 2023, the National Law Journal named the Data Science Center a Legal Technology Trailblazer and industry leader in providing clients with efficient, secure large-scale data analytics.

Mike works with counsel to efficiently manage the production and analysis of large, proprietary databases. His expertise includes issues related to healthcare, pharmaceuticals, the False Claims Act, antitrust and competition, merger reviews, intellectual property, consumer fraud, product misrepresentation, and breach of contract claims. He works on matters in numerous industries, notably airlines, consumer products, energy and commodities, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, technology, and telecommunications and media.