Stefan Boedeker, a Director with Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG,) specializes in the application of Economic, Statistical, and Financial Models to a variety of areas such as solutions to business issues, economic impact studies, and complex litigation cases.

Mr. Boedeker has extensive experience applying economic and statistical theories to class action related matters. His experience also includes applying economic and statistical theories and methodologies to employment related matters such as discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and hour cases.

Mr. Boedeker provides Consulting and Expert Services to clients across a wide range of industries, including Healthcare, High Technology, Entertainment, Manufacturing, Retail, Real Estate, Insurance and Financial Services, and Federal, State and Local Governments. He has issued expert reports and has given deposition and trial testimony in state and federal court.

Areas of Expertise:

Securities

Management Consulting

Intellectual Property

Business Strategy

Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical

Strategy and Performance Improvement

Labor and Employment

Commercial Litigation and Damages

Statistical Consulting and Sampling

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Dr. Caren Goldberg, Ph.D. is an internationally renowned professor of Human Resource Management. She provides expert witness and litigation support services in employment law cases and offers top quality HR and diversity consulting services to organizations in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.

Dr. Goldberg has written over 50 peer-reviewed papers and three book chapters on Diversity, Discrimination, Stereotypes, and Sexual Harassment. She has been quoted in numerous magazine and newspapers, and has appeared on Dateline, NBC to discuss discrimination. In 2008, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) honored Caren as one of 100 diversity thought leaders from business, consulting, government, and academia, based on her research contributions in this area. More recently, SHRM appointed her to a task force charged with developing professional standards in Diversity and Inclusion.

Dr. Goldberg has designed and delivered training programs to managers on such topics as interviewing, appraising performance, and conducting terminations. In addition, she has created and led training programs on diversity, sexual harassment, and team building for employees at all levels.

Services for Attorneys and HR Professionals:

• Expert Witness Services for Employment Law Matters
• Diversity and Sexual Harassment Training
• Test Validation
• Monitoring EEO/AA Compliance
• Employee Surveys
• Training on Interviewing, Performance Appraisals, and Terminations
• Team Building
• Developing HR Policies and Programs for Growing Firms
• Creating Programs to Increase Diversity and Inclusiveness

Dr. Kenneth J. Manges is a Vocational and Psychological Expert with over 30 years of experience. He is certified in Forensic Psychology, Emotional Trauma, Wage Loss, Disability, and Crisis Intervention and is recognized as an Expert in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Dr. Manges is qualified to testify in both federal and state courts and has provided expert opinion testimony for plaintiff and defense.

Specialties Include:

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Evaluation & Treatment

Forensic Testimony (Consultation, Evaluation Treatment Following Trauma or Injury)

Expert Testimony Experience:

Mental Health Evaluations Mental Health Malpractice Damages Personal Injury Consultation Wrongful Death Damages Medical Malpractice Damages Diminished Capacity Defense Chronic Pain Syndrome

Insanity Defense Vocational Evaluation Family Law / Spousal Support Railroad / FELA Maritime / Jones Act Fitness for Duty Evaluations Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Gulf Consulting House offers advice and assistance to new and current Investors here in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as Fully Serviced Offices In our Business Center.

The combination of GCH Business Center and Consulting Services can help your company navigate and overcome the difficulties faced by new investors to the region. Having an alliance with our team gives you the capabilities of a firm with fully established local office, state of the art equipment and professional staff. Give your startup business the resources and confidence of an established firm with GCH as your partner.

Professionally trained in the UK and Middle East, our dedicated team have both the experience and understanding of our national and international Business Investors needs. These highly qualified individuals are able to assist and support our clients in fulfilling all their Business requirements.

As a recognized consultancy office with Bahrain Investors Center we provide our clients the following services:

Carrying out Licensing for Foreign and National Companies

Advice on the Bahraini and Saudi Investment Authority Regulations

Assisting in Registering and Qualifying with Government and Semi Government Agencies

Developing Partnerships and Joint Venture Agreements

Obtaining Industrial Licenses

Monitoring and Handling Commercial Registration for Foreign Investors

Assistance and Advice on Visa Regulations

Consultancy Clients: Psyche Graphics, TubeTech Arabia, Tala International, Gold Supplies, Sara Consulting, Mobile Value Systems, AMJCO, Audah Group

HRM Consulting can assist your organization at any level of compliance you may request including integrating current procedures associated with Human Resource Best Practices. We perform comprehensive Human Resource Employee Life Cycle services or assist you with addressing a specific challenge you are currently facing. They can also design a training program to accomplish your specific business development objectives, improve performance, align standards with the company mission or redirect practices that digress from the company culture.

HRM works with management and all levels of employees to identify areas of need and custom-design training to fulfill the identified objective. This training package would be designed uniquely for your business. It would include any or all of these subjects: ADA and FMLA compliance, performance assessment and management, key documentation requirements across all fields, team analysis and team building, time management, human resource issues from hiring to separation, workers' compensation requirements and medical leave policies.

HRM provides service to public agencies, school districts, not-for-profit agencies, pseudo government agencies, unions as well as private organizations. Their services are available in a variety of formats. They are available via phone consultation, email and internet applications such as GoToMeeting.

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Charles Taylor is a partner at Lang, Richert & Patch specializing in federal civil litigation. He has represented clients in areas such as Civil Rights, Government Contracts and Leases, Insurance Coverage, and Business Litigation in various federal district courts around the United States, in adversary proceedings in the bankruptcy court, and before governmental administrative boards.

Mr. Taylor specializes in all aspects of Employment Law, including sexual harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination. He has represented local and national clients on various employment issues before the Labor Commission, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Employment Development Department. In addition, he advises employers on preventing employment relations problems and on developing personnel policies and procedures.

Illustrative Case:

Engaged by bakery to defend against civil complaint filed by Department of Justice for alleged violations of Clean Air Act with over $3 million in potential penalties. Successfully negotiated dismissal of the case without penalty

Engaged by local concessionaire on government owned property after improper termination of lease. Actions litigated in both federal district court and before Contract Board of Appeals. Prevailed on entitlement issues after an 8 day hearing

Successful settlement on quantum before trial for in excess of $1.3 million

Successfully defended on summary judgment large grocery store chain by four female employees claiming sexual harassment and gender discrimination

Successfully defended regional employer for alleged wrongful termination in violation of public policy, fraud, tortious bad faith, and intentional infliction of emotional distress

Employee Motivation & Performance Assessment, Inc.(EMPA) has designed Employee Assessments and has provided Survey Research Services for more than 7 million employees, including Performance / Skill Assessments, Employee Surveys, and Program Assessments. Its domestic and international clients span 45 countries and include large companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies that have 1000 or more employees.

Dr. Palmer Morrel-Samuels is EMPA's founder and CEO. He is a Research Psychologist with over 25 years of extensive training and experience in Statistical Analysis and Assessment Design. He received a Master of Arts degree in Research Methodology from the University of Chicago, a Master of Philosophy degree and a Ph.D. in Experimental Social Psychology from Columbia University.

A well sought out expert, Dr. Morrel-Samuels has

• Testified before the U.S. Congress on employee motivation and its linkage to objective performance metrics,
  
  
• Provided assessment services for non-profit organizations (e.g., Blue Cross-Blue Shield, University of Michigan), government agencies (e.g., the Department of Justice), and Fortune 500 companies (e.g., FedEx, IBM, GM, California Edison, Bank of America, Xerox, Coca-Cola, and Disney),
  
  
• Been an expert resource for the New York Times, the Washington Times, and the Wall Street Journal,
  
  
• Conducted research for IBM, EDs, the University of Chicago and Yale University,
  
  
• Been a faculty member at Antioch Graduate School and the University of Michigan Business School
  
  
• Lectured extensively on survey design and organizational communication,
  
  
• Authored several patented employee and leadership assessments, and
  
  
• Published articles in The Journal of Experimental Psychology, Behavioral Research Methods, The Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, California Management Review, Physician Executive, and Harvard Business Review, among others.

Dr. Morrel-Samuels currently teaches courses on survey design and research methodology at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research and the School of Public Health. He is also serving as the President of the Workplace Research Foundation, a nonprofit responsible for the National Benchmark Study® - a nationwide survey that sets Benchmarks^TM and measures the causal linkage between employee motivation and subsequent stock return.

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