Michael D. Cohen founded MDC Financial Research, LLC in December 2008, and launched the company’s Event-Driven Legal℠ service for institutional investors in February 2009. This service follows significant legal disputes to provide both long and short-term investment ideas to its institutional clients. The company uses an innovative independent research model, which it calls “Outsourced Buy-Side℠.” This model aims to be conflict-free and all-inclusive. It provides additional expertise in complex areas to support your in-house analysts.

Some of the companies with significant legal disputes currently covered include: InterDigital (IDCC), Rambus (RMBS), Tessera (TSRA), TiVo (TIVO), VirnetX Holding Corporation (VHC), and Vringo (VRNG).